Shakira closes 12-night Madrid residency with walk to the stage
Shakira closed her 12-date Madrid residency on Monday, Oct. 12, in front of about 55,000 fans at the temporary Estadio Shakira.
The closing night ended a run that began on Sept. 18, 2026, and formed part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, which kicked off in February 2025, according to Billboard. The Madrid stop was built around its own venue. Estadio Shakira was constructed for the 12 shows and drew around 55,000 people per night.
The finale featured guest appearances from Maluma, Laura Pausini, Bizarrap and more, Billboard reported on Oct. 13. VIP guests on the night included models Esther Cañadas and Blanca Padilla, content creator Laura Escanes, writer and television host Nuria Roca, and journalist Pilar Vidal.
The walk to the stage was part of the show. “Camina con La Loba” is a roughly two-minute walk in which selected guests accompany Shakira from a stadium entrance to the main stage at the start of the concert. A Billboard author joined the walk on the final night after watching it earlier in the run from the stands, the VIP area and the floor.
Getting in took planning. The author requested a place through Tomas Palacios, Shakira’s publicist in Spain, and received confirmation by email one day before the concert, with a QR code and instructions.
Participants were asked to gather at 7:30 p.m. local time in a tent near the back of the stage. They were split into four groups identified by numbered wristbands and organised by height, from shortest to tallest. Silver capes and dark sunglasses were part of the attire for the walk.
Timing slipped slightly. The final concert was scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. but began about half an hour later.
The Madrid walk has precedents on this tour. Billboard journalists Jessica Roiz and Natalia Cano had previously taken part in Miami and Mexico City, respectively.
What makes this stand out is how close the access is. The walk lasts about two minutes. It puts fans beside the singer in the corridor before the lights and the main stage take over.
The Madrid dates listed by the city’s tourism site ran Sept. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27 and Oct. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2026. The Oct. 3 show, the eighth night of the run, was livestreamed.
