Published on June 30th, 2017 | by Jameelah "Just Jay" Wilkerson
0Shakira Announces El Dorado World Tour
Twelve-time GRAMMY® Award-winner and international superstar Shakira has announced plans to embark on her EL DORADO WORLD TOUR, presented by Rakuten. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature many of her catalog hits and kicks off on November 8th in Cologne, Germany. It will feature stops throughout Europe and the US including Paris’ AccorHotels Arena and New York’s Madison Square Garden. A Latin American leg of the tour will be announced at a later date.
“Thank you all so much for listening to my music in so many places around the world. I can’t wait to be onstage again singing along with all of you, all of your favorites and mine. It’s going to be fun! The road to El Dorado starts now!” Shakira said.
The tour announcement comes on the heels of Shakira’s 11th studio album release, EL DORADO, which hit #1 on iTunes in 37 countries and held 5 of the top 10 spots on the iTunes Latino Chart within hours of its release. The 5x platinum album, including her already massive global hits – “La Bicicleta,” “Chantaje,” “Me Enamoré,” and “Déjà vu”- currently holds the top spot on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums, marking her 6th #1 album on this chart. Her single, “Chantaje” featuring Maluma, is 16x diamond certified, while its video currently has been viewed over 1.4 billion times, making it the #5 fastest video to reach 1 billion views worldwide and working its way to soon be the most viewed video of her entire catalogue.
Tickets for the EL DORADO WORLD TOUR go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 30th at 10am local time. Citi® is the official presale credit card for the U.S. leg of the EL DORADO WORLD TOUR. As such, Citi® cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 27th at 10am local time until Thursday, June 29th at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass® program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
On her first-ever partnership with Rakuten, Shakira commented, “I’m so excited to be announcing the EL DORADO WORLD TOUR, I feel this will be my best tour yet, and am thrilled to be supported by such an amazing partner as Rakuten, with whom I share the same values!”
Global internet services leader, Rakuten Inc, with over 70 services and one billion members across e-commerce, digital contents and fintech businesses, will be the sole presenting sponsor of the El Dorado World Tour. Rakuten is known for its support of major music and sporting events in Japan and around the world but this will be its first sponsorship of a pop star of Shakira’s global standing, a bold new step aimed at boosting Rakuten’s global branding, customer & community engagement. Viber, one of Rakuten’s subsidiaries, will hold a presale beginning Wednesday, June 28th at 10am local time and a Live Nation presale will begin Thursday, June 29th at 10am local time. For all ticket purchase information, please visit http://www.shakira.com/.
EL DORADO TOUR DATES:
08 Nov-17 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
10 Nov-17 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
11-Nov-17 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Rockhal
12 Nov-17 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
14-Nov-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
16 Nov-17 Montpellier, France Park & Suites Arena
17 Nov-17 Bilbao, Spain BEC
19 Nov-17 Madrid, Spain Wizink Centre
22 Nov-17 Lisbon, Portugal MEO Arena
23 Nov-17 La Coruña, Spain Coliseum
25 Nov-17 Barcelona, Spain Palau San Jordi
28-Nov-17 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
30 Nov-17 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
03 Dec-17 Milan, Italy Medionlanum Forum
04 Dec-17 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
09-Jan-18 Orlando, FL Amway Center
11-Jan-18 Sunrise, FL BB&T
12-Jan-18 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
16-Jan-18 Washington, DC Verizon Centre
17-Jan-18 New York, NY MSG
19-Jan-18 Montreal, Canada Bell Centre
20-Jan-18 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre
22-Jan-18 Detroit, MI Little Ceasars
23-Jan-18 Chicago, IL United Center
26-Jan-18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
28-Jan-18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
29-Jan-18 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
01-Feb-18 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
03-Feb-18 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
06-Feb-18 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
07-Feb-18 San Jose, CA SAP Center
09-Feb-18 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
10-Feb-18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand
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