Shakira will return to Egypt for the first time in nearly 20 years with a Nov. 28 concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza. Here’s what we know
Shakira is officially returning to Egypt. The Colombian superstar will headline a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza on November 28, her first performance in the country in almost 20 years. The show, presented by Egyptian promoter Venture Lifestyle, plants one of the most bankable names in global pop at the foot of the only surviving wonder of the ancient world, and it arrives at the tail end of the most commercially dominant stretch of her three-decade career.
The setting is not new territory for her. Shakira last played the Pyramids in 2007 during her Oral Fixation tour, a date still regarded as one of the most memorable international concerts ever staged in Egypt. Nearly two decades later, the return carries obvious symbolic weight. “I’m very happy to be performing in Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza,” she said in a statement, adding a message of love for her fans there.
A Record-Breaking Tour Finds an Ancient Stage
The Giza date lands inside the extended run of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the trek behind her 2024 album of the same name, which won Best Latin Pop Album at the 2025 Grammys and ended a seven-year studio drought. The touring numbers behind it are historic. The tour had earned over $421.6 million by January, breaking the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing Latin tour of all time and ranking as the fifth-highest by a female artist.
The Egypt show also represents a recovery story for the region’s live business. Shakira was initially due to bring the tour to Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt in March and April, but the dates were postponed following the outbreak of regional conflict at the end of February. The Pyramids concert was originally slated for April 7 before organizers moved it to the November weekend, with previously purchased tickets remaining valid. Ticket prices start at E£7,055, roughly $140, and climb to E£15,055 for premium seats.
For Venture Lifestyle, the booking extends a deliberate strategy. The entertainment and hospitality group has been building large-scale cultural events across Egypt and the wider MENA region since 2018, having previously brought Katy Perry, John Legend, and Demi Lovato to the Middle East. The Pyramids themselves have become a genuine venue category, hosting a growing calendar of international concerts, festivals, and sporting spectacles that position Egypt as a serious player in destination live entertainment.
From Giza to the World Cup Final
Before Cairo, Shakira has a considerably larger television audience to face. She is set to perform at the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The 11-minute production, curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, will also feature Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Burna Boy, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the PS22 Chorus, and characters from Sesame Street and The Muppets, all in support of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and its $100 million goal to expand children’s access to education and football.
Her World Cup footprint this cycle is already substantial. Shakira helped open the 2026 tournament last month at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium alongside Burna Boy and J Balvin, performing “Dai Dai,” the official anthem and her third World Cup song after 2010’s “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” and 2014’s “Dare (La La La).” She has pledged 100 percent of the track’s profits to the FIFA education fund, and later confirmed that $500,000 would be directed toward education programs for children affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Between a World Cup final, a 12-night Madrid residency this fall, and now the Pyramids, the message from the Shakira camp is unambiguous: the Las Mujeres era is not winding down. It is scaling monuments.
