Shakira stadium show marks ‘turning point’ for Kyrgyzstan
Organisers tell IQ the stop at Bishkek Arena by the Latin megastar will be "the biggest concert that has happened in Central Asia"
News By Hanna Ellington | 1 October 2026
Shakira is set to inaugurate Central Asia’s largest stadium, Kyrgyzstan’s 51,000-seat Bishkek Arena, creating a moment organisers say will be “much bigger than one concert” as they look to open up the region for major touring.
It was confirmed this week that the Colombian megastar will take her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour to the market – which is bordered by China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan – following her bespoke Madrid residency. It will be…
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