Country Profile: Ecuador

"Selling out three stadiums and welcoming more than 105,000 fans isn't just a record for Ecuador; it's a moment we'll never forget," says Juan Carlos Domínguez

Ecuador’s clearest marker of the year came in a single week: three consecutive sold-out nights with Shakira at Quito’s 35,000-capacity Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in November, with more than 105,000 tickets sold in total.

According to promoter Feel The Club, it was both the highest-grossing run in the country’s history and the first time a single artist sold out three consecutive shows in an Ecuadorian city. “Selling out three stadiums and welcoming more than 105,000 fans isn’t just a…