Shakira interrupted her concert in Santiago, Chile, tonight (Sunday March 2), only hours before the show at Estadio Nacional was scheduled to continue.
“I’m the heart bridge that I can’t sing for you today for reasons beyond my control,” the Colombian superstar wrote in a statement sent on social media. In her note, she explained that there were security concerns about her stage production at the stadium, which is located in Santiago’s ñuñoa district. Shakira was expected to perform at Estadio Nacional for two nights, both of which were sold out.
It is the second Latin American stop to be postponed with reference to local production questions on Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, after canceling her 24th February show in Medellín, Colombia -and the third total that she had to revive since she brought her World Tour to the region in February. On medical orders, Shakira could not appear in Lima, Peru, on February 16, when she was hospitalized with an abdominal state.
“To my fans,” Shakira wrote in her Sunday update, “you, who’s been with me for more than 30 years, know more than anyone else my professional ethics and how much I strive to always give you the best. For a year, I have worked tirelessly, night and day, on the smallest details to achieve an unforgettable experience for my fans that they deserve and which we have been able to enjoy together during the concerts I have performed. “
The star expressed that connection with fans every night on tour “is a big part of what makes me wake up every day that wants to celebrate life,” then broke the news that her performance in Chile should be postponed:
“You can imagine how painful it is for me as an artist to see that after so many efforts to come to this country that I love so much, my show in Chile on this occasion must be re -planned due to circumstances outside my control or my production.
“When an artist travels to a country, their production and team become directly dependent on the local producers. My staff and I trusted at all times that the production company, hired by the local promoter, would follow the letter the specifications that were diligently delivered by us, so a show of the size of this could take place.
“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour, which I would start in my home, Latin America, is the biggest tour of my career and currently one of the biggest productions in the world. Unfortunately, with a scene that weighs 62 tons, we have found that the floor at the place where my scene would go, is uneven and is not properly stabilized to ensure the safety of my band, dancers, my fans and myself.
“There are two things I would never compromise, and that’s the security of my team and my fans, and I would never offer you a show under the quality standards you deserve.”
Shakira intends to return to Chile as soon as possible – though she has to “inspect the floor and every last screw in the structure that supports my scene,” she says.
På begivenhedens billetside delte Fenix Entertainment de samme oplysninger i en erklæring på søndag: “Vi beklager at informere dig om, at vi under samlingsprocessen om showet, der er planlagt til i dag (2. marts) på Estadio Nacional de Santiago de Chile, har stødt på tekniske problemer ud over kunstnerens kontrol og deres produktion, der forhindrer den korrekte udvikling af koncerten, da gulvet, hvor scenen ville være placed, is unique. ”
The next town on Shakiras Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran Tour route is Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she is ready to perform at Campo Argentino de Polo on 7-8. March.
See her full note about the Chile concert postponement here.