We're pleased to report that Shakira has confirmed two new Italian shows for May. On Monday May 2nd, she will be heading to Bologna's Futurshow Arena. The following day, Tuesday May 3rd, she will then perform at Milan's Mediolanum Forum.
Our Fan Club sale begins at 10am on Monday April 4th, with a special allotment of preferred seats available. That's also the date of the general sale. You can buy tickets via the Shakira.com Tour section (where you can also see the full list of upcoming shows).
We're very pleased to report that Shakira is heading to Nice, France on 5 June to play a show at the Palais Nikaia.
As always, we have a special pre-sale for Fan Club members via our Tour section. That begins on Tuesday, March 29 at 10am and runs until Thursday, March 31 at noon. The general sale then begins on Friday, April 1 at 10am.
For the full list of upcoming shows, check out the Tour section.
Following the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Shakira is one
of more than 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music that have
joined together for the worldwide release of "Songs for Japan", an
unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks,
available worldwide on the iTunes Store from today, via itunes.com/songsforjapan.
Shakira has contributed Whenever, Wherever. Proceeds from the album's
sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross
Society.
This week, Shakira launched her S by Shakira fragrance in Brazil and Chile. So we thought now seemed like a good time to post this exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage from the TV commercial. Check it out above. And for more info on S by Shakira, head to en.shakira-beauty.com.
We're pleased to report that the Pop Music Festival Brasilia, which was canceled last Thursday (March 17th) due to heavy rain, has been rescheduled for this Thursday, March, 24th, beginning at 6:30 PM. The line up of the show will now consist of Chimarruts, Train and Shakira.
For those who did not attend the original date on March 17th, unused tickets will be valid for the new date, without the need for any change
For people who did attend the canceled show, a new ticket will be given to them in return for their used ticket, at the box office of Estacionamento do Mané Garrincha, on March 22nd and 23rd, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and on the festival day, March 24th, from 10:00 AM onwards.
If you would like to buy tickets for this new date, the sales channel remains the same: www.livepass.com.br and phone 4003 1527
Ticket holders who do not wish to attend on the new date can get a refund at the box office of Estacionamento do Mané Garrincha, starting on March 22nd, by presenting their ticket – used or not.
Yesterday afternoon, Shakira met with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, at the Presidential Palace in Brasilia. Shakira began the meeting congratulating the President for a recently announced new program dedicated to the care of women during pregnancy and newborns. The program will build 6,000 kindergartens and preschools in the country by 2014, or 1,500 units per year.
Shakira said to the media after the meeting: "The state has a historic opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty and inequality. Our struggle with ALAS, the movement to which I belong, seeks to promote strategies for early childhood education and care to children between 0 and 6 years,"
The meeting also discussed the importance of investing in early childhood and agreed a working alliance between the ALAS Foundation and the Government of Brazil.
"My meeting with Dilma Rousseff was highly positive, the President showed great enthusiasm to initiate projects in collaboration with ALAS for children aged 0 to 6 years living in poverty. We will move on won't give up on the Latin American children," Shakira told the press.
With Shakira currently in Brazil with the Sale el Sol tour, now seems a
good time to report that she will perform at this year's Rock In Rio
festival. Shakira will play on the World Stage at the event in Rio de
Janeiro on September 30. Tickets are due go on sale on July 1 - for more
info, see the festival's official website.
We're very pleased to announce that Shakira has announced two shows in Russia as part of her upcoming European tour. The dates are in St. Petersburg on May 22 and Moscow on May 24. Tickets are on sale now. Here's a full list of the confirmed European shows, with buy links:
May 05, 2011 Budapest HU Budapest Arena BUY NOW May 07, 2011 Bucharest RO Palace Square BUY NOW May 09, 2011 Belgrade RS Belgrade Arena BUY NOW May 10, 2011 Zagreb HR Zagreb Arena BUY NOW May 14, 2011 Mannheim DE SAP Arena BUY NOW May 15, 2011 Monchengladbach DE Hockeypark BUY NOW May 17, 2011 Lodz PL Atlas Arena BUY NOW May 19, 2011 Minsk BY Minsk Arena BUY NOW May 22, 2011 St. Petersburg RU Peterburgsky SKK BUY NOW May 24, 2011 Moscow RU Olympic Arena BUY NOW May 28, 2011 Rabat MA Mawazine Festival BUY NOW May 30, 2011 Valencia ES Marina Sur BUY NOW
Jun 01, 2011 Almeria ES Estadio Juegos Med. PRE-SALE MARCH 22 Jun 03, 2011 Madrid ES Estadio Vincente Calderon BUY NOW Jun 04, 2011 Bilbao ES Estadio San Mames BUY NOW Jun 07, 2011 Geneva CH Arena Geneva BUY NOW Jun 08, 2011 Zurich CH Hallenstadion BUY NOW Jun 10, 2011 Graz AT Rock Festival BUY NOW Jun 11, 2011 Frankfurt DE Festhalle RESCHEDULED SHOW (SOLD OUT) Jun 13, 2011 Paris FR Bercy BUY NOW Jun 14, 2011 Paris FR Bercy BUY NOW
Last week on the Chilean TV show "Yo Soy" a contestant named Rodolfo Burgos wowed the country with his impression of Shakira. Burgos only had to sing the chorus of "Gypsy" to be
crowned Chile's "Shakiro" and become an internet phenomenon - generating more than a million views on
YouTube.
Shakira was so impressed by the video of Rodolfo that she tweeted saying she'd like to meet him. Which is exactly what happened on Thursday in Santiago. Check out their impromptu duet in the video above...
I'm saddened to see so much suffering. The images of Japan are horrific. My only reflection on this is that we are all but one single nation. One world united. That when there is one region affected by a catastrophe the rest of the world must react. We as Colombians asked the same when we suffered the floods of this past winter. Physical borders are products of our imagination and it would seem that those of us who live in this world will be faced with many challenges, so best that those challenges find us united. When one hears of such things we realize how small we are, how defenseless, and that the only sensible thing is to look at ourselves, at the entire human race, as one single community in search of building a better world, a planet that is better cared for and a more just reality for everyone.
That is all we can do. But if we add wars, internal conflicts and indifference to the realities of others, then it becomes a much more difficult world.
Let's do something for the sake of others. Let's all dedicate part of our time to contribute to the growth of our community. Let's do everything we can to educate our children. So that they grow up to have developed minds and hearts and armed with these, are ready to face the challenges of this world.
Beginning with those who are just newly born, because it is in them where we find our greatest opportunity to educate and evolve as a society.
I am certain that we are at up to the challenge, but we have to act now.
