Inside Macondo Park, The City Created for Shakira’s Residency in Madrid
We break down the eight pavilions that make up the space, including the Shakira Museum, the Library, Club Loba and Macondito.
Macondo Park, a newly created venue in Madrid dedicated to Shakira's residency, is set to open to the public on September 18th. The space will host 12 concerts as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, offering activities before and after each performance. Live Nation Spain's Pino Sagliocco praised the venue's ability to extend Spanish-language music's reach to other aspects of Latin culture, including literature, gastronomy, fashion, dance, and emerging talent.
Macondo Park covers an impressive 150,000 square meters, with a capacity of 50,000 people. Unlike past festivals, the layout features bleachers built around the stage and a structure to ensure visibility from various points. The project took 16 months to plan and involved around 10,000 people, with 1,000 workers on-site each night.
Shakira visited the venue on September 16th to oversee the preparations, thoroughly examining every detail and corner. The name Macondo pays homage to Gabriel García Márquez's fictional town from One Hundred Years of Solitude, and the library pavilion, one of eight structures on site, will showcase the writer's works. The residency takes place from September 18th to October 3rd, with Shakira's performances running from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (local time), while the park remains open from 3:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. (local time).
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