{
  "id": 1657150,
  "title": "Shakira’s Abu Dhabi concert cancelled as Offlimits festival called off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/shakiras-abu-dhabi-concert-cancelled-as-offlimits-festival-called-off",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/08/18/shakiras-abu-dhabi-concert-cancelled-as-offlimits-festival-called-off/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abu Dhabi's Offlimits Music Festival, originally scheduled for April 4 and later postponed to November 21 on Yas Island, has been cancelled. Tickets will be refunded through the original ticketing platform, with organizers offering support to ticket holders. The festival, which was to feature Shakira alongside Jonas Brothers, Ne-Yo, and Biffy Clyro, could potentially return in 2027.\n\nThis marks the end of the second Offlimits festival, which debuted in April 2022 with Ed Sheeran, alongside OneRepublic, Faithless, Kaiser Chiefs, and Artbat. Shakira had been set to perform her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Abu Dhabi as part of a region-wide tour. She is still scheduled to perform at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 18 and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on November 28, with tickets still available. However, her concert in Ayla, Jordan, originally planned for March 28, has been postponed, with a new date yet to be announced.\n\nShakira's performance at Abu Dhabi would have been her first since appearing at du Arena in 2011. There has been no announcement yet regarding the replacement of the cancelled festival appearance with a standalone UAE concert.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi’s Offlimits Music Festival , which was meant to be headlined by Shakira alongside the Jonas Brothers, Ne-Yo and Biffy Clyro, has been cancelled. The festival was originally scheduled for April 4 before being postponed to November 21 at Etihad Park on Yas Island. “All tickets will be automatically refunded through the original ticketing platform they were purchased from,” organisers said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Shakira’s Abu Dhabi concert cancelled as Offlimits festival called off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/shakiras-abu-dhabi-concert-cancelled-as-offlimits-festival-called-off-1657338",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:41:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}