Shakira closed her U.S. tour with a sold-out show at Valley Children's Stadium.
The Fresno concert marked both her first performance in the city and venue.
The tour now moves to Mexico, with stops in six cities including Tijuana and Monterrey.
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Colombian superstar Shakira delivered a sold-out show like no other that culminated with fireworks Thursday night at Valley Children’s Stadium.
“First concert ever in this stadium, is that right?” said the singer/dancer/songwriter to fans packed into the stadium. “And guess what, tonight this is our last show of our North America tour.”
Shakira, who has influenced Latin America’s music scene and popularized Spanish music globally, made Fresno her last stop of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour in the United States before taking her show to Mexico, where she’ll be performing in Tijuana, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Torreón, Monterrey and Mexico City.
“Y que mejor manera de cerrar con broche de oro aquí, rodeada de mi comunidad latina (And what better way to close, surrounded by my Latino community),” Shakira said in Spanish with fans bursting in approval.
It was Shakira’s first performance in Fresno.
“I never, ever thought that we could sell out an entire stadium tour here in the US, and you made that possible,” Shakira said to the crowd. “Thank you so much. It’s a dream come true, and you made it happen for me.”
Shakira performs during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Colombian singer Shakira performs during her concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Colombian singer Shakira performs during her concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Shakira performs during her sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Colombian singer Shakira, center, performs during her sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Shakira, center, performs during her sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour show at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Colombian singer Shakira performs during her sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Colombian singer Shakira, left, performs during her sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour show at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Sisters Eveleyn Navarro, left, and Patricia Navarro, both from Fresno, show off their moves as they wait in line for Colombian singer Shakira's sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A fan dances for the crowd before Colombian singer Shakira took the stage for her concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Fans enter Valley Children's Stadium for Colombian singer Shakira's performance August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Valley Children’s Stadium during Shakira’s sold-out Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour show on August 7, 2025 in Fresno. María G. Ortiz-Briones mortizbriones@vidaenelvalle.com
Fans stand in line to see Colombian singer Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour concert at Valley Children's Stadium, August 7, 2025 in Fresno. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
María G. Ortiz-Briones is a reporter and photographer for McClatchy’s Vida en el Valle publication and the Fresno Bee. She covers issues that impact the Latino community in the Central Valley. She is a regular contributor to La Abeja, The Bee’s free weekly newsletter on Latino issues. | María G. Ortiz-Briones es reportera y fotógrafa de la publicación Vida en el Valle de McClatchy y el Fresno Bee. Ella cubre temas que impactan a la comunidad latina en el Valle Central. Es colaboradora habitual de La Abeja, el boletín semanal gratuito de The Bee sobre temas latinos.Support my work with a digital subscription
