Global icon Shakira to Perform Post-Race Concert at the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2026
Multi-GRAMMY award winning, Colombian superstar will light up the Main Stage at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday 19th April 2026
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (5 February 2026) – The Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) is thrilled to confirm that global megastar Shakira will perform an iconic set on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit Main Stage on Sunday April 19th after the conclusion of the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2026.
The pinnacle of motorsport will be returning to Jeddah, home of the world’s fastest street circuit, on April 17-19, 2026. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Red Sea Coastline, the annual night race has become one of Formula 1’s most electrifying events, combining record-breaking speeds with world-class entertainment.
Just last week, GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour was confirmed by Billboard as the highest-grossing Hispanic tour of all time. The gross revenue of the tour currently stands at $421.6 million, inclusive of 82 stadium shows all across the US and Latin America with over 3.3 million people in attendance. This number eclipses the previous record set by the Luis Miguel Tour (2023-2024) of $409.5 million.
In the past few months, Shakira was presented with Billboard’s Global Touring Icon Award. This record-breaking tour was also nominated by Pollstar for their Latin Tour of the Year Award. The tour’s sales include her historic 12 show run in Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, the most number of shows a tour has ever played at this iconic venue. Shakira sold out the venue with 65,000 tickets per night for a total of 780,000 tickets, taking over the city with her latest studio album. Due to incredible demand, an upcoming 13th and final show will take place at Estadio GNP Seguros on February 27.
Recently, Shakira released the lead track “Zoo” for the blockbuster Zootopia 2, dominating theaters and grossing over $1.7B worldwide, becoming Disney’s highest-grossing animated movie of all time. The track was performed by Shakira and written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin, and Shakira and currently sits at over 500M streams across all platforms. More exciting new music is to come as we head into 2026, as Shakira builds further on her monumental success of the past year.
The confirmation of Shakira’s performance in Jeddah offers fans another example of the unrivalled entertainment set to define the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 weekend following confirmation of Kygo’s headline act earlier this week, with more A-List acts set to be confirmed. Across three action-packed days, audiences will experience world-class racing alongside live performances from some of the world’s greatest music artists.
The 2026 season promises to be a landmark year for Formula 1, with the introduction of all-new cars designed to deliver closer, more unpredictable racing. The grid will also expand with Cadillac joining as an 11th team, while Audi makes its long-awaited debut. Jeddah will welcome a new reigning World Champion for the first time since 2021, as McLaren’s Lando Norris arrives to defend his title against four-time champion Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri. F1 Academy will also return, continuing to showcase the next generation of female racing talent.
With more headline acts set to be named in the coming weeks, it is clear that the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 will be an event that cannot be missed!
About Shakira
Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter and multi-GRAMMY award winner. She has sold over 95 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including four GRAMMYs, fifteen Latin GRAMMYs, and multiple World Music Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the most-viewed female Latin artist, and one of the top 10 artists of all time on YouTube with over 27 billion cumulative views, and the most-streamed female Latin artist of all time on Spotify.
Most recently, Shakira released her twelfth studio album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” to rave reviews and a GRAMMY win for Best Latin Album. The album is a dazzling testament to her resilience and strength, as well as music’s power to transform the most trying experiences into precious moments. In the first 24 hours it was released, the album became the most streamed album 2024 and was certified seven-times Platinum. In 2025, Shakira launched her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” stadium world tour, shattering records with 7 sold out shows in Mexico City.
Shakira’s previous album El Dorado ranked No. 1 on iTunes in 37 Countries, won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2017 Latin GRAMMY Awards, and Best Latin Pop Album at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards. With over 12 billion streams, it is one of the most-streamed female albums of all time. In 24 hours, “SHAKIRA || BZRP Music Sessions #53” made history both on Spotify with over 14 million streams and on YouTube with over 52 million views. The song debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is another historic moment for Shakira as she is the first solo woman to debut in the Top 10 on the chart with a song recorded in Spanish. It is also the Spanish language song with the most streams in a single day in Spotify history.
In September, Shakira received the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards and in honor of her award put on a breathtaking performance of her greatest hits.
