Madrid will host the Shakira Stadium in Macondo Park, designed by BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group for the Shakira's “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”.
Conceived as a temporary structure for over 50,000 spectators, the project merges performance space, public park, and cultural village within a 21-hectare site that remains active before, during, and after each event.
An alternative to the traditional stadium
The project directly responds to the limitations of conventional arenas, typically inactive between events. Macondo Park proposes a continuous and activated model in which the stadium is no longer an isolated object but part of a broader system. The site stays alive throughout the day, and the experience extends beyond the concert itself, redefining event infrastructure as a temporary urban device with high-intensity use.
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Masterplan: landscape, flows, and layering
The intervention unfolds across a 21-hectare site already dedicated to live music, reimagined through a cohesive design approach focused on movement, materiality, and spatial sequences. Curvilinear paths guide visitors fluidly, while draped recycled fabrics create thresholds, shading, and a strong visual identity. Along these routes, layered public spaces—markets, culinary areas, and children’s zones—shape an immersive environment that feels closer to an urban festival than a single-purpose venue.
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Landscape as an extension of performance
Surrounding the stadium, a constellation of green islands draws inspiration from landscapes across Spain and Latin America. These fragments amplify the stage's energy into the open space, distributing the experience across the site and establishing continuity between performance and environment. In this sense, the show is no longer contained but diffused, turning the entire venue into a scenographic device.
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Cultural identity and experiential format
Macondo Park is conceived as an immersive expression of contemporary Latin identity, where music, food, craft, and social life coexist within a single active landscape. The audience becomes an integral part of the environment, while the event expands into a broader cultural dimension. The project aligns with BIG’s ongoing exploration of hybrid and narrative architectures that merge entertainment, urbanism, and landscape.
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A replicable prototype
More than a one-off project tied to a single artist, Shakira Stadium introduces a potentially replicable model. Its temporary infrastructure, continuous activation, and integration with the urban context outline a new standard for contemporary music venues.
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Conceived as a living and adaptive landscape, Macondo Park shifts the focus from the stadium as an object to be experienced as space, redefining the relationship among architecture, performance, and audience.
The Shakira Stadium in Macondo Park is set to open in September 2026, coinciding with the first concert dates, following a rapid construction phase lasting just a few weeks.
Cover image: Courtesy © BIG
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