Shakira won't be playing in the shadow of the Great Pyramid this year after all. The Colombian star has postponed her landmark concert at the Pyramids of Giza for a second time, moving the date from 28 November to 2 April 2027, citing the current situation in the region. She broke the news on Instagram on 31 October, telling fans that calling off the show broke her heart but that safety had to come first.

For Shakira, the Egyptian date is clearly personal. She called performing at the pyramids "one of my career dreams" and signed off with a promise: "Egypt, I am coming!" Back in September, when she announced the original date, she addressed fans across the Arab world in Arabic — a gesture that earned plenty of praise on social media.

The delay history is a bit of a saga at this point. The show was first booked for 7 April this year, then pushed to November because of tensions linked to the Middle East conflict, and now it has slipped again to spring 2027. It sits within her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour — her first big tour in seven years — which kicked off in Rio de Janeiro in February 2025 and backs her 2024 album of the same name.

If you bought tickets, don't bin them just yet. The advice from organisers is to check directly with TicketEgypt, the ticketing platform, to confirm whether your tickets carry over to the new date or whether refund conditions apply. Given two postponements already, it's worth reading the fine print before locking in any travel plans around the show.

For travellers, this is a reminder of how big-ticket events are reshaping Cairo's appeal as a destination. A stadium-scale pop concert staged right beside one of the ancient world's most recognisable landmarks is a rare pairing, and when it finally happens it will likely draw fans from across the region and beyond. If you were planning a trip around the November date, April 2027 actually offers a friendlier climate — Cairo's spring weather is warm but far kinder than the peak of summer, and it pairs well with visits to the Grand Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo and a Nile-side evening in Zamalek.

Shakira thanked fans for their patience and promised the wait would be worth it. "See you on April 2, in Cairo!" she wrote. Whether it's third time lucky remains to be seen, but for now the pyramids will have to wait a little longer for their pop royalty moment.

Story via Egyptian Streets.