Shakira and Karol G have landed two of the top three spots in Pollstar's Live75 chart, which tracks the average number of tickets sold per show across active worldwide tours over the past 30 days. For anyone mapping a trip around a big gig, the message is simple: these are the hottest tickets on the planet right now.

Shakira tops the ranking thanks largely to her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour and a 13-show residency in Madrid. The first nine nights of that residency alone pulled in 452,097 people — an average of 50,233 tickets per show, the only figure in the entire edition of the chart to break the 50,000 mark. That put her 3,017 tickets per concert ahead of second-placed The Weeknd (47,216). Her setlist blends material from the new album with hits from across her career, and the Madrid crowds have been rewarded with surprise moments, including Maluma joining her on stage to perform "Agua" together for the first time.

Karol G takes third with her Viajando por el mundo – Tropitour, averaging 45,387 tickets per show. The tour kicked off in Chicago on July 24, 2026 and runs through 2027, moving from a North American leg — Miami, Tampa and a show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on October 15 — on to Mexico, with European and Americas dates woven in.

The rest of the top ten is a genre grab-bag: Chris Brown (41,260), electronic act Rüfüs Du Sol (23,055), Iron Maiden (21,590), reggaeton's Arcangel (18,479), Pitbull (18,456), Jack Johnson (17,939) and, oddly, Staind — whose listed 17,082 appears among the leading averages despite the scrambled order in the published list.

For music-led travellers, the takeaway is that Latin artists are currently outdrawing pop and rock royalty on the live circuit. Shakira's Madrid residency proved demand in Europe is enormous, while Karol G's routing — US, Mexico and Europe — gives fans multiple continents to catch her in. If you're flexible on destination, chasing one of these tours is a legitimately good excuse for a city break: Madrid in autumn for Shakira, or a stadium city on Karol G's 2026-27 routing. Expect high demand and sell-outs, so booking tickets and accommodation together, early, is the sensible play.

Story sourced from Colombia One.