Arts & Entertainment

Hips Don’t LI: Shakira Announces Long Island Concert

The "Hips Don't Lie" and "Waka Waka" singer will be performing at the UBS Arena in July, per a Wednesday tour announcement.

ELMONT, NY — Colombian pop star Shakira will be playing a concert at the UBS Arena on Jul. 23, per a Wednesday announcement posted on the artist’s website. The concert will be part of the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee’s “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” World Tour, which bears the same name as her 2024 album.

Kicking off her latest batch of tour dates May 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the singer behind hits like “Waka Waka,” “Hips Don’t Lie” and “She Wolf” will travel across eight U.S. states before headlining 11 shows in Madrid, Spain and wrapping up with a show in Abu Dhabi, UAE and a “Shakira Live At The Pyramids Of Giza” concert in Al Haram, Egypt.

The UBS concert will be joined by a Jul. 14 concert at the Prudential Center, a Jul. 20 performance at the Barclays Center, and a Jul. 25 show at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City to round out the tri-state leg of the tour.

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Further information about the tour and tickets can be found on the singer’s website, while bag, concession and parking info can be found on the UBS Arena’s website.

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