Even without being entrenched in Fresno’s entertainment landscape, it’s easy to see how Shakira’s Aug. 7 performance at Valley Children’s Stadium could be the concert of the year.
It’s with rarefied exception that Fresno lands a mega star of this caliber. Audra McDonald playing Warnors Theatre in 2023 comes to recent mind. Shakira could be looking at 10 times that draw.
The Colombian pop singer is on the final leg of U.S. concerts for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour before heading into a long run through Mexico. These are large-scale performances at major venues like Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where she plays a two-night run with the Black Eyed Peas opening…