Shakira not performing in Israel this summer

Live Nation: We hope to bring a show to her fans in Israel in the future

MAY 29, 2018 13:37

Updated: MAY 29, 2018 22:29

Singer Shakira (photo credit: ACTION IMAGES / JOHN SIBLEY VIA REUTERS) — Singer Shakira

(photo credit: ACTION IMAGES / JOHN SIBLEY VIA REUTERS)

Despite a flurry of media reports to the contrary, Shakira is not expected to perform in Israel this summer.

Live Nation, the US-based entertainment company that is one of Israel’s leading show promoters, tweeted on Monday that any reports of Shakira appearing in Tel Aviv were false.

“The media has incorrectly reported that Shakira will be performing in Tel Aviv this summer,” Live Nation wrote. “While no dates this summer will work, Shakira and Live Nation hope to bring a show to her fans in Israel in the future.”

The media has incorrectly reported that Shakira will be performing in Tel Aviv this summer. While no dates this summer will work, Shakira and Live Nation hope to bring a show to her fans in Israel in the future.
— Live Nation (@LiveNation) May 28, 2018

In April, Israel Hayom reported that the Colombian singer with Lebanese roots was “close to signing” a deal to perform in Tel Aviv in July. Then earlier this month, Channel 2 News published an “exclusive” report that the performer had closed a deal to appear in Israel on July 9 – for the first time in her career.

No Israeli production company ever confirmed the show and tickets were never announced or on sale.

Shakira did appear in Israel in 2011 on a visit with her boyfriend, athlete Gerard Pique. The pair visited the Western Wall and met with then-president Shimon Peres at his Presidential Conference in Jerusalem.