Whenever, wherever Shakira performs, we'd love to follow—and luckily, the superstar is headed to D.C. in June to headline the welcome concert at the 2025 World Pride Music Festival, a massive celebration to mark 50 years of the Capital Pride celebration.
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Shakira will headline the welcome concert at Nationals Park on May 31. The two-day music festival will take place the RFK Festival Grounds will include three stages that'll host more than 60 acts that span genres. There will be lots of food and cocktails to buy, plus brand activations and activities for ticket holders.
The singer kicks off the North American leg of her world tour in May, and just announced new dates at stadium venues to accommodate massive fan demand. She cancelled two scheduled shows at Capital One Arena (which fits 20,000 people) set for November 24 and 25 and rebooked at Nats Park, which has a capacity of about 41,000. Her last world tour took place in 2018.
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World Pride is a series of events meant to promote and celebrate LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance internationally. Held every two or three years, World Pride includes activities like music festivals, parades, marches, conferences and more. The first World Pride was held in 2000 in Rome, and will be hosted in D.C. for the first time this year (D.C. is home to the largest population of LGBTQ+ people in the United States.) Capital Pride Alliance is co-running the festival, which serves as a celebration of 50 years of Capital Pride, D.C.'s annual pride celebration. It's expected to be a big event in the District (Metro is even trying to implement a tap-to-pay option to help large crowds get around easily.)
How can I get tickets to the World Pride 2025 Welcome Concert?
Tickets for Shakira's North American tour (including the Nats Park stop) go on sale this Friday, October 25 at noon Eastern on Ticketmaster. Tickets start at $76. The festival itself offers three ticket tiers—General Admission, General Admission+, and VIP. All three types sold out during pre-sale today, but more tickets will also be on sale Friday, October 25 at noon Eastern via the waitlist on the festival's website; sign up for the waitlist here.
Summer 2025 looks primed to be a great one for D.C. music fans, because Vans Warped Tour will also stop in the District the following weekend from June 14-15.