Shakira Is Finally Returning To The UAE After 15 Years, Here’s What We Think She Might Perform At OFFLIMITS

This is a comeback that hits differently, but what can we expect to hear?

Shakira’s last UAE performance dates back to 2011, during “The Sun Comes Out World Tour”. Since then, she’s reinvented her career, releasing chart-topping albums and owning every stage she steps onto worldwide. At OFFLIMITS, fans can expect a set that celebrates every era of her career, from early hits that made her a household name, to the Spanish anthems that secured her title of “The Queen of Latin Pop”.

While nothing has been officially confirmed, Shakira’s recent concerts give us a pretty strong idea of what to expect from her setlist. Based on her current tour performances and festival appearances, her performance at OFFLIMITS is likely to open with a high-energy crowd favourite that instantly sets the tone. Picture this, the lights go down, the audience goes quiet, the iconic trumpet intro to “Hips Don’t Lie”, or the synthwave beats of “La Fuerte” breaks the night’s silence and the crowd roars with excitement.  

From there, fans could expect a seamless blend of every chapter of Shakira’s career. Tracks like “Wherever, Whenever”, “Te Feliciro”, “Las se la Intuición”, and “She Wolf” have been consistent staples in her recent shows, and of course, with the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, we can certainly expect her to reprise “Waka Waka”. Her latest material is sure to feature heavily too. Songs like “Monotonía” and “TQG” have been defining hits in her latest musical chapter, delivering a powerful energy that resonates beyond the lyrics.

Fans hoping for quiet, emotional moments might also be in luck. Recent shows have included the emotional ballad “Acróstico” and an acoustic rendition of “Antología”. And of course, the closer would need to be as iconic as the Queen of Latin Pop herself, which is why we suspect she’ll end her performance with her viral hit “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol.53”.

Catch Shakira live at the OFFLIMITS Festival, right here in Abu Dhabi

What makes this performance especially exciting isn’t just the set list. OFFLIMITS marks Shakira’s return to the region on one of the biggest stages the Middle East has to offer. With Etihad Park’s scale, combined with OFFLIMIT’s stellar production, world-class sound systems and astounding festival-level visuals, this won’t just be any concert. It’s guaranteed to be a full-scale spectacle.  Whether you’ve been a fan since the early 2000’s, or discovered her music for the first time, this will be one of the UAE’s most talked-about music moments of 2026.