Getafe City Council estimates that an average of 15,000 people move through the municipality after Shakira's concerts. The council criticises the management of access and vehicle collection.
The City Council of Getafe places the flow of attendees at an average of 15,000 people who, after Shakira's concerts, end up moving through the municipality. The mayor of Getafe announced this municipal estimate on 22 September, as reported by madridinforma.es. The figure comes with criticisms regarding the management of access and vehicle collection.
This data helps to gauge the movement generated after the concerts. According to the council, this average of 15,000 attendees ends up circulating through the city, a situation that particularly affects an area that had already been the subject of municipal warnings due to mobility issues associated with the venue.
The Getafe City Council had previously reported possible mobility issues before these dates and had called for safe access and effective public transport from Madrid. The council also announced controls on noise emissions during Shakira's concerts.
The city has a connection with MetroSur and since April 2025 has an additional link to Madrid thanks to the El Casar station.
The municipal criticisms did not start with Shakira's first performances. In early September, the Getafe City Council had already questioned the arrangements planned for major events at the venue. Among other measures, it announced restrictions to protect parking at the Coliseum and indicated that taxi and VTC bags would be prohibited.
After the Mad Cool festival in July, the council also reported mobility issues in Getafe Norte. At that time, it stated that the exit of attendees towards Villaverde had caused circulation difficulties and announced access restrictions to the Coliseum parking for non-residents.
The position of Getafe also has an explanation in its transport network. The city has a connection with MetroSur and since April 2025 has an additional link to Madrid thanks to the El Casar station. The extension of Line 3 connects Villaverde Alto with El Casar, where travellers can link to Line 12 of MetroSur and Cercanías.
This connection facilitates travel between Madrid and Getafe, but also makes the municipality an alternative for part of the audience leaving the venue. MetroSur also plays a significant role in other Madrid mobility projects, such as the initial trials of parcel transport on the Metro, developed on Line 12 and later extended to other routes.
The situation following the first dates of Shakira allows us to see that the previous warnings were not limited to the arrival of the audience. Getafe has been demanding for months that the flows of entry and evacuation from major events be managed from Madrid and not end up being transferred to its neighbourhoods.
The municipal figure of 15,000 people now introduces a concrete reference regarding the scale that, according to the City Council, this movement reaches after the concerts. However, the available material does not provide a breakdown of how many used taxis, VTCs, private vehicles, or MetroSur. It also does not allow for establishing wait times or attributing a specific number of incidents to each mode of transport.
The issue thus shifts from forecasts to the observed effects after the first dates. It remains to be seen how mobility will evolve during the upcoming concerts and whether the involved administrations will introduce modifications in access, collections, public transport, or parking.
You may also like
