Latin star smashes WiZink Center attendance record

Mexican music star Carin León has broken the attendance record at WiZink Center in Madrid with his debut performance in Europe.

The Latin Grammy-award-winner drew 17,426 people to his 31 October concert, achieving the highest attendance of more than 1,200 concerts held at the iconic venue.

The record sees 35-year-old León unseat American heavy metal band Metallica, who held the previous record for 17,267 attendees at their 2018 concert at WiZink Center.

León’s concert in Madrid was the first stop on the European leg of his Boca Chueca Tour, which also visited London (UK) and Amsterdam (NL) and concludes tonight in Paris (FR).

The record sees 35-year-old León unseat American heavy metal band Metallica

The AEG Presents-promoted trek also visited 23 cities in North America between July and October, and included a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The tour came on the heels of the star’s historic achievement as the first Latin artist to perform at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival in the same year. In addition, León was honoured with the keys to the City of Coachella, California.

The Música Mexicana star is due to return to North America in April 2025 for two arena shows in Florida and another in North Carolina.

Carin León is represented by UTA worldwide, except in Latin America.

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