Dua Lipa's Mexico City Concerts; Yuridia Makes History at Plaza de Toros
Key Takeaways
- Dua Lipa will perform two concerts in Mexico City on December 1st and 2nd, 2025.
- Yuridia is the first female singer to sell out Plaza de Toros in CDMX.
- The Hives announced their new album, "The Hives Forever Forever The Hives," in Mexico City.
- Los Auténticos Decadentes celebrate their album's 30th anniversary on November 7, 2025.
- Mexico City will host its first 'Slow Art Day' on April 5, 2025.
CDMX Music Scene
Dua Lipa to perform two concerts in Mexico City
Yuridia: First female sold-out show at Plaza de Toros
The Hives announce new album in Mexico City
Los Auténticos Decadentes: 30th-anniversary concert in Mexico City
Bandalos Chinos concert at Auditorio Nacional in October
Upcoming concerts: Yuri, Kakkmaddafakka, Olivia Rodrigo, and more
Various artists will be performing in Mexico City in April 2025, including Yuri at the Auditorio Nacional, Kakkmaddafakka and Cassia at Foro Indie Rocks!, Olivia Rodrigo at the Estadio GNP Seguros, Los Bunkers at the Teatro Metropólitan, Los Tigres del Norte at the Auditorio Nacional, Cariño at Foro Puebla, and Empire of the Sun at the Palacio de los Deportes.
Artistic Expressions
Mexico City to host first 'Slow Art Day' on April 5
On April 5, 2025, Mexico City will host its first 'Slow Art Day,' with over 35 museums, galleries, and cultural centers participating. Several cultural spaces, including Galería Enrique Guerrero and Kurimanzutto, will offer special programming for the event, which promotes conscious art observation.
Circus arts program moves; Cirko de Mente protests
The Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México announced the transfer of the Licenciaturas en Artes Circenses Contemporáneas (LACC) to the Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli (CCOY). Cirko de Mente protested the decision, citing unmet agreements, while the Secretaría claimed to have provided financial support.
Jorge Cano Febles critiques Mexico City's power centralization
Jorge Cano Febles mentioned his upcoming book, supported by Fonca, which critiques the political and cultural ideologies behind the centralization of power in Mexico City from the conquest to the 4T. He is also working on a novel about a poet in Mexico City, influenced by "malditos" poets, as a tribute to those who have recently passed away.