Laura Pausini’s Yo Canto World Tour concluded its stop in Madrid, Spain on Monday night (April 6), after starting on March 27 in Pamplona and traveling through cities like Valencia and Barcelona.
At 7:45 p.m., the lights at the Movistar Arena dimmed. The show, which lasted nearly three hours, was built around a stage setup featuring six screens and a double platform that recreated a fortress. Pausini described it as a castle where the queen was music, and she was its defender.
The setlist revolved around Yo Canto 2, the album in which she covers songs by Italian, Spanish, and Latin American singer-songwriters, combined with hits from her own discography. But the concert extended beyond the main repertoire, including duets with guests like Jeanette and Pablo López.
After closing with “Mariposa Technicolor,” Pausini addressed the audience with one of the most repeated phrases of the night: “We make love, not war. Thank you, Madrid,” while the words “Make Music Not War” appeared on the screen.
After saying goodbye and with a new outfit change, she returned to the stage, accompanied only by her pianist, for an unscripted finale. “Since it’s the last night in Spain, anyone who’s tired can leave, because I’m not going anywhere,” she said before performing several songs requested by the audience — some a cappella — including “Amores Extraños” and “En la Puerta de al Lado.”
The Yo Canto 2 tour will continue in the Latin America, starting April 10 in Uruguay and passing through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. On May 16, the tour will head to the United States and Canada, starting in Miami and ending in New York on June 6. In October, Pausini will resume the tour in Italy and other European countries with a different repertoire, focusing on the Italian edition of her covers project, Io Canto 2.
Here are the five standout moments from her stop in Madrid.
