Bésame Mucho Festival cancels Los Angeles 2024 edition

The 2024 edition of Bésame Mucho in Los Angeles will not go ahead, the festival announced on social media on Monday (November 25).

The third annual iteration of the one-day event was set to take place on December 21 at Dodger Stadium and headlined by the likes of Shakira, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias and Los Tigres del Norte. The news comes a month after headliner Shakira announced she was resuming her US stadium tour and moving her dates to next year.

According to an official statement, Bésame Mucho was canceled “due to circumstances beyond our control”. Adding, “We are very proud of our annual celebration of great music and culture, which connects generations in a way that no other event can. After working tirelessly all year to bring you another unforgettable show in December, we are deeply disappointed to share this news.”

The first Bésame Mucho, produced by Frias Entertainment, was met with much admiration, offering fans a lineup that featured the best of Latin pop, rock, banda, norteño, cumbia and merengue from the 90s-00s. Then tickets for the 2022 inaugural event sold out in 12 minutes. Last year, after a successful run in Los Angeles, Bésame Mucho expanded to Austin, Texas.

While the Los Angeles edition may be cancelled, Bésame Mucho has confirmed that the event set for April 5 in Austin is still taking place. The lineup for this edition includes Carín León, Peso Pluma, Banda MS, Pepe Aguilar, Tito Double P and Bronco, among many others. (See the full lineup here.)

Read Bésame Mucho's official statement below: