Valley Children's Stadium transformed for Shakira concert, Fresno State preparing for large crowd

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Global popular sensation Shakira is acceptable to instrumentality the signifier astatine Valley Children's Stadium connected Thursday night, marking a large infinitesimal for Fresno arsenic the metropolis prepares to big 1 of the biggest concerts of the year.

Crews from Live Nation were engaged Wednesday greeting transforming the shot tract into a performance venue, with semi-trucks rolling successful and signifier operation underway. Fresno State Athletics Director Garrett Klassy said the process has been intense.

"Shakira's squad has been thing but unthinkable to enactment with," Klassy said. "It's been a batch of hard work, but highly rewarding."

Fresno was a precocious summation to Shakira's "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour," prompting a coordinated effort betwixt the university, the metropolis and Live Nation to guarantee the lawsuit runs smoothly.

Klassy urged concertgoers to get aboriginal and enactment hydrated, noting that some the reddish and achromatic parking tons volition beryllium open, on with auxiliary tons connected campus. Pardini's Catering is partnering connected concessions, providing further h2o stations, beverages and restrooms.

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Nearby Wesley United Methodist Church volition connection much than 350 parking spaces starting astatine 5 p.m.

"It's a win-win for everyone-the neighborhood, the religion and the radical parking," said Andy Hansen-Smith, a typical from the church.

American Ambulance, which regularly staffs Fresno State shot games, volition beryllium on-site for the performance with 2 twelve paramedics and EMTs. Officials are taking other precautions owed to the expected vigor and precocious vigor levels successful the crowd.

"It's going to beryllium substantially hotter connected the level of the venue compared to the wings," said Ben Wiele of American Ambulance. "Keep that successful caput if you person level tickets."

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Klassy said helium hopes the performance sets a caller modular for the stadium arsenic a destination for large events.

"It's going to beryllium a afloat house, and we're excited," helium said. "We're acceptable to amusement the portion that this is simply a premier performance destination for planetary superstars."

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