Música mexicana star will play the venue on Sept. 11, 12, and 13, 2026
De Sonora… to the Sphere! At a press conference in Las Vegas Thursday night, Carín León announced that he will officially become the first Latin artist to play at the Sphere next year.
The música mexicana star — who has a show in Las Vegas scheduled this weekend — revealed that he’ll play three shows at the Sphere for the Mexican Independence Day celebrations next year: on Sept. 11, 12, and 13, 2026.
Presale for the newly announced shows will go on sale on Sept. 23 at 12 p.m. PT, before going on sale to the public on Sept. 26 at 12 p.m. PT.
It’s been a massive few years for León, who has leveraged his dominance in música mexicana to launch a foray into country music, most recently joining Kacey Musgraves for a duet. He made history at the 2024 Stagecoach festival, when he became the first Mexican artist to perform at the country music event.
This year, León joined Cody Johnson onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest for a rendition of “She Hurts Like Tequila,” their bilingual collaboration, which León also played solo at Spotify House. There, he became the first Latin artist to play at the country-focused event.
“It was nearly impossible for this moment not to come,” he told Rolling Stone about the country-Mexican music merge in an interview last year. “It was almost intuitive, especially with how similar these genres are. The music on both sides is almost primal, without pretension.”
Next year will see the continuation of the Eagles’ run at the venue through Jan 2026, Backstreet Boys’ Into the Millennium run, and Zac Brown Band’s Love & Fear residency ending in early January. So far, U2, Phish, Dead and Company, Anyma, and Kenny Chesney have hosted residencies at the futuristic venue.
