The traditional sound of Sinaloan music will come to Mexico City’s Zócalo to enliven the World Cup festivities, featuring its foremost representative: Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga.
The iconic group will perform in the country’s main public square as part of the FIFA Fan Fest on Thursday (June 11), following the match between Mexico and South Africa at the Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca).
Known as “the mother of all bands,” the legendary group “will ignite the Zócalo with its energy, tradition and unmistakable rhythm,” announced a presenter in a FIFA video posted Monday (June 8) on social media, without specifying the time of the show. The group will headline one of the first musical events of the festival at the Plaza de la Constitución (the official name of the Zócalo), aiming to bring national and international fans together through soccer, music and local culture.
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga joins a list of international stars like Chayanne, Enrique Iglesias, Grupo Firme and Imagine Dragons, who will perform at the FIFA Fan Festival 2026 in Monterrey, another host city for the World Cup in Mexico, alongside Mexico City and Guadalajara.
The Zócalo is considered an emblematic and highly significant location, as it is a square filled with symbolism where politics, social movements, culture and religion converge. It is the second-largest public square in the world, second only to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. International artists such as Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Grupo Firme have performed there in front of thousands of people — some even declaring that it was the “biggest” show of their careers, as was the case for Spanish star Rosalía and New York band Interpol.
This past March, Colombian superstar Shakira became the artist to draw the largest audience for a free concert at the Zócalo, gathering 400,000 attendees.
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