Hip-hop icon, Jennifer Lopez aka Jlo is set to perform for the first time in her career in Egypt, which is expected to draw a large crowd.
The concert will take place tomorrow, on Friday at Seacode Beach Club, in New Alamein City, North Coast.
Jlo talked about her first performance in Egypt with “Vogue Arabia”, the Middle East edition of Vogue magazine.
The singer expressed that she was ‘very excited’ as she had never visited the country before.
Talking about her upcoming concert in Egypt: “My birthday tour" is my birthday tour, so it is a special tour, it’s not just any tour, they can expect a big party and we’re super excited to bring it there.”
“They can expect a big party and we’re super excited to bring it there,” Jlo added.
“We have been all going to the United States, and it has been amazing, it’s been amazing, its been a real special experience, it’s not just a regular concert tour it’s a moment, it’s a moment in time, a special moment in time that we won’t ever have again, I say this is going to be the summertime of my life that I will never forget so, I’m super excited to share it for the first time with all the fans in Egypt”.
The singer revealed that her son was very excited to visit Egypt, and promised that he will come with her in if the school was off during that period.
“Yeah, I’m just excited to visit Egypt, I don’t think that I’ve ever performed there, so, it’s what making it very special, like some of these countries I’m going to I’ve never been to before, so this will be a new experience to me and for my fans that I’ve never seen, you know, so it is going to be exciting,” Jlo said.
She that this was the best party that she had ever hosted, she expressed that it was a real special thing not just a regular concert tour.
The icon singer concluded the interview with a message to her Egyptian fans in Arabic: “I am waiting for you all at my party in Egypt, I will see you there.”
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The singer's fans in Egypt can expect the same levels of energy and glitz at her concerts, where Lopez will dazzle her audience with dance moves and costume design
Doors will be open to the public at 04:00 pm (Cairo local time).
The concert is a part of her “It’s My Party Tour”, which kicked off on June 7.
The star performed in the United States, Canada, Israel, Russia, Turkey, as part of the tour.
Moreover, she is scheduled to perform in Spain's Fuengirola on Aug. 8 and in Egypt's El Alamein on Aug. 9, before returning to Russia for the final concert on Aug. 11 in Russia's St. Petersburg.
The company organizing the concert is currently building one of the largest theaters in Egypt to fit the icon’s first concert in Egypt.
A source from the company revealed that the star was paid $ 200 thousand to perform the concert in Egypt.