The European leg of the tour was then planned to begin in the city of Lyon, France on 16 November, and end in London, England on 20 December 2010.

Additionally, the tour would visit new markets and countries for Shakira, performing in places such as her father's homeland of Lebanon, as well as UAE, Belarus, Ukraine, Egypt, Hungary, Morocco, Serbia, and Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia, to name a few.

The Latin American leg of the tour was a part of the South American Pop Festival circuit, stopping in many cities across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as Shakira’s home country, Colombia.

For the bulk of the shows, Shakira kept clothing simple, mainly wearing a mesh gold crop-top with tight leather pants or jeans, and frequently performing without shoes.

[12] Later, Shakira decided to add another date to the Paris show of the tour and set 13 June to perform at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

[25] In 2008, Shakira signed a 10-year deal with international touring giant Live Nation, which prompted Forbes to deem her as the fourth highest earning female musician in history.

I want people to feel things up close"On 27 November 2009, it was revealed that Shakira was conducting auditions to choose a different opening act for each of the tour's appearances in different cities.

They were looking for original content that had to work over two LED screens and on a huge projector mapping surreal models of an ever-changing animated face, all in just three weeks.

Singing the "pensive" and "sentimental" ballad "Pienso En Tí" ("I Think of You"), she began walking towards the stage while shaking her fans' hands and hugging them.

[25][32][33] As soon as Shakira climbed the stage, she threw off the gown to reveal her main attire: a mesh gold crop top coupled with skin-tight leather pants.

[35] According to Jon Parales from The New York Times, the cover of the song "made it sound Andean, with six-beat drumming and the strumming of a ukulele-sized charango".

[38] The cover was blended straight into a performance of "Despedida" ("Farewell"), a song recorded by Shakira for the soundtrack of the 2007 film Love in the Time of Cholera, during which she "tested" her band drummer's musical skill by "incorporating him into her moves".

[37] The mariachi-influenced "Ciega, Sordomuda" ("Blind, Deaf, and Dumb") was performed using a Stroh violin, which was used to replace the horn sections of the original recording.

[37] A large animated face resembling that of Residente, the lead singer of Puerto Rican band Calle 13, was projected onto the screen behind the stage during the performance of "Gordita" ("Chubby"), a hip hop and rap track in which the artist was featured.

[25] The encore segment of the concert began with a performance of "Antes de las Seis" ("Before Six O'clock"), during which artificial snow was launched into the air as the song neared its end.

[25] The keyboardist of the concert band impersonated Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean, the featured artist on Shakira's hit single "Hips Don't Lie" during the performance of the song.

[25] However, she also felt that the "fast paced, familiar tracks" of She Wolf should have been included more on the setlist rather than the "still unknown singles" of Sale el Sol.

[44] Dakin Hardwick from SpinningPlatters.com, in his review of the concert held at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, praised Shakira's interaction with the fans and called her "truly one of the great performers", commenting that "the woman simply will not stop dancing".

[32] However, he also said that her energetic live performance and ability to dance "smoothed out her rougher elements", and that she "whipped up the kind of charisma that doesn't need to come from any particular place to charm".

[37] Tim Burrows from The Telegraph, in his review of the concert held at the O2 Arena in London, complimented Shakira's charisma during the show and her ability to make sure that the "crowd still left glowing", saying that it was the product of a "masterclass in cold calculation".

[46] According to Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, the sponsor of the European leg of the tour, the 21 venues booked were all sold out, and attended by approximately 360,000 fans.

[50] On 16 July 2011, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, Shakira broke considerable attendance records when she put on a free concert, attracting nearly 170,000 people to the event.

[52] The performances that took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 13 and 14 June 2011, were recorded for inclusion in the live album of the tour.

[55][56] The debut of the live album was preceded by the release of "Je l'aime à mourir", Shakira's rendition of the original song written and performed by French singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel, on 29 November 2011.

[70] All of Shakira's shows in Spanish-speaking cities and regions featured updated set lists compared to elsewhere, with much of the concert sung in Spanish, and even occasionally surprising fans with her songs "Estoy Aquí" or "Pies Descalzos".