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Jennifer Lopez's Astana Concert: A Spectacular Show
On August 1, 2025, Jennifer Lopez brought her "Up All Night: Live in 2025" tour to Astana Arena in Astana, Kazakhstan. The concert, which attracted around 30,000 attendees, was a major event in the city, with traffic restrictions in the surrounding area due to the crowd size [1][3][5].
During the concert, Lopez delivered a captivating performance, changing her outfits seven times throughout the show [6]. The climax of the performance featured the iconic songs "Waiting for Tonight" and "Let's Get Loud," sending the audience into a frenzy [7].
Despite the lack of a publicly detailed seating plan during ticket sales, Astana Arena is a large stadium known for hosting major events, typically featuring a combination of seated sections in tiers around the playing field and possible standing areas close to the stage [1][5].
As for the setlist, no official published setlist or detailed song list is available from sources describing the concert specifically [4]. However, the concert was part of the "Up All Night: Live in 2025" tour, promoting her music including hits and new material. The setlist likely consisted of a mix of her greatest hits along with songs from her 2024 album This Is Me... Now and older popular tracks typically performed on this tour [2].
Among the audience members, Aigereim Suleymenova found the concert to be truly spectacular and a world-class show. Many audience members praised Lopez's figure, energy, and outfits, especially at the age of 56 [8]. Kazakhstan is the only country in Central Asia to have two shows by Jennifer Lopez scheduled during her current tour.
The fan zone had a notable presence of the 30+ age group. Folding chairs were allowed into the concert, and professional photography was prohibited during the performance. The audience member, Жанна Аккулова, appreciated the multiple entrances to Astana Arena and the perfect acoustics in her sector.
Inzh Turarova compared the organization of Lopez's concert in Astana to her international experience, specifically to Justin Timberlake's concert in Baku. The concert's opening act, Kairat Baikenov, took the stage at 7:30 PM and sang four songs, including "Mahabbat" [2]. A woman in the audience wore an unofficial merchandise t-shirt, which she ordered via Instagram just an hour before the concert and cost her 7,200 tenge [2].
Overall, Jennifer Lopez's concert in Astana was a huge success, as shared by multiple audience members. For those interested in more detailed seating maps or confirmed setlists, they may be available from official ticket vendors or Jennifer Lopez’s tour site closer to or after the event dates, but no such detailed info was found in the current sources.
- Jennifer Lopez's performance at the Astana Arena included popular music tracks such as "Waiting for Tonight" and "Let's Get Loud," providing an entertaining evening for the 30,000 attendees.
- The concert, being part of the "Up All Night: Live in 2025" tour, showcased a mix of Jennifer Lopez's greatest hits and music from her 2024 album This Is Me... Now, offering a blend of old and new entertainment.
