Summer is here, and the 2018 festival season is off to a good start this year. For the fifth consecutive year, one of the first stops for festival-goers is the Weekend Beach Festival, which is on from July 4-7 on the Malaga beach and is already firmly established as one of the major musical events of the summer.
This year’s line-up at the Weekend Beach Festival includes performances from international artists DAVID GUETTA, THE OFFSPRING, JIMMY CLIF, ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION, ALBOROSIE, PENDULUM DJ SET, LOCO DICE and WYCLEF JEAN. Local acts are also well-represented with BUNBURY, IZAL, MACACO, LA RAÍZ, JUANITO MAKANDÉ, SFDK, MALA RODRIGUEZ, PACO OSUNA, EL CANIJO DE JEREZ, SIDECARS, NEUMAN all featuring on the line-up.
More than 90 national and international artists, four days, four stages, onsite camping next to the beach, recreation and chill out areas, food and lots of music await the “weekers” at this new edition of WEEKEND BEACH FESTIVAL TORRE DEL MAR.
The Torreño Festival is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year and has prepared a huge party that’s sure to be remembered for some time to come. An authentic melting pot of musical styles with rock, pop, reggae, hip-hop, fusion and electronica all on offer at one of Spain’s top festival environments. In other words, absolute luxury for the summer holidays of thousands of “weekers” who are eagerly ready and waiting with their bags packed for the fun to begin.
The international section is set to rock it with big names like the Parisian DAVID GUETTA, one of the world’s current top DJs. The rock scene is also well represented, and the Americans THE OFFSPRING will be giving it their all on stage with the legendary punk bank THE TOY DOLLS added to the brutality of ILL NIÑO.
Reggae also features strongly on the line-up with well-known acts like JIMMY CLIFF, the legendary INNER CIRCLE and the ever-innovative ALBOROISE. The renowned musician and actor WYCLEF JEAN will dot the I’s and cross the T’s of the rap alphabet and ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION, take their live set to the extreme, while young guns THE QEMISTS are back for the second time, and DUBIOZA KOLECTIV and WE THE LION are sure to pull a few surprises.
Spain will also be well represented with timeless rock from one of our classics BUNBURY that’s sure to meet the crowd’s expectations with some new songs and a repertoire of their greatest hits over the last 30 years. Long-serving festival veterans AVALANCH, GATILLAZO, LA FUGA and the Madrid-based BOIKOT will also be adding a punch to the line-up.
Merrymakers, revellers and fusion always goes down a treat and this year is no different with the energetic MACACO, LA RAÍZ, LA PEGATINA in popular demand with the “weekers”, along with JUANITO MAKANDÉ and the madness of EL CANIJO DE JEREZ, MUCHACHITO and ESKORZO.
More all-embracing rappers like SFDK and EL LANGUI will also be giving it their best to get the crowd going against NATOS and WAOR who are sure to rock it. MALA RODRIGUEZ, whose being blowing up dancefloor recently is also on top form to do it all again at the Weekend Beach Festival this year.
Pop music always has a special place at the WEEKEND BEACH FESTIVAL and this year is no different. IZAL, one of the leading acts on the line-up will be presenting their new album “Autoterapia” with a spectacular light show that’s sure to leave the crowd gasping for more. DORIAN, another of the big names on the Spanish pop scene is another act you don’t want to miss. And LA M.O.D.A. has put aside their retirement plans to perform in Torre del Mar alongside SIDECARS, VIVA SUECIA and the incredible voices of NEUMAN.
The WEEKEND warm summer nights will see national and international DJs like LOCO DICE take to the stage for his first visit to Malaga, the techno rock-electro star VITALIC LIVE, underground techno DJ ADAM BEYER, the tech-house UK artist ALAN FITZPATRICK, engineer and producer MATADOR, the ever-popular PENDULUM DJ SET, the mastery of PACO OSUNA, HOT SINCE 82 and the female wizardry of FATIMA HAJJI.
GREEN VALLEY, DANZA INVISIBLE, FYAHBWOY, CELTAS CORTOS, HUECCO and LA PEGATINA, among others, have been entrusted to welcome the thousands of “weekers” at the highly anticipated Welcoming Party.
All of this and much more only at WEEKEND BEACH FESTIVAL TORRE DEL MAR.
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