Starlite offers discounts to celebrate its 15th anniversary in Marbella

The festival Starlite Occident will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year in the city of Marbella, featuring new additions such as a 15% discount on concert tickets for residents and the hosting and live broadcast of the Premios Juventud from TelevisaUnivision, as announced by the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, this Thursday.

The mayor highlighted these details at the presentation of the event alongside the founder and president of Starlite, Sandra García-Sanjuán, and the co-founder of the festival, Ignacio Maluquer. She emphasized “the entrepreneurial vision and effort” that made it possible “to transform a unique space like the Nagüeles quarry into one of the most recognized stages on the international scene.”

This year, the festival will take place from June 19 to August 29, and will feature a lineup of national and international artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Maroon 5, Juan Luis Guerra, John Legend, Deep Purple, Alan Parsons, Rick Astley, Diana Krall, Jean-Michel Jarre, Gloria Trevi, Ozuna, Yandel, Manuel Turizo, Danny Ocean, Grupo Frontera, Rosario, Vanesa Martín, Malú, Taburete, Delaossa, Love of Lesbian, and Iván Ferreiro, among others.

“Starlite has been able for fifteen years to elevate its brand and that of the city to the highest levels, contributing decisively to positioning the locality as a destination linked to high-quality experiences, culture, and entertainment,” the mayor stated.

Economic and Touristic Impact

She also remarked that “each edition generates a significant economic, touristic, and promotional return for the city.” In this regard, she highlighted the estimated impact of over 315 million euros annually, attendance of more than 350,000 people, and the creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs linked to sectors such as hospitality, commerce, transport, and services.

Furthermore, she emphasized the “continuous commitment to local employment” and recalled that “many young people have had their first job opportunity thanks to the festival.” Recruitment days will again be held on May 27, 28, and 29 at the Adolfo Suárez Conference Center to fill over 1,000 direct positions related to the event's operations.

For her part, García-Sanjuán stated she is “very proud of what we have built together with the city over these fifteen years” and affirmed that Starlite “has taken the name of Marbella around the world.”

The entrepreneur defended the value of experiences as the engine of current tourism and explained that the festival was born with that philosophy because “today people seek to share and be moved by real and authentic propositions.”

Discount on Tickets for Residents

The founder of Starlite announced several special initiatives to commemorate the XV anniversary, including a discount of 15% for Marbella residents on all concerts, with limited quotas and a maximum of four tickets per person, a promotion that can be requested from tomorrow May 15 until June 15.

Additionally, 15 ‘instapoints’ will be installed across various locations in the municipality as a tribute to the most emblematic moments in the festival's history.

As a major new feature, this year will see the celebration of the Premios Juventud, an awards gala produced by TelevisaUnivision that will be broadcast live to over twenty international territories and will reach millions of viewers in the United States and Latin America.

“We are not yet fully aware of the significance that hosting this event will have for Marbella,” said Muñoz, who emphasized “the enormous media and promotional impact” it will have for the city.

Maluquer explained that the alliance between Starlite Occident and Premios Juventud will transform the municipality into one of the major epicenters of Latin culture and global entertainment through a full week of concerts, professional meetings, immersive experiences, audiovisual content, and activities related to the music industry.

Nacho Meyer, president of TelevisaUnivision Entertainment, spoke via video from Miami to thank the support of the Andalusian institutions and the Marbella City Council and highlighted that the Premios Juventud “has been for over two decades one of the most important media platforms to boost Latin music and young artists internationally.”