Weekend Beach Festival Bids Farewell to Its Tenth Anniversary with 90,000 Visitors and 12 Million in Economic Impact

Vélez-Málaga/The Weekend Beach Festival, located in the Torre del Mar area of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, has concluded its tenth anniversary with about 90,000 visitors and an economic impact of 12 million euros for this area of Axarquía.

According to the organizers, the last day of the Weekend was the busiest, totaling 90,000 visits to the west beach venue of Torre del Mar from Thursday, July 10, to Saturday, July 12.

A total of visits that represents an economic impact of about 12 million euros in the area related to the festival, which employed 500 internal and external workers who made the entire development of the festival possible.

Weekend Beach kicked off its most crowded day on Saturday, July 12, with the sound of the brother duo Morochos, welcoming the audience who were waiting even before the doors opened. The fresh and multi-instrumental sound of Nil Moliner continued the afternoon with a fun live performance that preceded one of the first full-house concerts at the festival, with Rozalén who captivated the audience instantly and, as a surprise, sang the song 'Vivir' with Estopa, who joined her on stage during her concert.

Estopa starred in the most anticipated show of the Weekend Beach, with a full house and beyond. Accompanied by performers like the Granada-born Chonchi Heredia, they sang hits known by all generations such as 'La Raja de tu falda', 'Vino tinto', or 'Chichos', delivering a performance acclaimed by all festival attendees and concluding with 'Camarón', one of their iconic songs. Undoubtedly a performance worthy of being the only concert of the band in Andalusia in 2025.

The Seville-based band Derby Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba burst onto the stage with their fusion of Andalusian rock and psychedelia, with a live performance that always adds value and a sound that captivated the audience still filling the venue. The rhymes of Pepe and Vizio took over the Torremar Victoria stage with their unique interpretation of fresh hip hop and pop. A duo that preceded the closing of the Weekend Beach Stage with the DJ set of Hedex while José de las Heras closed the Weekend Victoria Stage.

Saturday was the most international day on the Sunrise Stage, starting with sets from Antonio Hierro and the duo Art No Logia. Names such as Mahony, Hozho, and Agents Of Time were the highlights of the night, concluding with the set of the Italian brothers Matteo and Amedeo Giovanelli, Mathame, who were the last to play music on the Weekend Beach Festival stage.

On the other hand, on Friday, the unique style of the emerging artist La Chispa kicked off the second night of the Weekend Beach Festival, which continued with the sound of the artist from Plasencia, Huecco, who always knows how to capture the audience's attention.

The indie pop of the Granada-based Lori Meyers was the first full-house concert of this second day with anthems like 'Mi realidad' or the most chanted 'Emborracharme' to close with a dive into the crowd to the sound of 'Alta fidelidad'. A concert that comes to recall the year 2017 when they already performed at the festival.

The next to take the stage was the veteran rapper Kase.O, storming Weekend Beach with the power of his soundsystem and a spectacular visual accompaniment that showcased the strength in his return to the stage. It was also his only concert in Andalusia, recalling his appearance at the festival in 2022.

Lía Kali with her band and dance troupe raised the night's rhythm with a show experimenting with broadcasts from screens on stage. The complex urban sound of the international top Kapo and the rhythm of De la Rose continued at Weekend Beach until the closing with Spor for the most night owl weekers.

Since Friday night, the Sunrise Stage is the exponent at Weekend Beach of digital electronic sounds. National names with international projection such as Dexphase and Karretero, along with new bets like Ester Bronchal and Brenda Serna shone on the night of Friday, July 11. International big names like Adrian Mills and Shlomo were the highlights of the early morning.

The west beach of Torre del Mar welcomed Thursday, July 10, the first day of the Weekend Beach Festival. The eagerly awaited tenth anniversary of the Torre del Mar festival started with its eclectic proposal accommodating all genres, from rock, pop, fusion, electronic to urban sounds.

Weekend Beach started with parallel programming on its two main stages in 'twin' format that day. The first band to take the stage were the winners of the Emerge band contest, La Taraská. The rhymes of Faenna on stage with her hip hop sound from Málaga gave way to the flamenco pop fusion of the Cadiz-based Salistre, with an effective show that received applause from the audience while the live performance of the Malaga-based Javypablo transmitted a special energy at Weekend Beach with their melodic pop.

The veterans Seguridad Social jumped energetically onto the stage. The band led by Jose Manuel Casañ revived anthems like 'Quiero tener tu presencia', 'Comerranas', or 'Chiquilla' on stage, linking with the British Kaiser Chiefs the two most acclaimed live performances of the night.

Ricky Wilson shone particularly brightly in Torre del Mar leading his band, in what has been his only concert in Andalusia. The sessions of Vicam Romero & Mike Sildavia Djs or Selecta closed the first night of a festival that promises a lot of partying this summer weekend.