Festivals, in figures: Spain becomes the most demanded music destination


The festival tourism It has returned this year stronger than ever. After the pandemic, Spain is once again the most demanded musical destination. The economic impact is expected to exceed 382 million euros in 2019.

Music festivals in numbers

The music sounds throughout Spain. The country is the first destination in the world for music festival tourism. This year, turnover is expected to exceed 400 million euros. In just six years, the pace is unstoppable with growth of 111%, 224 million euros more. The figures give the note. This summer, there are more than 100 music festivals and the average expenditure of each tourist is 300 euros. Some also break dance records: ‘Primavera Sound’, with 500,000 people; ‘Mad Cool’, with 300,000 or ‘BBK Live’ with 115,000 attendees.

To as the economic impact rises? A small town like Aranda de Duero with its ‘Sonorama’, exceeds three million euros. However, the largest, such as ‘Viña Rock’, leave 22 million euros and almost 5,000 jobs.

Festivals and concerts postponed

the music summer also has postponementssuch as the concert that the Canadian Bryan Adams was going to offer this July 14 in Vigo and that, due to “insurmountable” technical problems linked to the assembly, has been postponed to July 19, the date on which he was going to perform in Valencia and that, due to unforeseen events and problems in technical production, has been cancelled.

Not due to technical problems, but health problems, another musician who has postponed his tour of Spain has been Alan Parsons who, among his concerts, had one planned in Madrid on July 3. In addition, and although it was finally held last June on its dates, the festival “O Son do Camiño” It hung by a thread when days before three workers suffered injuries of varying severity when part of its stage collapsed during the assembly.

Yes indeed, they were finally able to act Jason Derulo and Tiësto, Khea, The Wonderful Orchestra of Alcohol, Rigoberta Bandini, Nicki Nicole or the artist from Madrid C. Tangana.

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Festivals, in figures: Spain becomes the most demanded music destination