Dreambeach Music Festival 2025, Almeria

Dreambeach Music Festival 2025 - 7th to 10th August 2025

Contemporary music and dance festivals in Andalucia

Dreambeach returns to Retamar near Almeria city in 2025. Dreambeach moved to this new location at La Toya, Retamar close to Almeria City and Airport for the 2024 edition leaving behind ten years at Playa Villaricos (Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería). Dreambeach was originally a two-day dance festival featuring top electronic music that has now grown to a four or five day event. This festival usually takes place in the run up to the first weekend (Thursday to Saturday plus Sunday close) in August. Around 30.000 festival goers attend the auditorium each day. There is camping zone for 30.000. The Villaricos site was strictly over 18 years old however at the Retemar site the organisors have changed this policy permitting those 16 and 17 to attend withparents signed permission. Dreambaeach was the effective successor to Creamfield Andalucia which was held in Playa Villaricos from 2004-2007 and then in other locations until 2012 when Dreambeach started in 2013.

Background on the Retemar site.

The new 2024 festival site was controversial. At Retamar there was strong opposition from local residents who formed a pressure group called 'No al Dreambeach en El Toyo' (No to Dreambeach in El Toyo) and generated much media coverage. They pointed out that the natural environment on land ajacent to the festival site, which is classified as 'red Natura 2000', is not protected. They are concerned about the proximity to Almeria airport, although Aviacion Civil's filed a non-objection. They also had concerns about noise pollution especially when the Almeria City suspended local noise limit by-laws for the weekend. However, the authorities at all levels did not supported their position. The residents claimed that permission was given first and then environmental studies and conditions were imposed later. the National Police force took responsibility for security at the festival for the forst time and reported positively tha there were only nine arrests. An edition that has seen 120,000 people attend the festival during the three days. In other words 40.000 over three nights. The Hotels (Asociación Provincial de Empresarios de Hostelería de Almería) announced there had been a drop od 25-45% in occupancy around the festival and a income loss of 450.000 €. Meanwhile the Almería City Council, the Regional Government and the festival organisers anounced together an economic impact of 12 million euro.

(Reference: Listing of one hundred articles from Dario de ALmeria)

*Note: Economic impact should not read as economic benefit. Economic Impact refers to the overall economic effect of an event, on an area's economy and includes both positive and negative effects.

Previous Editions - Full linup and After Festival Videos and dates.

2024 - the 10th edition ran for 4 days from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th August 2024. See Lineup

2023 - the 9th edition runs for 5 days from 9th to 13th August 2023. See Lineup

2022 - the 8th edition ran at last for 5 days from 13th to 17th July 2022. See Lineup
This earlier date was due to a new event 'Dreambeach Puerto de Santa Maria' a one day event on the this town on the Cadiz coast.

2021 - the 8th edition was due to run for 5 days from 4th to 8th August 2021. However this had to be cancelled and a smaller one day event was held in Granada city on 30th October 2021. See Lineup

2020 - the 8th edition was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. See Lineup

2019 - the 7th edition ran for 5 days 7th to 11th August 2019. See Lineup

2018 - the 6th edition ran for 5 days 8th to 12th August 2018. See Lineup

2017 - the 5th edition ran for 5 days 10th to 15th August 2017. See Lineup

2016 - the 4th edition ran for 3 days 11th to 13th August 2016. See Lineup

2015 - the 3rd edition ran for 2 days on 7th and 8th August 2015. See Lineup

2014 - the 2nd edition ran for 2 days on 8th and 9th August 2014. See Lineup

2013 - the 1st edition of Deambeach ran for 2 days on 9th and 10th August 2013. See Lineup

2012 - Creamfields Andalucia, was held at El Ejido in 2008 and 2009 and then at the Jerez Moto GP circuit in 2010 and 2011

2007 Creamfields Andalucia 2007 was held at Playa Villaricos from 2004 to 2007. Report by Stacy Prenderville from the last Creamfields Andalucia in Villaricos in 2007

2004 to 2012 Creamfields Andalucia,  was held at Playa Villaricos location from 2004 to 2007.

Contemporary music and dance festivals in Andalucia

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