Marenostrum Fuengirola 2025

Marenostrum Fuengirola 2025

Contemporary music and dance festivals in Andalucia

Marenostrum Fuengirola -3rd May to 19th October 2025
Marenostrum Fuengirola celebrates it tenth year in 2025. Dates thus far announced run from 3rd May to 19th October 2025. Marenostrum is one of the larger series of outdoor concerts events on the Costa del Sol. Supported and promoted by Fuengirola Town Hall, it presents a series of about 40 concerts that includes classical, rock, flamenco, rap, indie and pop music.

Most concerts are now held on large stage called Escenario Unicaja Banco in the gardens just outside the Castle of Sohail. This comprises of Front and General standing (or seated for some events) areas and the 28 row grandstand for 2.500 spectators. At the front of the grandstand at 18 six-person VIP boxes. 

Concerts billed as Escenario Fundacion Unicaja are held in the more intimate surrounds for about 1.150 seated within the Castle of Sohail walls themselves. 

Marenostrum, which first saw the light in 2016, attracts international stars including Monica Naranjo, Robbie Williams, Miguel Poveda, Ara Malikian, Hombres G, Alejandro Sanz, Vicente Amigo and Niña Pastori, Sting, Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana, Robbie Williams, Ricky Martín, UB40, Jennifer Lopez, Bonnie Tyle and Lionel Richie as well as numerious Spanish stars.

The three-month festival has grown to almost 6 months and is more of a series of summer concerts than a 'festival' in the true sense of the word. It also  incorporates several mini day festivals, such as the Fulanita Fest. In previous years this was more prevelant including the Sohail Jazz Festival, Bombastic Costa del Sol, and Locos por la Musica, Festival of Cabaret, and Anfitrión.

The venue offers accessibility for people with mobility restrictions.

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2025 Artists line up:

 

About the Artists

Myke Towers
Michael Torres from Puerto Rico, better known by his stage name Myke Towers, is one of the biggest and most current Latin artists in the world. He has collaborated with some of the most well-known names in Latin music, featuring on songs with global stars Bad Bunny and Becky G. His discography is a combination of reggaeton, Latin trap, and dancehall, and features salsa and hip-hop influences. He began rapping in his late teens and almost three decades later topped the Latin Album Charts with his hit record “Easy Money Baby” in 2020.by Alex Cutts

Chayanne
Throughout his career, world-renowned Puerto Rican singer Chayanne has become one of the most influential Latin singers of his generation, achieving multiple prestigious awards such as a Billboard and Latin Grammy.

Born Elmer Figueroa Arce in Puerto Rico in 1968, Chayanne has recorded more than twenty albums and clocked up a string of worldwide hits, which have sold an estimated 40 million copies. He began his career in 1978 as a member of the group Los Chicos, who received success in much of Central and South America.

His solo career began in 1983, when he signed to the RCA Ariola record company, which released his debut solo album, ‘Chayanne is My Name’. This has been followed by a constant flow of Latin-pop recordings, and tours of the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Spain, the United States, Puerto Rico and Central America.

Lionel Richie
The former co-lead vocalist with the world-renowned American Motown group, The Commodores, Lionel Richie should need no introduction to lovers of soul, funk and pop ballads. The Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe Award winner has sold more than 125 million records worldwide, and he is considered one of the most important figures in music history.

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr was born in Alabama in 1949, and although he showed signs of becoming a star tennis player (accepting a scholarship to attend the Tuskegee Institute), he first considered becoming a priest. He claimed much later in his life that he soon realised that he was not “priest material”, and decided focus on music instead, even though, at that time, he could not read or write music.

His passion to become a musician soon developed and he formed a succession of R&B bands during the 1960s, before joining the Commodores as a vocalist and saxophonist towards the end of the decade. Following the breakup of the band, Richie began to write songs for established performers like Diana Ross, Kenny Rogers and The Temptations. His big break as a solo artiste came in 1982 with the self-titled debut album, from which came the number one hit Truly. An avalanche of chart-topping hits followed, including You Are, All Night Long, Hello, Penny Lover, Say You Say Me and Dancing on the Ceiling, to name a mere few.

He is renowned for his command of the stage and his ability to connect with audiences of all generations. His headline performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2015 drew the biggest crowd of the festival that year, cementing his place as a legendary live performer. Most recently, Richie debuted and co-produced the documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 to critical acclaim. The documentary is about the creation in 1985 of the renowned pop song We Are the World, which he co-wrote and produced with Michael Jackson, and which was recorded by USA for Africa. He is currently in the middle of his Say Hello to the Hits tour, where he will perform the songs that have positioned him as a global music icon.

The Prodigy
Known for their energetic blend of electronic, punk, and rave sounds, The Prodigy are recognised as one of the most influential electronic music bands in the world. The band formed in Essex in 1990 and emerged during the underground rave scene, receiving relative success with their early hits. Following their debut album, Experience (1992), the group began to experiment with techno and breakbeat, reaching their commercial peak with their third album, The Fat of the Land. This recording spawned the singles Fire Starter and Breath, which both reached the number one spot in the UK singles chart in 1996.

Described as "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses", The Prodigy have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide. They have had seven consecutive UK number one albums, which has gained them numerous awards, including two Brit Awards for Best British Dance Act. The Prodigy’s live performances have been described as a “visual and audio spectacle that promises to take the audience to the edge of their adrenaline".

Bonnie Tyler
British rock singer Bonnie Tyler, who shot to fame in the 1970s with songs like Lost in France and It’s a Heartache, was born in Neath, Wales in 1951. The daughter of a coal miner, she grew up listening to Elvis and The Beatles, leaving school with no qualifications and working as a shop assistant. She was inspired to pursue a musical career after coming second in a talent competition in 1969, and soon after she was hired as a backing singer for Bobby Wayne and the Dixies.

Her solo career began to take off in 1975, when she signed to RCA Records, and she made her first appearance on Top of the Pops (with Lost in France) the following year.

Known for her distinctive husky voice, Tyler teamed up with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman in the 1980s, who at the time was working with rock legend Meatloaf. Steiman was responsible for her groundbreaking album Faster Than the Speed of Night, which produced her biggest selling single, Total Eclipse of the Heart, along with the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit, Have You Ever Seen the Rain. Throughout the 1980s, Tyler, whose real name is Gaynor Sullivan, was one of the most successful female rock singers of the era, selling millions of records on both sides of the Atlantic.

She has since recorded numerous albums in various musical styles that contain elements of country, rock, pop, blues and Celtic. She also represented the UK during the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, although the song, Believe in Me, finished in 19^th place, and also made little impact on the UK Singles Chart.

She has received numerous awards for her music, including the Gold Badge award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, while in 2022, she was honoured with an MBE for services to music.

Vicente Amigo
Born in Seville in 1967, (although raised in Córdoba), Vicente Amigo Girol is considered a virtuoso of the flamenco guitar and ranked alongside other maestros like Paco de Lucia, Tomatito and Raimundo Amador. He studied under the celebrated guitarist Manolo Sanlúcar, and began his solo career in 1988, winning first prize in the guitar category at the festival Cantes de las Minas de la Unión.

He has recorded and performed extensively, both as a soloist and accompanist, collaborating with artistes as diverse as José Merce, Sting and Alejandro Sanz.

Like many guitarists of his generation, Vicente Amigo has experimented with many musical genres, such as jazz, while also adapting his incredible talent to the works of Andalusian poets like Rafael Alberti.

He has been recognised with numerous awards throughout his career, including Best Flamenco Artist and Best Flamenco Composer, and in 2000, the regional government awarded him the Medal of Andalucía for his contribution to Spanish music.

Pastora Soler
Born in Seville in 1978, Pastora Soler (María del Pilar Sánchez Luque), is a singer and composer who mixes Spanish copla and flamenco with pop and even electronic music. She began singing at festivals and venues in Andalucía at an early age and by the time she was 16, she had secured a recording contract with Polydor, releasing her debut album, Nuestras Coplas, a collection of traditional Spanish songs. She continued to record several albums in this style until 2005, when she changed record companies, signing with Warner Music, which marked a change in direction.

Although pigeonholed as a singer of copla, Pastora Soler is a fine singer of flamenco, especially the fiesta styles like the bulerías and tangos. 

She has collaborated with artistes like Malu, Miguel Poveda and Manuel Carrasco; was nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album (15 Años); and in 2012, she represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest.

She has received much commercial success with her recordings and is a popular judge and coach on the musical television talent shows La Voz Kids and La Voz Senior.

Andy y Lucas
Childhood friends Andrés Morales and Lucas González – Andy y Lucas – are a flamenco-inspired pop duo from Cádiz. The duo, both born in 1982, began performing in bars in Cádiz and quickly gained attention for their catchy pop tunes with flamenco rhythms. By the time they were 20, they had signed a contract and produced their debut album, which sold 200,000 copies and spent several weeks at the top of the Spanish charts, securing their fame as the new kids on the block.

They continued to enjoy significant commercial success and also performed at festivals and theatres all over Spain, earning them a place in the history of Spanish pop music.

In 2023, after more than two decades together, the duo announced they were separating due to health problems suffered by Lucas.  Battling a heart condition, it seemed that he would permanently retire from the stage at that time, but Andy y Lucas got back together recently and are currently touring with 'Nuestros últimos acordes (our last chords), which, they have hinted, will most probably be their last. 

Rosario
Born in Madrid in 1963, Rosario Flores, known artistically as Rosario, descends from a family of celebrated musicians and singers, so she has music and dance in her blood. She is the daughter of Antonio González, a Spanish singer, guitarist and composer better known as El Pescailla, and the legendary singer Lola Flores. Other renowned artistes in her family include her elder brother, singer/songwriter Antonio Flores, and Lolita Flores, a singer, actress and television presenter.

Rosario made her debut album (De Ley) in 1992, which sold 300,000 copies and received three platinum records, winning her the 1992 Ondas Award for Best New Artist.

Throughout the 1990s, she released several albums with a flamenco-rock feel; while in 2001, she released Muchas Flores, a tribute to her mother and father, in particular, some of the Catalan rumba styles they made famous.

She embarked on tours that would take her across Spain and to countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States, firmly establishing herself as a stage artist. She has continued to achieve considerable commercial success with her recordings, and has gained wider exposure working as and a coach on La Voz Kids, alongside David Bisbal and Antonio Orozco.

Molotov
Formed in 1995, Molotov is a Mexican rock band who perform diverse styles such as punk, metal, and hip-hop and who have enjoyed success all over America and Europe. The group’s early music caused controversy due to its social criticism of the Mexican government and society in general, which brought them greater fame. They began their musical career in the 1990s and have since established themselves as one of Mexico's leading groups, having sold millions of physical copies and racked up millions of streams on digital platforms. 

Thirty seconds to Mars
The Californian alternative rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars (TSTM) hold the record for having the song (The Kill) that spent the longest time on the Alternative Songs chart. The band has sold approximately 11 million records worldwide. Their music is described as a mixture of progressive metal, grunge, hardcore and rock. 

Martos Santos and Juanlu Montoya
Marta Santos has gone from a promising young singer to an established flamenco-pop performer in record time, thanks to her musical talent and her ability to connect with her audience, as demonstrated by her 2.5 million monthly Spotify listeners.

Juanlu Montoya is a young singer-songwriter from Utrera who evolves from a long line of celebrated flamenco performers. Throughout his career, he has reinvented himself, shaping a unique style that stands out for its personality and performance, establishing him as one of the best-known and most promising artists in the field of flamenco-inspired pop music nationwide. 

Eppu Normaali
Finnish band Eppu Normaali is one of the key representatives of genre called suomirock, rock music with Finnish lyrics. The group have sold around two million records, making them one of Finland’s best-selling bands. Their early music was classified as punk pop, but it was in 1984 that the band gained mainstream acceptance after concentrating on a more album-oriented rock music style.

ll Volo
Il Volo (The Flight) is an Italian vocal trio that perform classical crossover/lyrical pop music that formed in 2009.

Ha*sh
Ha*sh is a Mexican-American pop country duo founded in 2002 by sisters Ashley Grace and Hanna Nicole. They are considered one of the most influential female duos of recent years in Latin America. 

Ojete Calor
Ojete Calor is a Spanish duo that perform what they term ‘subnopop’, a style characterised by having a base of electronic music, with ironic lyrics or absurd humour within a simple pop structure.

Ozuna
A Puerto Rican artiste born in 1992, Ozuna is a reggaeton, pop and trap singer known for his high-pitched voice who rose to fame in 2016: he has since sold more than 15 million records, making him a bestselling Latin artiste.

Martinez Ares 
Antonio Martínez Ares is a musician and singer who marked a before and after in the history of the Cádiz carnival, being considered one of the most important composers of comparsas, carnival verses. 

Sebastián Yatra
Colombian singer and actor Sebastián Yatra began his career as a Latin pop singer and is noted for his romantic lyrics, melding traditional lyricism with modern reggaeton influences.

Maria Peláe
Born in Malaga in 1990, María Peláe is a flamenco-pop singer whose music is characterised by lyrics that focus on social criticism. 

Paloma San Basilio 
Born her 50-year career, Latin Grammy Award winner Paloma San Basilio has sold sixteen million records, with music ranging from melodic song to pop.

Pecos
Pecos is a duo from Madrid made up of two brothers who rose to fame in the late 1970s, standing out for their catchy pop songs and clean-cut image.

Sun and Thunder
Over three days, more than 40 bands will perform at the Sun and Thunder festival, an event that offers today's best national and international heavy metal bands. Among some of the most successful are Uriah Heep, a British band formed in London in 1969 that were part of the early 1970s rock scene. They are considered pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal genres.

Los Angeles rock band WASP gained recognition for their shock-rock image and their energetic live performances; while Kreator have long been considered one of the most popular bands on the German thrash metal scene.

Contemporary music and dance festivals in Andalucia

Location

Castle of Sohail, Calle Tartesios, Fuengirola.