Dreambeach 2013 was the first edition of Dreambeach. It took place on 9th and 10th August 2013at the spiritual home of the Creamfields Andalucia festival which had experimented with other locations from 2008 to 2012. Dreamfields was a clever choice of name, similar in style yet different from Creamfields. There was an ready made attendance of attendance of 30.000 festival goers.
The first edition of the Sotogrande Music Festival took place in the grounds of the Puerto Maria Polo Club, Los Pinos fields from 12 August 2022 until 10 September 2022.
Cala Mijas Festival, Day 3 Saturday was headlined by Florence and the Machine. Florence was barefoot and clad in a long, sparkly, copper gown with a flowing cape to match.
Day two of Cala Mijas began in 'La Playa' (La Cala de Mijas village), where a showcase of free-to-watch performances took place for the public and ticket holders to enjoy. Small stages were set up by Torre de la Bateria; El Torreón stage hosted small live bands such as Lord Malco.
Vera Fauna kicked off Cala Mijas festival on Thursday evening, over on the Sunset stage, cast away in the shade. The four piece band from Seville drew a pleasant sized crowd for the first band of the day. Their melodic summer tunes set the tone of the festival nicely.
The first edition of the music festival in 2022 welcomed headline shows from the Arctic Monkeys, where they showcased their most recent album The Car, ahead of its release in October later that year. It was recently announced that the 2023 Iberian Festival Awards awarded Cala Mijas the Best Live Performance award for the Sheffield band’s show at their 2022 edition, as well as winning the award for Best New Festival.
Cala Mijas Festival returned to the Costa del Sol for the second edition, featuring a star-studded lineup of classic Spanish artists and international indie bands. Full report.
Dreambeach 2022 was multi-day festival featuring the best electronic music. Dreambeach takes place on the first weekend in August at Playa Villaricos (Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería).
Andalucia Big closed on Saturday night with a headline act from English (Teignmouth, Devon) rock band Muse. Their 2006 hit Supermassive Black Hole made it to number four in the UK singles chart and featured in 2008 blockbuster movie Twilight, during the baseball scene. Lead singer Matt Bellamy said that the song contains “Rage Against the Machine riffs” perhaps giving fans a taste of what they are missing out on for Thursday’s line up.
Night two of the festival will welcome 90s British funk band Jamiroquai to the stage. With hits such as Virtual Insanity, Space Cowboy, and Cosmic Girl, along with lead singer Jay Kay’s array of quirky hats, the band are sure to bring an unforgettable show to close Friday night. Their headline slot at Andalucia Big is certainly a special one as it is the groups one and only Euopean show of 2022, giving fans a festival exclusive.
Thursday - Andalucia Big festival Day One began promptly at 16,30. Festival fans had already formed a long queue waiting for the gates to open. In the full heat of the Malaga sun, the astroturf was glowing green in the sun. Thursday’s line up welcomed up-and-coming artists Viva Belgrado, from Cordoba, American singer songwriter Lucy Dacus, and British indie band Life.
The creators of Mad Cool festival in Madrid produced the first edition of Andalucia Big in September 2022. With their expertise and 6 years of lineups, the producers knew how to pull out the big names. The Andalucia Big festival brought a combination of both English speaking and Spanish bands. Read the reports and photos from each of the three on the links below.
Dreambeach 2021 took place on the 30th October 2021 in Granada city due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic with an authentic line up of artists including Armin van Buuren, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Netsky, 999999999 live and I Hate Models. 10.000 people attended the festival.
