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Duran Duran heading for Ibiza for Touch the Sunrise event in 2022
EIGHTIES superstars Duran Duran are heading for Ibiza as part of their 40th anniversary tour. Simon Le Bon, 63, Nick Rhodes, 59, John Taylor, 61,...
Reggaeton triumphs in Spain as top five most listened to artists on Spotify reveals
THE most listened to artist on Spotify Spain during 2021 has been Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro, the music streaming platform has revealed. The Reggaeton...
Spain’s Joan Manuel Serrat quits touring in shock retirement from the road
JOAN Manuel Serrat has announced he will say goodbye to the stage with his last ever world tour as he winds down his life...
Meet the flamenco dancer from New York who used Spain’s lockdown to forge a new career in folk music
IT'S no small feat for a foreigner to make it big in Spain’s competitive world of flamenco. But that is exactly what Leilah Broukhim, a...
Mallorca gets the royal seal of approval as filming begins on location for The Crown
THE latest series of the hit Netflix production, The Crown, has already begun filming in Spain and will soon start shooting in Mallorca. The fifth...
International artists head to Spain’s Mallorca for prestigious music awards
MALLORCA will be hosting the prestigious LOS40 Music Awards 2021 where a whole host of international artists including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber Ariana Grande,...
ONE SMALL STEP: Meet Neil Armstrong, the expat Brit musician shooting for the moon from a hilltop town in...
LOCKDOWN certainly had its challenges, especially in Spain where for six weeks everyone was confined to their homes allowed out only for essentials. But for...
The Clash: How UK rock legend Joe Strummer has a plaza in Spain’s Granada named after him
TRAVEL SELFIE: Clash front man has been honoured with a square named after him in Granada... CAN YOU FIND IT?
Spanish singer Maria Isabel reveals she is quitting music to focus on mental health
MARIA Isabel has announced that she has quit music to focus on her mental health. The singer who won the Eurojunior festival in 2004 announced that...
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Piano Man zooms in to Marbella and you can win tickets
HE has supported a host of famous acts, including George Benson, Simply Red and Michael Bolton. But now Paul Maxwel has an amazing show...
Home alone cat in Spain’s Lugo wakes neighbourhood by blasting out music in the middle of the night
POLICE attending a noise complaint in Spain’s Lugo last weekend were startled to find a ‘home alone’ cat responsible for the midnight rave. According to...
Classical music improves the ‘quality of life’ in patients with dialysis, shows study in Spain
LISTENING to classical music has been linked to health and wellbeing improvements in those suffering with dialysis. In a study of 90 patients, researchers from...
Brilla Torrevieja music festival to make its debut on Spain’s Costa Blanca this August
A BRAND new festival, Brilla Torrevieja, will be taking place in the centre of the coastal city, at Era de la Sal between August...
Free Festival announced showing off the young musical talent of Spain’s Costa Blanca
MUSIC is top of the agenda at the first "Orihuela Music Fest" later this month, bringing together promising youngsters of the municipality. Orihuela’s Councillor for...
Summer nights’ dream: Spain’s Parador hotels offer musical extravaganzas
THE Parador hotel chain is offering a series of special concert packages during the summer months that promise to combine a musical experience with...
Scotland’s biggest rock band add one extra date to rearranged European tour, and it’s here in Spain
TEXAS, arguably Scotland’s biggest and most endearing rock band have added an extra concert date in Spain for their rearranged 2021 tour. Albacete's Palacio de...
VALENCIA RULES THE CHARTS: Zoo, a young band from Gandia, claim high spot on Spanish record sales list above...
Zoo has achieved the feat in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, and at a time when record sales – especially CDs - are at an all-time low
Fuengirola’s Marenostrum Festival will return this summer with more than 50 concerts
This summer, Fuengirola's Sohail Castle will once again host a new edition of the Marenostrum Festival. More than 30 artists, currently Spanish or Latino, are...
Couple who run a cannabis club on Spain’s Costa Blanca get raided over home plantations soothed by music
A TORREVIEJA couple who played soothing music to their flat crammed with marijuana plants have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Plants were found in...
Live bands contest planned to boost “severely punished” music sector on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A free-to-enter live music competition is being staged in Alicante this September to act as a fillip for new bands that have not been...
These five summer music festivals in Spain’s Andalucia have still not been cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic
THE Spanish summer you had hoped for is more than likely not going ahead as planned. Especially if you are a music fan, artist or...
Do NOT miss British LEGEND Tom Jones performing on Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer
TOM Jones has been confirmed as the latest act due to perform at the Starlite festival on the Costa del Sol this summer.
Spain’s Rosalia wins first ever Grammy
ROSALIA has won Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the Grammys.
Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival returns this summer with HUGE names including Billie Eilish, Khalid and Pixies
TAYLOR Swift and Kings of Leon are among a long line-up of artists taking to the Mad Cool Festival stage in Madrid this summer.
Andalucian country pub serves up craft beer, live music and burgers made from zebra, crocodile and kangaroo
HAVE you ever heard of burgers made from crocodile, zebra and kangaroo? You have now thanks to Bar Allioli, a hillside restaurant near Jimera de...
Tickets now on sale to see Green Day headline the MTV EMA awards in Spain’s Andalucia
The tickets can be purchased on the website of El Corte Ingles from 11 am today.
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