Benidorm hosts on July 19 the Reggaetón Beach Festival with Bad Bunny on the poster

Benidorm will host on July 19 the Reggaetón Beach Festival, an urban music event that is held for the first time outside Barcelona and the international artist Bad Bunny will be there. This has been announced today by the Councilor for Events and Festivals, José Ramón González de Zárate; Javier Ferrándiz, one of the people in charge of Benidorm Sound; and Iván Sanahuja, general manager of D-Quality Group.

De Zárate pointed out that Reggaetón Beach is going to be a "very powerful" festival, "a national and international reference" and "a resounding success", in view of how the previous editions in Barcelona have worked. The mayor thanked the local promoter to "bet again" for the city and to offer "alternatives" that allow "further diversify the tourist offer."

Ferrándiz, meanwhile, stressed that the Reggaetón Beach Festival, which Benidorm Sound realizes with co-production with D-Quality Group, comes out of Barcelona for the first time, after two successful dates in Barcelona, ​​which will also have its own edition .

The people in charge of the event have influenced that Bad Bunny is "one of the international stars of urban music", a genre "that is being a success in our country", that "every time has a higher demand" and that progressively it is positioning in the rest of Europe.

Sanahuja has indicated that both the site and the rest of the names of the poster will be announced progressively, although he has anticipated that the festival will have between 12 and 15 artists, "mostly international", and that the expected capacity round " the 15,000 spectators. "

The festival, which will begin during daytime and will continue until midnight, will combine the performances of national and international artists with "activities and workshops such as zumba and bachata classes", promoting "cultural diversity" and seeking to attract "a target "Of viewer of" all ages ".

The first thousand tickets are put on sale today at a promotional price of 25 euros and can be purchased on the event website: www.reggaetonbeachfestival.com. Starting Monday, they will also be available on the web www.benidormsound.com.