Artists such as Charlie xcx, Billie Eilish, Aitana, Sabina, Quevedo, Guns N’ Roses, Dua Lipa, Duki and Dani Martín are some of the notable concerts that Spanish venues will host this year 2025.
Many of these events will take place at the WiZink Center in Madrid – which has a new name, Movistar Arena -, Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Palau Sant Jordi or at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium (Barcelona).
Although the ten most listened to artists in Spain in 2024 were mostly international – from Latin genres -, national music will dominate the recitals in 2025, with Joaquín Sabina’s farewell to the stage, Dani Martín’s 10 sold out dates in the WiZink Center or the return of Quevedo among the highlights.
Also filling large venues will be the Catalan Morad – the greatest exponent of drill in Spain and the most listened to Spanish artist in Europe, according to what Spotify has revealed -, Amaia, Rels B, Leiva, Carolina Durante, Dellafuente, Coque Malla, Los Pecos, Recycled J , Miguel Bosé, Rigoberta Bandini, Amaral, Manuel Carrasco or Vanesa Martín.
For example, David Bisbal has already closed his Christmas concerts for December 2025 while his version of the Christmas carol ‘El burrito sabanero’ has more than 3 million views and sneaks into the ‘top 100’ of Spanish singles, according to the official list of Promusicae.
Among the international artists who will arrive in Spain are also Lenny Kravitz, Iron Maiden, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons, Robbie Williams, Gracie Abrams, Lionel Richie, The Lumineers and the former member of the band Maneskin, Damiano David.
Urban music continues to be dominant in Spain and precisely, the most listened to artist in 2024 by Spanish Spotify users was Myke Towers, who will also perform in several cities. He is joined by Duki, Luis Fonsi, Trueno, Jhayco, Maluma, Emilia and Chayanne, who will stop in Barcelona.
THE CONCERTS AT THE BERNABÉU, IN THE AIR
Although the passage of Taylor Swift with her ‘The Eras Tour’ or the four dates of Karol G with ‘Tomorrow will be nice’ at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium seemed to indicate a new musical stage for the venue, complaints from neighbors about the noise have left in the air concerts such as Aitana or Lola Índigo, which were scheduled for next year.
Thus, Real Madrid decided last September to delay all concerts until April after neighborhood protests over events such as the aforementioned concerts or that of the Argentine artist Duki. It is expected that during this period the white club will improve sound insulation.
THE THREE “MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF THE MOMENT” IN PRIMAVERA SOUND
As for festivals, Primavera Sound 2025, which will hold its main days between June 5 and 7 at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, will have Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, LCD Soundsystem, FKA on its lineup Twigs and Haim.
Precisely, the festival itself celebrated having the three “most important artists of the moment” on its lineup, referring to Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter — whom they defined as the American dream turned pop singer — and Chappell Roan.
Other artists performing at the Primavera Sound include Central Cee, Jamie xx, Fontaines DC, Beach House, Idles, Clairo, Turnstile, Anohni and the Johnsons, Floating Points, Stereolab, Spiritualized and Parcels up to a total of 147 artists.
The Mad Cool event in Madrid, which will take place on July 10, 11 and 12, will allow fans of Olivia Rodrigo or Residente to see the artists live, as well as Iggy Pop or Arde Bogotá.