Carlos Vives brings his new tour, ‘El Rock De Mi Pueblo Vive’, to Madrid on July 14

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One of the kings of vallenato in the world, Carlos Vivesreturns to Madrid to give a grand concert at the Wizink Center from Madrid, next July 14. The show is part of their European tour, The Rock of My Town Lives. If you are a fan of the artist, you are in luck, because this show is a musical party to celebrate the Colombian sound that he created more than 30 years ago.

The interpreter’s 2023 has been spectaculara year in which he commemorated his three decades of artistic career with The province. In fact, to celebrate that great year, Vives gave a concert before thousands of people at the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid together with the Community of Madrid and WECB, under the motto: “Hispanic Pride: all accents fit in Madrid.”

Historic concert: Carlos Vives fills Madrid’s Puerta de Alcalá with music with special guests

His new tour is called The Rock of My Town Lives, and when he refers to “my people”, he includes the Spanish people who are also his people, since he has always proudly stated that his music is Latin American. In fact, the tour in Spain “should specifically be called “The Rock of My Town and Olé”the singer jokingly assures The bike.

“Thirty years ago my music came to stay in that diverse heart that is the Spanish people, “But it was not because of a phenomenon of musical marketing, like many events in music, but rather because we recognized ourselves as equals and shared the pride of being Hispanic… Being Europe, Africa and America!”, expressed the composer.

How do I buy tickets for the Carlos Vives concert in Madrid?

The entries They will go on sale this Thursday, February 29 at 12:00 p.m. on planetevents.es, Ticketmaster and El Corte Inglés.

However, there will be a pre-sale by Live Nation Santander SMusic from today, Tuesday the 27th, at 12:00 p.m. and another morning Wednesday the 28th at 12:00 p.m. for registered users on planetevents.es.

The Rock of My Town Lives

The tour The Rock of My Town Lives It is a tribute to the movement that Carlos Vives conceived in the 90s and with which he led a new generation of musicians and artists who followed his markbetting on local music and the sounds of Colombianness, framed within a concept that he called the Colombian Pop.

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