- Music, beach, style, and the trendiest destination in Mexico all unite
in two music festivals that happened over the past few weeks in Mexico’s
Pacific Treasure.
The
entertainment industry in Mexico—and music festivals in particular—have
registered a notable growth over the past decade. Music-inspired travel is on
the rise, and the Riviera Nayarit is front and center, serving as host to
top-notch live shows.
The end of
May and beginning of June ushered in two different music events: the second
edition of the RHA Festival and the 1st Riviera Nayarit Rock
Festival, each one with stellar headliners.
2nd RHA Festival
The RHA
Festival offered an alternative to the hustle and bustle of the rowdy summer
festivals in the heart of Mexico: this event, held in an intimate tropical
getaway, welcomed about three thousand music lovers from May 25-26 to the
gorgeous beach at the Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle.
The lineup
included renowned names in house and techno music that have slowly become cult
figures, including Charlotte de Witte and Luciano—this was, in fact, the first
time the boss of Cadenza has played in Mexico in three years.
Other
well-known musicians included Justin Martin, NOIR, Miguel Migs and Liam
Fitzgerald, and there were live presentations by Rodriguez Jr., Marques Wyatt
and his legendary brand, DEEP; Doc Martin (Subgroup Live), and Lee Foss and
Anabel Englund, as well as Mexicans Héctor and Harvard Bass.
1st Riviera Nayarit Rock Festival
On June 9th
the completely different—but no less appealing—1st Riviera Nayarit
Rock Festival began, headlined by Panteón Rococó and accompanied by local bands
Sal de Mar, Renglón, and The Black Hardies.
Over 7
thousand lovers of skal and rock showed up at the Nuevo Vallarta Hard Rock
Hotel concert venue, which reverberated for nearly two hours with the lead
band’s music and the thousands of slam dancing fans.
Lead singer
Dr. Shenka and the entire band—Tanis (percussion), Monel (guitar), Hiram
(drums), Felipe (keyboard), Missael (sax), Paco (trombone), Gorri (guitar), and
Darío (base)—gave it all they had, playing the hits that took them to the top,
including “Arréglame el alma” (“Fix
my soul”), “Vendedor de caricias” (“Trader
of touch”), “La dosis perfecta” (“The
perfect dose”), among many others. They closed with “La carencia” (“The lack”) with its profound social message.
Panteón
Rococó has earned its place in the history of rock music in Mexico over its
20-plus-year career thanks to its particular style and lyrics, which touch on
themes such as tolerance, autonomy, and inequality.
A destination on the go
According to
Marc Murphy, director of the Bahía de Banderas Hotel and Motel Association
(AHMBB) and the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), thanks to
the more than 80 events of all kinds that it hosts every year, the Riviera
Nayarit is proving to be a vibrant, lively destination that’s very “tempting”
for travelers.
“These kinds
of events give the destination a different twist, boosting a new niche in the
tourism business: music tourism.”
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The Riviera
Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Bahía de Banderas Hotel
and Motel Association (AHMBB) reaffirm their commitment to the strategic
promotion of the destination, pursuing areas of opportunity to increase the
number of tourists with the support of the Government of the State of Nayarit
via the Tourism Promotion Trust (Fiprotur).
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