The Puerto festival reaffirms its commitment to music made in the Canary Islands with the presence of projects from Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote in its eleventh edition.
The Phe Club stage, dedicated to electronic music and club culture, is incorporating a wide representation of the island scene this year.
Music made in the Canary Islands, featuring projects and artists with established names on both the island and national circuits, will be present at the eleventh edition of the Tenerife Phe Festival, which will take place on September 4th and 5th in the Tenerife municipality of Puerto de la Cruz. The eleventh edition of the Puerto festival, the most comprehensive and international in its recent history with British artists such as Fat Dog, Getdown Services, Ibibio Sound Machine, New Yorkers Bodega, the Argentine singer Natalia Doco, or the nationals Carlos Ares and Rufus T. Firefly, opens its three stages to Canarian creation with the presence of projects from Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote, of different styles and formats that reflect the diversity and musical richness of the island scene.
Thus, the Tenerife artists will be performing on the two stages dedicated to live music this year at the Tenerife Phe Festival, Heineken and Deichmann. Choclock and Little Alaska, the singer and percussionist Xerach and Belice, both from Gran Canaria, and Good Franco, with one foot in Lanzarote and the other in Gran Canaria. Good Franco arrives at Phe Festival after winning the Sonora Passport in the 2026 edition of the contest, which they won alongside Los Blody, in a final with ten finalists that also featured two other groups present at Phe Festival: Xerach and Belice
The insular representation in the poster in these two scenarios is completed with VVV [Trippin’ You], the Madrid trio mixing post-punk, synthwave, and dark electronics, featuring Elinor Almenara, born in Caracas and raised in La Palma, on keyboards, guitars, and backing vocals.
Furthermore, the electronic music programming that presides over the Ron Guajiro Phe Club stage features a large representation of the Archipelago's dance scene, covering a wide range of styles centered around club culture. Particularly noteworthy in this regard is the presence in the Phe Club DJ booth of projects such as Isla Sonido, Just Beca & Candela, Mostany, El Chico & Jesse La Ley, Bobby Bob and The Struggle, the showcasclosing offers they will make Bliss & San Am in a B2B format.
It’s worth noting that the two days of the Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 will kick off at 5:00 p.m. with the Sun Dance Family Session, designed for families. These events—which blend electronic music, dance, and wellness—will move to the main venue this year, featuring two DJs from the Canary Islands such as Dita Konnat and Claudia Bliss, accompanied by the artists of the movement Koset Quintana and Yaiza Martinon to guide group sessions with the public.
Choclock, R&B figure
Choclock, the stage name of Tenerife native Sergio Bruno Miguel Delgado, is one of the Canary Islands’ highlights in this eleventh edition, as he is one of the most versatile artists on the music scene, known for his ability to fuse genres and create melodies that resonate with audiences, both as a producer and as a singer. Since his beginnings with the BNMP (Broke Niños Make Pesos) collective, Choclock has worked toward becoming a leading figure in Spanish-language R&B.
Following the success the Tenerife native achieved with his albums Bruno (2019) y Magua with Honey (2022), Choclock has explored new sounds and emotions as he did in I'm Colorblind, But I Feel Blue (2024/25), a fusion of contemporary R&B and electronic beats in which he finds solace in love and nostalgia.
his last job Give Me More Time (2025) emphasizes the path toward introspection and artistic growth with a more intimate and experimental sound that allows him to reinvent himself without losing his essence. An emotive, energetic, and hopeful sonic universe that blends immersive synthesizers, distorted basses, and acoustic guitars with rap-inspired drums and ambient-like textures, featuring influences ranging from Frank Ocean or Bon Iver to Kanye West, Fred Again, or 070 Shake, among others. The EP features a collaboration with Plastikboy (Mexico) and is accompanied by producers such as Lex Luthorz, El Secreto, Abhir, Blurred, Mayo, and Govea La Firma.
Local indie
Little Alaska is an independent pop-rock band from Puerto de la Cruz, made up of four musicians with prior experience in the Canary Islands’ alternative music scene in projects such as Aforo Limitado, Navy Blue Socks, Maracaná, and Whitman. Javier Goiricelaya on vocals and guitar; Jorge Martin on guitar and keyboards; Saúl Pestana on bass; and Cristian Fernández on drums will perform at the Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 with songs from their debut album. Universal Theory, released in 2026 on digital platforms, an album that draws inspiration from contemporary Spanish indie music and combines melodic guitars, the energy of a live performance, and an emotional approach to songwriting.
These bands are also active in the indie scene Belice and Good Franco, each with a distinct profile and sound. Belice is an indie pop and alternative rock band from Gran Canaria formed in 2020, consisting of Domingo Suárez (vocals and guitar), Aitor Déniz (drums), Alejandro Velázquez (bass), Saul Gidkly (keyboards and backing vocals), Álvaro Ramírez (guitar and backing vocals), and Vicente Ballester (guitar and keyboards). Their first release, the album All the flowers (2024) positioned Belize on the Canarian and national scene and achieved nominations at the Canarian Music Awards in the categories of best album and breakthrough artist, and at the 40 Canarias Clickers Awards for best song for "Luna para Marte." The presentation tour took them to festivals across the Canary Islands, and they debuted on the mainland at Sonorama Ribera.
For its part, Good Franco is the latest sensation in Canarian «space indie.» Launched in 2021 in Famara, Lanzarote, by Fran de Armas, the project features Leo Segovia (guitar), Juan Pérez (drums), Ale Herón (bass), Carlos Artiles (keyboards), and Fran de Armas. Their first five-track EP, *Good Franco* (2024), fuses indie, funk, electronic, and rock with touches of Canarian and Latin American heritage, creating immersive atmospheres and catchy riffs. Last year, in 2025, the group released several singles, such as Before Dawn, Moon to Mars (in collaboration with Belize), Spectacular Death and Magdalena.
Xerach This is the project of Gran Canaria-based drummer, composer, and producer Xerach Peñate, who has taken her solo career in a new direction with the album *Canciones bobas* (2025). Thirteen pop songs that blend with techno basslines and tambora rhythms. This marks a shift in musical style for the Gran Canaria native, who made her debut with a jazz suite Tizziri (2017), and that last July he released the single Where Does Love Go When It Is Not Given?, preview of Do you love me? I adore you, from her upcoming second studio album. According to the artist herself, “an album that cuts through generational loneliness, transforming it into euphoria. An album where music, dance, and stage come together in an attempt to understand a society overwhelmed by love that doesn't know how to stay.”.
Co-leader of the band Arube, which she shares with Lajalada and Alba Gil Aceytuno, Xerach collaborates on the tours and concerts of Christina Rosenvinge, Ale Acosta, Roba Estesa, and La Mare, has produced artists such as Rosenvinge, Nena Daconte, Roba Estesa, and Tremenda Jauría, is a songwriter for third parties at Warner Chappell, and has worked on theater plays and circus shows, as well as composing for dance pieces and performances.
Finally, the lineup of island artists on the stages of Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 is completed by VVV [Trippin’ You], the Madrid trio made up of Adrián Bremner, Salvador Urbaneja, and Elinor Almenara, who is of Venezuelan descent and grew up on the island of La Palma. A radical electronic trio that emerged from the town of Móstoles to pay homage to noise and the coldness of concrete with a fast, furious, and melodic sound through which genres like jungle, dubstep, UK garage, and makina flow. The group has become one of the most prominent names in the new Spanish guitar and synthesizer underground. Released albums such as Scale (2020), Turboviolence (2021) or emptier (2023) has led them to play at some of the most relevant festivals of the genre in our country such as SONAR, BBK, or MIRA Festival, as well as on different stages in the United States, Mexico, or Colombia. Their latest album is Mecharadio (2025), where electronics move between the cinematic and the sensory.
The opening day of the Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 on Friday, September 4, will feature performances by: Fat Dog, Ibibio Sound Machine, Barry B, Rufus T. Firefly, Arxx, EZEZEZ, Xerach, and Belice, on the two main stages Heineken and Deichmann; and Phil Hartnoll (Orbital) DJ set, Roman Flügel, Isla Sonido, Mostany, and Just Beca and Candela, on the Ron Guajiro Phe Club stage.
On Saturday the 5th, Tenerife Phe Festival welcomes Getdown Services, Carlos Ares, Natalia Doco, Choclock, VVV [Trippin’ You], Ona Mafalda, Faeda, Good Franco, and Pequeña Alaska to the main stages; while Phe Club will feature sets by Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) DJ set, Yung Prado, El Chico & Jessie La Ley, Enma Play & Mr. Paradise, Bobby Bob, and La Brega.
Tickets are available at: https://tickety.es/event/phe-festival-2026