The festival celebrates its eleventh edition on September 4th and 5th in Puerto de la Cruz and unfolds its most international program on two stages, Heineken and Deichmann, and a third called Ron Guajiro Phe Club, dedicated to electronic music with artists such as Phil Hartnoll (Orbital), Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), or Roman Flügel, among others.
Natalia Doco, Barry B, Carlos Ares, Rufus T. Firefly, Arxx, Faeda, Ona Mafalda, VVV [Trippin’ You], EZEZEZ, Just Becca, Choclock, Xerach, Belice, and Good Franco complete the two-day music lineup at the Archipelago's benchmark festival.
The inauguration of Phe Gallery on August 7th, which is relocating to the Eduardo Westerdahl Museum of Contemporary Art – MACEW (Casa de la Aduana), opens the festival's parallel activities.
July 22, 2026
The eleventh edition of Tenerife Phe Festival, which will be held on September 4th and 5th in the Tenerife municipality of Puerto de la Cruz, is presented as the most complete in the festival's recent history, bringing together a lineup of international, national, and Canary Islands artists, the vast majority of whom defy traditional styles. With this, the Puerto festival strengthens its commitment to a diverse, open festival model with a strong multicultural vocation. This is a decisive commitment by the organization of Tenerife Phe Festival, featuring a two-stage format with live music, where 18 artists will perform, moving between pop and rock contaminated with electronic and psychedelic influences, funk, indie, punk, techno, and folk and singer-songwriter music. In addition to the stage Phe Club, the temple of dance music that this year will feature top figures from the international electronic scene.
A step forward that positions Phe Festival as a clear benchmark in the circuit of festivals held in the Canary Islands with international projection, as the report shows The best of Culture 2025 by the Fundación Contemporánea, based on the assessments of nearly 1,000 professionals in the cultural sector from across Spain, which has once again placed Phe Festival among the top-ranked cultural events and experiences on the islands. In this edition, the festival has regained second place in the regional ranking.
All of this comes in a year in which Phe Festival has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability and has once again been certified by A Greener Future (AGF), the prestigious British auditing firm specializing in sustainability for festivals and cultural events worldwide, following a comprehensive evaluation of the 2025 edition. This certification cements the festival’s status as a leader in sustainability within the Canary Islands’ cultural landscape, reinforcing a track record marked by environmental, social, and community commitment.
At this year’s Tenerife Phe Festival, in light of the humanitarian emergency caused by the recent earthquake that has struck Venezuela, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be used to fund the humanitarian aid needed by the Venezuelan people. Accordingly, the festival will make an initial contribution of 2,000 euros and will directly allocate 5% of the revenue generated from ticket sales since the onset of the disaster in Venezuela. All proceeds will be channeled through the Spanish Emergency Committee, an alliance that brings together the leading specialized humanitarian organizations, ensuring that the funds are urgently used to provide access to drinking water, food, healthcare, and protection for affected communities, with a special focus on children. Season passes and tickets for the Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 are on sale at the following link: https://tickety.es/event/phe-festival-2026.
Tenerife Phe Festival presented its 11th edition this afternoon at a press conference held at the Skyview Hotel by LIVVO in Puerto de la Cruz, where the 2026 music lineup was unveiled, as well as a wide-ranging schedule of activities related to live music, contemporary culture, emerging art, sustainability, urban experiences, and the promotion of tourism in the Tenerife municipality. The press conference was attended by the mayor of Puerto de la Cruz, LEopoldo Afonso; the Councilwoman for Culture and Tourism of Puerto de la Cruz, Desiree Torres; the Director General of Cultural Innovation and Creative Industries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Cristóbal de la Rosa; the Director of Culture for the Tenerife Island Council, José Carlos Acha Domínguez; the CEO of Tourism of Tenerife, , Dimple Melwani; the director of Institutional Relations at the Canary Islands Tourism Board, Javier Prieto; the co-director of Tenerife Phe Festival, Carlos Ulises Salazar; and the curator of Phe Gallery, beatrice rock. The festival's opening ceremony concluded with a performance by Just_Beca, one of the Canarian artists participating in this year's edition.
The mayor of Puerto de la Cruz, Leopoldo Afonso, noted during the presentation that “The Tenerife Phe Festival has established itself as one of the most recognizable cultural events in our municipality and as a project that brings together music, youth, creativity, sustainability, and international exposure.” Afonso emphasized that “Puerto de la Cruz is once again demonstrating its ability to host top-tier cultural events capable of attracting local, island-wide, national, and international audiences.” In this context, the Councilor for Culture and Tourism, Desiré Díaz, . He pointed out that “Phe Festival fully aligns with the cultural and tourism model we want to continue promoting from Puerto de la Cruz.” Díaz also emphasized that “the parallel programming allows the festival to dialogue with public spaces, emerging artists, sustainability, urban sports, and new ways of experiencing the city.”.
The Director General of Cultural Innovation and Creative Industries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Cristóbal de la Rosa, expressed his gratitude to the festival on behalf of the regional government: “A festival that, over the past eleven years, has maintained a vision of what a festival should be, along with its environmental and artistic commitment. Congratulations to the management and the team for a festival that continues to grow like this,” he said in his remarks.
The Island Councilor for Culture, Museums, and Sports of the Tenerife Island Council, José Carlos Acha, stated that «Phe Festival has established itself as one of the major cultural benchmarks in the Canary Islands, a space that combines music, contemporary art, and emerging creation with a clear international focus.» In this regard, he emphasized that «the quality and diversity of the lineup for this eleventh edition once again places Tenerife on the circuit of the most interesting festivals on the national and international scene, also generating a significant cultural, social, and economic impact for Puerto de la Cruz and the entire island.».
Likewise, during the presentation of Tenerife Phe Festival 2026, the festival's impact and its environmental commitment were highlighted. According to Dimple Melwani, CEO of Tourism of Tenerife, “From Tourism of Tenerife, we support the growth this festival has experienced, and we highlight three points: its contribution to the local economy, its social value, demonstrated through actions such as its support for Venezuela, and the A Greener Future seal, through which it emphasizes its commitment to sustainability and the environment.”
On the other hand, the Director of Institutional Relations of Tourism of the Canary Islands, Javier Prieto, stated that “the Phe Festival is an example of how culture can advance hand in hand with environmental and social sustainability, with initiatives like Phe Circular, a project that promotes awareness, and with collaboration with entities such as AFES Salud Mental and Sinpromi.” Prieto also highlighted “the involvement of citizens through the Phe Resistance Group, which connects the festival with the cultural and commercial fabric of the municipality,” as well as last year's economic impact, which was 1.5 million euros.
The lineup for the 2026 Tenerife Phe Festival is headlined by two bands that have become a phenomenon and are soaring in popularity: the British bands Fat Dog and Getdown Services, both of whom are performing in the Canary Islands for the first time, as the organizers highlighted during the festival’s presentation. “It’s a commitment that sets us apart from other festivals in the Canary Islands and nationwide,” he emphasized Carlos Ulises Salazar, co-director of the Tenerife Phe Festival, regarding the participation of these two artists. Salazar made special mention of the concert to be performed by Fat Dog, “a band that, in time, we’ll see headlining many festivals, and will be one of those groups that people will remember seeing in Puerto de la Cruz,” just as has happened with established artists who performed at the Puerto de la Cruz festival early in their careers. The organizers emphasized the inclusion of Canarian acts on the lineup and the opportunity to share the stage with international artists. Among them is Choclock, “one of the artists with the greatest potential,” according to the festival’s co-director, and others “who are coming through collaborations with projects from other islands or from Tenerife, such as the Sonora band contest held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.”.
Alongside these two projects with such overwhelming direct impact as Fat Dog and Getdown Services, at Phe Festival will be fellow Britons Ibibio Sound Machine with singer Eno Williams at the helm, Arxx, Faeda and She Mafalda, The New York band Bodega, makes its debut on the islands in Puerto de la Cruz, as well as the Argentine singer Natalia Doco. This coming September, national artists of the caliber of Carlos Ares, Rufus T. Firefly and Barry B; Madrid residents VVV [Trippin’ You] with a kind of radical electronic music, the Bilbao natives LOL, a cocktail of rock, grunge, and funk, arriving at Phe Festival in collaboration with The Spanish Wave alongside the Scottish band Faeda; and a roster of Canarian projects of various formats and styles such as Good Franco, Xerach, Belize, Choclock and Little Alaska, this last musical project from Puerto de la Cruz.
The opening day of Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 on Friday, September 4th will feature performances by: Fat Dog, Ibibio Sound Machine, Barry B, Rufus T. Firefly, Arxx, EZEZEZ, Xerach, and Belice; and on Saturday the 5th, the lineup will be: Getdown Services, Carlos Ares, Natalia Doco, Choclock, VVV [Trippin’ You], Ona Mafalda, Faeda, Good Franco, and Just Becca.
Dancing nights
Two stages for live music and a third electronic., Ron Guajiro Phe Club, with continuous programming from the venue's opening to its closing. In the booth, artists with legendary pulses and club culture icons like Phil Hartnoll (Orbital), Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Roman Flügel or The Prado, among others. In this edition, Phe Club offers an electronic lineup that combines legendary names, contemporary artists, and new talents. The line up The Phe Club also features names such as Just Beca and Candela, Isla Sonido, Mostany, Emma Play & Mr. Paradise, Bobby Bob, El Chico & Jessy La Ley and The Struggle.
Phil Hartnoll, founding member of Orbitwill be in the Phe Club booth on Friday, September 4th. The British duo marked several generations with a repertoire that helped place electronic music at the center of popular culture. At Phe Club, they will offer a set that spans over three decades of dance music history, combining techno, house, breaks, rarities, and some of the classics that have defined their career, without losing sight of the most current sounds.
The Phe Club also hosts the German DJ and producer on Friday Roman Flügel. As a DJ rooted in the rich tradition of house and techno, your sets vary depending on the venue, audience, and time. In 1993, together with production partner Jörn Wuttke (with whom you collaborated on projects like Alter Ego, Holy Garage, and others), you founded the labels Ongaku, Klang Elektronik, and Playhouse. Playhouse, a now legendary label, released seminal records by Isolée, Ricardo Villalobos, and LoSoul. It was a record label that marked a new cultural milestone for European house and techno.
For its part, Alexis Taylor, vocalist and co-founder of Hot Chip, will set the dance floor ablaze on Saturday the 5th. He has been one of the key figures in the electro-pop and dance music revival of the last two decades, and has developed a solid solo career and as a DJ, crafting sets where disco, house, electro-pop, techno, soul, and boogie coexist seamlessly. His ability to connect genres and generations has made him one of the most versatile and influential names in the international electronic scene.
Also highlight the presence of Young Prado, DJ producer based in Barcelona, member of the duo La Élite and the Mainline collective. His songs, laid-back electronic music, mischievous and not shying away from popular appeal, convey fun and real energy, without cynicism and without losing personality. In OWL, In his latest work, the artist delivers more than 20 tracks that are anything but uniform or monotonous.
International showcase
Together, Tenerife Phe Festival offers a mosaic of musical proposals in 2026 that move between the popular, fusion, and technological, urban sounds, indie rock, post-punk, psychedelia, and pop, in an edition that recovers the essence of live music on two stages.
Fat Dog and Getdown Services they are two of the bands that make a difference, and headliners of Tenerife Phe Festival in 2026. Fat Dog is an English band formed in 2020 in southeast London by Joe Love, Chris Hughes, Morgan Wallace, and Johnny Doghead Hutch is one of the headliners of, thus reaffirming its vocation as an international showcase with musical proposals that challenge traditional styles. In this case, Fat Dog promises a massive show in Puerto de la Cruz on the first weekend of September. The incendiary debut single King of the Slugs, in August 2023, a punk-techno hybrid put Fat Dog on the map. Their debut album Woof (Domino/Music As Usual, 2024) showcases the eclecticism of this band whose music pivots between Viagra Boys, Underworld, and The Fall, to name a few references.
For its part Getdown Services, the duo from Bristol formed by Josh Law and Ben Sadler, is another of the acts that are sure to leave their mark on the eleventh edition of Phe Festival. Their debut album, Chips (2023) turned Getdown Services into one of the most prominent acts on the scene, with danceable rhythms and structures close to disco-rock that bring the audience to the dance floor, and lyrics filled with humor and social criticism.
The British delegation in Puerto de la Cruz also features prominent protagonists such as Ibibio Sound Machine. An energetic live show that invites dancing, with a subtle blend of afrofunk, African elements, and electronics from the golden age of West African funk and disco, post-punk, and electro. Led by Nigerian singer Eno Williams, the band has released five albums since 2014, and their latest studio work is Pull the Rope (2024).
From New York comes another of the international attractions of the eleventh edition. It is Corner store, a conceptual band that transcends the concept of rock and roll. Led by Ben Hozie and Nikki Belfiglio, the New York outfit was formed in 2014, initially associated with post-punk. This label is a misnomer for a musical concept that dives into all subgenres of rock, and with each album takes a step in the search for its own sound. Their second album, Broken Equipment (2022) and the recent Our Brand Could Be Your Life (2024) have established Bodega as one of the most interesting groups on the international alternative scene in recent years.
For its part, Arxx is a queer power pop duo from Brighton, consisting of singer and guitarist Hanni Pidduck and drummer Clara Townsend. “Imagine Taylor Swift if she’d only ever listened to Nirvana,” the band explains on its Bandcamp page by way of introduction. In 2024, they released the single Crying in the Carwash which gave them a certain popularity, leading them to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury Festival. In their discography, the EPs Daughters of Daughters (2018) and Wrong Girl, Honey (2019); and the albums Ride or Die (2023) and Good Boy (2024).
Faeda is an indie rock band with slightly older members, from the Scottish town of Thurso, comprising Robbie McNicol (vocals and guitar), Sam Cowan (drums), Cole Cummings (bass), and Jamie Mackay (guitar), who have released a handful of singles with which they have earned a reputation as the Scottish band with the best live performance. The Scots, authors of All Thorn No Roses, Look Me in the Eye, Too Wild to Last, Too Rare to DieAnd now, the Phe Festival is coming to Tenerife, brought to you by The Spanish Wave alongside the band from Bilbao LOL.
EZEZEZ is a band from Bilbao consisting of Unai Madariaga (vocals, guitar), Mikel Irigoyen (bass), Eneko Ajangiz (guitar), and Álvaro Olaetxea (drums). Since their formation in 2021, they’ve burst onto the scene with a bang, shaking the foundations of Spain’s independent music scene with a sound that brims with quality, originality, and tons of attitude. Following in the footsteps of bands like Idles and Viagra Boys, EZEZEZ prove to be versatile, surprising, and restless, taking pop foundations and molding them with the grit of punk, the individuality of grunge, and the energy of rock. To this, they add elements of funk, hints of reggae, Eukaldun culture, poetry, humor, performance, social commentary, and experimentation, resulting in a truly unique project.
Its third studio album, Hello, it is the most daring and accomplished album of his career to date, and it cements his upward trajectory, which was firmly established by his previous album, *Katuzaldía*, and the more than 90 concerts he performed to promote it.
Another high-voltage proposal is VVV [Trippin’ You], A Madrid trio that mixes post-punk, synthwave, and dark electronic music with a distinctive aesthetic rooted in urban and nocturnal imagery. The group has become one of the most prominent names in Spain's new underground guitar and synthesizer scene. The band, led by Adrián Bremner, has established itself as a fierce creature on the national stage, with works such as Scale (2020), Turboviolence (2021) or Emptyingr (2023) has led them to play at some of the most relevant festivals in the genre in our country, such as SONAR, BBK, or MIRA Festival.
Folk and urban rhythms
Folk, urban rhythms, and other sonic textures meet at Tenerife Phe Festival. An example of this is Natalia Doco, an Argentine artist who has lived in Paris since 2012, where she has developed a sound that bridges continents and generations through a fusion of Argentine folk traditions, Indigenous spirituality, and urban rhythms; and She Mafalda, with roots in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria, presents a musical style reminiscent of Florence and the Machine, The Strokes, Blondie, and Patti Smith, combining the electric energy of alternative rock with the sensibility of contemporary pop to create a bilingual, borderless sound.
Along with these two artists, the musician and producer from A Coruña will be at Tenerife Phe Festival Carlos Ares, the band from Madrid Rufus T. Firefly, and the new revelation called Barry B.
Carlos Ares He was one of the breakout stars of last year in the Spanish music press with the release of his debut album Pilgrim (2024), and whose second album The Lion's Den (2025) has solidified the success of a project and an artist whose work was recognized this year at the 2026 MIN Awards with the awards for Album of the Year, Best Live Performance, and Best Pop Album.
On the other hand, Barry B, the musical project of Gabriel Barriuso García. The artist from Aranda de Duero, Burgos, began experimenting in 2019 with fresh sounds alongside Rusowsky and Ralphie Choo, eventually finding his way into rock and establishing the personality that today defines his sound and style. In 2024, he released his debut album Chato (Universal) And in September 2025, he released the EP "Infancia mal calibrada," which gives its name to the tour that’s bringing him to Tenerife for the Phe Festival.
Rufus T. Firefly The Madrid-based band led by Víctor Cabezuelo and Julia Martín-Maestro is returning to the Phe Festival following their 2021 performance. Active since 2006, the band returned to the studio and the stage in 2025 with the album *Todas las cosas buenas*, which they’ll showcase at Phe Festival alongside the hits from their repertoire.
The Island Scene
The current music scene in the Canary Islands is diversely represented at Phe Festival 2026. Among those already confirmed like Choclock, the stage name of Sergio Bruno Miguel Delgado—one of the most versatile artists on the music scene, who has stood out for his ability to blend genres and create melodies that resonate with audiences, both as a producer and as a singer—is joined by Just Becca, a Tenerife native participating in Phe Festival through awards from the CajaCanarias Foundation, three other bands: Belize, Good Franco and Xerach.
Xerach is the battery project, by Canarian composer and producer Xerach Peñate, who redirects her solo career with the album Silly songs (2025). Thirteen pop songs fused with techno basslines and tambora rhythms. A shift in musical style for the Gran Canaria native, who made her debut with a jazz suite Tizziri (2017). Co-leader of the band Arube, alongside Lajalada and Alba Gil Aceytuno; he collaborates on tours and concerts with Christina Rosenvinge, Ale Acosta, Roba Estesa, and La Mare; he has produced artists such as Rosenvinge, Nena Daconte, Roba Estesa, and Tremenda Jauría.
Good Franco, winners of Sonora 2026 alongside Los Blody, and recipients of the Sonora Passport to the Phe Festival, are the latest sensation in Canarian «space indie.» A project launched in 2021 in Famara, Lanzarote, by Fran de Armas, featuring 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 Magdalene.
Belize, a Gran Canarian indie pop and alternative rock band formed in 2020, comprising 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.
PheXperiences and Phe Gallery Inauguration
As in previous editions, Tenerife Phe Festival offers a wide and varied program of activities for all audiences during the festival week. They are the PheXperiences, which includes the exhibition project Phe Gallery for young artists; Phe Wine, a meeting focused on wine culture; water sports like BMX Water Jump, which celebrates its 6th edition on Friday the 4th at the Puerto de la Cruz Dock; and the already traditional and massive gathering Phe Yoga, scheduled for Saturday the 5th in the morning.
Among the new features of this edition, Phe Gallery moves location and the ninth edition of this group exhibition moves toThe Westerdahl Museum MACEW (Customs House), right on the fishing pier of Puerto de la Cruz. More central and more connected to the festival. and its surroundings.
27 artists have been selected for this call for artists curated by Beatriz Roca along with a curatorial team made up of agents from the art world, coming from different fields. It is aimed at emerging creators who explore the relationship between the natural environment, matter, and contemporary ways of life, paying attention to the processes, resources, and implications of artistic production.
Phe Gallery 2026 opens on Friday, August 7th, at 7:00 PM, with the presence of the artists, one performanceand, music.
The artists exhibiting their work at Phe Gallery 2026 are: Kernel, Ohiane de Felipe García, Magali Brincat, Marina Sunyer, Irene Suárez, Clara Montesdeoca, Sublime.86, Andrea Moreno González, Laura Santana, Albadortart, Amaia Senante, Uri Reis, Ale Arbizu, Gabriel Gil González, Aitana Spruyt and Paula Alayón De la Rosa, Elena Casanova, Jose Saucedo, Marina Valls, German Paez, Nacho Torres Toledo, Rubén Guedes, Lara García, Cristina García, Denso, Paula Calavera and Juin.
In this 2026 edition, the championship of also returns urban sports, (BMX, Skate, Scooters) at the San Antonio skatepark. On Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th, different competitions are scheduled by age and disciplines, open to participants from all over the Canary Islands.
Phe Festival It integrates into Puerto de la Cruz as a fundamental part of a cultural strategy that shares values with the municipality's tourism tradition. The festival adds value to its surroundings and is nourished by them, contributing to the coexistence between the residents of Puerto de la Cruz and visitors.
