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Puerto de la Cruz presents the security and sanitary measures of Phe to guarantee a safe festival in its fifth edition
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Phe Festival and Puerto de la Cruz bet on live music
The fifth edition of the festival celebrates its two days of concerts on the 21st and 22nd at the El Peñón Municipal Stadium with the necessary health guarantees Continue reading «Phe Festival y Puerto de la Cruz apuestan por la música en directo»
Phe Festival from the Canary Islands with Venezuela
We believe in a culture that uses music, art, and gatherings to create bonds that transcend stages, borders, and prejudices. In this way, we want to be part of a large support network for those going through extremely difficult situations.
In light of the humanitarian emergency caused by the earthquake that has affected Venezuela, this organization will implement a an initial contribution of 2,000 €, and 5% of the proceeds from ticket sales will subsequently be allocated to Phe Festival 2026* from the day of the catastrophe to support the emergency response and care for those affected.
all aid will be channeled through the Spanish Emergency Committee, an alliance that brings together specialized humanitarian organizations to provide a rapid and coordinated response in crisis situations. Thanks to this collaboration, contributions will help facilitate access to drinking water, food, healthcare, shelter, and other essential resources for the affected communities with special attention to children.
From the Canary Islands, we maintain a deep historical, cultural, and human bond with Venezuela. Therefore, at a time like this, we believe in the responsibility to support so many families who need help today.
Culture also builds community. And when a community comes together, solidarity can travel as far as music.
It's not an additional donation. It's included in the ticket price.
We completed the eleventh edition with live performances by the British acts Fat Dog, Faeda, and ARXX.
The radical electronics of VVV [Trippin’ You] and the elastic sound of the Basque band EZEZEZ, new additions to the 2026 lineup, alongside the Canary Islands acts Good Franco, Xerach, and Belice
The festival, which takes place on September 4th and 5th in Puerto de la Cruz, is returning to its two-stage format with 18 live artists, and a third stage, Phe Club, dedicated to dance music, with its lineup to be announced in the coming days.
The eleventh edition of Tenerife Phe Festival, which will be held on September 4 and 5 in the Tenerife municipality of Puerto de la Cruz, completes its artistic lineup with the addition of three British bandsFat Dog, Faeda and Arxx. Alongside these three international artists, to whom are added the also British Ibibio Sound Machine, Getdown Services and She Mafalda, New Yorkers Corner store And the Argentine singer Natalia Doco, Phe Festival will bring high-voltage national acts to Puerto de la Cruz, such as the radical electronic music from the Madrid-based band VVV [Trippin’ You], and the elastic sound mosaic between rock, grunge, and funk that the Bilbao natives defend EZEZEZ.
Three other Canary Islands projects will be present at the eleventh edition of the Tenerife festival: Good Franco, Xerach and Belize. Three proposals that were finalists for the Sonora 2026 group contest, and in the case of Good Franco, a co-winner with Los Blody, will perform at Phe Festival with the Sonora Passport.
With the presence of Fat Dog, English band formed in 2020 in Southeast London by Joe Love, Chris Hughes, Morgan Wallace, and Johnny Doghead Hutch, Tenerife Phe Festival reaffirms its dedication to being an international showcase with musical acts that challenge traditional genres.
In this case, Fat Dog promises a 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 that “combines chaotic electronics, Balkan melodies, wild surrealism, and punk attitude in an unpredictable cocktail that could be placed between Viagra Boys, Underworld, and The Fall.”mondosound).
Two other British formations Faeda and ARXX complete the presence of international artists. Faeda This is a "greater seams" indie rock band 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 that have earned them a reputation as the Scottish band with the best live shows.
The Scots, authors of All thorns, no horses. Look me in the eye. or Too Wild to Last, Too Rare to Die, arrive at Phe Festival in Tenerife, brought to you by The Spanish Wave along with the people of Bilbao EZEZEZ.
The Spanish Wave It is a project for the internationalization of Spanish talent that aims to help export emerging artists and bands from our country, and Phe Festival has renewed its collaboration agreement for the second consecutive year in 2026, which favors the presence of one national and one international artist/group selected by this platform for the eleventh edition of the Porto festival.
LOL In a band originating from Bilbao, formed by Unai Madariaga (vocals, guitar), Mikel Irigoyen (bass), Eneko Ajangiz (guitar), and Álvaro Olaetxea (drums), they have burst onto the scene with force since their formation in 2021, shaking the foundations of the national independent scene with a proposal brimming with quality, originality, and tons of attitude. In the vein of bands like Idles or Viagra Boys, EZEZEZ reveal themselves to be elastic, surprising, and restless, taking pop foundations and molding them with the grit of punk, the individuality of grunge, and the nerve of rock. To this, they add funk elements, reggae nods, Euskal culture, poetry, humor, performance, message, and experimentation to achieve, as a result, a unique project.
Its third studio album, Kabarkiba, it is the riskiest and most accurate of his career to date, and it serves to seal an upward trajectory well supported by the previous album Katuzaldía and the more than 90 presentation concerts.
Queer power pop and wild electronica
For its part, ARXX is a duo of queer power pop born in Brighton, who form
singer and guitarist Hanni Pidduck and drummer Clara Townsend. “Imagine Taylor Swift if she had only listened to Nirvana,” the band explains in their Bandcamp bio to introduce themselves. 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).
Among the new additions to the Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 lineup, the Madrid-based band is noteworthy VVV [Trippin’ You], a trio that mixes post-punk, synthwave, and dark electronic music with a strong aesthetic rooted in urban and nocturnal imagery. The group has become one of the most prominent names in the new Spanish underground scene of guitars and synthesizers. Their songs combine danceable rhythms, dense atmospheres, and generational lyrics filled with irony and disillusionment.
The formation led by Adrián Bremner has positioned itself as a fierce creature on the national scene and works 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 island scene, at Phe Festival
The current music scene in the Canary Islands is diversely represented at Phe Festival 2026. Among those already confirmed like Choclock, the artistic alias of Sergio Bruno Miguel Delgado, one of the most versatile artists on the music scene who has stood out for his ability to fuse genres and create melodies that connect with the public, both in his role as producer and singer, are also added Just Becca, a Tenerife native participating in Phe Festival through awards from the CajaCanarias Foundation, three other bands: Belize, Good Franco and Xerach.
A lineup that completes the bill for the eleventh edition of Phe Festival 2026 in Puerto de la Cruz, which also highlights Carlos Ares, Rufus T. Firefly or Barry B, in addition to the aforementioned Getdown Services, Ibibio Sound Machine and Corner store.
Together, Tenerife Phe Festival 2026 offers a mosaic of musical proposals that range from popular music, fusion, and the technological, urban sounds, indie rock, post-punk, psychedelia, and pop, in an edition that recovers the essence of live music on two stages featuring international, national, and local artists and projects. There will be two stages for live music and a third stage, with continuous programming, Phe Club, inaugurated last year in its tenth edition, dedicated to club culture and dance music, with the presence of leading figures from the electronic scene.
Phe Festival is consolidated as one of the best cultural events in the Canary Islands according to the Contemporary Foundation
We share news that fills us with motivation: the recent report ‘The Best of Culture 2025’ from the Contemporary Foundation, an annual study compiled from the assessments of nearly a thousand cultural sector professionals from across Spain, has once again placed Phe Festival in the reference positions as a cultural event and experience on the islands. In this edition, the festival regains second place in the regional ranking, a position we receive with the joy of knowing that the path taken so far continues to arouse the interest and positive appreciation of experts.
A future-oriented path
What excites us most about this recognition is not just the current position, but our consistency. Since our very first editions, Phe Festival has had the privilege of appearing in this prestigious Observatory of Culture. This permanence is a reflection of the project's maturity and an endorsement of our commitment to freshness, sustainability, and quality as hallmarks for a decade. Appearing year after year in the report from the Contemporánea Foundation, a barometer based on the criteria of hundreds of professionals and managers from across the country, drives us to continue working with the same rigor and the same excitement with which we began.Puerto de la Cruz: a unique cultural ecosystem
This achievement by Phe Festival cannot be understood in isolation. We are part of a bold and consolidated cultural strategy in Puerto de la Cruz, a municipality that has positioned itself as an undisputed benchmark in the Canary Islands in this field. It is a satisfaction to share the spotlight in this ranking with the Mueca International Street Art Festival, whose contribution to the city's cultural environment is fundamental, along with other festivals throughout the year. Together, we demonstrate that Puerto de la Cruz is a vibrant destination, where culture is the engine that connects us and projects us outward.The true engine: our community
If there's one thing we're clear on, it's that rankings are analyzed by experts, but festivals are truly validated by the public. This professional recognition is, in reality, an award for everyone who chooses Phe Festival every year to enjoy, discover, and share. The complicity of our audience, the one that fills the venue, participates in the parallel activities, and breathes culture in every corner of the city, is what truly gives meaning to our dedication and is the reason why critics highlight the vitality of what happens in Puerto de la Cruz throughout the year. We move forward with our sights set on this year's edition, with the responsibility to live up to this recognition and, above all, to our audience. Thank you for being part of this journey!We renewed the AGF certification as one of the most sustainable festivals in Spain
The festival, which will be held on September 4th and 5th in Puerto de la Cruz, surpasses, for the second consecutive year, one of the most demanding sustainability audits in the international music sector.
Phe Festival has been re-certified by A Greener Future AGF, the prestigious British auditing firm specializing in sustainability for international festivals and cultural events, after thoroughly evaluating the 2025 edition. This certification consolidates the festival as one of the benchmarks in sustainability within the Canary Islands' cultural scene, reinforcing a track record marked by environmental, social, and community commitment.
The AGF distinction is awarded after an independent evaluation process that analyzes multiple areas of an event's impact, such as waste management, water consumption, energy and CO2 emissions, accessibility, transportation, the use of local suppliers, and integration with the surroundings. During the 2025 edition, The AGF evaluation team conducted an on-site analysis during the event, verifying the correct implementation of sustainable measures. and compliance with the standards required by the entity.
Among the most notable actions that have contributed to this new certification are the implementation of free water dispensers at the bars, the use of reusable cups with a return system, the proceeds of which were donated to an animal rescue association ADEPAC, along with mandatory selective waste separation throughout the venue. This is complemented by a commitment to local suppliers and products, the use of compostable tableware in dining areas, and the measurement of the event's carbon footprint as a tool for continuous analysis and improvement, for the second consecutive year.
The festival has also reinforced its social and inclusive dimension through collaboration with organizations such as AFES Mental Health and SINPROMI, the provision of an accessible venue with a platform for people with reduced mobility, smoking areas with provided ashtrays, and its character family-friendly, with free admission for children under 12 and a kids' area. Additionally, Phe Festival maintains a close collaboration with over 35 businesses in Puerto de la Cruz, fostering a positive and direct impact on the local economy.
With this recertification, Phe Festival is once again positioned among the select group of cultural events that meet the demanding sustainability criteria of A Greener Future., reaffirming its commitment to continue moving towards a responsible festival model, aligned with environmental and social values, and contributing to promoting Puerto de la Cruz and the Canary Islands as destinations committed to sustainable tourism.
fertilizers for Phe Festival 2026 are now on sale at Tickety.es. Among the first confirmed artists are national artists of the caliber of Carlos Ares, Rufus T. Firefly or Barry B, considered one of the great emerging national projects, as well as the British She Mafalda, and the Argentine singer Natalia Doco, besides the canary Choclock. In the coming weeks, Phe Festival will announce new international names that will be added to their lineup eleventh edition, which will once again be held in Puerto de la Cruz on September 4th and 5th and will mark a new chapter in the event's trajectory.
Judeline, the ‘glass girl’ lighting up Puerto de la Cruz's summer
The 22-year-old singer from Cadiz lands in Puerto de la Cruz with the tour for her debut album ‘Bodhiria,’ as the icon of a new generation that connects tradition and avant-garde.
Judeline She is one of the most promising voices in the new Spanish pop scene. The singer from Cádiz, whose name is Lara Fernández, who grew up in the town of Caños de Meca, a coastal village in Barbate, Cádiz, is a major phenomenon in recent history, and will be stopping in Puerto de la Cruz on Saturday, September 6th to illuminate the tenth anniversary of Phe Festival. A bet by the festival organizers from El Puerto to have this young artist in 2025, who is setting the pace both in Spain and abroad with a musical proposal that transcends genres, where Andalusian heritage is mixed and enriched with elements of pop and electronic music.
A contemporary pulse that has had unprecedented national and international significance. Its debut album Bodhiria (Interscope, 2024), released in October 2024, produced by his collaborators Tuiste and Mayo, along with members of Russia IDK Rusowsky, Drummie and Ralphie Choo, and Rob Bisel (SZA, Tate McRae) has been acclaimed by the international press in outlets such as Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Fader, Billboard, The New York Times, NPR, Variety or Remix.
With millions of streams of their repertoire across all platforms streaming, Judeline has been recognized as the artist representing the future of European music after winning two awards at MME (MME Award and Public Choice Award) at the Eurosonic Noorderslag 2025 festival, and receiving the El Ojo Crítico de RNE award, among other accolades. Judeline was the only Spaniard to perform on stage at the Coachella festival (California), held in April of this year, in addition to being present at major national festivals. In this regard, it should be noted that Judeline decided to cancel her performance this year at the Benicassim International Festival due to FIB's link to the KKR fund and its support for the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Created between tradition and the avant-garde, Judeline doesn't want to pigeonhole her music or seek a label to define the kind of emotionally charged pop she practices, which is filled with spirituality. Her starting point, rooted in flamenco, Camarón, and Lorca, serves as a launchpad in search of new sonic horizons.
With a childhood and adolescence marked by the gray tones of depression that befell him as a consequence of Bullying what they did to her in school and high school, as the artist herself has stated, at 16 she dropped out of her fourth year of ESO to change her surroundings to Amsterdam, start working, and sing in her free time. The dark cloud began to disappear, and the young Judeline found music to be the best therapy.
He returned to Cádiz after some time and completed his studies to settle in Madrid. In the capital, and during the lockdown, his path crossed with Alizzz after winning a contest organized by the producer. What happened from what Judeline did with the song Rota It's history now.
23 singles
A studio album, the aforementioned Bodhiria (2024), which includes caliber themes such as Silver earrings, Heavenly, INRI or Mangata; One Ep Of the light (2022), and 23 singles, including seven collaborations as a guest, in addition to compositions she has released on platforms since 2017, are the sonic portrait of Judeline, whose production continues to grow at an unstoppable pace. Proof of this are the three singles she has released this 2025, and which will surely be part of the repertoire she will perform at the tenth edition of Phe Festival, next September in Puerto de la Cruz: You and I, a song in Portuguese, French, and Spanish filled with sensuality, recorded with Brazilian artist Mc Morena, which was released last April; Glass girl, a piece filled with melancholy that appeared last June; and the most recent one that connects Judeline with the roots of flamenco that mark her direction A bridge across the bay, the Field Cross, tribute to Camarón on the 75th anniversary of his birth, recorded alongside guitarist Yeray Cortés.
Judeline was the first Spanish artist in the campaign Singles of Spotify in 2023, with its versions of The Torture and I Am The Only One, in addition to being recognized as a VEVO DSCVR Artist to Watch in 2024.
After embarking on a European stadium tour with J. Balvin in early 2024, Good to see you again Tour, in a year that Judeline released two singles from her debut album Bodhiria, case of Mangata and Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, the artist has a 2025 with a full concert schedule for the tour Bodhiriwith 15 sold-out dates across Spain and international festivals such as the aforementioned Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (USA), Spain's Primavera Sound Barcelona, BBK, Sonorama Ribera and Phe Festival, We Love Green (France), or Dour Festival (Belgium), among others.
The tenth edition of Phe Festival, on September 5th and 6th, embraces other music genres and presents a lineup of international and national artists who will headline the anniversary celebration in Puerto de la Cruz: the Belgian duo 2manydjs, of brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, musicians and producers, a side project of Soulwax, the alternative and electronic rock band they've led since 1995, who will be in Puerto de la Cruz with their catalog of impossible remixes; the Barcelona band Dorian, prominent figures in electronic pop and new wave on the national scene; Samurai, a Madrid-based artist who practices a sort of pop fusion and alternative rock, which has positioned itself as one of the most promising voices in the Spanish music scene; Cycle, the perfect equation of electronic production, danceable beats, and guitars, which joins the tenth Phe Festival party with the 20th-anniversary tour of their debut album, Weak on the Rocks (2005); the Compostelan Carlangas, that after more than a decade and five albums released leading Novedades Carminha, arrives at Phe with his personal sonic adventure; and the musician and producer from Lanzarote Ale Acosta with his solo project.
In the presence of the New York band Nada Surf and the Canaries San Tosielo, Broken Ship and Los Blody, it's worth highlighting the incorporation of Ganges, project selected from 400 proposals from 75 different locations that received the call for the Spanish music internationalization program The Spanish Wave, in its first collaboration with the Tenerife festival.
Among the new features of this edition, Phe Festival presents three stages with simultaneous programming to mark the debut of Phe Club, a new space dedicated to electronic music and clubbing culture, which will feature 25 internationally renowned artists and prominent Canarian references.
Phe Festival faces a new decade, completing an unforgettable edition in 2024
The benchmark summer music event in the Canary Islands is resonating with the loyalty of the public in Puerto de la Cruz with more than 10,000 attendees.
The festival closes an important cycle and looks towards the summer of 2025 thinking about the tenth edition.
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Phe Festival is entering a new decade after closing an unforgettable ninth edition. This perception is felt in the public's loyalty to this benchmark musical event of the Canary Islands summer. Puerto de la Cruz is already a place of worship for musical trends and a bouquet of emerging proposals where more than 10,000 attendees gathered, meeting the expectations of the organization. The fact that Phe Festival is already heading towards its tenth edition is, above all, due to its public. A whole generation that is gaining followers and that is fulfilling one of the festival's objectives, which is the creation of new audiences around music and trends.
With a musical programme and an eclectic line-up of artists in styles as diverse as rock and pop, indie, urban sounds between rap and funk, and dance sequences of international significance, the ninth edition of PHE Festival in its two days of concerts leaves performances that are major milestones in the history of the festival in El Puerto. Highlights include concerts by Lori Meyers in what was his first live performance in Tenerife, and which was the most celebrated by the public on the opening day; by the Galician artist Sen Senra, one of the referents of urban pop and a bet of the festival in 2024; León Benavente, who in his second visit to PHE Festival after the 2017 edition, changed the rhythm of the festival with an energetic show on Saturday night; and the always festive Joe Crepúsculo, who closed the concerts on the first night.
Alongside these national bands with a well-known career, there are also emerging bands and others that have quickly gained the respect and popularity that any artist aspires to, and that have Canarian members in their line-up. In this edition, Phe Festival brought to Puerto de la Cruz proposals such as the Madrid-based Camellos, with three albums already released; La Paloma, fronted by the Gran Canarian Lucas Sierra, who left their mark on the thousands of spectators who attended the Tenerife festival; or the Seville-based Vera Fauna.
In this sense, it is worth noting the female presence in a good part of the artistic line-up of this edition, with bands and proposals with a female voice and pulse that have also grown on the national scene, as is the case of the Madrid-based group Shego, or Pipiolas, the duo shared by the Gran Canarian Adriana Ubani. and Madrid native Paula Reyes. Youth and experience in the female category also came together at Phe Festival with the presence of Mavica, the alter ego of Marta Casanova, a native of Cartagena and based in London; and Soleá Morente, who demonstrated her versatility in moving through different styles and letting herself be influenced by them to give colour to her music.
Another female voice to highlight in the line-up of artists at Phe Festival was the Tenerife singer Jela, with a background that aspires to the major leagues in the urban scene, as she demonstrated on stage. Hers was one of the Canarian-style proposals that the festival offered, along with the live performances of Enrique Ive and Nala Rami.
Electronics and club culture
The Phe Festival was also a generous showcase of different trends in dance music and club culture. While in previous editions Puerto de la Cruz had been visited by top-notch proposals in the electronic scene such as the British Orbital, references in the dance scene since the 90s of the last century, or the German duo Digitalism, this year two figures with notable careers and reputations on the international scene were programmed: the Danish group Trentemøller and the Belgians Goose, turned the festival into a dance floor in the final stretch of the festival.
As a novelty, the Phe Festival inaugurated a new stage, the Espacio Domo Jagermeister, with sessions of deejays and selectors of different styles in the afternoon and evening in the days prior to the two days of concerts, from Tuesday to Thursday. This new Espacio Domo extended its programming to Friday and Saturday, in parallel with the festival's programming, with a select list of deejays. A proposal that had the support of the attending public as could be seen with the massive attendance that this third stage of Phe had during the days of the festival.
Beyond sound waves
Phe Festival goes beyond sound waves. Puerto de la Cruz became a meeting point for yoga, health and wellness workshops; extreme sports such as the V Aqualia BMX Waterjump; wine tastings with Phe Wine and other types of artistic proposals such as the unmissable Phe Gallery. In addition, within the music venue there are, as every year, market and gastronomy proposals that provide the added value necessary to complete an incomparable festival proposal in the Canary Islands.
It should be noted that Phe Festival has become a brand. Its provocative and suggestive musical style, its vocation for discovery and trends; and its innovative and attentive spirit with the public make it a genuine festival. Something that also 'infects' Puerto de la Cruz and transforms the tourist city into a cradle of avant-garde music, opening up the profile of the tourist who visits it.
Phe Festival is currently opening its season ticket campaign for its 2025 edition. Refunds of the remaining credit on cashless wristbands for this edition can be made starting this Tuesday, August 27 at 9:00 a.m. The period to recover it is open until next Tuesday, September 3.
Phe Team takes on the executive production of PHE Festival, an event promoted by the Culture Department of the Puerto de la Cruz City Council. It also has the sponsorship of the Government of the Canary Islands through the Canary Islands Institute for Cultural Development and the General Directorate of Youth, Canary Islands Tourism, as well as Tenerife Tourism - Tenerife! Wake Up Emotions and the Tenerife Island Council through the Culture Department. The brands Aqualia, Levi's, Heineken, IKEA, Pepsi, Jagermeister, Fuente Alta, Grupo RAHN, Labrador Cepsa Puerto de la Cruz, and Hemispheria also collaborate.
Dance cures everything on the second day of Phe Festival 2024
The ninth edition of the festival had the best possible closing in its history, with energetic and overwhelming live performances by León Benavente, Trentemøller and Goose
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Dancing cures everything and the musical sequence between stages at the PHE Festival on its second Saturday day clung to the dance floor as if there was no tomorrow. The concerts by León Benavente, Trentemøller and Goose were great, both for the attitude and impact of these bands, each in their own style and musical concept, and for the response they received from the public. And as the PHE Festival is not only fuelled by speed and electronic sequences, the Saturday day left more intimate and bare proposals in the musical aspect, and others that move between rock and pop, funk, psychedelia and new flamenco, which had Mavica, Shego, Nala Rami and Camellos as protagonists.
Above all, it was a night of dancing, with DJs and selectors on the third stage inaugurated this year, the Espacio Domo Jagermeister. One of those unique and unforgettable days that are the hallmark of PHE Festival, which was taken away when León Benavente took to the main stage, after 9:00 p.m., with Abraham Boba, who knows how to lead the audience to the right place. It was the second time that the band was in Puerto de la Cruz, after the 2017 edition, and their formula of rock implemented with sequences and structures that draw on the most vitamin-rich kraut got an audience on its feet, jumping and singing along, who also wanted to go crazy at the feast that León Benavente was serving up.
A complete repertoire that started with Type D and ended much higher with Yesterday I went outThe band shook up their discography, four albums released, plus EPs and others, in a concert with a notable electronic pulse, increasingly present, in which without respite and with Abraham Boba moving in and out, they sounded There is no fear, Provisional state, Like the stone that floats and I love, in a first loop of songs. Brave spirit, almost an ancient hymn in their repertoire, La Ribera, California, Shooting the horses, Our anniversary, Mythical, At the feast, Being a Brigade, Glory and the aforementioned Yesterday I went out, completed a concert that is already historic in the history of PHE Festival.
But before the story of the last dance that PHE Festival brought, with Trentemøller and Goose, we must take note of what happened in the middle of the afternoon at the opening, which had Mavica on the stages of the port area, fronted by Marta Casanova, who opened the doors to the pop melancholy, acoustic and with electronic production, with which she has dressed the album. Sometimes a person never comes back (but that's okay). After her, the Madrid-based Maite, Raquel and Charlotte, the members of Shego, gave a concert in which they made good on the label of emerging band with the album Good luck girl (2023). Among others, they sounded Forgive me, Oh Boi, Sorry, I'm crying all over, I'm horny, I'll kill you or Steak Tar Tar, with which they ran out of time.
THE MIRROR BALL
The pop psychedelia and neo flamenco that make the Sevillians Vera Fauna their hallmark (version of I blush, by Papa Levante, included) was another of the sensations of the second day of PHE Festival, in which there was also room for old school funk with Nala Rami, the group of the Gran Canarian saxophonist Alan Himar. The winner of the Sonora Las Palmas de Gran Canaria competition arrived in Puerto de la Cruz with Pasaporte Sonora and a set that embraced the mirror ball with pieces such as I died in the disco, Superficial or Sundays.
The final stretch of PHE Festival was in another league, with the Danish Trentemøller in band format, the Madrid-based Camellos and the Belgian group Goose. Without a doubt, the international triumph of this edition goes to the musician, DJ and producer Anders Trentemøller, and the musicians he came with: Diisa Jakobs (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Silas Tinglef (drums, guitars), Brian Batz (guitars) and Jacob Haubjerg (bass). The Danish maestro made his debut in Puerto de la Cruz with a master class on dream pop, shoegaze, psychedelia, with passages of the caliber of Dreamweavers or Moan, and others where the guitars in the shadow of Dick Dale, for example, are contaminated with acidic and twisted rhythms. Superlative elegance for electronic gourmets.
Before the party electro rock of Goose, the PHE Festival lowered the revolutions slightly to welcome Camellos. The punk adjective applied to the Madrid group has to do with the songs and how the public reacts, as could be seen. From their own creation, they delivered songs such as Mallet, Divorce, Rice with things, Who is laughing now, Copper flavor or Dance factory, by Joe Crepúsculo, who they invited to sing with them to make the party complete.
The closing of the PHE Festival was for Goose and the catchy electro rock played by the Belgians. Songs like Bring it on, title in addition to the debut album in 2006, or What you need, to name some of the hits that the quartet brought to Puerto de la Cruz, set the pace and the final dance steps for the ninth PHE Festival.