Baja Beach Fest

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Baja Beach Fest
GenreReggaeton, Latin
DatesAugust every year
Location(s)Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Years active2018-present
Websitehttps://bajabeachfest.com/

The Baja Beach Fest is a reggaeton & latin music festival. The festival was inaugurated in 2018 and is held annually at the Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico.[1][2]

History[]

Baja Beach Fest 2019

Baja Beach Fest was founded in 2018 by Rosarito-based Aaron Ampudia and Los Angeles-based Chris Den Uijl, who met in Encinitas and are the current co-owners and promoters of the festival.[3] It is an annual beachside festival held in the month of August every year.[4][5]

The 2018 festival was one-day event which hosted 15 thousand people and featured performances by Bad Bunny, Yandel, Farruko and more artists. The 2019 festival was a two-day event which hosted 30 thousand people with performance by Ozuna, J Balvin, Becky G, Bad Bunny, and Nicky Jam along with other artists including Alex Rose, Brytiago, Cazzu, DJ Luian, Lyanno, and Amenazzy.[6][7][8] In 2019, the festival was recognized as the #1 Emerging Festival of North America by USA Today.[9]

The 2020 festival was to be a three-day event with headline artists including Ozuna, Anuel AA, Karol G & J Balvin, however, it got delayed for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]

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References[]

  1. ^ Exposito, Suzy (9 September 2020). "Anuel AA, J Balvin, Ozuna to Headline Baja Beach Fest in 2021". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ Varga, George (5 March 2019). "Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Ozuna to headline 2019 Baja Beach Fest". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Writer (15 August 2019). "Baja Beach Fest, a quick sell-out with J Balvin & Ozuna, set to expand next year". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  4. ^ Butler, Sara (10 September 2020). "Baja Beach Fest announces addition of second weekend to 2021 edition". Pacific San Diego.
  5. ^ White, Caitlin (9 September 2020). "What Is The Future Of Music Festivals?". Uproxx magazine.
  6. ^ Mims, Taylor (March 5, 2019). "Baja Beach Fest Announces Cardi B, Ozuna and J Balvin for Second Year". Billboard.
  7. ^ Rendon, Francisco. "Baja Beach Fest Enlists Cardi B, J Balvin, Ozuna, Bad Bunny". Pollstar magazine. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Hurwitz, Zack. ""I Like It" All-Stars Cardi B, Bad Bunny, & J Balvin To Headline Baja Beach Fest". HipHopDX.
  9. ^ "Best Emerging Festival Winners (2019)". USA Today.
  10. ^ White, Caitlin (9 September 2020). "What Is The Future Of Music Festivals?". Uproxx magazine.
  11. ^ Exposito, Suzy (9 September 2020). "Anuel AA, J Balvin, Ozuna to Headline Baja Beach Fest in 2021". Rolling Stone.
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