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The Weekend DJ Festival of Cartagena will reach its third edition with a change of location, will be held in the festive venue of Carthaginians and Romans, and two scenarios, with the aim of continuing to grow and "become a national benchmark."
This has been assured by Councilor Festejos, Juan Pedro Torralba, who presented this morning with the coordinator of Weekend DJ, Cristina Hurtado, this electronic music festival, with which the City Council of Caratagena, to be held on 26 And 27 May.
"This edition will be very special, since they have put all the meat on the grill and much desire on the part of the Weekend DJ and the City Council," said Torralba, who considers the new facilities for this event "exceptional" And "suitable" to bring together all the people who come to this musical and artistic event.
After two years of filming in the esplanade of the Port of Cartagena, Hurtado has indicated that the change of facilities supposes a "great leap for the festival", necessary to continue growing.
"For us, it is essential to become a national reference [...] and we consider that (the festive enclosure of Carthaginians and Romans) is a much more appropriate place, and we also believe that it is very positive since we use a space of the City that remains closed almost all year "has considered the coordinator of the festival, which will be developed in two stages, one main," as much or more spectacular than last year, "and another secondary.
The Agaho band from Vodafone Yumusic, and DJ Julgo, with a funky session, will be in charge of kicking off the festival on Friday, May 26th.
That same night will feature the performance of the Dream Team, DJs José María Castells, Toni Peret and Quique Tejada, creators of the Mad Mix and who have been triumphing in Hard Rock Ibiza for many years with their 'Children of the 80s' party.
Throughout Saturday 27 will be held the final of the III National Young DJ Competition, in which you can listen to the three finalists by clicking live.
The registration deadline for this event is already open, in which more than 150 young people have already participated in the last two years.
The prize money is 500 € and also the opportunity to be part of the poster of the edition of the following year.
The winner of the second edition, JaviPonce will be one of the performances of that day in which will also perform DJ of the stature of Carlos Jean, 6 times nominated to the Grammys and popular by its interventions in the television program 'The Hormiguero';
Albert Neve, which will arrive directly from the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, one of the most powerful music festivals in North America;
Also the cartagenero DJ Taao Kross, resident in Pachá Ibiza for several years.
The performances that night of Shake Coconut, Brain Breakers and Plosly, complete a poster that covers a wide range of alternatives in electronic music.
On the other hand the event does not only remain in the musical, in addition will be offered to the assistants several workshops of locution and musical production in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and also within the venue can taste the gastronomic offer of several 'Food Truks 'And to buy in the market' The Ant Hippy Market 'that will give more colorful if it fits to the festive camp.
Also on the secondary stage there will be rap and trap performances.
The opening of doors will be at 20:00 on Friday and at 17:00 on Saturday.
Access will be allowed from the age of 16, and admission is free until 23:00, at which time, by means of capacity control measures, a ticket with consumption of € 10 will be charged.
For those who plan to enter after 23:00, Oferplan offers advance sale at a reduced price, € 5 a day ticket and € 8 to access the 2 days.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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