live music
Entertainment Live:
In all previous
issues I’ve tried to provide readers with information relative to places to
visit for quality live music enter-tainment. In this issue I’m going to depart from that to
talk about the planning for an Inter-national calibre Jazz or Music Festival.
The congestion and flood of people visiting the area during the holiday was very much welcome after a long period of total calm and quiet. Hip, Hip Hooray! Summer is just around the corner and there’s definitely music in the air.
Since moving to the Mojácar area, I’ve been very passionate about bringing quality live music here. More recently via this article, you’ve probably read about an impending music festival. I, along with my wife Lynne have been prinicipally involved through our company Sax On The Beach Productions, in the planning of the festival for quite some time. Well, now I’m proud to say with certainty, pending finalization of sponsorship and other important details, the festival will happen.
Many of you will agree that Mojácar is a prominent up and coming tourist destination. The development of a Jazz or music festival is a tremendous undertaking that can be very rewarding to the economic growth of a community. For the Mojácar area, as a resort or tourist destination, the advantages of hosting a music festival can be significant. The festival will help boost the local tourism population and business economy and also help reduce the reliance upon traditional ways of promoting the area. I believe that the festival will be attended by people who live within a three hour drive from Mojácar as well as from throughout Spain and Europe, especially by those that live within a three hour flight time and/or have visited and annually plan their holidays in southern Spain.
In its’ inauguration or first year, we have planned a 3 consecutive day, 12 hour per day music festival format to be held simultaneously at up to 8 locations throughout the local Mojácar area. Potentially, the 3 day format may expand to 5 days or more in succeeding years. Having the festival’s music and other activities occur at multiple locations will cause visitors to venture throughout the immediate area. This will result in patrons spending money throughout the community, ultimately benefiting the business community as a whole.
Why an Outdoor/Indoor Music Festivaland Why Mojácar?
The benefits of such an event can be numerous. Economically and politically, such an event can help bring prosperity to a community, increase community pride, promote the areas continued growth as a tourist destination and create positive national and international exposure.
Local Live Music Venues
Day Legend
M=Mon, T=Tue, W=Wed, Th=Thu
F=Fri, Sa=Sat, Su=Sun
| Venue | Town | Telephone | |
| Aku Aku | Call | Mojacar Playa | 607 347 612 |
| Aleqria | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 615 064 |
| Bar El Pinar | Su | El Pinar | 950 469 036 |
| Bar Loro Azul | Call | Mojacar Pueblo | . |
| Bar Pavana | Call | Mojacar Pueblo | . |
| Blue Lagoon | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 615 117 |
| Cowboy Cocina | F-Su-T | Mojacar Playa | 950 472 924 |
| El Ancia | Call | . | . |
| El Bistro | Call | Albox | . |
| El Patio | Call | Mojacar Playa | 629 287 265 |
| Gala's | Sa | Mojacar Playa | . |
| Hotel Tikar | Th | Garrucha | . |
| Kimrick | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 475 198 |
| Le Bistro | Call | Albox | . |
| Limelight | Call | Mojacar Playa | 666 968 776 |
| Los Conteros | Call | Villaricos | 950 467 582 |
| Lua | Call | Mojacar Playa | . |
| Lykes | F | La Parata | 950 478 736 |
| Mirador del Castillo | Call | Mojacar Pueblo | 950 478 228 |
| Music Musica | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 460 031 |
| Palo Alto | Call | Mojacar Playa | . |
| Rayo del Sol | Call | Mojacar Pueblo | 690 747 124 |
| Sax On The Beach | W-F-S-S | Mojacar Playa | 950 475 502 |
| Sitio | Call | Mojacar Playa | . |
| Tito's Beach Bar | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 615 030 |
| The Irish Rover | Call | Mojacar Playa | 950 473 135 |
