The admired Puerto Rican artist Ricky Martin, one of the most desired stars by the world's festivals, has closed with the Isla Bonita Love Festival his only performance in the Canary Islands, as part of the European tour "Ricky Martin Live 2024". He will share the bill with Martin Garrix to offer the Canary Islands, Spanish and European public one of the most powerful tandems of artists among all the festivals in the country, for next summer.

Ricky will perform, after many years in the Canary Islands, after conquering generations with his music, his dances and his ability to give his all on stage. He will do so in the biggest social event of the archipelago, which has been promoted for nine years by the public company Sodepal of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma. The music for diversity is the final culmination of a week of social events in which the island is a flagship for the defence of equality and LGTBI+ rights. 

Since his last two sold-out shows in the summer of 2023, the Spanish public, through their social networks, has been asking the popular artist Ricky Martin to return to Spain and, finally today they officially announced 14 concert dates in his pop format, which will take place in several cities during the month of July 2024, to perform his long list of hits accompanied by his band and dancers, under a great production and staging.

The series of concerts will begin on 3 July at the Icónica Fest in Seville, and will then travel to other cities including Murcia, Granada, Cádiz, Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Marbella and La Palma to round off the tour.

The president of the Cabildo de La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, explained that, "preceded by a social week, this is a project that focuses on gender identity, becoming an inclusive space, highlighting and defending collective and individual freedoms", he explained. 

In this sense, Rodríguez remarked that this important social week would end, as usual, with a first-class festival that positions La Palma outside the Canary Islands. 

For her part, the CEO of Sodepal, Miriam Perestelo, highlighted the important social and economic impact of this event for the island. "The people of La Palma are aware of equality and it is the responsibility of the public administrations to favour this path, something that is highlighted in this project, which also constitutes a local economic stimulus, generating employment and promoting the creative industry of La Palma", she added. 

The mayor of Tazacorte, Manuel González, pointed out that the final touch of the Isla Bonita Love Festival places the municipality as the epicentre of the concerts, with all that this entails on an economic, social and promotional level. "We are an example of equality and diversity and we continue to support this event, which allows us to use the port as the best possible stage".

Finally, the producer of the concert, Maikel Chachón, thanked the public administrations for their confidence in continuing to promote this project for another year, as well as the support of private sponsors who trust in the event. "It is a tourist and social event endorsed by the people of La Palma, and it is also the highest rated in the Canary Islands in relation to other events of this type", he remarked. 

Promoting freedom

The Love Festival is a well-established event in the island's calendar and serves as an international reference, focusing on celebrating the diversity of gender identities and expressions; the creation of an inclusive and respectful space; the defence of rights and opportunities for all people, and promotes freedom of expression and individual rights.

Under these premises, the Cabildo de La Palma, through the public company Sodepal, is working on the design of an extensive programme of activities in favour of the LGBTI community, which, as every year, will end with a music festival to be held in the port of Tazacorte.

Tickets

Miriam Perestelo informs that tickets for the musical event are now available through the website tomaticket.es and will be available at promotional prices. Five accessible options have been set up for this purpose, allowing you to enjoy the concert experience.

Thus, there is a general admission ticket, a grandstand ticket, with the possibility of enjoying the concert seated, and there will also be a Platinium area, 20 metres from the stage, with a preferential view. The offer is completed with the Premium area, at the foot of the stage, and the Golden Vip Experience area has been created, with a rest area, food, open bar or gifts, among other amenities.

Tickets can be purchased now at the following link: https://www.tomaticket.es/es-es/entradas-isla-bonita-love-festival-la-palma