Baja Beach Fest

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]

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

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]

See also

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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