Madrid, Spain — Dis Friday for Madrid, organizers don hold traditional presentation for Mallorca Live Festival wey go showcase big artists for 2025. Dis year, the venue don shift go Hotel Thompson, and dem don reveal names of artists wey go perform, including legendary figures like Iggy Pop, Suede, and more.
According to the announcement, artists like Nicola Cruz and Mercury Rev don confirm say dem go join the lineup, as well as up-and-coming star Anadie, wey been voted by Radio 3 listeners. The festival dey plan to attract music lovers wey sabi enjoy diverse genres and vibrant performances.
Massive Attack, di iconic British band, don also feature for this year’s festival after dem reject Coachella due to sustainability issues. Dem talk say, “We say no to Coachella for next year because we don dey there once, and once na enough. Di event dey for Palm Springs, na golf complex wey dey for desert, managed by sprinklers wey dey use public water supply.” Dis highlights di importance of environmental awareness in festival planning.
In contrast, Mallorca Live Festival don receive recognition from Massive Attack for its commitment to sustainability. Di festival organizers don unveil a comprehensive sustainability plan, wey dem say get approval from di band. Di press release state say, “Mallorca Live dey push for sustainable practices, and artists like Massive Attack wey understand dis measures, dey support our efforts.”
Dis year, Mallorca Live Festival don also collect award for di most sustainable event for di Iberian Festival Awards. Some of di initiatives wey dey contribute to dis recognition include tree planting efforts, like di recent planting of 23 trees for Casa Esment to balance di carbon footprint, and implementation of hybrid battery systems, wey go reduce energy consumption.
Furthermore, di festival don increase transportation options, carrying over 22,000 guests from Palma and di outskirts, ensuring easy access to di event. To encourage recycling, 60 recycling points don dey set up, along with cup collection points to enhance di circular economy for reusable hard plastic cups, in collaboration wit di Cleanwave Foundation.
Álvaro Martínez, di CEO of di festival, express di commitment to minimize environmental impact: “We dey work to reduce environmental footprint for di destination, promote Mallorca culture and tradition, while giving our audience di best experience with improvements for di venue. Our audience dey local, national, and international, and dem appreciate di cultural value of di event.”
Massive Attack show go be di only performance for Spain in 2025, and dem describe di experience as: “Our new live show represent di boldest leap in collaboration between 3D and United Visual Artists since 2003. We dey use reverse engineering algorithms to expose content anomalies and recursive feedback loops, seeking to spark a dialogue on di shattered dream of a secure and empowered individual, in di context of di global collapse of liberal democracies.”
