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Costa Rica Music — Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz
The festival of Palmares, which begins Jan. 17, will also host a wealth of famous Latin singers including ranchero singer Alicia Villarreal and Puerto Rican reggaeton stars Randy, De la Ghetto and Noel. Mexican group Molotov, who often include heated yet comical political and social rhetoric in their songs, will have a show at one of the bars at the festival, as well as Mexican pop artist Alex Syntek. The second to last night of the festival will include performances by Mexican rockers Moderatto and the Argentinian group Enanitos Verdes.
Come February, the music will continue with performances by renowned international artists including reggaeton king Daddy Yankee, Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz and British heavy metal group Iron Maiden.
Sanz will be performing at the Ricardo Saprissa stadium on Feb. 12 as a part of his “El tren de los momentos” tour, promoting his new album that was released in Nov. 2006 and features artists such as Shakira, Calle 13 and Juanes. The album has been nominated for the”Best Latin Pop Album” Grammy Award, which will be decided on Feb. 10 just before the concert.
The Costa Rica Iron Maiden concert, which already has fans from all over Central America crazy with anticipation, will take place on Feb. 26 at the same venue in Tibas, San Jose. The Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008, which kicks off on Feb. 1st in India, promises to be one of the loudest music events in Costa Rica history.
Over 5,000 tickets were sold in the first 12 hours of ticket sales for the upcoming Iron Maiden concert that will be held in Costa Rica on Feb. 26, 2008. Servers and phone lines were saturated within the first 15 minutes by dedicated fans when the ticket sales opened up to the public on Saturday at “2 Minutes to Midnight” – the name of a popular song by Iron Maiden.
Costa Rica Nightlife — Iron Maiden coming to Costa Rica
Fans from all over Central America are taking part in the rush to buy tickets because Costa Rica is one of two stops the legendary British heavy metal band will make in the region during the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour. The tour will begin on Feb. 1 in India and continue on to Australia, Japan, the U.S., Mexico, Colombia and 14 other destinations.
The concert will take place at the Ricardo Saprissa stadium in Tibas, San Jose – the venue for the Maná concert that took place Nov. 20 with a turnout of over 20,000 fans.
Evenpro is organizing the event. Tickets can be purchased at specialticket.net, by calling 207-7770 or at Sapristore locations in Multiplaza, Desamparados, Tibas and Pavas; MasXMenos in Plaza America, Cuesta de Moras, Metrocentro and Tibás; or Hipermás locations in Heredia, Curridabat, San Sebastian and Guadalupe.
The prices range from about $14 for stadium seats furthest from the stage to $70 for VIP standing area.
The Daddy Yankee concert was reported in La Republica daily newspaper, but the date has not yet been confirmed.
