"When you have a dream, it's worth more than any treasure." Nicky Jam's phrase summarizes the spirit with which Lava Live Festival closed its second night this Saturday and put the finishing touch on its third edition in Arrecife: turning an ambitious idea into a festival capable of bringing together big names in national and international music in Lanzarote.
The Lava Live Stadium lit up again for a day with a marked urban character, headlined by Nathy Peluso and Nicky Jam, two of the main attractions of the lineup. A night conceived to celebrate live music and bid farewell to an edition that has brought together different styles, generations, and audiences in the Lanzarote capital this summer.
Nathy Peluso presented her Club Grasa DJ Set, a proposal conceived for dancing with which she brought the energy of her musical universe to the stage. Her presence was one of the most anticipated moments of the day and reinforced the artistic diversity of a festival that since its inception has been committed to combining big names with different genres and ways of understanding music.
The night reached another of its high points with Nicky Jam, one of the artists who have decisively contributed to internationalizing reggaeton and Latin music. The American of Puerto Rican origin displayed a repertoire linked to a career of more than two decades and connected from the first songs with a devoted audience that turned the venue into a large dance floor.
An experience beyond the stage
From the early hours, music once again became the common thread of an experience that transcends concerts. In addition to artists such as Barry B, Rodrigo Fénix, and Toni Bob, who completed the programming for a day that maintained its rhythm and intensity until the end, the audience enjoyed the different spaces created within the Lava Live Stadium, located next to the Cabildo de Lanzarote and on the front line of the Arrecife coast, with rest and leisure areas designed to complete the stay at the venue.
Added to this was a careful gastronomic offering of local and zero-kilometer products from BOKA and chef Germán Blanco, reinforcing the festival's link with Lanzarote also through its flavors. As a novelty this second weekend, the offer also incorporated Cositas Dulces gluten-free, expanding the gastronomic alternatives available to the public.
A festival made possible by many hands
With the closing of this third edition, the production company has also wanted to focus on all the people, companies, and institutions that have contributed to making the project a reality.
“On behalf of Grupo TSC and Preventos Media, we want to thank the support and collaboration of all public and private entities that have believed in Lava Live Festival from the beginning. We also want to congratulate the entire team for the enormous effort made to carry out a project of this magnitude and recognize each of the people who have made it possible: production, assembly, technicians, security, cleaning, access, catering, logistics, services, marketing and communication, and all the professionals who work before, during, and after each day. A festival is not just what happens on stage; behind it there are many people working to make everything run smoothly and for the public to enjoy the experience,” says Eduardo Ferrer, CEO of Grupo TSC Canarias.
A third edition that leaves its mark
Lava Live Festival thus closes its third edition after a summer in which Arrecife has become a meeting point for artists, styles, and generations. From pop and rock to Latin sounds and urban music, the project has opted for a transversal lineup and an experience capable of connecting music with gastronomy, sports, and different areas of Lanzarote society.
An intense social and digital activity has been added to this in-person dimension, which has allowed the community created around Lava to be expanded and the festival to be projected beyond the limits of the venue.
The next dream already has a date
With the good taste left by this cultural event in 2026, Grupo TSC and Preventos Media are already looking to the future with a new challenge: to once again make Lanzarote a great meeting point for music in 2027. The next Lava Live Festival is scheduled for June 11 and 12 and July 30 and 31, 2027, with the aim of continuing to grow, consolidating the project, and further raising the artistic ambition of the festival, because as Nicky Jam recalled, “when you have a dream, it’s worth more than any treasure.”