We can’t talk about April’s concerts in Madrid without mentioning Rosalía, even though the four dates (March 30, April 1, 3, and 4) have been sold out for months. Nor can we do so without sending a kiss to the sky on behalf of Er Migue and that tribute in the form of a concert by Los Deliqüentes (also hanging the “sold out” sign) for the 25th anniversary of El sentimiento garrapatero que nos traen las flores.
But luckily, there are still tickets available for one of Bad Gyal’s dates and for many other concerts ranging from Full of Hell’s grindcore, Queralt Lahoz’s reinvented flamenco, and Nacho Vegas‘ melodies. The live music calendar looks like this this spring:
Few things are as beautiful as the beginning of Total Euphoria. A whisper, almost a lullaby, then the guitars getting faster and faster, denser and denser… and BAM, the drums. This song may be a good example of what Caroline is all about: sweetness, constructed lyrics, complex and choral melodies in crescendo. Primavera Tours says that Caroline is a secret that is being revealed, leaving the London circuit to finally play the world. You have to go see them. Now is the time.
Is there such a thing as Australian country-folk? There is Steph Strings, so the answer is yes: she is voice and strings, as well as harmonicas and soundscapes that transport us to the wild nature of her country.
Laura Pausini (April 6)
She, eternal, diva. She left, she left… but she never left and she was always there: she’s passing through Madrid in the midst of her Yo Canto World Tour 2026, a tour that starts in her native Italy, continues on to Spain, and will continue on to Latin America.
We think philosopher Zygmunt Bauman would agree with applying the term “liquid” to this band. In Tame Impala ‘s music, there are no certainties. What is that? There are unfathomable recesses of consciousness that awaken in lethargic melodies that are pure acid dancing in mind-blowing pop songs. The band’s fifth album will be released live on April 7 in Madrid. How lucky we are.
Perhaps you’ve heard this viral video with Ed Sheeran? Or maybe this tremendous song? Elena Rose began her career as a songwriter for artists such as Rauw Alejandro, Becky G, Shakira, Sebastián Yatra, Daddy Yankee…the list is endless. But it was time to take to the stage and establish herself as the artist she is in front of her audience: she does so with her debut album, Bendito Verano, and a tour that has taken her across Europe, the United States and, in 2026, with stops in Madrid and Barcelona.
Marquitos was ODDLIQUOR and now he’s Marquitos again. The Madrid native mixes R&B, trap, pop, and whatever else comes his way without breaking a sweat. In this new-old phase, represented by the single Mis ídolos están en mi casa, he brings back the urban sounds that characterize him.
But what is the “urban” genre? And where does RALY fit into it? What we hear from this artist is something more ethereal and less earthly, bordering on what we might call “post-urban”? Within the unclassifiable nature of his work, we find solid foundations, whispering voices, good autotune, and attitude.
Bad Gyal (April 11, 12, and 14)
Hurry, there are still tickets left for April 14! Alba is, as the Galicians would say, “chegar e encher.” It’s touching the sky with perreo and dancehall: Bad Gyal puts everything on the line without neglecting protest and denunciation. After her debut with La Joia, she will present her new album (which is still in the works) with three dates in the capital.
Grindcore isn’t for everyone. Especially not this band from Pennsylvania, who approach life the same way they approach music: full throttle and always raw. They will be accompanied by The Body, Jarhead Fertilizer, and JAD (in other words, coffee for coffee lovers).
The emptiness of the desert is a lie: it has its own melodies, infinite ecosystems, a ceaseless movement of sands that never stop creating different landscapes second by second… and Tuaregs who compose what is known as desert blues. Tinariwen call their music assuf, meaning longing or melancholy in Tamasheq (the Berber language), a mix of psychedelic rock, sounds of the Sahara, blues, and rock. One of the most interesting things to happen in Madrid in 2026.
Fomies define themselves as, wait for it: “Heavy Psych Garage-Fuzz Krautrock” from Switzerland. That’s how clear it is. They will play at Clamores on the 19th and will be as chaotic and psychotic as the poster suggests.
HENS presents Una mudanza, the new album by this artist who doesn’t fit into rock or pop. But we can put him in the box of honesty and sincerity without losing the alternative flavor that characterizes him.
Abraham Cupeiro (April 19)
Abraham Cupeiro is a musician and musicologist with a deeply restorative focus: recovering ancient instruments and bringing them back to life by making them play. In his new show, called Loira ( in homage to his dog), he explores the richness of mixed heritage: nomadic stories, gypsies from Eastern Europe, but also from New York and, why not, Madrid. “Loira was abandoned, like many of the instruments I use. I am one of those who believe that the gaze of an animal hides what we humans so badly need to get back on track. There is tenderness, loyalty, silence, and truth. And that is why this album bears her name. Because it is, like her, a mixture of memory, tenderness, and resilience.”
He is a born traveler. He loves to DJ in remote places with organic sounds that intermingle with his creations. Jan Blomqvist goes from the Mojave Desert or Lake Lemuria to the Mon venue to display his emotional house and rhythmic euphoria.
Asturian singer-songwriter Nacho Vegas has returned to the studio to create a ninth studio album, which he will present in Madrid this April: Vidas Semipreciosas. Among these “semi-precious gems” to be released in January in physical format, we find the single Alivio, a song in which he reflects on hedonism as consolation, the search for beauty, and refuge in other paradises.
After making a strong impression this summer at the Azkena Rock Festival with an overwhelming and energetic live performance, Laurie Wright announces a national tour for April 2026, in which she will present her explosive mix of punk, pub rock, rhythm & blues, and soul with a marked mod heritage and echoes of Britpop for the first time in our venues.
Boneflower (April 29)
Post-hardcore screamo. What’s that? Complex melodies, distorted guitars, devil-driven drums, and a voice that screams, shouts, cries out, and declaims. Boneflower have been working hard and strong on stages around the world for years and are now enjoying a sweet moment. They have accompanied bands such as Touché Amoré and, finally, they are flying solo and stronger than ever.
Queralt Lahoz returns to the stage with FAVOROSA TOUR, the tour to promote her second album, 9:30PM, a work in which she consolidates her unique voice within the current scene. With a style that crosses flamenco, soul, hip hop, and Latin rhythms, connecting tradition and the present.
