Only they are able to mix the philosophy of Enrique Ocaña or Jünger with the stories of the neighborhood, the little flat in Elfo street, the cannon life or Torrente. Alcalá Norte have been in the Madrid scene for years, although it is now, since a couple of years ago, that they have become the headline band of many, many people. So many that they have just filled three Rivieras, and what does that mean? That the next one is a Movistar Arena: it will be on February 20, 2027.
Álvaro Rivas (vocals), Jaime Barbosa (drums), Laura de Diego (keyboards), Carlos Elías (guitar) and Pablo Prieto (bass) are from Ciudad Lineal, they have been composing songs since 2019 and, although they are now branded as a “revelation band“, the only revelation that applies here is that of their lyrics full of nooks and crannies, iconic phrases that transcend the choruses and a character on stage (and in interviews) very sui generis.
A second album on the way to be presented at Movistar Arena.
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After hanging the sold out sign for three consecutive days at La Riviera, why not throw themselves into the abyss with a Movistar Arena in 2027? They are waiting but everything makes sense: it will be the presentation concert of their awaited second album (currently, they are in the process of creating it) of which they have already confirmed that it will have a song dedicated to Arturo Soria, among other historical details of the city of Madrid and its district, Ciudad Lineal.
For those who want to know more, the band has just re-released their eponymous album with a special “Peseta” vinyl edition: either gold or gatefold. Barbosa explains it by doing a golden unboxing in this video of the program Mañana más.
Rivas, vocals and one of the founding members of the band, said about this Movistar Arena: “The Las Ventas bullring has aluminosis: you can’t play there, and we don’t want to go much further. Luckily, two EMT buses – the 146, from Quinta de los Molinos, and the 21, from El Salvador – connect our neighborhood with the Plaza de Felipe II. There stands the Movistar Arena. And there it will be necessary to present our second album”. Amen.