Medellin hosts 262 bands for ‘Altavoz’ music festival

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The “Altavoz” music festival in Colombia’s second city Medellin will feature various categories of music for three days this weekend from October 13 to 15.

The festival will present 262 eclectic bands, representing music genres such as rock, ska, reggae, alternative, punk, metal, electronic and hip hop. The closing headliners for each day will be international bands from various categories of music.

The annual three day concert will open Saturday in the Cincuentenario stadium near Medellin’s University of Antioquia and last through Monday.

Headliners for the three days are as follows:

  • VICE SQUAD – October 14 (England, punk)

The extensive lineup can be found on the event’s website here.

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