AÚPA LUMBREIRAS!!

Aúpa Lumbreiras!! hasn’t even cracked open a single beer yet and the damn thing is already sold out—gone, vanished, hoovered up like communion wafers at a starving saints’ convention. It’s only December, the festival isn’t until 13–15 August 2026 in Villena, and yet the entire punk nation has snapped up every last ticket like they were buying passage off a sinking ship. If Spain ever needed proof that the underground is not only alive but kicking holes in the floor, here it is: Lumbreiras returns, and the people have responded like rabid dogs finally hearing the dinner bell.

And who can blame them? Look at that poster—it's not a lineup, it’s an act of war. Soziedad Alkohólika sitting at the top like a smoking cannon, El Drogas stalking the field like a bearded general of righteous chaos, Narco sharpening their riffs for industrial carnage, and The Toy Dolls grinning from the corner like neon anarchist gremlins. You’ve got Boikot, Talco, Los de Marras, Def Con Dos, Porretas, Sinkope, Envidia Kotxina, Kaos Etíliko, Gritando en Silencio, Me Fritos and the Gimme Cheetos—a whole battalion of bands engineered specifically to test the limits of Villena’s municipal structure.

The fact that this comeback edition sold out instantly isn’t just fan enthusiasm—it’s a cultural reflex. Aúpa Lumbreiras! has always been the dirty beating heart of Iberian punk, ska-punk, hardcore, and street rock. It’s the place where the tattoos glow brighter, the boots stomp harder, and the bars run out of beer faster. When it vanished years ago, people mourned it like a lost lung. Now that it’s back? The tribes of Spain pounced like wolves on raw meat.

You can practically hear it already:Three nights of sweat, dust, anti-establishment sermons, and choruses shouted by thousands of sunburnt misfits who wouldn’t trade the feeling for all the sanitized, influencer-friendly festivals in the world. Villena’s Polideportivo Municipal may not survive, but the crowd will.

The message is clear:AÚPA LUMBREIRAS!! HAS RISEN.And the faithful have already locked in their place at the altar.

If you didn’t get a ticket?Well, amigo… start bribing, begging, or building a catapult. Because this August, Villena is going to explode—and you’re going to want to be airborne when it happens.