Latin music stars from across the globe to light up the capital in April for La Linea’s milestone 25th anniversary!
It’s not long until London’s Latin Music Festival La Linea, named one of Billboard’s best Latin music festivals for 2025, celebrates its 25th anniversary and welcomes world-class Latin stars from all over the world to the capital. The festival will run from 22nd April until 3rd May and kicks off with an already sold-out headline show from GRAMMY winning Eliades Ochoa, the iconic Buena Vista Social Club star and one of Cuba's most celebrated artists. He’ll return to the Barbican on 22nd April.
Also confirmed is Latin GRAMMY winning singer Sílvia Pérez Cruz. one of the most captivating voices in modern music and will perform at Union Chapel on 2nd May. The New Regency Orchestra an 18-piece band, perform music from their self-titled debut album at the Jazz Cafe on 1st May as well as regional dates at Cambridge Junction on 26th April and Band on the Wall in Manchester on 3rd May.
On 1st May, La Linea will feature 23-year-old Mexican Latin GRAMMY winner Ed Maverick, who will debut his new album La Nube en el Jardín. Having sold nearly a million copies globally, he performs at Union Chapel in Islington as part of just three European dates in 2025—his only UK appearance this year. On 25th April the Jazz Cafe will host trans Puerto Rican rap sensation Villano Antillano, a fast-rising star who’s gaining recognition for blending Latin rhythms with sharp social commentary and presented by London based Latin American queer collective 2CPERREA, before one of the most successful Spanish artists of the 21st century Rodrigo Cuevas performs a special set at Islington Assembly Hall on 23rd April.
The festival has announced a farewell UK performance from Brazilian band Francisco, el Hombre, who’ll showcase their fusion of Brazilian traditions with Afro-Latin rhythms, psychedelic punk rock and electro-punk at the Jazz Cafe on 26th April. London-based multi-instrumentalist and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Alex Etchart returns to La Linea after a sold-out 2023 show, presenting Queer Utópico Meets Brasil—a dynamic double bill with UK-Brazilian band Olayá. This electrifying performance takes place at SOAS on 30th April.
Also set to play the festival this spring and marking her first UK show is Portuguese singer-songwriter and producer Ana Lua Caiano joined by special guest Guatemalan/Swiss singer Baby Volcano, multi-million streamed Muerdo, BadBadNotGood collaborator Juana Aguirre and special guest Monatñera whose work crosses between Latin American folklore and experimental/alternative sounds.
La Linea 2025:
- Eliades Ochoa: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Barbican
- Rodrigo Cuevas: Wednesday 23rd April 2025 - Islington Assembly Hall
- Villano Antillano: Friday 25th April 2025 - Jazz Café
- Francisco, el Hombre: Saturday 26th April 2025 - Jazz Café
- New Regency Orchestra : Saturday 26th April 2025- Cambridge Junction (Cambridge)
- Queer Utópico: Alex Etchart & Juan Iñaki: Wednesday 30th April 2025 - SOAS
- Ed Maverick presents “La Nube en el Jardín”: Thursday 1st May 2025 - Union Chapel
- Ana Lua Caiano & Baby Volcano: Thursday 1st May 2025 - Hootananny Brixton
- New Regency Orchestra : Thursday 1st May 2025 - The Jazz Café
- Sílvia Pérez Cruz: Friday 2nd May 2025 - Union Chapel
- Muerdo: Friday 2nd May 2025 - Oslo
- Juana Aguirre & Montañera: Saturday 3rd May 2025 - Moth Club
- New Regency Orchestra: Saturday 3rd May 2025 - Band on the Wall (Manchester)
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