Overview
- Organizers confirmed the Thursday, Jan. 8 opening was canceled definitively after torrential rains flooded the grounds.
- The Desfile Unión de los Pueblos and the inaugural act were reallocated to Friday, Jan. 9 at the Anfiteatro José Hernández, with the central ceremony at 21:00.
- Early nights reported sellouts of roughly 25,000–26,000 people, with Los Palmeras and Q’ Lokura leading Friday and Abel Pintos and Los Nocheros drawing Saturday’s crowd.
- The festival runs Jan. 9–18, with Sunday’s bill slated to include Lázaro Caballero, Lucas Sugo, Campedrinos and Magui Olave, and the main broadcast carried by TV Pública with official online streams.
- A 17-year-old dancer reported to media that she was raped by a spectator during the event, and the coverage reviewed did not detail official investigative steps.