Overview
- Thousands of fans filled Grant Park over Memorial Day weekend for Sueños’ fifth year, with headliners J Balvin and Kali Uchis closing Saturday and Mexican Regional stars leading Sunday.
- J Balvin delivered an hour-long greatest-hits set that mixed crowd-pleasing anthems with calls for mental-health awareness and shout-outs to immigrants.
- Kali Uchis made her Sueños debut with a high-energy medley that drew enthusiastic fan reaction and visible national flags across the crowd.
- Sunday’s program foregrounded Mexican Regional music, led by Fuerza Regida and Los Tucanes de Tijuana, reflecting the city’s large Mexican-heritage audience and younger listeners’ tastes.
- Reporters noted the festival doubled as a communal response to last fall’s Operation Midway Blitz and that tightened U.S. visa rules have created hurdles for some Mexico-based performers seeking U.S. dates.