The second annual Sueños Music Festival was a beautiful celebration of the bonds and strengths of the Latino community that transcend borders. Fans from across the US and the globe filled Grant Park with buenas vibras, amazing outfits, and epic singalongs that reverberated across downtown Chicago and the shores of Lake Michigan. Sueños’ successful sophomore act cemented the festival as an institution for Latin music and culture.
The kings of regional Mexican music closed out the festival with style and power, as Grupo Firme took the stage to deafening roars and a sea of Mexican flags waving throughout the crowd. Backed by a lively 18 piece band, lead singer Eduin Cazares serenaded fans with pitch perfect vocals and jumped into the crowd to embrace the fans.
The night’s first headliner Nicky Jam lit the crowd up with long-standing hits, inspiring mucho perreo and crowd singalongs. Earlier in the evening, Myke Towers brought the vibras with his signature blend of reggaeton meets R&B, Becky G served pop superstardom with perfect choreography and a full, live band and Eladio Carrión performed tracks off his latest album, 3men2 Kbrn.
Fans arrived early and in droves to watch rising Mexican star Junior H perform his flavor of corridos tumbados. Colombia’s Ryan Castro got the crowd moving with his reggaeton flair and Puerto Rican rapera Young Miko brought 2022’s Trap Kitty to life. Elsewhere in the festival, Jhayco was spotted serving up drinks to VIP festival goers at the CÎROC bar.
Proudly produced by the teams behind Baja Beach Fest and Lollapalooza, Sueños Festival (translation: dreams), was created to be an inclusive event with a mission to continue to celebrate and uplift Latin culture and the extraordinary music, people, food, and amazing energy that comes along with it. In addition to an entirely Latin lineup, the festival features a curated selection of Chicago’s best Latin food, art installations, a ferris wheel, multiple bars, and specialty cocktail lounges, and much more.
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