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20th July 2024 BOBBY RUSH’S BLUES HITS A CHORD WITH FANS AT ‘16 TONELADAS’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
With the band already in the groove, Bobby Rush struts on stage with a big, mischievous smile. Overjoyed to meet his audience he reached out, shaking hands & instantly bonding. Setting the vibe for the night, he then proceeded to sing She’s So Fine. Into the song Evil, and What’s Good For The Goose. Rush […]
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14th July 2024 CEDRIC BURNSIDE AT ‘16 TONELADAS’ (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
Cedric Burnside took a seat and started playing licks on his acoustic guitar before greeting the crowd. A man, his voice. A guitar and the blues. No guitar pick, no pedals, no effects and no frills. The first song quickly settled into a hypnotic rhythm starting into the verses of The World Can be So […]
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6th July 2024 ‘THE STEEPWATER BAND’ PLAYED ’16 TONELADAS’ (PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT)
The loud crunch of rhythm guitar and a crack of the snare drum on the downbeat was the evening call to order. The Steepwater Band is in the house, ready to rock the night away. Enter Please the Believer, a catchy, boogie rocker that started off the night. Stepping through Valencia on their six-date Spain […]
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6th June 2024 DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY: QUINN DEVEAUX’S BLUE BEAT SOUL AT ’16 Toneladas’ on 4 June
Tuesday night, dedicated music seekers were treated to an evening of feel-good American soul by Quinn DeVeaux and his band. Along with Paul Dehaven: lead guitar, Dave Guy: bass guitar, Jamison Sevits: keyboards, and Mark Anderson: drums, DeVeaux’s 70 minute set delivered the goods. Mix in some blues and second line; they hit a few […]
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30th May 2024 ‘JEFF ROSENSTOCK’ PLAY ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 13 JUNE!
EXCLUSIVE ’24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH JEFF ROSENSTOCK! 24/7 VALENCIA: You are coming to 16 Toneladas in Valencia on the 13th of June, one of the many European cities that you will be playing in for your Hell Mode Europe 2024 tour. It has been six years since you embarked on your last European tour, is […]
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16th May 2024 MICK HARVEY (FEATURING AMANDA ACEVEDO) PLAY ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 16 MAY! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
24/7 VALENCIA: Your single ‘When We Were Beautiful & Young’ is a very personal song, which a lot of people can relate to. Could you tell us more about your upcoming album, ‘Five ways to Say Goodbye’… MICK HARVEY: Well, the album percolated up from a collection of a few songs, as is typical. At […]
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8th May 2024 ‘16 TONELADAS’ CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY! (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH OWNER PEPE)
24/7 VALENCIA: What inspired you to open ‘16 Toneladas’? PEPE OF ’16 TONELADAS’: I really wanted to own a concert hall since I was 16 when I went to a small venue in Valencia called ‘Gasolinera.’. What happened there drove me crazy. It was a very, very dodgy place! I decided then I wanted to have a […]
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20th January 2024 ‘AUTOMATIC CITY’ PLAY ‘16 TONELADAS’ ON 23 JANUARY!
One day, 20 or 50 years from now, our children or grandchildren will come across an ‘Automatic City’ record and say, with stars in their eyes: “Hey, what kind of band is this?” It’s Eric Duperray and Emmanuel Mercier, two guys who dig music and also love to come across records and ask themselves pretty […]
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19th January 2024 THE LEGENDARY ‘TWANGUERO’ PLAYS ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 21 JANUARY!
Born and bred in Valencia and winner of a Latin Grammy, Diego Garcia a.k.a. ‘Twanguero’ is regarded as one of the best guitarists in the world. He returns to Valencia to play ’16 Toneladas’ on Sunday. El Twanguero is a tireless traveller and a unique guitarist. This Valencian who lives in Los Angeles makes his […]
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2nd January 2024 THE RISIN’ DOORS PLAY ’16 TONELADAS’ ON 5 JANUARY 2024!
A fantastic tribute band of ‘THE DOORS’ returns to Valencia: THE RISIN’ DOORS. This is an unprecedented show, with the maximum sonic and aesthetic fidelity to the legendary Californian band and their legendary leader, Jim Morrison. This is a two-hour concert that relives all their hits in a psychedelic road trip via the hypnotic organ […]
