| Date | Early November |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | Mexico |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| First | 2010 |
| Founder name | OCESA |
| Last | 14 November 2025–16 November 2025 |
| Genre | Alternative rock · punk rock · indie rock · heavy metal music · hip-hop |
| Website | coronacapital.com.mx |
Corona Capital is an annual music festival held in Mexico City, taking place annually each November at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.[1] It premiered in 2010, sponsored by Grupo CIE, and primarily features rock and alternative musicians.[2]
Corona Capital has managed to establish itself as one of the largest and most-attended music events in Latin America,[3] and is considered Mexico's equivalent to American festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza,[4] with headliners including Alanis Morissette, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Green Day, Iggy Pop, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, Portishead, Pixies, and The Strokes, among many more.[5] From 2018 to 2023, the festival was expanded with Corona Capital Guadalajara as a separate springtime festival featuring a completely different lineup and was held in Guadalajara, the capital city of the state of Jalisco.[6]
Even with its popularity and success, the festival has also been the subject of much criticism and controversy as its organizers have decided to no longer book Latino or Spanish-speaking artists, despite doing so for the first several years of the event;[7] reportedly, this decision was made as a "solely commercial movement".[8] Organizers have cited other Mexico City festivals, such as Vive Latino and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), as events where audiences can support local or Latin performers, resulting in Corona Capital being the only music festival in the world to exclusively host foreign talent.[9]
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References
- ^ Young, Alex (11 May 2017). "Mexico's Corona Capital reveals massive 2017 lineup". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Lopez, Ashleyan (1 June 2015). "Corona Capital announce their 2015 festival lineup". AXS. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Hablemos de la importancia del Corona Capital en México" (in Spanish). Sopitas.com. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Corona Capital logra el nivel de Coachella". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Los 10 carteles de los 10 años del Corona Capital" (in Spanish). De10. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Forbes Staff (7 December 2017). "Corona Capital llegará a Guadalajara en 2018" (in es-MX). Forbes México. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Unknown. "No habrá artistas mexicanos y latinoamericanos en el CC13". Villa Indie. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Corona Capital 2015 Festival Review: 10 Standout Sets". Consequence of Sound. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "¿Es malinchista el Corona Capital por excluir a músicos mexicanos de su cartel?" (in es-ES). Reporte Indigo. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.