Music Festival To Rock The Island This Weekend

Utila, Live! The first music festival of its kind to be held in Utila at Bando Beach on Saturday 13th from 3pm until the early  hours of the morning. Deemed a ‘new concept for Live Music on the island’ by the organizers, due to the variety of different live    performances from artists descending from different genres. The acts range from Classic Rock to Rap and Heavy    Metal to Blues. There will also be a DJ spinning Rock, Indie, Punk, Metal, Hip Hop and Funk on vinyl to keep  energy levels high and the dance floor buzzing late into the night.                   Line-up of Musicians:   RONNIE HARRIS (Blues and Metal)   NAUSEA (Hip Hop / Rap)   ALEX RENAUD (Indie)   THE BAREFOOT BAND (Classic Rock)    SANTI (DJ)   18.000 WATTS PEAVEY SOUND + PSYCHO LASER SHOW with Laser Master RUDY   When asked about why they decided to organize a festival of this kind on Utila, one of the  event organizers, Ryan Rother (owner of Skid Row Bar and Restaurant), replied: “We did  this out of a need for diversity in music. The late night parties almost always Read More

Utila SunJam 2014

Sunjam 2014 is upon us and the warm up parties have been in full swing around the island of Utila with another party set to begin later today and going until tomorrow morning at Bando Beach. Sunjam is an annual techno music beach party held at Water Cay off of the South western tip of the main island of Utila. This year the 18th edition of Sunjam will held from dusk until well past dawn on August 2. Reserving the first weekend in August since 1996 Sunjam has become one of the most popular techno venues in Central America.  Warm up parties are held at various locations around the main island of Utila and begin one week before the all-night party is scheduled to commence on Water Cay. Sunjam Beach Party Water Cay is an uninhabited and serene, privately owned 3 acre island, accessible by boat only. Complete with waving coconut and palm trees, whispering pine trees and home to many thousands of hermit crabs and a large sand bar. During the day, snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing are wonderful and relaxing activities to partake in at Water Cay. However, for one 24 hour period a year, this tranquil piece of Read More