Midnight Boogie Weekend: Nine Below Zero and Haylen bring soul and R&B to Vitoria for its tenth edition

At the end of November, Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts the tenth edition of its rhythm and blues, soul and rock and roll festival. On Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November, the Midnight Boogie Weekend brings together four blues, soul, boogaloo and rock and roll bands at the Helldorado venue, with Britain's Nine Below Zero as the most established name and a €39 pass for both nights.

Two nights: blues and boogaloo, soul and rock and roll

Each night has its own style, according to the official programme:

• Friday 27, blues and boogaloo night: The Lazy Tones, from Valencia, with blues and rhythm and blues, and Los Fulanos, from Barcelona, with boogaloo.
• Saturday 28, soul and rock and roll night: Haylen, the French blues, soul and rock and roll singer and guitarist, and Nine Below Zero.

Nine Below Zero is the British rhythm and blues and pub rock band formed in south London in the late seventies, with Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham among its founders. It had its first successes in the early eighties, with albums such as Don't Point Your Finger and Third Degree, and has remained active since its return in 1990.

Both nights start at 21:00 and carry on with sets from DJs Syl Al, from France, and Bea GB, from Vitoria-Gasteiz. The festival has not announced the door opening time or the running order for each night.

€39 pass and €22 tickets

Tickets are on sale on Musikaze, via the festival's ticket page, and as of this Sunday they were available for both nights:

• Weekend pass: €39 in advance.
• Single-night ticket: €22 in advance and €26 on the door.

With the pass, each night works out at €19.50, less than a single-day advance ticket. The website does not give the price of the pass on the door or the date advance sales end.

On Saturday morning there is something for families: at 12:00, the Arkabia venue (Calle Postas, 13-15) hosts a musical improvisation and experimentation workshop for children aged 6 to 10, free with prior registration. The festival is organised by the non-profit cultural association Midnight Boogie, in collaboration with Fundación Vital, and the Helldorado venue is at Calle Venta de la Estrella, 6.

Another weekend of music in Vitoria

Midnight Boogie arrives two weeks after Aitzina Folk, which filled the Jimmy Jazz in Vitoria-Gasteiz with folk this weekend. What is happening that week in the rest of Spain is in our weekly guides, such as the one for the week of 16 to 22 November, and what is on in the Basque Country is in our Basque Country festivals guide.

Sources: official Midnight Boogie Weekend website (programme and tickets), accessed on 15 November 2026; Musikaze; Fundación Vital; Wikipedia, on the career of Nine Below Zero.