RADAR Madrid 2026: showcase times for Jorge Drexler, Tanxugueiras, Natalia Lacunza and more, and how to get in

Jorge Drexler at half past one on a Tuesday afternoon, Natalia Lacunza at midnight and Blanca Paloma in a venue on calle Cedaceros. RADAR Madrid, the new professional gathering for the music industry, held its first edition from 19 to 21 October with more than 30 showcases across five venues. It was not aimed at the general public: entry was by professional pass, and the passes sold out.

The Community of Madrid, which promotes the event, put the number of international industry professionals attending at more than 100, and its regional Culture Minister, Mariano de Paco Serrano, visited on Tuesday 20 at the Movistar Arena. These were the schedules and the access format.

Could the public attend RADAR Madrid? Only with a pass, and they sold out

RADAR did not sell individual tickets for its concerts. The official website offered two passes, and both were listed as sold out:

• General Pass, €50: access on 20 and 21 October to the conference area, panels, presentation masterclasses and showcases.
• Expert Pass, €100: access on all three days, with priority entry to the showcases, speed meetings, pitch sessions, listening sessions, a networking app and invitation-only cocktail receptions.

The venues did not open any other route either. El Sol announced its two RADAR nights with advance tickets sold out and no door price, and the organisers did not schedule any free concerts or concerts with open registration.

The restriction makes sense within the format. RADAR, organised by Charco with the support of the Community of Madrid and in collaboration with the venue association Madrid en Vivo, works as a marketplace: it brings together more than a hundred international guests, including programmers, agents, labels and journalists, to see Spanish artists live. The showcases are, above all, a working tool. For anyone who just wanted to see Drexler or Tanxugueiras, the line-up was tempting but the door was shut.

RADAR Madrid 2026 schedule by day and venue

These were the times on the official showcase schedule, updated by the organisers with the production plan of 2 October.

Monday 19 October

• La Sala del Movistar Arena: Çantamarta (19:00), Ángeles Toledano (20:00) and Baiuca (21:10).

Tuesday 20 October

• La Sala del Movistar Arena: Jorge Drexler (13:30) and Sanguijuelas del Guadiana (17:00).
• El Sol: Ciutat (20:30), Rata (21:30) and Aiko El Grupo (23:00).
• Cadavra: Gold Lake (20:45), Alana Sinkëy (21:45) and Vreno Yg (22:30).
• Teatro Magno: Amore (21:00), Merina Gris (22:00) and PEDRAXE (23:00).
• Babylon: Blanca Paloma (21:15), María Terremoto (22:15) and Lela Soto (23:15).

Wednesday 21 October

• La Sala del Movistar Arena: Califato 3/4 (13:00), Tanxugueiras (14:00) and Israel Fernández (17:30).
• El Sol: Carmen Lancho (20:30), Chini Tacchini (21:30) and Alcalá Norte (22:30).
• Cadavra: Adam Guerrero (20:45), Tenda (21:30) and Oslo Ovnies (22:15).
• Teatro Magno: Javi Medina (21:00), Alice Wonder (22:00), Gilipojazz (23:00), Natalia Lacunza (00:00) and the closing set by PatataOnStereo (01:00).
• Babylon: Pablopablo (21:15), Queralt Lahoz (22:15), María Marín (23:15) and Chanela Clicka (00:15).

The slots for Natalia Lacunza, Chanela Clicka and PatataOnStereo fell in the early hours of Thursday 22. In the open call, the organisers set an approximate length of 30 minutes for the showcases, so the one-hour slots left time to switch venues: Teatro Magno and Babylon share an address at calle Cedaceros, 7, and El Sol (calle de los Jardines, 3) and Cadavra (calle del Caballero de Gracia, 10) are a few minutes' walk away.

What each venue offers

The line-up was not distributed at random. The daytime sessions at La Sala del Movistar Arena gathered the names with the most international experience: Drexler, the Galician folk of Tanxugueiras, the folktronica of Baiuca and the flamenco of Israel Fernández and Ángeles Toledano. They coincided with the conference days, held at the same venue. In Baiuca's case, their own RADAR profile also notes that in 2027 they will step away from the stage to work on an album.

At night, each venue has its own focus. Babylon brings together the generation taking flamenco into other musical languages, from María Terremoto and Lela Soto to Queralt Lahoz and Blanca Paloma, who represented Spain at Eurovision in 2023. El Sol is the guitar night, with Alcalá Norte and Aiko El Grupo as the main draws. The Teatro Magno goes for the alternative pop of Alice Wonder, Amore and Natalia Lacunza, while Cadavra is reserved for the youngest acts, such as Adam Guerrero and Oslo Ovnies.

The mix explains the size of some of the names. Alongside acts seeking their first international contact, RADAR includes artists who already fill large venues, a draw for professionals linked to festivals such as Coachella, Glastonbury and Sziget who, according to the organisers, were due to attend.

Where to see these artists without a pass

The most direct alternative is in the same venues. The Community of Madrid and Madrid en Vivo are running the Radar Joven 2026 series, with 64 emerging bands in 27 venues and tickets at €7, until 8 November. It does not share a line-up with RADAR, but it does share the idea of discovering artists live and the club circuit.

For the big names, the next opportunity is on their tours. Alcalá Norte, who played El Sol on Wednesday 21, have their own concert at the Movistar Arena on Saturday 20 February 2027, with tickets on sale at Fever. ModoFestival may receive a commission if you buy through this link, at no extra cost to you.

Our RADAR Madrid page sets out the dates, venues and format of the event, which in May opened an open call for artists with a deadline of 15 June.

Sources: RADAR Madrid official website (showcase programme, artists and passes), El Sol venue listings, Portal de la Música en Vivo and the APM newsletter of 15 October 2026, consulted on 16 October 2026; Community of Madrid press release of 20 October, consulted on 23 October.