Rawayana in Lima: the Caribbean groove of a new era arrives at Costa 21
Rawayana returns to Lima on August 15, 2026, with a concert at Costa 21, a venue on the Pacific coast in the San Miguel district. The start is announced for 9:00 PM, and the performance is part of the international tour connected with the album "¿Dónde es el after?", the release with which the Venezuelan band opened a new chapter in its career at the beginning of 2026.
For audiences who have followed Rawayana since its earlier albums, this is not just an opportunity to hear familiar songs again. The current tour is strongly focused on new material, but the concerts simultaneously connect different phases of the catalog - from early reggae, funk and tropical influences to the songs that in recent years have taken the band to arenas, major festivals and international awards.
Lima is positioned at an important point on the tour. After the performance at Costa 21, concerts follow in Buenos Aires, Santiago, Quito and Guayaquil, before continuing toward Europe and North America. This means the Peruvian date is not an isolated appearance, but part of an intensive global concert series.
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From Caracas to international arenas
Rawayana was formed in Caracas, and throughout its career it has built a sound that is difficult to fit into a single genre category. Reggae was for a long time one of the band's recognizable foundations, but funk, pop, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, electronic music and elements of contemporary Latin music gradually expanded around it.
That very flexibility is important for understanding their concert identity. The songs often leave enough space for rhythm and instrumental groove, while the choruses remain highly communicative. The result is not a concert that belongs only to reggae fans or only to audiences of contemporary Latin pop.
Band members include Alberto "Beto" Montenegro, Andrés "Fofo" Story, Alejandro "Abeja" Abeijón and Antonio "Tony" Casas. The first album, "Licencia para ser libre", appeared back in 2011, while a much greater international breakthrough happened during the past few years.
One of the key turning points was the album "¿Quién trae las cornetas?". For that release, Rawayana won the award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards. The song "Veneka" then won the Latin Grammy for Best Latin Electronic Music Performance.
Such recognition explains why the band's current phase feels significantly bigger than a classic club tour. Rawayana now performs in large venues and on festival stages, and during 2026 its schedule includes cities in Latin America, Europe, Canada and the United States.
"¿Dónde es el after?" shifts the focus of the concert
The most important context for Lima is the sixth studio album "¿Dónde es el after?". It is a 23-song project that shows how far Rawayana has moved away from the idea of a band defined by a single sound.
The album brings together Caribbean rhythms, pop, funk, urban production and various regional Latin influences. Collaborators include artists such as Manuel Turizo, Carín León, Grupo Frontera, Elena Rose, Joaquina, Servando y Florentino Primera and Magic Juan.
The song "Inglés en Miami" with Manuel Turizo stood out in particular, while "La noche que no había Uber" and "Reyimiller" also gained an important role in presenting the band's new period. After its release, the album reached second place among global debut albums on Spotify, according to data reported by LOS40, as well as first place among new albums in the United States on that platform.
For concert audiences, something else is more important: "¿Dónde es el after?" is not an addition to the old repertoire. At the opening concerts of the tour, a large part of the evening was devoted precisely to it.
The set recorded at a concert in Bogotá during April included a large number of songs from the new release. Among them were "Soltero", "Bienvenidos a la Tierra", "La noche que no había Uber", "Reyimiller", "30K", "Cimarrón", "Mimir", "Tonada por ella", "Se presta", "Conga", "Bendito", "Coronando", "Domingo familiar", "Inglés en Miami" and others.
That does not mean Lima will receive an identical running order. Set lists can change, and guests from individual concerts cannot automatically be expected at other dates. However, the course of the tour so far clearly shows how important the new album is in Rawayana's current live story.
Old favorites have not disappeared
Audiences coming for songs from earlier years still have enough reason to expect a career-spanning selection rather than exclusively a presentation of the new album.
At earlier concerts on the tour, songs including "Dame un break", "Binikini", "Feriado", "Hora loca", "High", "Funky fiesta", "Véngase I", "Game Over" and "Veneka" appeared. It is precisely this combination that shows how the band currently connects several periods of its own catalog.
- "Dame un break", "Binikini", "Feriado" and "Hora loca" represent a strong block from the period of the album "¿Quién trae las cornetas?".
- "High", "Funky fiesta" and "Véngase I" bring the concert back toward the band's older, distinctly groove-oriented sound.
- "Veneka" connects Rawayana with its newer electronic phase and the song's international recognition.
- "La noche que no había Uber", "Reyimiller" and "Inglés en Miami" introduce the audience to the world of the album "¿Dónde es el after?".
The transition between those blocks is one of the more interesting elements of the current repertoire. Rawayana can move from a more relaxed reggae-funk pulse into much denser contemporary production without creating the feeling that two different bands are on stage.
That makes the concert attractive even to audiences who know only a few of the biggest songs. Long-time fans get a deeper cross-section of the catalog, while new listeners can recognize why the group gradually moved from the alternative Latin scene to major international venues.
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What Rawayana is like live
Concerts on the current tour so far suggest a very broad repertoire. Recorded performances in Bogotá lasted considerably longer than a standard short festival set and contained several dozen songs, but an approximate duration of 2 hours has been announced for Lima. Earlier set lists should therefore be viewed as an indication of the musical direction rather than as a precise preview of the Peruvian concert.
It is also important that Rawayana's live performances are not based only on singing choruses. The band's funk and reggae roots leave space for the rhythm section, while more contemporary songs bring denser production and a stronger club pulse. Many tracks have a natural dance function, which is why the concert's dynamics develop differently from those of performers whose shows rely primarily on visual production.
Covers and guests have also appeared on the tour, but their presence at Costa 21 has not been confirmed and should not be expected simply because they took part in an earlier date.
For audiences in Lima, a safer reference point is the structure of the current catalog itself: the new album at the center, several key songs from "¿Quién trae las cornetas?" and a selection of older favorites that demonstrate the band's development.
Costa 21 changes the character of the evening
Costa 21 is not an indoor arena. It is located by Costa Verde in the San Miguel district and is a large open-air event venue. According to information from the venue itself, the complex covers more than 20,000 square meters.
Capacity depends on the event configuration. Costa 21 states that it can accommodate up to 30,000 people in a standing configuration and up to 20,000 in a seated configuration. The specific layout for Rawayana is divided into several sections, including the floor and stands.
For this concert, that is an important detail. Rawayana is a band whose music gains a great deal from crowd reaction, dancing and collective singing, so a large-format open-air space creates a different feeling from a theater or club.
Costa Verde also brings a practical factor that visitors from other cities and countries should not ignore: the concert takes place on the Pacific coast during Lima's winter. An evening by the sea can be colder and more humid than daytime temperatures suggest, so layered clothing is a more sensible choice than the typical summer concert outfit that an August date might suggest to visitors from the Northern Hemisphere.
Getting to Costa 21 requires some planning
The venue's address leads toward Costa Verde in San Miguel, near Bajada John Lennon. This is an important reference point for arrival and departure.
A distinctive feature of the location is the fact that regular authorized public transport routes do not operate on the coastal road directly beside the concert venue. Peru's transport authority ATU has introduced special bus services after certain major concerts at Costa 21, but this possibility for Rawayana should be checked shortly before the concert because special routes depend on the specific event.
Costa 21 has its own parking area for 1,500 vehicles. This can be useful for visitors arriving by car, but a major concert also means concentrated traffic before the start and especially after the audience exits.
- Location: Costa Verde, San Miguel, Lima.
- Access reference point: Bajada John Lennon.
- The concert is announced for August 15, 2026.
- The announced start of the event is at 9:00 PM.
- The published approximate duration of the program is 2 hours.
- A valid ticket is required for entry, and re-entry after leaving is not provided for.
- Visitors under the age of 10 cannot enter, while people aged 10 and over may enter under the conditions specified for minors; the recommended audience age is over 14.
The door-opening time for this concert has not been published among the available information, so there is no point in presenting an estimate as a fact. Visitors who want to secure a better position in the standing sections would be well advised to follow the latest organizational information shortly before the event.
Lima is an important stop on the South American leg of the tour
The concert at Costa 21 comes at a time when Rawayana is in the midst of one of the most ambitious international schedules of its career.
According to the currently published plan, after Lima the band performs in Buenos Aires on August 20. Three consecutively scheduled concerts in Santiago follow from August 22 to 24, then Quito on August 27 and Guayaquil on August 29. In September the tour moves toward Europe, while during October and November it includes a series of cities in North America.
Some of those venues have already sold out or received additional dates. In Madrid, demand earlier in the year led to an expansion of the schedule, while the international tour further emphasized how much Rawayana's audience has grown beyond the boundaries of the Venezuelan and broader Latin alternative scene.
In an interview with EL PAÍS during 2026, the band spoke about more than 250,000 tickets sold for the world tour up to that point. This provides more concrete context for the concert in Lima: Rawayana arrives as a band that in recent years has made the transition from a cult regional name to an act capable of filling large venues on several continents.
Who this concert is for
It is easiest to recommend it to audiences who enjoy rhythmic music without rigid genre boundaries. If reggae, funk, Latin alternative, Caribbean pop and modern urban production can coexist on the same playlist, Rawayana naturally fits into that space.
Long-time fans have the opportunity to hear how older songs fit into the band's considerably broader sound today. Listeners who discovered Rawayana through "Feriado", "Veneka", "Inglés en Miami" or the current album get a concert that does not rely on only a few viral singles.
The moment in which the band is coming to Peru is particularly interesting. "¿Dónde es el after?" is still a fresh record, the tour is in full swing, and Rawayana must simultaneously reconcile its new repertoire with the songs that defined previous periods of its career. Precisely because of that, concerts on this tour function as a cross-section of the band's transformation rather than merely a presentation of a single release.
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What to check before setting out
Because this is a large open-air venue beside Costa Verde, the latest information before the concert may be just as important as the ticket itself. Traffic measures, special transport routes, entry details and section layouts can be adjusted to the organization of each individual event.
It is especially worth checking transportation for the return journey after the concert. ATU organized special bus departures for previous events at Costa 21 precisely because regular authorized bus routes do not pass beside the venue. Those previous operations do not automatically mean the same service will be available on August 15.
For visitors traveling to Lima, the concert can be incorporated into a stay in one of the largest cities on South America's Pacific coast, but it should be kept in mind that Costa 21 is located in San Miguel, outside the main tourist areas of Miraflores and Barranco. It is therefore useful to arrange a transportation plan in advance, especially for the return after the performance ends.
Food and drinks may not be brought into the venue, nor are pets allowed. Special entry conditions apply to underage visitors, so they need to be checked before arrival.
Rawayana brings to Lima a concert in which two identities of the same group overlap: a band that grew out of the reggae, funk and tropical alternative sound of Caracas and today's international project performing in large arenas with a 23-song album and an audience spread across several continents. Costa 21 adds to that combination an open stage beside the Pacific, space for a large audience and a concert format in which Rawayana's rhythm has enough room to develop beyond the boundaries of a club.
Sources:
- Rawayana.com - current tour schedule, confirmation of the concert in Lima and dates of the following international performances.
- Costa21.pe - venue location, area, capacities, parking, access at Bajada John Lennon and venue rules.
- GRAMMY.com - information on Rawayana's Grammy Award and nominations.
- LatinGRAMMY.com - information about the award for the song "Veneka".
- LOS40 - information about the album "¿Dónde es el after?", its 23 songs, collaborators, digital performance and international tour.
- EL PAÍS - the band's history, members, career development and the context of its international growth during 2026.
- setlist.fm - recorded repertoires from tour concerts in Bogotá, used exclusively as an overview of the live repertoire performed so far.
- Autoridad de Transporte Urbano para Lima y Callao - information on transport accessibility to Costa 21 and special bus services used for previous concerts.