Manolo Garcia – Spain's international singing star

Manolo Garcia is a Spanish painter turned singer-songwriter. He's most well known for his ballads, which are of the pop-rock variety, and he's had plenty of chart hits with these. His music also incorporates elements of flamenco and other traditional Spanish forms, as well as Arabic sonic stylings. He's a truly international Spanish language singer, with legions of fans in the USA and South America too. Any time he performs at major venues you can buy or sell Manolo Garcia tickets on StubHub.

Early success with Spanish rock bands

Manolo Garcia first made his name back in the 1980s with a string of successful Spanish rock bands. The most famous of these was El Ultimo de la Fila, which he formed with his longstanding musical partner, Quimi Portet. Their collaboration went back many years before that to when they formed their first band together (which was also Garcia's first rock band). Los Rápidos specialised in Latin pop music, but only lasted for two years until 1982. Garcia and Portet Burros released one moderately successful album, but in 1998 Garcia decided to embark on a solo career, signing a succession of major label contracts that have yielded more than five studio albums over a thirty-year solo career. If you're looking for a reference point for his sound, think of younger Spanish pop-rock solo artists who retain a traditional flavour in their music, like Andrés Calamaro. He had a hiatus from live performance for a while, but returned to touring with aplomb, hitting the road on an extended tour beginning in Cuidad Real. He's still playing live all over Spain and Europe, so Manolo Garcia tickets are easily available.

Moving into the realm of acoustic performance

The live sound of Manolo Garcia has mellowed somewhat over the years. He still performs all his hit songs and plenty of album tracks, and even includes the odd song by one of his earlier rock bands, but he has increasingly presented live fans with acoustic arrangements of his songs and augments the rock sound with a string section. He went on a very successful acoustic tour of Spain that included large outdoor events like the Suite Festival. He's also become involved in social consciousness projects around the world, most visibly supporting Oxfam's water scarcity awareness projects by recording a song with Elefantes and Benjamin Prado's Shuarma, as a contribution to an online project that saw water being donated each time someone listened to or downloaded the song. So when you're buying Manolo Garcia tickets on StubHub you're supporting a consummate entertainer who has an active social conscience as well.