The Salsa Lima Festival 2027 will bring 20 major salsa performers to the Estadio San Marcos in Lima on Saturday, May 29, 2027.
Organisers confirmed that the concert will feature a dual-stage setup designed to keep live music playing continuously without interruption. A total of 20 artists will be unveiled gradually in the lead-up to the show, alongside two surprise performances that remain unannounced.
The festival lineup brings together veteran heavyweights of the salsa dura and romantic salsa styles. Confirmed headliners include Venezuelan legend Oscar D'León, Panamanian singer Roberto Blades, Puerto Rican star La India, and prominent hitmaking groups such as Adolescentes Orchestra and Grupo Galé.
Oscar D'León, often celebrated worldwide as the Sonero del Mundo, has anchored the international salsa scene for decades with classic anthems. La India, widely recognized as the Princess of Salsa, remains one of the most successful female figures in Latin tropical music, while Venezuelan ensemble Adolescentes Orchestra and Colombia's Grupo Galé are renowned for defining 1990s romantic salsa and hard-hitting orchestra arrangements across South America.
Eddie Santiago returns after 13 years
Among the featured headliners, Puerto Rican vocalist Eddie Santiago will make his return to a Peruvian stage after a 13-year absence. Widely recognized as the king of salsa sensual, Santiago is expected to deliver a retrospective set highlighting his most famous romantic anthems.
His repertoire for the Lima festival will include classic tracks such as Antídoto y veneno, Que locura enamorarme de ti, Mía, Todo empezó, and Insaciable. Event organisers described Santiago as a unifying figure capable of connecting multiple generations of romantic salsa enthusiasts.
Santiago rose to international prominence in the mid-1980s as a pioneering figure of the salsa sensual movement. The genre shifted salsa music away from politically charged topics toward melodic, romantic ballads paired with steady dance rhythms, helping establish his solo career across Latin America and the United States.
Festival venue and dual stage setup
The concert will take place at the Estadio San Marcos, located in the central Cercado de Lima district. The historic stadium, situated on the main campus of the National University of San Marcos, is one of the largest concert venues in Peru, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of music fans for stadium-scale festivals.
By deploying two stages, the festival aims to eliminate downtime between act transitions. Dual-stage setups allow technical crews to prepare equipment for upcoming artists while another performance is active, creating a seamless concert experience for festivalgoers. Lima has long maintained a reputation as one of South America's premier salsa hubs, where large-scale music events routinely draw crowd support spanning generations.
Ticket prices and presale details
Tickets for the Salsa Lima Festival 2027 will go on sale starting September 25 through the official Teleticket website. Teleticket serves as the primary ticketing system for major entertainment and sporting events across Peru.
Ticket prices will vary depending on the selected stadium zone. An exclusive presale period will run from September 25 through September 27, offering a 30 percent discount to customers purchasing tickets with a BCP card. Organisers noted that the presale discount will remain active until September 27 or until presale inventory is fully sold out, after which standard general admission prices will take effect.
