{"id":345012,"date":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/345012\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:59:08","slug":"earthquakes-paypal-park-to-host-belicofest-as-its-first-ever-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/345012\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquakes’ PayPal Park to host BelicoFest as its first-ever concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Music fans can now officially start making plans to attend the inaugural live music event at the San Jose Earthquakes\u2019 PayPal Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The team is set to announce on Wednesday that the first-ever concert at\u00a0 PayPal Park<\/a> will occur on Aug. 29 with the arrival BelicoFest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The lineup for this Musica Mexicana festival will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

\u201cHome of the San Jose Earthquakes since 2015, PayPal Park has hosted world-class soccer, community programming, and large-scale sporting events, but never a concert,\u201d according to a news release. \u201cBelicoFest\u2019s arrival changes that, planting a flag for Musica Mexicana in a market where the genre has long outpaced its live infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans can register to buy tickets to the event by visiting belicofest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited that BelicoFest is coming to PayPal Park for our inaugural concert,\u201d says San Jose Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee. \u201cSan Jose has become a premier destination for sports and entertainment, and we\u2019re proud to add world-class live music events to our lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the third year for BelicoFest, which drew more than 30,000 fans to the Peso Pluma-headlined festival in 2025 in Phoenix. This year, the festival is set to visit both San Jose and Los Angeles, which promoters see as signaling \u201ca broader ambition: not just to grow, but to scale the genre\u2019s live footprint into the country\u2019s most culturally significant Latin markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

BelicoFest, which is produced by For the For Culture and backed by Mexico City-based promoter 515 Entertainment, is the first of what is expected to be a number of concerts announced for PayPal Park \u2014 although it\u2019s unclear how many we\u2019ll see for 2026, especially since it\u2019s relatively late in the game to be booking outdoor concerts for this year.<\/p>\n

In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate.<\/p>\n

The Earthquakes\u2019 application to host concerts was originally greenlit at a Planning Director\u2019s meeting in November. Yet, that decision was quickly challenged by neighbors, who worried about the disruptive noise from these concerts and argued that San Jose\u2019s environmental process was flawed.<\/p>\n

The city would strike down that appeal in February, clearing the way for the venue to host concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City thoroughly evaluated the potential noise, and implemented reasonable measures to mitigate the impacts to the neighborhood,\u201d says land-use consultant Erik Schoennauer, who represents the Earthquakes. \u201cPayPal Park is a key facility in the City\u2019s strategy to create jobs and tax revenue from live music, sports and other events.\u00a0 Plus, these events are fun entertainment for San Jose residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

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