After the controversy over the Lali Espósito show in Montevideo, the budgets executed in different events in the country were known.
After the festival ended last weekend Sounds good in silver parkit was known that the Intendancy of Canelones paid a total of $600,000 for its realization. The cost of this event, which lasted three months and had multiple activities in different locations in the department, as well as other events throughout the country, was announced after what was the controversy over the show of Lali Esposito at the Here We Are festival Montevideo.
The canarian mayor Yamandu Orsi, assured in a press conference that “the expectation was exceeded”, since “a river of people” attended the shows. As reported by the Municipality itself, each show reached an audience of between 10,000 and 20,000 people, for a total that was in the order of 100,000 viewers.
Likewise, Orsi expressed that “when there is a show of these, either in Blue Coastin atlantisor here in Parque del Plata, the whole environment is moving”, something that, according to the departmental head, “invigorates” the local economy, and allows the Canaries to access various artists.
With the money invested in the festival, the Canary Islands Administration financed some 25 bands, and there was no entry charge for any of the events, according to reports. The country. Among the artists hired were Gerardo Nieto, Kumbiaracha, The Triple Nelson, The Authentic Decadents, Ruben Radaand Rupert Rock’n’roll.
What other event spending was there across the country?
Since before the start of the Tourism Week, the activity inside is very high from a large number of cultural proposals. In recent days, the bulky prices of different events that took place in various departments were known.
Besides $300,000 that Municipality of Montevideo paid only for the hiring of the Argentine artist Lali Espósito, and the Brazilian Daniela Mercury for the Here We Are festival, it is estimated that he paid almost $675,000 for the Montevideo Late festival to be held on December 17 and 18 in 2022. In turn, the cost of organizing Carnival reached almost 1.25 million dollars.
Inside the country, the Maldonado City Hall sponsored free admission events over the summer, investing almost $170,000 for the hiring of Axel, La Vela Puerca, and Lucas Sugo, in addition to the “Sólo Rock” festival that totaled $45,000.
The Paysandú Municipality spent 1.5 million dollars in the organization of the Beer Week; the Municipality of Tacuarembó 1 million dollars in the Gaucha Homeland; and the Municipality of Artigas and the Municipality of Cerro Largo they paid $500,000 each for their respective carnivals.
In turn, the Intendancy of Thirty-Three pay $375.00 in the realization of the Olimar Festival, the Municipality of San José, $240,000 in the National Festival of Mate, and the Salto Intendancy others $37,500 in festivals for Tourism Week.
Source: Ambito
