Starlite Music World: Construction of auditorium with capacity of 15,000 people announced in Estepona
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Starlite Music World: Plans to build a 15,000-capacity auditorium, plus an adjacent hotel and conference center, in Estepona have just been approved.
The new Starlite project in Estepona will require an investment of €286 million to give it a permanent location where events can take place year-round. Called Starlite Music World, it will have its own site on a hill next to the Selwo Adventure Park. This will make it easier for organizers to host events without having to build up and down installations every three months, as they currently do at the Nagueles site in Marbella.
The “Junta de Andalucia” gave initial approval last year for the Starlite site in Estepona as a follow-up to its predecessor in Marbella. “Starlite Music World is the expansion, growth and consolidation of the Starlite Occident Festival,” said founder Sandra García-Sanjuan. But the two sites are not incompatible with each other, she added: “Of course the ‘Starlite Festival Occident Marbella’ remains because it is our ‘flagship’ and the origin of everything,” Garcia-Sanjuan explained.
The investment in Estepona will increase the maximum audience size almost four times the current capacity of 3,500. This may make it not so much a “boutique festival,” but still ensures that it remains a “premium concept” that meets the needs of the audience, according to the founder. Starlite Music World will have its own promenade, lake, central plaza and catering area. A hotel and conference center are planned to be built later to attract trade shows and conventions. There are even plans to create film studios on the site, each between 1,500 and 3,000 m2 in size, totaling six acres. Estepona’s council has already expressed its support for the plans, saying they could create 450 jobs and provide a major economic and cultural boost for the Costa del Sol city.
This is also good news for real estate investors. It shows that Estepona is still a town in full development, which means that the demand for real estate will only increase, as will its value.
