Reports of vehicles being burnt in Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito, Ensenada, and Tecate surfaced on Friday. The event organisers have noted that they have increased the number of shuttle buses to and from Tijuana and Rosaria for concertgoers.
Two highways connect Tijuana and Rosarito. Highway 1D is a toll road, whereas Highway 1 is a free highway. The driving distance from the border crossing in Tijuana to Rosarito is 20.9 miles or 34 km if attendees take the toll highway 1D. If they take highway 1, the distance is 15.6 miles, or 25 km.
Baja Beach Festival to go as per schedule despite local violence
Rolling Stone cited an email from the festival organizers who noted that things at the festival were going well. The email read:
They further added, noting:
The e-mail concluded,
People have expressed mixed reactions over the festival still continuing. The safety of the concert has been criticized by some concertgoers. A few of them also demanded a refund.
Some concert-goers said their experience with the local buses was fine.
Dominican musician Tokischa, who performed Friday, tweeted,
Baja Beach festival was scheduled to take place on two consecutive weekends: August 12-14 and August 19-21. No acts were cancelled on Saturday or Sunday. The following artists are set to perform at the festival on the upcoming dates.
Friday
Anuel AA, Farruko, Myke Towers, Jay Wheeler, Tokischa, DJ Luian, Nataneal Cano
Saturday
Wisin y Yandel, Banda MS, Jhay Cortez, Sech, Nicki Nicole, Arcangel.
Sunday
Daddy Yankee, Maluma, Natti Natasha, El Alfa.
The 3-day pass for general admission costs $369, while VIP passes cost $549. 15,000 attendees are said to have purchased tickets for the festival.
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