The Italy-Based Kappa FuturFestival Debuts in Mexico This Weekend — Can It Find Its Groove in a Crowded Market?
Categoria: Musica
The first international edition of the long-running Turin electronic event happens at Monterrey's Parque Fundidora on Nov. 13-14.
Por Billboard | 13/11/2026
So many festivals are synonymous with the sites where they happen. Coachella wouldn’t be Coachella without the polo field, palm trees and mountains in the distance. Glastonbury’s identity is intertwined with the terrain of Worthy Farm. Kappa FuturFestival in Turin, Italy has built a global reputation on both its sharp programming and the former industrial site where the fest has happened for the last 17 years. This weekend, Kappa organizers are taking a gamble with the first ever edition outside of Turin. FuturFestival Mexico happens in Monterrey on Nov. 13-14 at Parque Fundidora, a sprawling site that was once home to a steel and iron foundry. The lineup includes a chic list of DJs and producers including Âme b2b Marcel Dettman, Moodymann b2b Carl Craig, Carlita, Chloé Caillet, Diplo, Damian Lazarus, Dennis Cruz, Ki/Ki, Omri., Skream, Vintage Culture, Maceo Plex b2b Tiga and more. In fact, it’s the shared DNA between Parque Fundidora and the Turin site, Parco Dora, that led Kappa organizers to Monterrey. Parco Dora, an industrial site that was formerly home to a Fiat steel-making facility and a tire manufacturing plant, has since been renovated into a sprawling park. Parque Fundidora, once home to the first foundry of its kind in Latin America, has gotten a similar transformation, now hosting a wide range of events, from marathons to fashion shows to other large-scale festivals like Tecate Pa’l Norte, which brings roughly 100,000 attendees and will next happen at the site in March. “The Torino event is in a pretty special location, so for us there wasn’t a time frame [in terms of bringing it to another city], we were just looking for the right venue,” says Kappa co-founder Luigi “Gigi” Mazzoleni. “I don’t see FuturFestival in an empty field like 90% of festivals around the world, and with the two parks having similar backgrounds, it felt like it was meant to be in Monterrey.” An area of Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Mexico Courtesy of Kappa FuturFestival Kappa FuturFestival is operated by its Turin-based parent company Movement Entertainment, which Mazzoleni founded alongside Maurizio “Juni” Vitale. The pair now operate the company with their third partner, Gian Luca Brignone. Movement/Kappa partnered with the Mexico City-based dance event producer Lostnights for FuturFestival Mexico. Lostnights has a strong track record in the space, producing events in Mexico and beyond including the Day Zero brand (which is based in Tulum and hosts editions in Brazil, Bali and more) events at the Tulum venue Tehmplo, headlining shows for global names playing in Mexico and more. Lostnights founder Carlos López tells Billboard that bringing Kappa to Mexico was a function of finding the perfect site and the country’s strong dance music fanbase. “There’s been a lot of events in Mexico City, in Tulum [and formerly] in Playa del Carmen,” he says. “This is a well-k