The Guadalajara Reporter

Electronic music fest raises ruckus in Ajijic

A 22-hour electronic music festival held June 29 and 30 in Ajijic triggered mass outrage among local residents who were forced to endure incessant high-decibel noise and offensive misbehavior by more than 1,500 young rockers from the Guadalajara metro area in attendance.

The Tribe Festival rave party was widely advertised via social networks as far back as February by a promotion outfit called Moon Crystal. The venue, at the Tecoluta soccer field located on the waterfront at the west end of the village, was not revealed until two days prior to the event.   

The ravers streamed into town via charter buses and private cars as DJs began cranking up the sound after sundown. Infuriated by the deafening, tedious racket that continued into the early hours of the morning, the local populace flooded telephone lines with angry calls directed at local authorities.

Ajijic administrator Hector España found himself fielding bitter complaints from native and expats residents alike. Equally miffed, he told callers that he had no involvement in the event and only got a heads up from city hall officials a few hours before the party got underway.

He told the Reporter he has yet to be given an explanation of why Ajijic was chosen as the venue. “This was an insult to our town, which is distinguished as a tranquil place and artistic center that is not appropriate for this sort of urban happening. I am angry and annoyed because they crossed the line.”\

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