59th Jazzaldia in numbers

To make all this possible, to take the music to all of the stages, is an infrastructure boasting the collaboration of myriad people, all of whom work to ensure that everything runs smoothly so that the public can get on with enjoying the live music.

Artistic team:

There would be no Jazzaldia without the musicians and this year 391 artists, from home and abroad, will give 79 concerts on 12 stages.

Human team:

To guarantee that the San Sebastian Jazz Festival runs glitch-free, some 450 people will work throughout the Jazzaldia dates: technical staff, security staff, access control staff, cleaning staff, stage builders, shop attendants, staff who serve drinks and take payment, DYA emergency services staff, chauffeurs, video camera operators, catering staff, stage managers, office and administration staff...

Public services:

The Festival will have 4 outlets selling Jazzaldia merchandising, 4 ticket sales points, one office providing information and attention to the public and 11 bars.

There will also be 4 food trucks with six points of sale:

        -La Rodante Pizza in the Frigo Gunea area
        -Q Street Food in the Fnac Gunea area
        -Ama Tolosa in the Fnac Gunea area
        -El Perro Salvaje in the Keler Gunea, Frigo Gunea and Fnac Gunea areas.

1 information point on the prevention of sexual abuse: Jazzaldia is against sexual abuse and this year, like at the last edition, an information and attention point will be set up on the Zurriola bridge, in the corner closest to the Kursaal. This information point will be open on 24, 25, 26 and 27 July from 20:00 to 01:30.

Tickets:

Thousands of people will flock to the paying and free concerts, while many others will follow us from a distance via our website and social media.
Tickets are selling fast in this, our most international year ever, with purchases made from 32 countries in all 5 continents. Until now 14,800 tickets have been sold; however, a number are still available for various concerts.

Visits to our website:

On the other hand, our recently revamped website, www.jazzaldia.eus, has been visited from 178 countries: Spain, France, USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands, Brazil, Sweden, Austria, Norway, Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Finland, Hungary, Chile, Indonesia, Columbia, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Peru, Bulgaria, Uruguay, South Africa, New Zealand, Slovenia, South Korea, Morocco, India, Russia, Thailand, Senegal, Cuba, Pakistan, Ukraine, Nigeria, Malaysia, Bermuda, Mongolia, El Salvador, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Jordan, the Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Jamaica, Monaco, Iraq, Yemen, Zambia, Cambodia, Samoa…

Recycling and containers:

This year the glasses will be reusable. They can be purchased for a deposit of €1, which will be refunded on its return after use. Glasses can be returned at 3 points: Fnac Gunea (Kursaal Terraces), Trinitate Plaza and Nauticool.
In collaboration with FCC Environment, cans, bottles and rubbish will be collected in 20 areas with a total of 82 selective disposal bins. A team of 12 people will continuously and selectively collect the rubbish generated.

Accredited press:

This year accreditations have been delivered to 67 journalists.