La Fúmiga’s final run of concerts has ended. On 30 and 31 October, Valencia’s Roig Arena was the last stop for a band from Alzira that carried the energy of local street ensembles onto major stages. Both nights sold out. Their departure leaves a question reaching beyond their fans: who will now bring different audiences together around songs in Valencian?
The venue reported 18,000 spectators on Friday and expected around 36,000 across the two nights. The band’s official concert schedule lists both dates as sold out, alongside three earlier farewell shows at Barcelona’s Sant Jordi Club on 16, 17 and 18 October. These were five closing dates, rather than the announcement of another tour.
The street-band roots stayed centre stage
The farewell carried a clear idea: growing bigger without erasing where you came from. According to the Roig Arena’s account of the first night, the show opened with Mediterrània, included La Malaguenya, La Muixeranga and Amparito Roca, and closed with Llavors. That account describes 30 October; it does not establish an identical running order for the final night.
Valencia Plaza’s report documents appearances by Ginestà, Naina, Els Catarres, Suu and The Tyets, together with traditional albaes singing featuring Pep Gimeno “Botifarra” and Noèlia Llorens “Titana”. Pop, folk traditions and guest musicians shared the stage, revealing part of the musical network around the band.
The tribute also featured Xàbia musician Hèctor Peropadre on the dolçaina, a traditional wind instrument. Xàbia.com reports his participation in both shows. His contribution brought a local musical tradition into a setting usually associated with large-scale pop productions.
A recording career and a deliberate ending
The band’s own biography traces the sequence: Espremedors in 2019, the EP Pròxima Parada in 2020, Fotosíntesi in 2021 and Tot està per fer in 2024. The wind instruments rooted in Valencian band culture found room alongside newer electronic textures.
This ending was chosen. In his pre-concert interview with Europa Press, singer Artur Martínez described a personal decision and ruled out a return to touring. He left only an uncertain possibility of a special gathering at some future point. Calling this a break with a guaranteed comeback would misrepresent that position.
The next generation already had a place
Abril, La Xica, Esther, Drasen and Naina formed Tot comença, the opening show announced for Valencia. Tresdeu described the shared performance as a showcase for emerging voices. The practical consequence is simple: the audience that filled the arena has other projects to discover.
That is the story still to unfold. The sold-out dates show the scale La Fúmiga reached; the scene’s future will also depend on audiences carrying their curiosity and support beyond this farewell. The band has finished. Its songs, and the paths opened for those coming next, remain.
See the concert post shared by La Fúmiga on 31 October on their official Instagram account.