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Hipnosis 2025 Wraps Two-Day Mexico City Edition With Breakout Sets and Technical Snags

Recurring audio issues highlighted the growing pains of a two-day expansion that drew an intergenerational crowd.

Overview

  • The festival held its eighth edition at Estadio Fray Nano and, for the first time, spanned two full days, reinforcing its standing in Latin America’s alternative scene.
  • Pavement made their Mexico debut and opened with PA problems before pushing through a set of fan favorites, including the TikTok-resurgentHarness Your Hopes.”
  • The Horrors’ return stood out as a festival peak, blending new Night Life material with signature tracks like “Still Life” and “Sea Within a Sea.”
  • Day two emphasized psych and experimental heavyweights: Spiritualized delivered an immersive set, Deafheaven impressed despite reported sound issues, coverage split on Dinosaur Jr.’s uneven execution, and Motorama’s closer faced audio and guitar troubles.
  • Japanese Breakfast earned a warm reception, Austin TV took a prominent hometown slot to perform Indra in full, and outlets noted tickets are already on sale for a ninth edition.