I get a lot of boomers on my retirement tours who grew up listening to rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Many of my clients admit that they like to go to an occasional rock concert. Inevitably they ask if any of the big name groups come to Costa Rica. I tell them that we do have good concerts here. Every year more and more groups come to Costa Rica.

These are some of the luminaries of rock and roll who have played here over the years.

Bruce Springsteen
Sting
Santana
America
Iron Maiden
Red Hot Chile Peppers
Metallica
Axl Rose
Maná (A popular Mexican rock group)
And a few more I can’t recall

I have a friend who is connected to the Rolling Stones. He has been trying to get them to come here for years. ¡Ojalá (I hope so!)!

In the Central Valley there are a couple of radio stations that play a lot of classical rock. We have a club called the Jazz Café where many local rock groups play. Actually, some of these groups are outstanding and have toured internationally.

The bottom line is that old rockers can survive here.