The Smoking Souls group has denounced on their social networks that the PP and Vox, parties that govern the Elx City Council in coalition, have canceled the concert that the Pego band planned to perform on August 9 in the town of Elche as part of the event called Palmeral Fest. “PP VOX have just canceled our concert at Elx. Quina tristesa i quina rabia”, they tweeted.
However, the Elx City Council has “categorically denied that any concert by any music group has been cancelled. There is no Palmeral Fest festival scheduled,” it has indicated in the official account of the consistory.
In the same statement released on social networks, the council chaired by the popular Pablo Ruz invites “the Smoking Souls group to make public the contract with the Elx City Council. In addition, understanding that the complaint can “harm the image of this local entity, it is stated that in the event that its dissemination is maintained, legal action may be taken against the author, and those who contribute to its redistribution.”
Smoking Souls is a music group born in Pego in 2010. They have released four albums and two EPs, most with songs in Valencian. It was made up of four members: Carles Caselles (guitar and voice), Pau Camps (guitar), Josep Bolu (drums) and Marc Miralles (bass).
In 2011 they held their first concert. Two years later, they released L’espenta, their first album and a self-published production completely in Valencian. In 2015 they released their second album Nòmades with Propaganda pel fet!.
In 2017 they released Cendra i or, awarded as best rock album at the Ovidi awards. They also received the award for best video clip for “Vida”.
