I recently had the pleasure of meeting a dynamic, fellow Dane, based in Málaga. His name is Henrik Andersen. I contacted him because I heard he was organizing the Smokie concert on May 8th at Castillo Solhail in Fuengirola. I thought it was a great initiative and I wanted to help him spread the word on this side of Málaga. You know the expression: The more the merrier.

So we met over a coffee and had a delightful chat. The end result was that we organized a bus to bring people from this area to and from the concert. (Really, who wants to go to a concert and worry about drinking and driving?)

The old Arabic castle was the perfect venue for this open-air concert. The evening began with local legend Paul Maxwell warming up the audience with his fantastic piano playing and energetic performance. When Smokie came on, they soon had everyone on their feet singing and dancing to their legendary hits including: Living next door to Alice, Needles and Pins, Oh Carol and Lay back in the Arms of Someone.

It was a fantastic night out and Henrik did a superb job in organizing his debut concert. I just love it when people have a vision or a dream and go for it like Henrik has. He has basically been a self-starter and an event organizer his whole life, so starting his own business is a natural step for him. In the past, while working for the Danish magazine Solkysten, he has helped arrange and promote concerts featuring the Danish artists Kim Larsen, Thomas Helmig and Shu-bi-dua. Now he has decided to do it on his own accord by establishing his own concert and event organizing business EventHuset (CasaEventos).

His aim is to provide great experiences and entertainment for the vast international and Spanish audience here. He specializes in staging concerts, fairs, exhibitions and seminars. In fact, Henrik has already lined up two more concerts for the fall that we can look forward to. The first one is Boney M, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25th followed by Bamses Venner and Amin Jensen on Saturday, October 9th.

To accommodate those of us living on this side of Málaga, buses will be organized to take us to the concert and back for only five euros. So far, stops are planned for Almuñécar, Nerja and Torre del Mar, but may include others if there is a need.

I will keep you all posted, but in the meantime don’t hesitate to contact Henrik Andersen directly with any inquires at e-mail: henrik@casaeventos.es or tel. 670 635 786