On Friday night (July 17), Grupo Firme delivered the first of two performances at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City, setting a new record for a regional Mexican artist at the iconic venue (formerly known as Foro Sol). The popular Tijuana-based group, which already held the record with nine concerts, will increase their total on Saturday night (July 18) to 11 performances since their first appearance there on March 24, 2022.
The two shows are part of La Última Peda Tour, a successful trek spanning Mexico, Central America and South America, with stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica. In May 2025, Grupo Firme was forced to cancel a performance at La Onda Fest in Napa Valley, California, due to the visas of its members and the promoter’s team being under “administrative process” at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, as they announced at the time.
“Faced with a lack of visas to go to the U.S., we explored other possibilities and the result has been magnificent — sold-out shows wherever we’ve performed,” the band’s manager, Isael Gutiérrez, tells Billboard Español, adding that they still haven’t received an update about their visas.
With 13 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart — including “El Amor de su Vida” with Grupo Frontera, “El Beneficio de la Duda” and their most recent hit “Cabrón y Medio,” their first recorded with mariachi — Grupo Firme is preparing to expand into Europe, with their first visit to Spain scheduled for September. There they have four dates planned, in Valencia, Málaga, Madrid and Barcelona.
“In Spain, we’ve already sold 80% of the tickets two months before we arrive there. We are thrilled with the love people are showing us,” Gutiérrez adds, excited about the success of what initially started as an alternate strategy due to their inability to return to the United States.
On Friday, at the GNP Seguros Stadium, amidst multicolored lights and a spectacular entrance by lead vocalist Eduin Caz, the concert began with songs from their early years, such as “El Amor No Fue Pa’ Mí” from 2019. With a setlist of around 45 songs, dancers and eye-catching outfits inspired by Aztec royalty to highlight Mexican culture, the night was filled with unforgettable moments.
And special guests were also part of the show. Moy Bobadilla, a young singer being supported by the group, was the first to hit the stage. Later, established stars from the Sinaloan banda scene, such as Luis Alfonso Partida “El Yaki,” Luis Ángel “El Flaco” and Joss Favela, joined the group to perform their collaborations. In an unexpected moment, Los Ángeles de Charly — a band that rose to fame in the early 2000s with their romantic cumbias — took the stage. And Caz, a fan of their music, surprised the audience by performing in this genre.
Here are five of the most memorable moments from the night.
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Participation From “El Yaki”
The audience greeted Luis Alfonso Partida “El Yaki,” a beloved singer from Sinaloa who has formed a great vocal partnership with Eduin Caz, the lead singer of Grupo Firme. Together, they performed “Dile a Tu Orgullo,” one of the most successful collaborations they have recorded together.
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“Mi Último Deseo” With “El Flaco”
In another moment of great euphoria, banda singer Luis Ángel “El Flaco” was invited to perform three songs. One of them was “Mi Último Deseo,” which prompted an impressive sing-along from the more than 60,000 attendees — a moment that deeply moved both singers.
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Joss Favela and the Double “Benefit”
The renowned Joss Favela — songwriter behind one of Grupo Firme’s biggest hits of the past year — was on hand to join the group in performing his creation, “El Beneficio de la Duda.” This 2024 track, which has garnered over 430 million streams on Spotify and spent two weeks atop the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, is a staple of the band’s repertoire. And on Friday, it was performed not once but twice! The group had already played it when Favela appeared to sing it with them again, this time in an acoustic version.
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An Aztec Culture Celebration
Grupo Firme often features dance performances typical of Mexican culture in its concerts, and Friday night was no exception. Accompanied by a folkloric dance troupe in colorful pre-Hispanic costumes —and wearing such an outfit himself, complete with a spectacular headdress — Eduin Caz performed the hit “Alégale al Umpire,” another song the crowd sang along to enthusiastically.
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Cumbia With Los Ángeles de Charly
Grupo Firme showcased its musical versatility by dedicating a segment to cumbia, inviting the iconic group Los Ángeles de Charly to join them. The audience sang at the top of their lungs and danced to songs like “Me Volví a Acordar de Ti” and “Amor Secreto,” creating a nostalgic moment filled with memories.
