From July 25 to August 9, Argentinian band Fin del Mundo will embark on their third European tour in less than two years, this time in support of their second full-length, Hicimos crecer un bosque (check out our special feature about the album here), released earlier this year via Spinda Records.
With dates across Spain, Portugal, and France—including stops at Sons No Montijo, Prestoso Fest, and Sonorama Ribera—the quartet continue to build a presence far from their roots in Buenos Aires, Chubut, and Tierra del Fuego.
Their sound, shaped by dreamy layers of shoegaze, post-rock, and indie, has gradually gained traction since the band’s formation in 2019.
After a pair of self-released EPs and a well-received KEXP session, their reach extended through appearances at festivals like Lollapalooza Argentina and Virada Cultural in Brazil.
Still, the live shows remain deeply personal experiences—quiet moments often unfolding between members in ways the audience may never catch.
One such example happens during El próximo verano, when Juli often crosses the stage to play the final notes side by side, “unless one of us has some kind of technical issue or urgent thing going on at that exact moment, haha.”
This time around, the band is particularly curious about unfamiliar places. Rouen and Montijo both offer a first-time feel—”There’s something special about that first impression when you experience a place for the first time,” they said of the Portuguese tour opener. Their approach to touring is rooted in movement, repetition, and endurance: travel, soundcheck, show, sleep, repeat. As they put it, “the inspiration comes later, after all those experiences have been processed and settled.”
And yet, those fragments of inspiration do start to show up—in chance discoveries, cultural juxtapositions, and even odd rituals. Their recurring “World Cup” bottle tradition—a rotating talisman of liquor they adopt and protect while on the road—has turned into a superstition. “The first time it broke, everything went wrong. So we Googled some good luck spells, drew runes on our arms, bought a new bottle, and boom—the rest of the tour went great. Totally blessed.”
Some places leave marks that go deeper than superstition. A show in Valparaíso, Chile, held in a repurposed detention center from the dictatorship era, changed how they saw their own songs. “It moved me deeply to realize that times change, but culture always remains as a symbol of freedom.” Other nights are marked by the people, or the absence of them—venues like La Salvaje in Oviedo or Krazzy Kray in Cambados stand out for their warmth, not their crowd sizes. “We’d play there again even if there were only three people in the audience.”
Even the chaotic or mundane finds meaning. A historic walk through Tours, France, gave them a sense of just how young their home country is by comparison. And other artists on the circuit have opened their eyes to what live music can be—”Meule blew my mind with their two drummers and modular synths,” while the bond with Viva Belgrado extends off stage too, including the time they got stuck in an elevator in Argentina. At Prestoso Fest and Centolo Weekender, they’re especially excited to catch Pinpilinpussies and Los Punsetes.
When the crowd disappears and the lights go out, what remains is quieter and more fragile. “We give a lot of energy, and sometimes we need a moment for it all to settle.” The band tends to linger—talking with people at the merch table, hearing their stories, letting the evening breathe.
Below, read our full conversation with Fin del Mundo, where we talk about secret moments on stage, magical bottles, band friendships, the exhaustion of touring, and the strange joy of being in a place for the first time.
What’s the smallest detail from your recent live shows that sticks in your memory, something no one else would notice but you always look out for?
There are lots of little moments between us on stage that feel really sweet and spontaneous. One that comes to mind is at the end of El Próximo Verano: Juli usually comes over to me and we often end up playing together to give a conclusion to the song. It’s such a lovely moment and it usually happens even if we’re far apart on stage, unless one of us has some kind of technical issue or urgent thing going on at that exact moment, haha.
Is there a city on this tour you’re secretly hoping will surprise you, either musically or just by how weird the night gets?
I’m especially excited about Rouen in France. It looks like a really beautiful, ancient city. I’m also really looking forward to seeing Portugal. We’re playing in Montijo and it’ll be the first show of the tour. We’ve never been to Portugal before, and there’s something special about that first impression when you experience a place for the first time.
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Touring brings you to all sorts of unexpected places—what’s the oddest non-musical ritual or habit the band has picked up together on the road?
Good question, haha. We have this totally normal ritual where we adopt a bottle of some kind of alcoholic potion and treat it like it’s our own personal “World Cup”. It makes us feel closer to home, like it’s protecting us or something. We take such good care of it —and if it ever breaks, we replace it immediately, no questions asked. And if there’s a friend or listener nearby, we always offer them a sip, hahaha. Totally normal behavior.
Have you ever played a gig that changed the way you look at your own songs, like a version that only really made sense?
This is something really personal, but I remember a show we played in Valparaíso, Chile. The venue was a former prison and detention center from the time of the military dictatorship, now transformed into a beautiful cultural center. It moved me deeply to realize that times change, but culture always remains as a symbol of freedom.
Most artists talk about the adrenaline of live shows—what about the quieter or weirder emotions that hit you when the lights go out and the crowd disappears?
I think it’s always important to try to find a balance between the euphoria of the shows and the moments of rest and recovery. We give a lot of energy, and sometimes we need a moment for it all to settle. The four of us are different in that way: some of us need a bit more quiet time than others. Ideally, we try not to let the event end the second we step off stage. Instead, after the show, we like to hang out at the merch table, chat for a while, and get to know our audience. That’s something really powerful and moving too; hearing their stories, their connection to our music, and why they’re there sharing that moment with us.
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Has traveling through Europe sparked any new ideas or feelings you’re dying to bring into your next record, or is touring more about living in the present than chasing inspiration?
For us, it’s definitely an experience of pure living in the moment. Usually, we have very few days off and we’re constantly traveling, soundchecking, playing shows, sleeping, and then doing it all over again until the tour ends. I think the inspiration comes later, after all those experiences have been processed and settled.
You’re sharing festival lineups with all kinds of European bands this summer—anyone you’ve stumbled across that completely changed your night or made you rethink what a live show could be?
I really love bands where the live show feels like a total full-on experience. Recently, we saw Meule at a French festival called La Guinguette Sonore, and I was super impressed — two drummers facing each other, modular synthesizers, and guitar. It was truly an incredible show.
Another band I love to see performing live is Viva Belgrado, and we’ve actually become good friends with them both in Argentina and Spain. (Funny story: they got stuck in the elevator at my place for half an hour, and we had to rescue them — there were just too many people for my elevator) I’m really excited to see Pinpilinpussies live (at Prestoso Fest) and Los Punsetes (at Centollo Weekeler).
Are there cities or venues in Europe that just feel different for you, even before you hit the stage? What’s a spot you’d play again just for the vibe alone, even if the crowd was five people and a bartender?
There are venues where you really feel the love for music and culture. One of those for us was La Salvaje in Oviedo, Spain. It’s a place that recently closed, but there was something about the way they treated us as artists —the respect and good care— that I think all four of us would agree we’d play there again even if there were only three people in the audience. Another beautiful place is Krazzy Kray in Cambados, Spain, where they made us feel right at home, and we’re going back there this year!
Sometimes the best part of touring isn’t even the shows—it’s the little places you find by accident. Got any favorite weird cafés, record shops, or street corners from this tour that stuck with you?
One thing that really stuck with me was a very old city in France called Tours. We got to walk around a bit, and I was truly amazed by the city’s history. Argentina is just a little over 200 years old —we’re a young country— so playing in a city with more than 2,000 years of history was an incredible and amazing experience for us.
Have you picked up any tour superstitions or random advice from other European bands along the way—something you’d actually pass on to someone else?
Continuing with our personal “World Cup” saga: one time our bottle broke (the very first one, the original), and suddenly all kinds of bad luck hit us. Our driver fell in the bathroom and twisted his ankle, our booker had a nosebleed and had to go to the hospital. So, naturally, we Googled some good luck spells and found these rune drawings. We each drew a rune on our arms with a marker, said some magic words, bought a new “World Cup” bottle, and boom — the rest of the tour went great. Totally blessed!
Is there a city on this run where you’re hoping to just get lost for a day, skip soundcheck, and see what happens? What would you do if you weren’t playing music for a night?
Yes! Donostia — I have some really close friends living there, and we’ll only be there for a few hours after the show. So that day, I’d love to have a clone and spend as much time as possible with my friends, get really drunk, and walk along the beach, haha.
Catch Fin Del Muno live at the following shows:
25/07 en Montijo (PT) @ Sons No Montijo
26/07 en Nava de la Asunción (ES) @ Centolo Weekender
27/07 – show secreto
28/07 en Cambados (ES) @ Sala Krazzy Kray
30/07 en Madrid (ES) @ Sala El Sol (+ Patronato)
31/07 en Valencia (ES) @ Loco Club (+ Bernal)
01/08 en Barcelona (ES) @ Sala Upload (+ Leavs)
02/08 en Granollers (ES) @ Radikal Music Club
03/08 en Donostia (ES) @ tba
05/08 en Rouen (FR) @ Le 3 Pièces (+ Zement)
06/08 en París (FR) @ Supersonic
07/08 en León (ES) @ El Gran Café
08/08 en Cangas del Narcea (ES) @ Prestoso Fest
09/08 en Aranda del Duero (ES) @ Sonorama Ribera
