Xavi opens Chicago's Sueños Festival 2024 with a bang

Thousands of people crowded the Sueños Music Festival entrance at Grant Park by noon on Saturday in anticipation of Xavi, who’s the world's most-played artist in the Mexican regional genre. Before the festival organizers released the official schedule, fans had expected him to be one of the headliners.

With Xavi’s sudden rise to stardom, listeners outside of the West Coast haven’t always known how to pronounce his name. DJ Fresco, the official host of Sueños, introduced him on the stage...