This October, Julio José Iglesias Jr will perform across Spain, honoring the music and legacy of his father, Julio Iglesias. The Julio Iglesias Experience opens on 10 October in La Nucía and ends on 1 November in San Sebastián, bringing Julio José back to Spanish venues with a show rooted in family history.
For Julio José, the tour is more than a career move. After years abroad, he has settled back in Spain, a change confirmed by his sister Tamara Falcó during Madrid Fashion Week. Family routines have resumed, though Tamara jokes about cooking for her vegetarian brother: paella is a favorite, but roast beef is off the menu.
Information from El Independiente, the Julio Iglesias Experience will include nearly 30 dates in over 20 cities, a major expansion from the original two-city plan.
The show aims to recapture the style and atmosphere that made Julio Iglesias famous. Audiences can expect a lively setlist alongside stage production designed to evoke the original concerts. Julio José will present the project on El Hormiguero, where his sister is a regular guest. Tamara has already teased her brother’s reluctance to dance on TV, suggesting his appearance could hold a surprise.
Family ties sit basic to the project. Julio José says his father is following the tour closely and is "very well, very happy" about the tribute. Asked whether Julio Iglesias might return to Spain or visit his home in Galicia, Julio José replied, "Yes, maybe, yes."
Julio José’s music career began early. As a child, he spent months touring with his father and learned the rhythms of life on the road. His albums include "Bajo mis ojos" and "Tercera dimensión." He also released "Por la mitad." "A Piece of My Love" and "Under the Covers" are among his albums. In 2015, he and his father performed as equals for the first time, touring Europe and Latin America. Julio José recalls his father’s advice: "Prepare yourself, because they will ask you more and more. You will end up singing all my songs, songs that are also yours because you have been listening to them since you were a child. So, who better than you?"
Antena 3 reports that Julio José will perform his father’s best-known songs with a live band, aiming to recreate the classic concert feel. The setlist includes "Soy un truhán, soy un señor" and "Manuela." It also features "A media luz" and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."
The project carries real emotional weight. Julio José will sing the songs that made his father famous and shaped a generation. He says he didn’t fully grasp his father’s fame until, as a child, he watched a stadium filled with ten thousand people in Hiroshima break into applause. That was when he understood what it meant to be Julio Iglesias’s son.
The tour route, from Alicante to San Sebastián, traces a path through Spanish musical culture. It celebrates the music while looking back at family history.
The project brings family history and music together, offering audiences more than nostalgia. It gives them a chance to reconnect with songs that helped define modern Spain. Julio José’s return, along with the possibility that his father may appear, creates a rare meeting of personal and national history on stage. As reported earlier, Spain’s sense of tradition often finds its strongest voice in the arts, and this tour is set to strengthen that connection.
The project grounds its sentiment in craft and authenticity. Julio José’s decision to return to Spain and revisit his father’s songs carries the risk of reshaping his own career. For Spanish audiences, the Julio Iglesias Experience is more than a tribute: it shows that musical heritage still has a place in the country’s culture when treated with care.
