Let's rock

Let's rock

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These rock’n’roll fans lazily dipping their feet in a swimming pool on Spain’s south coast are not just here to enjoy the weather.

They are among the many old-school rock lovers who flocked to Torremolinos in southern Spain to celebrate the “Rockin' Race Jamboree”.

. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Some 2,000 people came to the four-day-long shindig, which involved dressing up in 50s style clothes, listening to music, and, most importantly, dancing the night away.

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A man leans in to kiss his girlfriend at the jamboree.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A man leans in to kiss his girlfriend at the jamboree.

A woman dressed in fifties clothes sits spread out between two deck chairs.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A woman dressed in fifties clothes sits spread out between two deck chairs.

A woman at the festival grins as a man hugs her from behind.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A woman at the festival grins as a man hugs her from behind.

Festival-goers watch the band "The Beat From Palookaville" perform.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Festival-goers watch the band "The Beat From Palookaville" perform.

The band's Swedish singer Tommy Moberg sings into an old-fashioned microphone.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

The band's Swedish singer Tommy Moberg sings into an old-fashioned microphone.

People at the festival laugh and chat at a bar.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

People at the festival laugh and chat at a bar.

A couple practices their rock'n'roll moves.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A couple practices their rock'n'roll moves.

A man pretends that his friend is a cello as they dance together at the jamboree
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A man pretends that his friend is a cello as they dance together at the jamboree

A festival goer with an elaborate high quiff drinks a beer.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A festival goer with an elaborate high quiff drinks a beer.

A man dances across the floor.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A man dances across the floor.

He ends up spread-eagled on the ground.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

He ends up spread-eagled on the ground.

A man at the jamboree walks through the night past a vintage rockabilly custom car.
. TORREMOLINOS, Spain. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A man at the jamboree walks through the night past a vintage rockabilly custom car.