Music festivals in Spain
by Ben Curtis
The festival scene is growing every year in Spain, and though there is nothing quite on a par with the UK’s Glastonbury extravaganza, some big bands (and a few 80’s throwbacks) are now coming over here every summer to entertain you in the sun.
Top of every serious muso’s list is the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (19th to 22nd July), this year bringing a strange mix-up of acts including Arctic Monkeys and The Human League (!?) to this pleasant Mediterranean resort. Madrid’s up and coming Summercase (July 13th and 14th) is more my cup of tea (despite Madrid’s lack of beach), wih The Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Jarvis Cocker, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and OMD.
For a full run down or festivals and dates, check out gospain’s round up, or scroll down through the Spanish article at 20minutos.com.
Posted: February 28th, 2007 under General.
Comments: 7
Comments
Comment from Jon Hundt
Time: February 28, 2007, 5:06 pm
Ben - is there a rockabilly scene in Madrid? I saw that Torremolinos had a big rockabilly week-long event last year, I wonder if other cities have an interest in this kind of music?
Comment from Ben
Time: February 28, 2007, 5:29 pm
Not that I know of. The music scene in Madrid is so poor that one Spanish friend who collects old rock and roll LP’s and loves live gigs is hoping to move to London soon, just so he can relish in a bit of live music for a couple of years!
Comment from Damian
Time: February 28, 2007, 9:19 pm
Typing “rockabilly” and “madrid” into Google brings up some interesting results.
Unfortunately, the Spanish version of many of the world’s best genres are often a shadow of their original selves. You’ve been warned!
Damian
Comment from rod
Time: March 1, 2007, 4:15 pm
It’s curious, isn’t it. With the exception of Viña Rock, the bills for the other festivals in the 20minutos piece are almost exclusively US or British. Still, nice to know some of those bands get to supplement their pensions 
Comment from Ian
Time: March 1, 2007, 10:31 pm
There is no mention of the Celtic music festival in Ortigueira, Galicia.
It is on between the 5 and 8 July 2007– web site below.
http://www.festivaldeortigueira.com/index.php
Comment from hf
Time: March 2, 2007, 12:07 pm
Benicassim is more like Reading in the sun every year with the amount of British punters (and a line up maybe 25% as good).
Comment from ENOTIE OROBOSA CLIFORD
Time: January 15, 2008, 2:29 pm
I would like partake in your festival in Spain, Iam a musician and wouldlike to develope my talent with the adoption of spanish music.
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