July, freedom, music and camping: it arrives the perfect habitat for the festivals of the year. They cover all genres, from rock to electronic, through rap, alternative music and international pop. Today we have a goal, and it is to bring you as much information as possible about these great concerts. A warning to festivalgoers: so many events are approaching that it is physically impossible to enjoy them all. What will be yours?
Cruilla Festival
The Barcelona festival that it started as a concert cycle It has gradually grown to become what it is today: a reputed event that in its last edition brought together 50,000 people. With a festive atmosphere, bet on family activities and an ecological model that respects the environment. It wants to become an option for everyone, without neglecting an increasingly consistent musical lineup. Damien Rice, Crystal Fighters, Rudimental, Vetusta Morla, Alabama Shakes, Calexico, Chambao, Bunbury and many more will be there.
Where: Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona
When: July 8, 9 and 10
How much: € 105 Subscription
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Restless Culture
The Restless Culture Festival is, without a doubt, the definitive bet in Madrid for the heterogeneous, free and open culture. Throughout the month of July, this independent festival will flood the capital with various days ranging from hip hop to rock, through soul, country music or even world music with its latest great confirmation: Carlinhos Brown. But its ambitious cultural proposal does not conform to live shows, and also organizes a street market, workshops, graffiti or skate exhibitions and various talks.
Where: San Isidro Municipal Sports Center, Getafe
When: June 30 (Fermín Muguruza), 1st of July (Red Baron + Wildebeest, + Saratoga), July 2nd (Carpe Diem Festival), July 3 (Tomatito), July 7 (Ara Malikian), July 8 (Inda Martinez), July 9 (Muchachito and Juanito Makandé), July 10 (Pinktones), July 14 (Guadalupe Silver), July 15 (Aurora & the betrayers), July 16th (Moreland & Arbuckle, Anaut, Paradise Phantoms), July 17th (Chambao), July 22 (Carlinhos Brown).
How much: € 12-18, Subscription € 50
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Resurrection Festival
Metal, hardcore and punk have a new name in Spain: that of Resurrection Festival. With a history of 10 years, the festival of Nurseries It has managed to establish itself as the undoubted option for all lovers of extreme genres. A three-day event to let go of the mane and that this year brings together legends like Iron Maiden, The Offspring, Bad Religion, Gojira, Hatebreed, The Casualties and dozens of groups on the national and international scene.
Where: Nurseries, Lugo
When: 6,7,8 and July 9
How much: € 75 subscription
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Bilbao BBK Live
The BBK Live it does not need an introduction: it has been one of the international festivals par excellence of our summer programming for years. It boasts, year after year, a select poster with some of the most wanted groups on the planet. This year it is the turn for groups like Arcade Fire, Pixies, Foals, Editors, New Order and dozens of other masters to build the foodies’ paradise of sound.
When: July 7, 8 and 9
Where: Bilbao, Monte Kobeta
How much: € 120 Subscription
Alrumbo
Alrumbo Fest it is synonymous with variety and very competitive prices. Since it began its journey in 2011, it has done so with a clear objective: to become a amalgam of current, young and changing genres. It is an absolutely prejudice-free festival that unites in its lineup from the most breakthrough electronics to the native alternative indie, root music, reggae, hip hop and even world music. The Prodigy, Martin Garrix, Vetusta Morla, Gipsy Kings, Alboroise, Macaco and many more artists will be heading the poster for the most heterogeneous concert in Spain.
When: July 14,15 and 16
Where: Chipiona, Cádiz
How much: € 54 Subscription
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Iboga
We couldn’t stop quoting the festival Iboga, for being unique in its kind within our borders. While genres such as Balkan music, swing, gipsy and miscegenation live a uncontrollable boom In Europe, our music industry seems reluctant to this phenomenon. Get ready for joy, lots of dancing, festive music and breakthrough rhythms in a poster of vertigo. Join the most irreverent party of the summer.
When: July 28, 29 and 30
Where: Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencia
How much: € 50 Subscription
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Contemporary Festival
After having held its first version in Badajoz last June, now comes July Contemporary Alburquerquand. A festival with a dream environment It offers unmatched views, acoustics in the pool and one of the best camping spaces this month. The Pastels, The Charlatans, Sidonie, Dorian, Belako and many more will add sound to this alternative meeting.
When: July 29 and 30
Where: Alburquerque, Badajoz.
How much: € 35 subscription, € 25 daily
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Low Festival Benidorm
A lot has happened since the Low festival began its journey in 2008 as the already disappeared Low cost. Now, it is one of the main proposals of pop, indie and alternative music of the country, turning every year the last weekend of July into a benchmark party in Benidorm. Suede, Los Planetas, Hot Chip, 091, Belle and Sebastian, Vetusta Morla and dozens of front-line groups make up its huge lineup this year.
When: July 19, 30 and 31
Where: Benidorm
How much: 40 euros
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Electrosplash
The next 8, 9 and 10 July the beach of Vinaròs will become the beach club largest in our country. Far from settling as a conventional electronics festival, the Electrosplash bet on music during the day. In this way, it gives rise to a relaxed and pleasant environment where advanced electronic music, avant-garde art and contemporary culture are the protagonists. Amê, Danny Daze and many more will be there this year.
When: July 8, 9 and 10
Where: Vinaròs beach, Castellón
How much: € 50 Subscription
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Barcelona Beach Festival
David Guetta, Alesso, Axwell, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero or Dj Nano they are just some of the names that will make Barcelona, for a day, the capital of international electronics. After only two editions, they have become a benchmark on the national scene, offering a great beachfront event that has nothing to envy to the great European festivals. You sign up?
When: July 16
Where: Platja del Fòrum del Parc de la Pau
How much: € 40
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FIB
How not to talk about FIB? The king of July is reaffirmed as such for another year, with a scandal poster that attracts both people from all over the peninsula and visitors from other countries in Europe. It is the great international gathering of our music. Your bet for this summer? Major Lazer, The Chemical Brothers, Muse, Kendrick Lamar, Discolsure, Massive Attack, and dozens more bombings for four days of madness.
When: July 14, 15, 16 and 17
Where: Benicassim
How much: 147 subscription, 50 €
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Alterna Festival
Almost without realizing it and in very few editions, the Alterna Festival Albacete has become a national benchmark for punk, rock and hip hop during the summer months. Combined in just two days, large urban rock groups shape what we could call the Viña Rock in July: Soziedad Alkoholika, Talco, La Raíz, Boikot, Los Chikos del Maíz, Lendakaris Muertos, El Ultimo Ke Zierre, Orkesta Paraíso, El Reno Renardo, Desakato, Habeas Corpus, The Fatty Farmers and many others will be there.
When: July 1 and 2
Where: El Bonillo, Albacete
How much: € 26
Barcelona Rock Fest
Iron Maiden, Amon Amarth, Blind Guardian, Anthrax, Slayer or Twisted Sister Topping the lineup are more than enough presentation for this great festival. The only one who dares to challenge the mandate of the Resurrection Fest generated in recent years. For three days, some of the most powerful international metal groups will be performing in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, supported by national names that could not be outside the cartel: Red Baron, Wizard of Oz, Leize or Boni.
When: July 15, 16 and 17
Where: Santa Coloma de Gramenet
How much: € 160 subscription
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OTHER ESSENTIAL FESTIVALS
Flipping Festival
Headliners: Supersumbamira, Delorentos, Javiera Mena, León Benavente, L.A., Carlos Sadness.
When: July 1 and 2
Where: Ojén (Málaga)
How much: € 20
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Be Prog! My Friend
Headliners: Steven Wilson, Opeth, Magma, Textures
When: July 1 and 2
Where: Poble Espanyol, Barcelona
How much: from € 10
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The Alamos Beach Festival
Headliners: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, Paco Osuna, deorro, Loco Dice, Nervo.
When: July 14, 15, 16 and 17
Where: Playa de los Álamos, (Torremolinos)
How much: General pass € 53
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Love festival
Headliners: The Red Room, Nach, Dorian, Macaco, Carlos Sadness, Igloo, Delorean, Sidonie.
When: July 28, 29 and 30
Where: Silleida, (Pontevedra).
How much: From € 35
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JULY 2016 FESTIVAL MAP
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