Spain

BIME Conference and Festival

www.bime.netBilbao, Spain

BIME (Biscay International Music Experience) Europe’s leading music conference and festival is held in north-central Bilbao, the capital of the Basque region of Spain.

BIME LIVE, the autumn music festival features world-class artists from around the world.

Held concurrently, BIME PRO is music industry conference dedicated to exploring opportunities for music in gaming, apps, digital and new technologies. Over 4,000 professionals from 25 different countries come together for 3 days of meetings and showcases.

Primavera Sound

www.primaverasound.comBarcelona, Spain

Beginning in 2001, Primavera Sound festival and its companion event, the PrimaveraPro conference, have kick-started the festival season in Spain.

Now established as one of the world’s great indie festivals, with audiences of close to 200,000 and over 300 performances centred around Barcelona’s Parc del Forum, Primavera Sound offers something for everyone.

PrimaveraPro , an international conference for music industry professionals combines day-time talks, conferences, workshops, showcases, and b2b meetings with evening concerts by newcomer bands from participating countries.

Festival alumni include: Pixies, Arcade Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Pet Shop Boys, Pavement, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lou Reed, My Bloody Valentine, Patti Smith, James Blake, Cat Power, Public Enemy, Franz Ferdinand, Television, Devo, The White Stripes, and LCD Soundsystem.

Sónar

www.sonar.esBarcelona, Spain

Created in 1994, Sónar is the international festival of advanced music and new media art that takes place in Barcelona, Spain during three days in June.

Each year, Sónar takes the pulse of the current electronic music landscape, combining a series of conferences and talks by creative, cultural and technology professionals (Sónar+D), with spectacular performances by leading international artists, together with numerous and legendary ‘Off Sónar’ after-parties.

Festival alumni include: Daft Punk, Kraftwerk, Super Collider, Goldfrapp, Richie Hawtin, Björk, LCD Soundsystem, Grace Jones, M.I.A., and Pet Shop Boys.

WOMEX

www.womex.comSantiago de Compostela, Spain

An international platform for the world music industry, WOMEX is the annual five-day trade fair, showcase festival, conference, film program, and award ceremony.

In 2015, WOMEX attracted over 2,500 delegates representing 1,500 companies from 90 countries and saw than 60 showcase acts with 280 artists from 50 countries on 7 stages.

The 22nd edition of WOMEX will take place in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, from Wednesday, 19 to Sunday, 23 October 2016.

Azkena Rock Festival

www.azkenarockfestival.comVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

If hard rocking metal, punk and classic rock turns your crank then Azkena Rock Festival is for you. Starting out in 2001, the festival is held in the Basque region capital of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the north of Spain.

The festival is produced by Last Tour who also have a hand in high profile Spanish festivals such as BIME, Bilbao BBK and Madrid Live.

Festival alumni include: Pearl Jam, Iggy & The Stooges, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Kiss, Violent Femmes, Eagles of Death Metal, Tool, The Black Crowes, and ZZ Top.

Arenal Sound

www.arenalsound.comBurriana, Spain

The Arenal Sound Festival is six days of sun-drenched indie, rock, pop and electronic music performed on the Playa El Arenal beach, in the town of Burriana.

In addition to camping, the unique Beach Club Live offers sailing, jet skiing, parasailing, kite surfing and scuba diving along with 24-hour a day DJs on the beach for upwards of 60,000 ‘sounders’ a day.

In addition to many Spanish acts, international festival alumni include: The Cranberries, Simple Minds, The Charlatans, Meerkat, Love Of Lesbian, Metropol, Metronomy, White Lies, Die Antwoord, Azealia Banks, The Wombats, Peace, The Kooks, John Newman, and Tom Odell.

Heineken Jazzaldia

www.heinekenjazzaldia.comDonostia, Spain

Born in 1966 as the San Sebastián Jazz Festival and still running strong with over 100,000 visitors, Heineken Jazzaldia is one of the most established Jazz festivals in Europe.

Running six days, with over 60 performances in multiple venues, the festival is a combination of free and ticketed events.

Festival alumni include: Phil Woods, Chick Corea, Max Roach and Clark Terry, Ray Brown, Elvin Jones, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Toots Thieleman, B.B. King, Mavis Staples, Patti Smith, Buena Vista Social Club, Esperanza Spalding, Oscar Peterson, and Diana Krall.

Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

www.fiberfib.comCastellón, Spain

FIB, the Benicàssim International Festival was first held in August 1995. For over 20 years, performers from rock, indie, alternative and electro genres have appeared at the summer festival near Valencia, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

The festival embodies the principles of environmental responsibility through programs of action to reduce its ecological footprint and protect the environment.

Festival alumni include: The Chemical Brothers, Jesus & Mary Chain, Suede, Blur, Björk, Mercury Rev, Oasis, The Flaming Lips, Belle & Sebastian, The Cure, Radiohead, Beck, Moby, Kraftwerk, Lou Reed, Franz Ferdinand, Depeche Mode, Arctic Monkeys, Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, New Order, Tame Impala, and Florence and the Machine.