Cap Roig consolidates itself as the most international summer festival in Southern Europe

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l Cap Roig Festival, which will be held from July 13 to August 22 in the Cap Roig Gardens, consolidates in its 18th edition as the most international musical event in Southern Europe, both for the profile of the 28 artists and groups programmed, and for the variety of origin of the audience. Luis Miguel, the most popular artist in the history of Latin America, will be in charge of inaugurating the Festival, while Andrea Bocelli, one of the lyrical voices par excellence, will be in charge of putting the final touch to this edition.

One more year, Cap Roig offers a wide variety of musical styles ranging from the most local pop to the most international rock, passing through American folk or the most influential fusion. Luis Miguel, the Sun of Mexico, with 100 million albums throughout his career, 5 Grammys and 4 Latin Grammys, will be in charge of inaugurating this eighteenth edition of the Cap Roig Festival, on Friday, July 13, with his newly released world tour ¡México por siempre!

Bryan Ferry, an undisputed reference in pop music who will take the Cap Roig stage to perform a selection of his best songs, and Manolo García, who will present his new album Geometría del Rayo, will complete the weekend of July 14 and 15.

The Scottish group Texas, with more than 35 million albums sold, and the Latin band Maná, with more than 40; Damien Rice, Irish singer-songwriter of universal pop-folk reference; global superstar Juanes, holder of 21 Latin Grammys; the Colombian quartet Morat, record sales in recent years, which consolidates as a breakthrough pop group, and the great American folk lady, Joan Baez, who bids farewell to the stage, are the international stars who will step on this stage for the first time this year.

In addition, Sting, an artist with 16 Grammys and more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, will return after three years, and James Blunt, who, after his performance in the 2014 edition, returns to present his new work, The Afterlove. The night of August 18 is chosen by Roger Hodgson to reappear at the Festival, this time to present the show of his world tour, Breakfast in America

Finally, Andrea Bocelli, the international lyrical voice par excellence and the best-selling artist worldwide, will be in charge of closing this eighteenth edition of the Festival, on August 22.

In the Spanish music scene, in addition to Manolo García, we will be able to enjoy live performances by Antonio Orozco again, who, after closing his Destino tour last December at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, will return to this stage to offer us his unique show.

Luz Casal is another unmissable event. The artist, with a prodigious voice and over 5 million albums sold, will return to present Que corra el aire. August 2nd will be Rosario's night, the most genuine singer of Spanish flamenco-pop. Sergio Dalma, with his new work Vía Dalma III, Macaco, Hombres G and the singer-songwriter from Malaga Pablo López, number one in sales with his new album, Camino, fuego y libertad, will repeat.

The most internationally awarded Spanish group, Jarabe de Palo; the king of national rock and roll, Loquillo, and the Spanish pop group of the moment, Taburete, will debut at the Cap Roig Festival this edition.

Catalan pop will be represented this year by Joan Dausà, who will come to present his new work, Ara som gegants, and by Els Catarres, who will return to Cap Roig to infect us with the festive atmosphere with their powerful live performance.

THE SOLIDARITY NIGHT IS CONSOLIDATED

One more year, the Festival will feature a solidarity night. The project, promoted by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation and Clipper's Live within the framework of the Cap Roig Festival, will benefit the TRESC Foundation - Treball amb Suport, from Palafrugell, an entity that works on the training and labor insertion of people with disabilities and mental illness. Antonio José, who will star in this edition's solidarity concert, has already achieved, at just 23 years old, three platinum records, and is considered the most important emerging pop artist in the country.

After the success achieved in previous editions of Cap Roig Mini, this year the Festival is betting on family shows with the little ones as protagonists. Two great shows by Mag Lari and Dàmaris Gelabert will liven up the evenings of August 4th and 10th, respectively.

DINNER AT VIA VENETO FACING THE SEA

The gastronomic offer will remain in the hands of Via Veneto, a highly prestigious establishment that has renewed its Michelin star uninterruptedly for almost 40 years, and which has the quality of service as one of its hallmarks. As every year, the entire Via Veneto front-of-house team will move completely to Cap Roig and, in addition, will be reinforced with about 60 people from the region to reach a staff of about 100 people.

Via Veneto will base its gastronomic proposal on seasonal products from Empordà, bought from local suppliers and in local markets, and will continue to rely on local industrialists who have worked for the event until now, adapting its gastronomic offer to each of the spaces of the Cap Roig complex: Plaza, Cloister and Restaurant.

A SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL, THE FIRST TO OBTAIN THE BIOSPHERE SEAL

The Cap Roig Festival obtained the Biosphere seal last year, becoming the first music festival in the world to receive this recognition from an international and independent organization within the events section.

This certification is based on the sustainability criteria established in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and is awarded by the Responsible Tourism Institute (ITR). The promotion of the economic and social development of the territory, the hiring of people at risk of social exclusion, the minimum environmental impact, the compensation of greenhouse gas emissions generated during the Festival, and responsible consumption are some of the criteria adopted by the Festival that led it to obtain this prestigious distinction.

Year after year, the Festival has broken its own attendance record: in 2017, more than 46,000 spectators sold out tickets for almost all thirty concerts.