One of the most popular and multitudinous spaces of the La Mercè Festivities returns. Bogatell Beach will once again host the Estrella Damm Mediterráneamente stage this year, where some of the most popular groups on the Catalan music scene will perform, such as Delafé y Las Flores Azules, Alizzz, Marcel i Júlia and Els Catarres.
This Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24, starting at 9:30 p.m., Barcelona residents who love partying, dancing and singing on the sand will be able to enjoy six concerts with no capacity limits, recovering the pre-pandemic festive spirit that so characterizes this key stage of the La Mercè program. Access will be completely free.
On Friday, Estrella Damm concerts will be dedicated to urban music. The kick-off will be given by Sabadell's 31 FAM, who have become a phenomenon thanks to songs like Nens del barri or Valentina. They will be followed by Alizzz, one of the most important producers in our country and winner of three Latin Grammys, who will present his solo project on Barcelona's beach. Finally, internationally renowned rapper Santa Salut will close the night with the social, revolutionary and feminist songs from her second work, Discordia.
Saturday night, September 24, will begin with the festive, environmentally committed and reflective music of Marcel i Júlia. They will be followed by Els Catarres, with songs from their latest album Diamants, and the night will be closed by Delafé y Las Flores Azules, currently immersed in a successful comeback tour celebrating their twentieth anniversary.
In parallel to the Bogatell Beach stage, during the La Mercè festivities, Damm will once again open the doors of its historic factory in Rosselló street in Barcelona, with a program of live concerts combined with a wide gastronomic offer. Specifically, on Sunday and Monday, September 25 and 26, the Antigua Fábrica Estrella Damm will be one of the venues for BAM Barcelona Acció Musical and will host performances by new talents, as well as the most eclectic musical proposals of our city.
On Sunday the 25th, starting at noon, the Mallorcan singer Júlia Colom, artists Krissia and Lil Ella with their hyper-pop from their room –curated by their label Jeanne de Arc Records–, the post-punk of Fotos de la novia, the reggaeton of Cooba and La Queency –in a joint concert–, and the pop electronics of AL-V will perform on its stage.
Monday the 26th will be the turn of Vignesh Melwani and Isa Belle, grouped in the collective of young Asian-descendants Catarsia. They will be followed by Anna Ferrer, who will bring us her folkloric essence mixed with electronic bases and experimental music of Mediterranean origin; Magia Bruta, who will present their debut album of mystical pop Un día nuevo, and the live show of Los Voluble, with their mix of flamenco, electronics, humor and social criticism. Producer Mans O will close the last day of concerts with his underground electronics.
Between concerts there will also be DJ sessions, with names like Marta Mer, Meritxell de Soto, DJ Yamamemaru and DJ Hanakito. To regain strength, there will be food trucks from brands such as Fileteando, Hamburguesa Nostra, Indi Food Truck, Las Muns, María una Crep, Pepitu, Retruc and The Fish & Chips Shop. In the so-called Engine Room of the Old Factory, a space will be set up where all the specialties prepared by the brewing company can be tasted. Admission to the venue is also free, until full capacity is reached.