We have just released a very limited number of ‘SUPER EARLYBIRD’ weekend tickets for this year’s Riba Rocks music and arts festival. They are on sale NOW and will only set you back 20 euros! CLICK HERE to grab yours!

These tickets are only available for a very limited time and are superb value for the WHOLE WEEKEND of top quality live music and awesome DJs from around the globe as well as art workshops and other daytime activities…

…AND they include camping – what a bargain!!

You can also purchase your ticket through our facebook page and give us a like at the same time!

T&Cs as a ticket holder…

Children under 13 are free when accompanied by a adult ticket holder. Ticket holders under 16 will not be permitted entry to the festival site without an accompanying adult ticket holder. The festival and festival site is very family friendly although please be aware that water is precious and therefore might not be sufficient for very little people.

Due to health and safety and general disturbance in the campsite we do not permit pets on site.

Tickets for Riba Rocks are non-refundable. Your ticket will be exchanged for a Riba Rocks wristband upon entry, please wear this for the duration of your stay.

The Valley is a rural finca and therefore those with mobility issues may find the terrain unsuitable. We have a car parking area on the land and advise strong footwear for our uneven, rocky terrain. Please have your own travel insurance as Riba Rocks holds no responsibility for your personal belongings or any injury in The Valley.

A new year and you’re looking for a great way to promote your business? Here’s the answer!

Why not join the team and sponsor Riba Rocks 2015. Details of our sponsorship packages which range from an introductory ‘basic’ level right up to being our ‘exclusive’ sponsor are detailed here… Sponsorship-Packages. (Downloadable pdf document in both English and Spanish). If you’d prefer a copy emailed to you just drop us a message here.

By supporting our eco-festival, your company will be seen to be supporting and valuing:
– the arts
– new global music
– a cultural event
– the natural environment of the festival site
– social integration

This is an opportunity for you to reach the international festival audience directly at the event plus local, regional and national organisations as well as a global market through our web based and social media campaigns throughout the year.

In 2014, we hosted international performers from… Leeds, Sabadell, Madrid, Liverpool, Bristol Kent, Riba-roja d’Ebre, Devon, Israel, Ibiza, Tarragona, Portsmouth, Flix, & London.. and festival visitors from… Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England, USA, Ibiza, Catalunya, Israel & Spain…

…and with over 100 applications from performers for Riba Rocks 2015 so far from all over the world including South Africa & Russia…

You can’t miss out! Please contact us to express your initial interest in becoming a sponsor. We can’t wait to hear from you!

From all of us here at Riba Rocks HQ.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all you Riba Rockers! We hope you had a wonderful festive break and are now recharged and ready to go for Riba Rocks 2015! To say a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, we have a little present for you… you remember the awesome sunset mix from our very own DJ Joe Brook which set us all off for 2014?

Of course you do, how could you forget… well, you can now relive that experience simply by clicking here. Enjoy… we have been listening to this in the Riba Rocks office and cannot get enough of it.

We also want to let you know that applications for this year’s festival will be closing on FRIDAY 30th JANUARY. So, if you’d like to be put forward to the selection team, get on it and click here for the online form. We look forward to listening to your superb music.

We have had a superb amount of top quality applications over the last couple of months and want to say a huge THANK YOU for your interest, support and love for this little, grass roots festival in the middle of an olive finca in the middle of nowhere… xx

As we prepare for our very first olive harvest here in La Vall, we welcome the cooler days to work on the land. The extreme heat seems like a distant memory but we’re all still buzzing from the second Riba Rocks festival.

Autumn in La Vall feels like a sort of second Spring as, with a bit of rain and continuing glorious sunshine, everything seems to come back to life.

The olives are looking wonderfully plump, although with every gust of wind we urge them to cling on until the harvest. The first job is to lay out all the nets and check them for holes and get the darning kit out if needed.

Followed by cleaning and preparing the crates. In the meantime, a quick weather check shows warm temperatures, low winds and a slight chance of rain…

Our first morning, grey and chilly with a touch of rain. Not a great start. A hot cup of tea and we’re off, after letting the cat into the warm house of course. A couple of hours in and we are wet through, the olives are muddy and the nets slippery. Quick break for a hot coffee, change of clothes and to dig out the waterproof trousers.

Our second day saw glorious bright sunshine, the more romantic vision of harvesting olives we had hoped for, and another 200 kilos collected.

Meanwhile, resident cat ‘Tut’ takes it easy in one of the crates.

The third and final day saw a return of the rain but we got there and reached our 500 kilo target by lunchtime. Then time to pack the car with the crates and off to the mill we go…

A couple of trips from the finca into the village with the 500 kilos and we were ready to go.

The olives being emptied into the first stage, leaves and stems filtered out.

Certainly is seeing the fruits of our labour.

The smell from the paste was just incredible.

The ‘liquid gold’ is so fresh and so green, we couldn’t wait to tuck in.

Filling up our bottles and the whole process was complete in an hour an a half.

Back to La Vall and guess what was for dinner that night…

Guess what? Riba Rocks has been nominated for a European Festival Award ‘Best Small Festival 2014′ – show us some love and vote now…

PLEASE VOTE FOR US!!!!! CLICK HERE!!!!

Adivina qué????? Riba Rocks ha sido nominado para el Premio a la Mejor Festival Pequeño de este año, por favor vote por nosotros aquí… Gracias!

Voting will end at 7pm on Monday 27th October. If you select ‘yes’ to entering the Dream Summer prize draw you will have the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to every winning festival!

‘Often quirky, due to a personal touch and grassroots appeal, the cosiness and sense of community at these festivals is second to none for many people. This award celebrates those who stick to the mantra that small is beautiful.’

And here’s some of the lovely things you’ve been saying about Riba Rocks 2014… ‘Nature (wild and olive trees), music bands, DJ’s, beers, meals, crew, all clean, ……. and the lovely atmosphere between all people (old friends and new ones), Riba Rocks is not just perfect is just Heaven’… ‘amazing bands and Djs and most importantly such a fantastic friendly vibe’ … ‘small enough to meet so many great ,like-minded souls’ … ‘VERY picturesque’ (Riba-roja d’Ebre) … ‘thank you for a fab time!’ … ‘the site is well cared for (toilets and showers)’ … ‘the crepes were awesome’ … ‘very friendly, relaxed atmosphere’ … ‘well organised’ … ‘all volunteers were incredible’ … ‘everyone lovely and friendly and helpful and FUN’ … ‘hotel hacienda pepito was perfect and the village and villagers were just magical’ … ‘the lovely taxi guy was amazing and so helpful’ … ‘make the year pass quickly!’

ON BEHALF OF THE RIBA ROCKS CREW, WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

We are looking for volunteers to come and work with us to prepare for the 3rd Riba Rocks music and arts festival. We are based in a stunning olive finca, surrounded by picturesque valley and mountain backdrop close to the River Ebro and only a few kilometers from Riba-roja d’Ebre village, Catalunya. We have absolutely no light pollution so the stars are amazing!

If you can offer us 4 hours help on the farm each day:
•  Olive tree pruning
•  Clearing and burning of weeds
•  Building compost toilets
•  Building shade structures
•  Other general festival preparation

We will give you in return:
•  Free accommodation
•  A vegetarian dinner each evening of your stay
•  Plus a free festival ticket  (exact dates tbc September 2015)

If you are up for a trip to sunny Spain then please get in touch here.

Download the details in pdf format here!

La Vall is a place for cultural and creative exchange… photos showing this year’s activities include artistic residencies, farming on the olive finca, collaborative projects, language and poetry sessions, culminating in our annual music and arts festival.

(En español debajo…)

Estamos buscando voluntarios para venir a trabajar con nosotros para preparar la tercera Riba Rocks música y artes festival. Nuestra base está en una impresionante finca de oliva, rodeado de pintorescos valles y fondo de montañas cerca del río Ebro, a pocos kilómetros de la localidad de Riba-roja d’Ebre, Catalunya. No tenemos absolutamente ninguna contaminación lumínica por lo que las estrellas son increíbles!

Si tu puedes ofrecer 4 horas ayudan en la granja cada día:
• Olivo poda
• Limpieza y quema de malezas
• retretes de compostaje Building
• estructuras de sombra del edificio
• Otra preparación del festival en general

Le daremos a cambio:
• Alojamiento gratuito
• Una cena vegetariana cada noche de su estancia
• Y una entrada gratis para el festival (fechas exactas por confirmar 09 2015)

Contacto aquí!

This is the final call for limited edition Riba Rocks 2014 T-shirts and Vests. We only have a few remaining, grab yours before it’s too late!

Full line up detailed, pink on black or black on pink available for only 15 euros.

Just get in touch here and tell us the colour and size you want and we will sort it!

Wow, what a weekend at Riba Rocks!!! And there was even more ahead of us for the Sunday. We were treated to a daytime DJ session by Phil Sea and the Troubadour’s Garden graced the stage. What a way to kick off the final day of the festival. Thank you Anna and Phil, big love from everyone. Following that, we welcomed back Adria Cid with his beautiful vocals filling the valley.

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A quick dip in the River Ebro to cool off and then the amazing live music continued on Saturday at Riba Rocks with another sunny set by Lilac Sheer, followed by Nic Bennett and then a wonderful Ali Ingle set to see the sun go down.

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We couldn’t have wished for a better start to the Riba Rocks festival. Sun shining check…. beer cold check… sound check… Let’s get this party started!!! Carrianne opened the festival followed by Lilac Sheer, we then had a awesome moonlight session by DJ Joe Brook. This then led to a feisty performance by Cecilias Pop Rock and then the headline band, Liverpool’s Run Tiger Run. Read more »