For all you Riba Rockers making your way to the festival very soon, we’ve put together some last minute info posters including TOP 10 THINGS TO REMEMBER to bring with you, timings and line up for each performance and other activities on site over the weekend.
Can we also take this opportunity to stress the importance of the NO FIRE rule as it is really hot and dry here this time of year, thank you for your support.
If you have any further questions please get in touch!
We welcome to this year’s Riba Rocks festival, the wonderfully talented Daff, aka artist Caroline Misselbrook. Daff will be running Daff Workshops in the valley for everyone to join, celebrating the festival community spirit. Daff will also be bringing her Glitterarti neon facepaints neon to light up the valley!
Based in Southampton, UK, Daff hosts regular art and craft workshops, you can find out more here. You lucky people will be able to see a selection of her gorgeous creations available for sale at the festival craft market, so bring your pennies!
Why not take a look at Daff Illustration to see more examples of Caroline’s artwork which uses laser and paper cutting processes, drawing, hand made books and printmaking as well as images of exhibitions, events and a portfolio.
Wow! Thank you all so much for your support for the second Riba Rocks music and arts festival. We have completely sold out of Earlybird weekend tickets!
Fortunately, you can still grab a general admission ticket HERE and you can still use your LOYALTY CODE if you joined us last year.
Riba Rocks 2014 brings you 3 days of music and arts events and workshops in the awesome setting of the Valley which acts as a natural ampitheatre. Join us in the Spanish sun this September to dance under the stars. As well as the superb sounds, you will experience a weekend unplugged and off-grid. Take a well deserved break, come and listen to the awesome 2014 headliners The Horn The Hunt, Run Tiger Run and Flatware and then dance with international DJs through to sunrise.
Well, what a week! Riba Rocks and Ali Ingle on the BBC!! If you missed it, we have posted the sound clip below for you (apologies for the quality) or you can listen again on the BBC iPlayer here.
The superb Dave Monks, radio presenter on BBC Introducing Merseyside, had a visit from the awesome Ali Ingle at the weekend. They were talking about Ali’s new upcoming EP which will feature his latest single ‘A Life Unlike Yours’. He was supported with backing vocals by the members of Little Grace. Dave Monks will be hosting this year’s festival and we cannot wait to meet him in Riba-roja d’Ebre, Catalunya.
You can read more about the wonderful Ali Ingle, listen to more tracks and watch his incredibly creative music videos here.
You can catch Ali’s performance at this year’s Riba Rocks festival on Saturday 6th September at 7pm.
Ali Ingle is a 24 yr old musician from Liverpool, creating what he hopes is honest music for a generation of dreamers. In 2012 his witty and intelligent lyrics, and hook laiden melodies (not to mention that quirky voice) saw him fight off stiff competition to be named Male Artist of the Year at Liverpool Music Awards.
In Ali’s words “I’m not trying to change the world or make a statement. My music is just the ramblings and inner thoughts of an attention seeking kid who never quite grew up.”
This echoes through his homemade music videos, which he puts down to his passion for movies. Ali puts the inspiration for his music down to growing up listening to David Gray, who he is now incredibly lucky to be able to count him as a fan!!
Ali Ingle’s official video to ‘A Life Unlike Yours’.
Flatware – to headline Sunday at Riba Rocks…
Sunday at Riba Rocks festival is not only bringing you the ‘2 kool for skool’ DJ set by Association of DJs, Flix but now we can confirm 2 new additions to the night. You will be entertained by the ‘TABALERS FIGOTS SATANICS’ – Devil’s Drummers group from Riba-roja d’Ebre followed by a HEADLINE performance by Tarragona based FLATWARE.
We are absolutely delighted to have these 2 superb additions to the festival this year. You can read more about FLATWARE here.
Have a look at the ‘Figots Satànics – Colla de diables de Riba-roja d’Ebre‘ here.
We welcome back to this year’s festival the wonderful Daff Illustration. Daff will be running a creative workshop over the weekend of Riba Rocks festival and you will be invited to take part. Daff will also be bringing some of her gorgeous creations including laser cut designs, bunting and felt work. We are really looking forward to this! Thanks Daff.
You can see Daff’s Illustration work here. Daff also offers creative workshops from her studio in Southampton, more info here.
“In 2009, I completed an Art Foundation course at Portsmouth University where I was able to freely experiment with an extensive range of materials and techniques. I continued my artistic education at Portsmouth Uni on a BA Hons Illustration course where I fully engaged my interests in mathematic and scientific themes through more independent illustration projects. My work here focused on ‘Origins’ (the origin of the universe, nature and human life), the Solar System and the 540 million year old creatures from the Cambrian Era that lie at the roots of our evolutionary tree of life.
I graduated in 2012 with a First Class Honours and continue to create artwork as a way to gain a better understanding of where we come from, engage with the natural world and appreciate the wonders of our universe. I use a variety of methods and materials including laser cutting, print making, paper cutting, textiles and book works.” (Daff)
Big thanks to Radio Catalonia for their support in promoting this year’s festival. They will be following our progress over the summer and playing out some tunes from the superb line up coming to Riba Rocks in September. You can tune in here. Read more »
Grab your earlybird festival ticket while stocks last. There are a limited number of special price earlybird tickets available HERE! (paypal or debit/credit card).
The discounted earlybird festival ticket (25 euros) is only available until 30th June, after which the price goes up! So get in there now and grab yours! For 25 euros you will see 12 amazingly talented bands from the UK, Spain and further afield as well as 7+ of the best DJs around. All this is a stunning valley environment completely off-grid!
Plus, if you joined us for Riba Rocks in 2013, you will have also received a special code which entitles you to a further 5 euro discount, this means your ticket (including weekend camping) will only cost you 20 euros!! What are you waiting for?? If you haven’t received your discount code, contact us and we’ll send it across to you via email.
Alternatively, you can purchase your ticket through See Tickets here. (This will add a booking fee and you won’t be able to use any discount code you might have).
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.
We are absolutely thrilled to announce RUN TIGER RUN will be headlining this year’s Riba Rocks, Friday 5th September. This is going to be awesome… with over 20,000 plays for their online demo, these guys are going to truly Rock Riba to it’s foundations…
‘Run Tiger Run are unapologetically an indie rock four piece from Liverpool, with a focus on rhythm and texture, embracing sounds of post-rock through to dance pop, Very much the sweethearts and poster boys for Jerk Pop, complete with charismatic as hell front man, and recently described as “much more than haircuts and noise.” A band that will have even the most stubborn of non dancers swaying. Soft guitar melodies which seemlessly lead into foot-stomping crescendo. With just one demo online “Hummingbird” they have been noticed by just about everyone who is anyone and very much tipped as “the ones to watch” this year. Currently recording with top producer Al Groves at Liverpool’s legendary Motor Museum studios which in recent years as seen such musical icons as Oasis and The Arctic Monkeys pass through their doors .. look out for a whole album full of hits from these guys.’
They’re performing at the ‘Great Escape Festival’ in Brighton and we just cannot wait to see them ‘Rock Riba’ in September.
You can listen to ‘Hummingbird’ here https://soundcloud.com/runtigerrun
Follow Run Tiger Run on facebook here https://www.facebook.com/RunTigerRunLiv
We are absolutely thrilled to announce The Horn The Hunt will be headlining this year’s Riba Rocks festival, performing as a full band featuring their heavy synths, desert guitars, bass, drums and powerful vocals.
Emerging from a winter spent in Greenland, THTH formed out of a burning desire to make challenging pop music. Currently based in Leeds, UK, the duo of Clare Carter and Joseph Osborne are now performing their live sets as a full band and we cannot wait to hear their sounds in the valley. THTH have played with Active Child, Crystal Fighters, Savages, Uh Huh Her, Daedelus, Zola Jesus, Chew Lips, Turin Brakes, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone and Salem.
They released their new single ‘Starless’ on 31st March 2014. ‘Starless’ is taken from the upcoming album ‘Terrafidella’, due for release later in 2014, and showcases a wholly immersive and atmospheric musical landscape that the duo has created. Clare describes the track as being “about giving everything to a cause and sacrificing your own happiness” and cites nature as one of their biggest inspirations.
With its 80s pop and 90s grunge influences, ‘Starless’ opens in a mysterious and chilling way, before we are led in to a more developed, psychedelic and layered sound.
You can read more and listen to The Horn The Hunt on the following links.
Official website <http://thehornthehunt.com>
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/thehornthehunt>
Bandcamp <http://thehornthehunt.bandcamp.com/>
Twitter <https://twitter.com/thehornthehunt>
Soundcloud <https://soundcloud.com/the-horn-the-hunt/sets>
YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/user/daspoochos>
