Super excited here in the valley. We will be announcing the dates for Riba Rocks 2016 very soon!
In the meantime, we wish you all a very peaceful and joyous Christmas time.
And here’s to an awesome 2016! Bring it on!
What a week it’s been here in the valley. We’ve had the absolute pleasure of hosting volunteers from around the world to help harvest the olives here at Riba Rocks HQ.
They came from Italy, Ireland, Texas, Australia, the UK and Catalunya to help prepare, pick and press the wonderful fruit creating some of the best organic olive oil.
Each day we shared stories over vegetarian breakfasts, lunches and dinners. We made our own charcoal on the fire, drank wine and created drawings.
With over 750 kilos of olives made into over 130 litres of oil, that’s a harvest we will never forget. Thank you for sharing your time, your stories and your energy here in the valley.
We are absolutely thrilled to announce Riba Rocks international arts and music festival has been nominated for ‘Best Small Festival’ in the European Festival Awards 2015, for the second year running!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR RIBA ROCKS!
Please show us your love and support by voting for us now!! It only takes a few minutes. Thank you for being the best festival crowd ever!
In 2014, you made some awesome suggestions to improve the Riba Rocks festival including ‘more shade areas’, ‘a shuttle bus to the river and village’, ‘more vegetarian and gluten free food options’, ‘music and workshops during the day’, as well as a ‘tea tent’.
So… we brought you…
The tipi on the Delta Vista terrace which provided much needed shade during the day and also hosted daytime activities including poetry, nature talks, history presentations and acoustic performances. We hosted Daytime DJs on the main stage throughout the weekend. We also brought you the Daff Cafe with more shade and lots of tea and cake as well as a regular shuttle bus service from the festival to the river and the village. We offered homemade vegetarian burgers and falafel using our very own Riba Rocks organic olive oil as well as fresh fruit salad, yoghurt and granola.
Now, we need more feedback from you all now to further improve this little off-grid eco festival.
Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey and be in with a chance of winning a Riba Rocks vest!
Thank you and we’ll see you next time!
Sunday at Riba Rocks was a very special day filled with Anglo-Catalan cultural exchange, Catalan history and nature presentations on the Delta Vista tipi terrace.
Huge thanks to Daniel Piñol, Andreu Carranza, Eileen Misselbrook, Josep Cid, Adria Cid, Pere Josep from the Sebes Nature Reserve and Antonio Suarez (the mayor of Riba-roja d’Ebre).
Throughout the day we were treated to some superb Reggae sets from DJ Filtah and then… something rather special… a marathon Sunday Sunset Session by the awesome DJ Joe Brook.
This was the perfect way to end the weekend.
Again, a HUGE thanks to our official Riba Rocks photographer Riikka Neste for a whole weekend of non-stop work capturing all the wonderful moments throughout the weekend.
Riba Rocks 2015 would not have been possible without the awesome team of volunteers who gave up their valuable time to support this event, our continued thanks goes out to you all.
Super Saturday at Riba Rocks 2015 festival was packed full and what a treat it was…
Along with the beautiful sunshine, we were treated to such a high quality line up as our little festival continues to grow. A whole day and night of solo artists, folk and indie groups and superstar DJs who took us through till dawn, not to mention the impromptu limbo dancing and glitteratti face painting!
Troubadour’s Garden opened the main stage (we all want them to move here as the valley is not the same without them), followed by the wonderful sounds of A Lovely War, Alex Hulme, Louis Romegoux, the return of Ali Ingle which got the crowd singing along to superb tunes such as ‘Tornado’, Mog Stanley brought his blues to the valley and then Luke Cusato filled this natural ampitheatre with his gorgeous vocals.
We were then treated to epic performances from Linqae and this year’s headliner Empathy Test. Charm Offensive formed the best bridge ever from bands to DJs, he was just amazing and then the one and only Jonty took to the decks. Followed by Ibiza’s Dr Feelgood and then headline DJ Sarah Main.
That wasn’t it, Marc Flood took us all through till dawn.
What a day that was, simply unforgettable. With HUGE thanks to our official Riba Rocks photographer Riikka Neste.
A bit of rain delayed us but it didn’t dampen our spirits… when the sun finally brightened up the bunting filled valley we were ready to party!
With the flamingos on ‘Delta Vista’ tipi terrace and pink leds galore, bagpipes from yoga rock signaled the start of something very special…
We welcomed to the Great Beyond Records Main Stage our very own DJ Doctor Feelgood to kick things off, followed by Ibiza’s DJ Filtah and then local boys The Good Sound Night, Pedrols Sanchez and Tarri and Sami.
The first night was a DJ marathon opening party and well and truly set the pace for the rest of the weekend!
Here’s a very handy festival site map you can download and have with you on your phone or tablet for this year’s festival. We can’t wait to welcome you all to the valley for the 3rd Riba Rocks international music and arts festival. With new additions this year including the ‘Delta Vista’, ‘Daff Cafe’ ‘Riba Rocks Shuttle Bus’ and ‘Solar Wifi Zone’, we just cannot wait!
If you haven’t already grabbed your weekend ticket – do it now!! You just cannot miss the line up this year including Pacha Ibiza Resident DJ Sarah Main!!
The opportunity to Headline Friday Night has become available, and who better than the amazing AUDIO SUBSCENE to step up…
They’ll now follow ALI INGLE, which isn’t going to be easy, but if anyone can do it, it’s these lads from Hull!! With their high energy Indie Rock n Roll, they are sure to get the crowd jumping – we can’t wait, only 2 weeks to go – grab your full weekend or day ticket here!!
Go grab yourself a copy of Audio Subscene’s latest EP here!!
Dance in the dust! Latest Line Up below… Riba Rocks 2015 – Bring it on!!
We are very excited to bring you the Official Riba Rocks T-Shirts and Ibiza Style Vests.
Pre-order your’s NOW!! We have a limited number available. You can purchase your Black ‘T-Shirt’ for 12 euros or ‘Ibiza Style Vest’ for 10 euros below securely via paypal and we will reserve it for you to collect at the festival!
Both the unisex T-Shirts and the Ibiza Style Vests feature a beautiful limited edition design by the awesomely talented Daff Illustration and are available for collection on the festival weekend!
Riba Rocks T-Shirts available in black (with pink print) (sizes M, L, XL, XXL) with Daff Illustration Flamingo design on the front and the Full Riba Rocks 2015 Line Up on the reverse.
Front of T-Shirt (black with pink print).
Reverse of T-Shirt with full Riba Rocks 2015 line up (black with pink print).
Ibiza Style Vest available in black (pink print) (sizes S, M) with Daff Illustration Flamingo design on the front.
Black Ibiza Style Vest = 10 euros (collect at festival)
Ibiza Style Vest available in pink (with black print) (sizes L, XL) with Daff Illustration Flamingo design on the front.
Pink Ibiza Style Vest = 10 euros (collect at festival)
We are not a business. All proceeds from the festival and merchandise will be used for improvements and future events. Thank you for the support.
The Riba Rocks team.
