The sixth edition of the Vallviva festival is the earliest to go on sale in advance. Tickets for this charity festival, which will take place from July 8th to 12th, 2026, have been available since last Friday. The lineup includes Antonio Orozco, Ana Torroja, the Garrotxa-based group Terapia de Shock, and Mare Mundi – the Cobla i Corda de Catalunya Symphony Orchestra, the Puig-reig Polyphonic Choir, and several other artists. "On Wednesday we'll have the Cobla i Corda de Catalunya Symphony Orchestra; on Thursday, Antonio Orozco; on Friday, Terapia de Shock; and on Saturday, Ana Torroja, singing current hits and Mecano songs," said Quim Morera, president of the Vallviva Foundation.

The three founders of Sónar, Enric Palau, Ricard Robles and Sergio Caballero, and the CEO, Ventura Barba, have completely disassociated themselves from the festival, according to has advanced The Vanguard and has been confirmed by ACN. This information suggests that a new CEO has been appointed, François Jozic, founder and until now the head of the Brunch Elektronic festival, also held in Barcelona.

Oasis requires photographers to waive the rights to their photos annually. Gracie Abrams at Cruïlla won't let professionals take her picture. Al Primavera, Charlie XCX, and Sabrina Carpenter also had them banned: if you wanted a photo, it had to be supplied by their team. Guns N' Roses? Same. The Offspring, despite coming from punk backgrounds, contractually demanded that they only be photographed in full-length, lest any wrinkles be seen. As if Iggy Pop wasn't still doing the magnificent iguana on stage at almost eighty years old and with more skin folds than a raisin. Robbie Williams makes them sign a contract according to which they automatically transfer the photographs they take of his concerts for a pound: if he likes an image for merchandising, it's his for that insulting compensation. Ben Harper goes further and also contractually requires them to be released for free. Furthermore, their manager must approve them before publishing them.

In 2024, major music stars such as Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, and Bruce Springsteen contributed to a UK concert and festival attendance of 23.5 million, generating an unprecedented economic impact of £10 billion. According to data from the UK Music Association, there is a clear imbalance, with the touring giants taking the lion's share. And, more or less, the same is true of the big festivals, which, willingly or not, threaten the smaller ones. Everyone has heard of Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Boardmasters, Reading, Leeds, and Creamfields. But does anyone even know what the Elderflower Fields Festival, the Standon Calling Festival, or Waterworks are?

This is the fifth edition of the Vallviva festival and the first without the physical presence of Eudald Morera, who passed away last November at the age of 59. The promoter decided to organize the festival after being diagnosed with advanced cancer. "It's a festival born from the heart and gratitude. I wanted to thank life and the people for having been privileged to have been born where I was born and to have lived where I live. The festival has given me life," he told ARA in June two years ago. He pulled it off against his family's advice, who believed that what she had to do at the time was worry about her health. But when the family understood her absolute determination to pull off the festival two months later, from the very beginning, her eldest daughter, Mireia, was unconditionally by her side—as was the rest of the family—and now, at 27, she is the one who follows in her footsteps.