Despite the express instructions from Civil Protection to avoid any unnecessary travel to avoid worsening the uncontrolled fire still burning in the Gavarres, Cap Roig maintained its inaugural concert with Bryan Adams on its billboard. The surrounding towns, which did have a confinement order, canceled their schedules following the authorities' recommendations, but the prestigious festival of the la Caixa Foundation was held with absolute normality, full of tourists and vacationers, oblivious to the magnitude of the tragedy that is increasingly affecting the wooded area of the forest massif inland. The smoke and flames were certainly far from the idyllic gardens of Calella de Palafrugell, but, at dusk, a gray and reddish veil blurred the horizon before the first notes of the Canadian singer, who had the courtesy to ask for a round of applause in recognition of the firefighters' work.  

Canadian Bryan Adams will open the 26th anniversary edition of the Cap Roig Festival on July 3rd. This summer concert will serve as a prelude to his tour, which will take him to the Palau Sant Jordi on November 14th. The Empordà festival's program includes 23 concerts, one fewer than last year (which drew over 51,000 attendees), and once again features the culinary collaboration of the Torres brothers. Other international artists on the 2026 lineup include Diana Krall, Rick Astley, Mika, Anastacia, cellist Hauser, and tenor Juan Diego Flórez. Representing Catalonia will be the debut of the group 31 Fam, and returning artists from previous editions include Antonio Orozco, Lax'n'Busto, and Miki Núñez. As is customary, Cap Roig also features a number of Spanish artists, reflecting the festival's essentially eclectic character. For example, younger artists like Amaia and Valeria Castro, and others with longer careers like Miguel Ríos, Víctor Manuel, Ana Torroja, Luz Casal, and Rosario, in addition to other artists and groups such as Pablo López, Café Quijano, Taburete, and Malú, who has returned to the stage after a hiatus and will be performing in March.