Sonorama
| Sonorama Ribera Festival | |
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| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock, electronic music |
| Dates | mid-August (4 days) |
| Location(s) | Aranda de Duero, Castile and León, Spain |
| Years active | 14 (since 1998) |
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The Sonorama Festival (since 2008 Sonorama-Ribera) is an annual music festival which takes place in the village of Aranda de Duero, in Castile and León (Spain), since 1998. It is organized by the cultural association, and non-profit, "Art de Troya", in mid-August each year. The line up mainly consists of indie pop, indie rock, and electronic music.
With a progressive growth, has become one of the biggest summer festivals in Spain, and it is broadcast live on Spanish National Radio: Radio 3. In 2010, it was awarded as the 3rd best Spanish festival by the readers of the magazine Rockdelux, as 4th best Spanish festival by magazine Mondosonoro. Also, it has been nominated for the Independent Music Awards, organized by the Unión Fonográfica Independiente, in the category of "Best Music Festival in Spain" in 2010 and in 2012.
The festival is also composed of other activities:
During all its 14 editions, the festival has always had an international character, but mainly it is focused in the Spanish music scene. In its last edition, in 2011, more than 40,000 people attended during the 4 days long festival.
Over the years the Festival Sonorama has become a tipping point for Spanish indie pop groups. Although its stages have been played by nearly all the big bands in the indie scene since it began, it has now chosen to opt for new names and emerging bands. Just remember that in 2000 it already had names like Los Planetas and Digital 21. In 2001 and 2002 Deluxe and Ellos played. In 2003 Second and in 2005 The Sunday Drivers.
In 2007 concerts began in the historic centre of the city during the morning and since then the Plaza del Trigo stage has become, year after year, an emblematic scenario and unexpected witness to the confirmation of a group as an "indie" national band. This also happened in 2008 with Vetusta Morla, and most recently in 2010 with Supersubmarina.
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