The ultimate festival awaits you in Tossa de Mar
Yes. Listening to Jeff Mills among the ruins of a medieval fortress is going to happen. It sounds like musical Eden. It is.
With all the controversy of Mad Cool still whipping (and waiting for a statement that, everything indicates, will not arrive) we ask ourselves very seriously: What does a festival have to have to be a GOOD festival?
Everything goes, it doesn't work for us . We demand (because we pay for it) quality, safety, good taste and being at ease . And this, in a frenetic moment, of rapid consumption of hits, consumption of concerts and experiences, of thoughtless and ruthless "you have to do it and that's it", wanting to do it well and for it to turn out that way is a real battle. One that to win in the festival business, must have a maxim: the love of music above all things.
Kink at Fort Festival 2017
And that love goes through initiatives like the Paradise in Madrid and for investigate beyond the M-30 . Now our radar is pointed at I raised , to the **fortress of Tossa de Mar**: between history, rock, landscapes from Games of Thrones and the sea in the background. And the beat background. And the laughter in the background: and the best festival to say 'goodbye' to summer as a culmination. Welcome to fort-festival .
Last year we spoke with ** Gerard Bauza, co-founder and president of Great Works **, who stated that he was not looking for a large capacity: he was looking for the perfect capacity, adequate, to maintain the beach bar in a decent way and create followers of the Fort.
Âme at Fort Festival 2017
Today, we speak with him again to take stock. How would you define the first edition of Fort Festival? "A success; we have received very good feedback at all levels. Both managers, artists, and the attending public have sent us congratulatory messages for the first edition. We are very happy and that has given us strength to consolidate the project ".
That has not encouraged them to sell tickets as if there were no tomorrow: “This year we maintain the exclusive capacity of 2000 people per day ", He affirms," and we innovate with a new lighting system but we still cannot anticipate what audiovisual facilities we will have ".
The town of Tossa, home to 2,000 electronics lovers in October
What can we expect from the 2018 edition? " Consolidate it as the last festival of the summer ; we want people to come and enjoy this effort: this is our main goal ".
It seems that, in this second edition, they have succeeded. Jeff Mills and Maceo Plex in the lead . It goes without saying that only with these two confirmations, it is worth the one-way ticket to Tossa. We continue with the sandunguero rhythm: Mano Le Tough, RØDHÅD, Rampue, Audiofly, Giorgia Angiuli, Christian Löffler, Jan Blomqvist, ANNA, Paul Ritch, Christian Löffler, Giorgia Angiuli, Satori... Doesn't that sound like a lot to you? What difference does it make. You will dance them without hesitation. Fiance.
LET'S ENJOY, then. Two scenarios, church stage , located in the old church in ruins and the Far Stage , at the top of the lighthouse hill. An exclusive capacity of 2000 people per day.
Church Stage at Fort Festival
“Our location is unique: heritage and nature united, as well as a very strong line-up combining international and local artists. We take advantage of the environment in our production . All this makes it an exclusive small-medium format festival”, highlights Gerard.
And nothing more is necessary. Well, yes: “For all of us to win, we have to learn from our mistakes and solve them so that they don't happen again. The public in Spain is very critical, but if you improve yourself every year and offer them improvements, forgetting is easy ”. Amen brother.
Tossa de Mar awaits you
BRIEF GUIDE TO TOSSA DE MAR TO ENJOY BEYOND THE FESTIVAL
Beaches: Cala Menuda, Platja Gran and the hidden Cala Giverola.
Where to eat: do not leave without trying the rice dishes at the Chiringuito de Cala Bona.
Accommodation : The luxurious Hotel Reymar offers accommodation with good views (and a spa!).