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Cap Roig Festival | |
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Genre | Various |
Dates | July - August |
Location(s) | Calella de Palafrugell, Spain |
Years active | 2001-present |
Attendance | James Blunt, Nile Rodgers, Sting, Luis Fonsi, Liam Gallager and The Vamps, various. |
Capacity | 2,118 |
Website | Cap Roig Festival |
The Cap Roig Festival is a music festival held in the town of Calella de Palafrugell, Spain, [1] held annually between July and August at the Castell de Cap Roig. Past artist's performances at the festival included Sting, Damien Rice & Andrea Bocelli. [2] The garden has an area of 17 hectares and has a capacity of 2,118 people [3]
The construction of the castle and the gardens began in 1931. [4] It was designed and built by Nicolai Woevodsky and Dorothy Woevodsky. [5]
As of 2001, the first edition of the festival began. The 17th edition, held in 2017, surpassed the previous attendance record with 46,316 viewers, which sold out 20 of the 27 scheduled concerts. The festival has made more than 15 million euros & 220 jobs during the 2017 summer months. [6]
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