Make the most of the late summer sun at the top festivals in Spain this August and September
Who said festivals had to be rain-soaked affairs in the middle of a fi eld? Spain is the place to go for warm nights and music by the sea
3 of the best: Spanish festivals
Weekend Dance
takes place
in Madrid
and Barcelona
Creamfields Andalucía
www.creamfields-andalucia.com
When 9 August
Where Almería, Andalucia Fly to Malaga
Who The Chemical Brothers, Sven Väth
Why The original Creamfields was where InOut cut its festival teeth many moons ago, and – British weather notwithstanding – it was (and still is) one of the best nights out. And though it pains us to say it, we can only imagine that a festival that’s essentially the same (similar star-studded line-up, similar ebullient atmosphere, similar wanton disregard for sensible clothing as displayed by crowd), except transposed to the sun-baked Andalusian coastline, would make for an even better one.
Ola!
MGMT are among
the acts appearing
at Ola!
www.olafestival.es
When 15 August
Where Almería, Andalucia
Fly to Malaga
Who Björk, Massive Attack, Editors, Goldfrapp, 2manydjs & Soulwax, Junior Boys, Digitalism, MGMT
Why Because it’s the first of its kind, because it’s bringing some of the biggest names in European music together for one day and because Massive Attack look set to reprise a Glastonbury performance that left rival headliner Jay-Z looking boastful, vainglorious and not a little boring. Added to which, if you dovetail it with a trip to Creamfields, which is held in the same place, you can camp on site from 7 to 17 August free of charge.
Weekend Dance
www.weekendance.es
When 12 and 13 September
Where Madrid (Friday) and Barcelona (Saturday)
Who Fatboy Slim, Tiga, Groove Armada
Why If you want to bid a fond farewell to festival season – a final hurrah before the grind of the academic year/northern European winter starts in earnest – but don’t fancy remortgaging your house to make the closing parties in Ibiza, this one’s for you. Plus, if you buy a multi-ticket that covers both Weekend Dance and Creamfields (€45 and €60 respectively, thrift fans!) for the bargain price of €100, you’ll save a whole five sheets. Not to be sniffed at in these days of economic gloom.
Cocktail corner
Caipirinha
Cachaça is to Brazilians what vodka is to Russians: cultural totem, social linchpin and base ingredient in several killer cocktails. It’s also loved by another fabulous Brazilian export, the lovely Gisele Bündchen, which in InOut’s book is reason enough to drink it on its own. Try it in its most famous incarnation, the caipirinha:
Cut half a lime into four wedges and place in a short(ish) glass. Muddle with two tablespoons of brown sugar and fill the glass with crushed ice.
Top with 50ml of Sagatiba cachaça.
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