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All the Estación del Norte concerts for El Pilar: from Íñigo Quintero to La Ronda

The 2026 El Pilar festivities will once again turn Zaragoza into a huge stage, with Estación del Norte hosting nine days of concerts from October 10 to 18, spanning urban music, rap, funk, rock, heavy metal and traditional Aragonese sounds.
All the Estación del Norte concerts for El Pilar: from Íñigo Quintero to La Ronda

The lineup also combines artists from outside Spain with some of the most recognizable names in national music and a strong Aragonese presence. There will be young stars enjoying some of their best moments, historic groups, acts to dance to and an especially Zaragoza-focused finale.

Performing on the stage will be Slappy AV, Lucho RK, Lady Funk, RdeRUMBA & PORCEL Funk Experience, Direi, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, Dulzaineros del Bajo Aragón, La Ronda de Boltaña, Dadá, Toreros Muertos, The Windy Sioux, Cimafunk, Umbra, Celtian, Iñigo Quintero, Rapsusklei and Sharif, as well as a Red Bull DJ set.

SLAPPY AV AND LUCHO RK - OCTOBER 10

Slappy AV, 8:00 p.m. | Lucho RK, 9:30 p.m.

Estación del Norte will kick off by looking directly toward the new generations. Aragonese artist Slappy AV, originally from Ejea de los Caballeros, will open the program after spending several months touring Spanish venues and establishing himself within the new urban scene. His EP Verano Azul accumulated millions of streams, and this year he has continued to grow with Industry Plant.

Next up will be Lucho RK, one of the most promising names in Spain's urban music scene. The Canary Islander will arrive in Zaragoza at a particularly important moment, as he is scheduled to release his first album precisely in October, after several years building his career through original songs and collaborations such as El Bachatón de la L with Lola Índigo.

LADY FUNK AND RdeRUMBA & PORCEL FUNK EXPERIENCE - OCTOBER 11

Lady Funk, 7:00 p.m. | RdeRUMBA & PORCEL Funk Experience, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday will be a day with a distinctly Zaragoza flavor. Lady Funk will open with a DJ set before the spotlight turns to RdeRUMBA & PORCEL Funk Experience, a project that brings together historic Zaragoza DJ R de Rumba, a member of Violadores del Verso, and musician Carlos Porcel.

They will also arrive with brand-new material. This September, they released Placeres, their second album, featuring twelve songs built around funk, soul and groove and designed precisely to enjoy life's small pleasures.

DIREI AND SCREAMIN' CHEETAH WHEELIES - OCTOBER 12

Direi, 7:00 p.m. | Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, afterwards

The main day of the festivities will bring a healthy dose of guitars. Direi will take the stage first, a young Zaragoza trio that blends funk with modern rock and was formed in the rehearsal rooms at El Túnel. After finishing second at PopyRock in 2024, they returned to the competition a year later and won first prize.

They will be followed by U.S. band The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, who are coming to Spain to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Magnolia, one of the albums that defined their career. Zaragoza will be part of a Spanish tour that will also stop in Santiago, Gijón, Madrid, Bilbao and Girona.

DULZAINEROS DEL BAJO ARAGÓN AND LA RONDA DE BOLTAÑA - OCTOBER 13

Dulzaineros del Bajo Aragón, 7:00 p.m. | La Ronda de Boltaña, 8:00 p.m.

After three days focused on contemporary sounds, Estación del Norte will completely change direction, dedicating the afternoon to traditional Aragonese music. Dulzaineros del Bajo Aragón will take the stage first before handing over to La Ronda de Boltaña.

To talk about La Ronda de Boltaña is to talk about one of the most recognizable groups in traditional Aragonese music. For decades, their songs have made the villages, stories, landscapes and ways of life of the Pyrenees central themes, making the region's identity one of the pillars of their repertoire. The city council describes them as one of the leading names in traditional Aragonese music.

DADÁ AND TOREROS MUERTOS - OCTOBER 14

Dadá, 7:00 p.m. | Toreros Muertos, 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday will belong to rock and to one of those groups that have made humor an inseparable part of their songs for decades. Aragonese band Dadá will open the afternoon before Toreros Muertos, the group led by Pablo Carbonell, take the stage.

Born during Madrid's Movida scene, Toreros Muertos built a career defined by irreverent rock and humorous lyrics, with songs such as Yo no me llamo Javier becoming part of Spanish popular culture. More than four decades after their beginnings, the group continues to bring that spirit to stages.

THE WINDY SIOUX AND CIMAFUNK - OCTOBER 15

The Windy Sioux, opening act | Cimafunk, 8:00 p.m.

This will probably be one of the most danceable days at Estación del Norte. Zaragoza band The Windy Sioux will open with their instrumental funk, a six-piece project in which groove, horns and original arrangements play a major role.

They will be followed by Cimafunk from Cuba, one of the most striking international names on the lineup. The project led by Erik Iglesias blends funk with Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz, timba and Black American music in live shows built for dancing. His sound has brought these Cuban influences to major international stages and earned him several Grammy nominations.

UMBRA AND CELTIAN - OCTOBER 16

Umbra, 7:00 p.m. | Celtian, 8:00 p.m.

Friday will be devoted to heavier guitars. Zaragoza band Umbra will open with their classic heavy metal in Spanish and Renacer, their third album, which was released earlier this year in 2026 with a new lineup.

Celtian will follow, one of the Spanish bands that has best combined metal with Celtic sounds. Founded by flutist Diego Palacio and featuring Xana Lavey on vocals, the group incorporates flutes and folk-rooted melodies into symphonic metal guitars. Their latest studio album is Secretos de Amor y Muerte.

RED BULL DJ SET AND IÑIGO QUINTERO - OCTOBER 17

Red Bull DJ Set, 6:45 p.m. | Iñigo Quintero, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday will bring another name with strong appeal among younger audiences. Following a Red Bull DJ set, Iñigo Quintero will take over the Estación del Norte stage after becoming one of Spain's artists with the greatest international impact thanks to the success of Si No Estás.

The Galician artist will also arrive with his first album in hand. El Sitio de Siempre was released at the beginning of 2026 with eleven songs, including a collaboration with Besmaya, continuing a career that took a giant leap forward after the international success of his first tracks.

RAPSUSKLEI & SHARIF - OCTOBER 18

Rapsusklei & Sharif, 6:00 p.m.

And if there was a distinctly Zaragoza way to close nine days of concerts, this was it. Rapsusklei and Sharif will share the stage on the final day, bringing together two of the most important names to emerge from Zaragoza's rap scene, who have shared more than three decades of friendship, verses and collaborations.

The performance also comes in a particularly important year for both artists. In February, they released La música de los días rotos, their first joint album after years of promising each other that they would make it someday. The ten-track album combines their experience with new productions and collaborations, which they later took to the stage on the El Breve Huracán tour. El Pilar will allow them to close the Estación del Norte at home.