In 2026, Antonio Orozco, Malú and Dani Fernández will be among the names performing at the Ambar stage in Plaza del Pilar, while Myke Towers, Viva Suecia, Ana Mena and Love of Lesbian are part of the Espacio Zity lineup. The Príncipe Felipe Pavilion will also welcome back some familiar faces from the festival, with La Oreja de Van Gogh, Sergio Dalma and Camela among its featured acts. For some of them, this will be far from their first time performing in Zaragoza during the city’s main celebrations.
In fact, looking back 15 years reveals several overlaps between the two lineups. Malú, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Love of Lesbian and Sergio Dalma all performed during the 2011 Pilar Festival and will return in 2026. Malú performed at Valdespartera, La Oreja de Van Gogh took the stage at Interpeñas, Love of Lesbian shared that venue with Sidonie, and Sergio Dalma also performed at Interpeñas. But that year’s festival featured many more familiar names, including Melendi and Dani Martín, as well as one act with a very special connection to Zaragoza: Amaral played five consecutive concerts, from October 6 to 10, at the Congress Palace, all of them sold out.
WHICH ARTISTS PERFORMED AT THE PILAR FESTIVAL 15 YEARS AGO
The 2011 Pilar Festival music program offers a chance to revisit the music that was playing a decade and a half ago. Events were held in Plaza del Pilar, Valdespartera, the Auditorium, the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion, Interpeñas and other parts of Zaragoza, combining pop, rock, indie, electronic music, Aragonese music and options for virtually every audience.
There were even two notable events before the official start of the festival. FIZ took place on October 1 at the Auditorium’s Multi-Purpose Hall, while Amaral played five concerts between October 6 and 10 at the Congress Palace, all of them sold out.
Friday, October 7
DespiStaos, Jarabe de Palo and NadaQueDecir, in Plaza del Pilar. Pasión Vega, at the Mozart Hall of the Auditorium. Russian Red, at Espacio Z Valdespartera. Fernando Esteso, King África, Nancys Rubias, Los Gandules, Starkytch, Jorge Asín and Marisol Aznar, among others, at the Bellotero Pop Festival in Interpeñas.
Saturday, October 8
Melendi and Almas Mudas, in Plaza del Pilar. La Musicalité and Melocos, in Valdespartera. Sergio Dalma, at Interpeñas. Txarrena, in the Interpeñas rock tent.
Sunday, October 9
Rosario and Guevara, in Plaza del Pilar. Malú and Funambulista, in Valdespartera. Los Suaves and La Fuga, at Interpeñas. Arizona Baby and Los Coronas, also at Interpeñas.
Monday, October 10
Las Grecas, Kiko y Shara, La Húngara and other artists, in Plaza del Pilar. La Mala Rodríguez and Lori Meyers, in Valdespartera. El Pescao, at Interpeñas. Carlos Jean, in the Interpeñas Carpa Máxima.
Tuesday, October 11
Dani Martín, with his Pequeño tour, at the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion. Bob Sinclar, alongside Javi Reina, Julian Roket and other DJs, in Valdespartera. Ojos de Brujo and Peret, among others, at Interpeñas. B Vocal, at the Mozart Hall of the Auditorium.
Wednesday, October 12
Rulo y la Contrabanda and Rebeca Jiménez, in Valdespartera. Sidonie and Love of Lesbian, at Interpeñas. La Ronda de Boltaña, in Plaza de San Bruno. B Vocal, at the Mozart Hall.
Thursday, October 13
Pecker, Copiloto, Cuti and Almas para el Diablo, in Plaza del Pilar. Siniestro Total, Porretas, Reincidentes and Boikot, in Valdespartera. Sho-Hai and Nach, at Interpeñas. Medina Azahara, in the Interpeñas rock tent.
Friday, October 14
Daniel Zueras, Seguridad Social and OBK, in Plaza del Pilar. Mónica Naranjo, at the Mozart Hall of the Auditorium. La Oreja de Van Gogh, alongside Baskerville, at Interpeñas.
Saturday, October 15
Revólver and Taxi, in Plaza del Pilar. Tako and Mojinos Escozíos, at Interpeñas. Celtas Cortos, in the Interpeñas rock tent.
Sunday, October 16
Fangoria, in Plaza del Pilar. Daniel Zueras, who took part in the festival’s closing celebrations with Somos, also in Plaza del Pilar.
Fifteen years separate the two programs, but the essence remains: concerts continue to be one of the main attractions of the Pilar Festival, and some of the artists whose music filled Zaragoza in 2011 remain part of its soundtrack in 2026.
