Love To Rock

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The summer is running out of road, the nights are getting darker and Valencia's La Marina is already beginning to look like a very dangerous place to be standing still. Love To Rock 2026 is almost here, with just weeks to go before the festival takes over the waterfront on 2 and 3 October.

And this year's musical artillery is looking seriously tasty. Lori Meyers, Fangoria, Carolina Durante, Iván Ferreiro, Zahara, Shinova and Biznaga headline a bill that manages to jump effortlessly between indie rock, pop, punk, electronic madness and everything in between, with Santero y Los Muchachos, Sienna, Los Invaders, Vera Fauna, La Milagrosa, Puño Dragón, Hoonine, Calivvla and plenty more adding fuel to the weekend.

This is Love To Rock doing what Love To Rock does best: taking over the maritime playground of La Marina de València and turning it into two days of guitars, sweat, dancing, food, beers and the kind of glorious musical chaos that makes perfect sense when you're standing beside the Mediterranean with a festival wristband digging into your arm. The organisers aren't selling this as just another weekend of bands either; music, gastronomy, culture and the waterfront setting are all part of the experience.

And then there's the food. Love To Rock's Love Food Experience brings chefs and live cooking into the mix, because apparently surviving two days of loud music now requires considerably more than a warm beer and a packet of crisps. There are also dedicated family activities, DJs and plenty happening away from the main stages, making this one of those festivals where disappearing for an hour can result in discovering something you didn't even know was happening.

But let's not bullshit ourselves: we're here for the music. We're here for Lori Meyers. We're here for Fangoria. We're here for Carolina Durante. We're here for Biznaga. We're here for Iván Ferreiro and Zahara, and we're here for every band lower down the bill that could potentially walk onto a stage in La Marina and kick the weekend sideways.

With the countdown now properly underway, the message is simple: sort your tickets, sort your mates and start preparing your liver. Because on 2 October, Love To Rock opens its doors. Two days. One waterfront and a ridiculous amount of music!

For tickets and more information: Love To Rock