27th and 28th of June and 4th, 5th and 6th of July
www. Rock in Rio
One of the biggest music festivals in the world is coming to Spain next month. The event will take place in Arganda del Rey (Madrid) with a staging of more than 70 national and international artists in a 200.000 m2 esplanade.
Rock in Rio took place for the first time in Brazil in 1985 with more than 1 million people audience. Since then it has become a reference for everyone who likes music and is compromised “For a Better World” (the event’s slogan).
This new edition will take place in Lisbon and Madrid during the months of May, June and July (the last 5 editions took place in Brazil and Portugal) and is aimed to make people aware of the effects of the climate change. The Rock in Rio organization will donate from 2% to 5% of the tickets rate to educational projects about this problem.
You will be able to enjoy Rock in Rio in Madrid in two consecutive weekends, on the 27th and 28th of June and 4th, 5th and 6th of July. Among other artists you will be able to listen to Lenny Kravitz, The Police, Jamiroquai or Amy Winehouse.
Leire Fernandez
I find myself returning quite a bit to this restaurant, which is at the same time bar, then later on a ‘gin-club’. What I like about it is that its serves quite well prepared basic food that you dont get bored of too quickly. Its also got a pleasant atmosphere, depending on your taste - might be a little too trendy for some, or too informal for others. The restaurant, as its name suggests serves Spanish ‘market food’.
Dished we like include:
- Raff tomatoes by themselves with olive oil or with tuna: Raff are a deliciously flavored spanish variety of tomato which is a great change from the all too common and tasteless ones normally found these days.
- Pimientos de Padron: These are small green pepper and are normally fried and served with salt
- Baked hake in the ‘bilboa’ style - on a bed of potatoes with some slighly hot dried chilies on top
- There are all sorts of egg dishes - with chips, blood pudding, spicy sausage, jamón etc
- Meat dishes and stews.
The Mercado de La Reina has a pleasant bar in the front, where you can order many of the dishes as tapas with a glass of wine of beer but I’d recommend trying the Spanish vermouth (on-tap), which I think is far superior to the usual varieties.
The location, on the Gran Vía, is very convenient for visitors, and they have english menus.
