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The best concerts and music festivals in Spain in 2022

From the Foo Fighters and Alicia Keys to Bilbao's BBK Live and Barcelona's Primavera Sound, here are some of the best concerts and music festivals scheduled to take place throughout the year in Spain in 2022.

Published: 12 January 2022 16:30 CET
Updated: 15 January 2022 10:19 CET
Concerts in Spain in 2022
Dua Lipa, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Foo Fighters and Alicia Keys will all be performing in Spain in 2022. Joshua Blanchard, Kevin Winter, Dimitrios Kamboris, GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

While many concerts and music festivals have been cancelled over the past two years due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it seems that in 2022 there are a lot that are back on, with bands and musicians having rescheduled and others announcing new tours.

Many of Spain’s best music festivals are also back on for 2022 including Sónar, FIB Benicàssim, D-Code Festival and the Festival Jardins Pedralbes.

Currently, masks are required both in indoor public spaces and outdoors in Spain, where a distance can’t be maintained between people. Unless the situation changes, this means that it’s likely you will have to wear a mask during most of these concerts.

Some regions may also require you to show a Covid certificate in order to enter the venue. Find out all the regions that currently require you to show them and where HERE. 

Remember that due to the rapid change in the situation because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it’s impossible to know if all of them will go ahead or not, so keep an eye out on the official websites you book on for updates.

January

Benidorm Fest (Benidorm)

February

Bryan Adams (Madrid and Barcelona)

The Lumineers (Madrid)

André Rieu (Madrid and Barcelona)

Harry Styles (Madrid)

March

Franz Ferdinand (Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao)

Van Morrison (Madrid)

POPFEST (Madrid)

Band of Horses (Barcelona and Madrid)

The 1975 (Madrid and Barcelona)

Idels (Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid)

Texas (Madrid)

April

Evanescence (Madrid)

Maluma (Madrid)

Counting Crows (Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao)

EELS (Barcelona, Vigo and Madrid)

May

Shawn Mendes (Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao)

Warm Up festival (Murcia)

Puro Reggaeton Festival (Madrid)

June

Dua Lipa (Barcelona and Madrid)

Marc Anthony (several cities)

Aerosmith (Madrid)

Andrés Calamaro (Madrid)

Alejandro Sanz (several cities)

Alicia Keys (Madrid and Barcelona)

Foo Fighters (Madrid and Valencia)

Red Hot Chili Peppers (Seville and Barcelona)

Primavera Sound (Barcelona) – Massive Attack, The Strokes, Gorillaz

Sónar (Barcelona) – Bonobo, Moderat, The Chemical Brothers 

Azkena Rock Festival (Vitoria-Gasteiz) – Patti Smith and Band, The Offspring, Suzi Quatro 

Guns N’ Roses (Seville)

FIB Benicàssim – Kasbian, Justice and Two Door

Festival Jardins Pedralbes (Barcelona) – Patti Smith, Madness, James Blunt and Nile Rodgers

Love the 90’s festival (Madrid) – Alexia, Snap!, 2 Unlimited, Jenny from Ace of Base 

July

Alejandro Fernández (Madrid, A Coruña, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Mad Cool Festival (Madrid) – Metallica, Florence & The Machine, Kings of Leon

Viña Rock (Madrid) – Zoo, Mafalda, Little Pepe 

BBK Live (Bilbao) – Placebo, The Killers, Pet Shop Boys

Big Sound Festival (Valencia) – Nicky Jam, Bad Gyal, Lola Índigo

Queen and Adam Lambert (Madrid)

Iron Maiden (Barcelona)

August

Enrique Bunbury (various)

Sonorama (Aranda del Duero)

Arenal Sound (Castellón) – C. Tanga, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Jaime Lorente 

Limp Bizkit (Madrid)

September

D-Code festival (Madrid) – 

Ara Malikian (Madrid)

Michael Kiwanuka (Barcelona, Zaragoza, Madrid and Vigo)

Morat (Barcelona, Madrid, La Rioja and Bilbao)

October

The Weeknd (Madrid and Barcelona)

Swedish House Mafia (Madrid)

November

The Cure (Madrid and Barcelona)

Bon Iver (Barcelona, Madrid

December

Joan Manuel Serrat (Madrid)

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How to add Spain’s digital certificate to your phone

The digital certificate is a piece of software that allows you to identify yourself during the many important administrative processes you have to do in Spain. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to download it on your phone.

Published: 18 April 2024 09:27 CEST
How to add Spain’s digital certificate to your phone

Spain is notorious for its difficult bureaucratic systems, but thankfully, having a digital certificate can save you a lot of hassle and allow you to complete many processes online, without having to go in person to the various offices and agencies.

The digital certificate can be used for a whole range of processes with various Spanish institutions, including the Hacienda (Tax Office), DGT (Traffic Office), regional health system, INSS social security, your bank, or your Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).

While you may have it on your computer already, it’s useful to know that you can download it to your phone too, in order to undertake administrative processes on the go.

You must have applied and been granted your digital certificate before you install it on your phone. Find out how to do that here.

You will need your digital certificate file in order to install it onto your phone, which should have the extensions .pfx, .p12, .cer or .crt. These will be compatible with both iPhones and Android. You will also need the PIN or password associated with your digital certificate.

READ ALSO: How to renew your digital certificate in Spain

Installing the digital certificate on Android

Firstly, you will need to send your original certificate file to your phone. You can do this by sending yourself an email. You can also choose to send it via WhatsApp or another messaging app.

Secondly, you will need to save your digital certificate to your mobile files. To do this, open your smartphone’s file manager and find where you want to save the file.

Click on the file to run it and introduce the key or PIN with which it was encrypted.

If you sent the certificate via WhatsApp, you only have to click on it once it has been downloaded within the conversation – you will not need a file manager.

Find out how to download your digital certificate and use it on Android.

You can consult all your data and procedures from your mobile via the app Mi Carpeta Ciudadana from the Spanish government.

Once you have installed the digital certificate on your Android phone, you can choose when you want to run it, when you need to sign for a particular service. For example, you can use it with the miDGT app.

READ ALSO: How you can now pay traffic fines in Spain from your phone

Installing the digital certificate on iPhone

Installing your certificate on your iPhone has a few extra steps, but you will still need the same file types as above.

Firstly, send your digital certificate file to your iPhone. You can use iCloud or simply save it to your files. You can also send it as an attachment in an email or through messaging applications.

Save the digital certificate to your iPhone storage. If you used iCloud this is not necessary. To do this, open ‘Files’ on your iPhone and navigate to where you saved the digital certificate. Click on the certificate and choose where to install it.

You need to save your digital certificate to your iPhone first.

Next, go to iOS settings. You will see a ‘Profile downloaded’ message appear at the top, just below your account information.

Click Install, enter your iPhone’s lock code and, if necessary, enter the PIN or password associated with your certificate.

This is where you’ll find your digital certificate on your iPhone.

Once installed, it will appear as a ‘Profile’ in the general options of the settings, at the bottom of the entire menu.

When everything is complete, you will be able to confirm your identity on official websites and government applications that require it.

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