All aboard: Zurgena’s Rail Festival brings Los Mojinos Escozíos, Bordón 4 and King África for free
The 3rd Rail Festival comes to Zurgena with three free concerts: Los Mojinos Escozíos on 19 July, and Bordón 4 and King África at the end of August.
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The music train is stopping in Zurgena again, and this time there is no ticket to pay for. The Rail Festival is holding its third edition this summer with a welcome new feature: all the concerts will be free. Almería Provincial Council and Zurgena Town Council have presented a three-date line-up, which is as follows:
- Sunday 19 July: Los Mojinos Escozíos, at the La Estación (The Station) grounds in La Alfoquía.
- Thursday 27 August: Bordón 4, in the Plaza del Olmo.
- Sunday 30 August: King África, also in the Plaza del Olmo.
From the old station to the Plaza del Olmo
According to the Provincial Council, this year the festival is split between the former railway grounds in La Alfoquía and the Plaza del Olmo, which makes its debut as a venue. And the line-up doesn’t beat about the bush: Los Mojinos Escozíos, who are celebrating 30 years on stage; Bordón 4, one of the classic rumba groups; and King África, who will bring the festival to a close with his popular, festive music.
The vice-president and provincial councillor for Culture, Cinema and Almerian Identity, Almudena Morales, said the Rail Festival “has all the ingredients to establish itself as one of the great musical events of the Almería summer” and described Zurgena as the “eastern gateway to the Almanzora Valley”. Morales also stressed the importance of bringing quality pop and rock music to inland municipalities.
A dream that turns three
The mayor of Zurgena, Domingo Trabalón, recalled that the festival was born three years ago as a dream for a village of fewer than 3,000 inhabitants and thanked the Provincial Council for its support from the start. And the dream has delivered plenty: bands such as Medina Azahara, La Guardia, Reincidentes and El Arrebato played at its first two editions. He was accompanied at the presentation by the councillor for Culture, Antonio Segura.
This year, the mayor explained, the aim has been to take the music to the municipality’s two main population centres and to opt for free entry so that residents of Zurgena, the Almanzora and the Levante can enjoy quality concerts without having to travel to the capital. The first concert will coincide with the last day of the La Alfoquía fiestas, which, according to the Turismo Almanzora events calendar, run from 15 to 19 July, so that Sunday there will be twice the reason to come along.
From elValle Actualidad, we’re giving you plenty of notice: save 19 July and 27 and 30 August, because this summer the music train stops in Zurgena and the ride is free.
