Cruïlla Baix Segre: Music among flowers in Lleida

The explosion of pink that the peach fields in bloom in Aitona offer each year is the backdrop against which the first edition of Cruïlla Baix Segre will be held, coinciding with the Festa de la florció, which this year will fill several towns in the city with music.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
07 March 2024 Thursday 09:36
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Cruïlla Baix Segre: Music among flowers in Lleida

The explosion of pink that the peach fields in bloom in Aitona offer each year is the backdrop against which the first edition of Cruïlla Baix Segre will be held, coinciding with the Festa de la florció, which this year will fill several towns in the city with music. the region in line with the Ressons and DO Terra Alta festivals. For this purpose, a cast of top-level local musicians has been brought together, such as Stay Homas, Clara Peya, Renaldo

There will be seven municipalities in the Lleida region that will flourish musically this Saturday with 14 concerts, all except one at 5 euros, a proposal that can be done individually or through the routes offered by the festival. One of them starts in Torres de Segre with the fresh pop of Clara Vinyals led by Renaldo

It is one of the ways to enjoy this early welcome of spring, which will be held in spaces such as the Casal de Massalcoreig, an old mill converted into a social venue where Delafé, the duo formed by Marc Barrachina and Helena Miquel, will hold their concert at 4:00 p.m. Or the Avinganya monastery, a 13th century building located in Serós that will host the performance of Júlia Colom, one of the most powerful voices of the new wave that mixes electronics with popular music in her first album, Miramar.

The pianist, composer and National Culture Prize of Catalonia Clara Peya will offer a recital at vermouth time in the Aitona Gourmet space, where she will present the songs from her latest album, Corsé. The same town, the geographical center of the festival, will host performances by Selva Nua, UK Ventura, Ponent Roots and Carlitos Miñarro throughout the morning and until 6:00 p.m. at the Espai Village, which will also have a gastronomic offer by several food trucks. Another option is to go to La Granja d'Escarp, where at 1:15 p.m. Joan Garriga i el Mariatxi galàctic, the new band of the founder of Dusminguet and La troba Kung-fú, will perform.

The highlight of the day will start at 6:00 p.m. at the Aitona soccer field, where Albert Pla will present his new project together with The surprise band with which he reviews his most rumba hits with the album Veintegenarios en Albuquerque as the common thread. . Next will be the turn of Stay Homas, the trio formed by Klaus Stroink, Guillem Boltó and Rai Benet who continue with the tour prior to the farewell announced for 2025 after publishing only two albums. The end of the party will be led by veteran Miqui Puig, who will make everyone dance to his DJ set to close the party and leave the flowery fields of Segre as the only spectacle.