The festival season in Madrid, is it eternal? In the capital we have almost 5 months of outdoor music and, the rest of the year, festivals that unfold in halls, stadiums, arenas, where we can see in one day our favorite bands, discover new ones and nostalgically revisit some of the bands of our past.
Among all the music festivals in Madrid, we leave you here a list of the most relevant ones, including a wish list with some musical escapades.
Radar Joven (from October 15 to November 8)
The fourth edition of Radar Joven arrives this 2025 with a lineup of 57 brand new artists and emerging bands that will be spread across 27 venues. Among them, Alba Reche, Aiko El Grupo, joseluis, Kiliki, La Texana, Somos la Herencia….
📍 Location: several venues of Madrid en Vivo: El Sol, Café La Palma, Siroco, Tempo Audiophile Club, Clamores, Maravillas, Café Berlín Club Madrid, etc.
📅 Dates: from October 15 to November 8
💸 Tickets: from € 7 €.
Moments (from October 16 to 18)
Moments is much more than music: it is the International Festival of Contemporary Cultures&Arts that expands to Madrid, Malaga and Seville and that in this edition has three concerts: Ray Barbee at Sala El Sotano on October 16; Urina in intimate format at Marilians record store on the 18th and the same day at night at Wurlitzer Ballroom, where they will present ‘Mea Culpa’.
But that’s just the musical note of a multidisciplinary artistic meeting with exhibitions such as Bienvenida, by Rocío Madrid or Salir a pasear, by Miriampersand; meetings with characters like Alexander Gross who will present his photobook Who’s Taylor Swift anyway? or workshops like the one by Gema Polanco Haz tus propios talismanes DIY: magical objects, spirituality and rock & roll. You can consult the complete calendar here.
📍 Location: several rooms
📅 Dates: from October 16 to October 18
Iceberg Festival (October 17)
Madrid premieres festival: it will last only one day, will focus on the indie-pop scene of yesterday, today and always and will be held on October 17 at Caja Mágica. The line-up includes classics such as Xoel López, Melón Diesel or Depedro as well as Cala Vento, among others. Ten hours of music that will end with a session by We Are Not DJs.
📍 Location: Camino de Perales, 23 (Usera)
📅 Dates: October 17
💸 Tickets: from 29 €.
Inverfest (from October to February 2026)
This concert series has it all: pop, rock, flamenco, classical music and probably some genre that hasn’t been invented yet. This edition of Inverfest comes with an eclectic line-up from October to February 2026 with dates such as: October 3, Bala and Angelus Apatrida; November 26 with He Killed a Motorcycle Cop; O’Funk’Illo on December 26… and the first confirmations of 2026, with Baiuca, Valeria Castro, J. Abecia, Sexy Zebras, Carlos Ares, Viva Belgrado, Bebe, Luz Casal… All info here.
📍 Location: several venues in Madrid.
📅 Dates: from October to February 2026
💸 Tickets: from 16,50€.
Babel River 2026
What does the summer of 2026 look like? Katy Perry, Bomba Estéreo, La Casa Azul, first confirmed for the ninth edition of the festival that will return to the Miguel Ríos Auditorium in Rivas-Vaciamadrid. There are still many artists (and comedians) to be confirmed. Tickets and season tickets will go on sale on October 22nd at 12.00h.
📍 Location: Miguel Ríos Auditorium of Rivas-Vaciamadrid
📅 Dates: from July 3 to 5, 2026
💸 Tickets: from October 15 a waiting list will be activated.
Bonus track: festivals worth a getaway
Primavera Sound Barcelona 2026
We can’t avoid mentioning the festival of festivals, the mother of them all: Primavera Sound Barcelona with a line-up that has just been announced and that has set the longtime fans heading back to the Parc del Fòrum: the spring spirit lives on. It will be held from June 4 to 6 in the Parc del Fòrum and tickets will go on sale to the general public on September 30.
Parc del Fòrum.
From June 4 to 6
💸 Season tickets: 350€.