Córdoba Guitar Festival reaches its 30th annual edition this month, and celebrates with its largest budget yet, 2.3 million €.

The Córdoba Guitar Festival reaches its 30th annual edition this month, and celebrates with its largest budget yet, 2.3 million €.

The festival brings 32 performances to Córdoba over 20 days from July 6, and thanks to the internet over 18,000 tickets have already been sold, although to organisers hope to reach 30,000. The fact that the city is on the AVE high speed line makes it very accessible from both Sevilla and Madrid.

The festival celebrates the diversity of the instrument with a range of artists led by Paco de Lucía, Mark Knopfler, who is presenting his new album ‘Get lucky’ and by the Catalan, Joan Manuel Serrat.

Programme Highlights:-
July 6 in the Mosque – Paco Peña
July 7 in the Gran Teatro – Javier Latorre
July 8 in the Gran Teatro – Marlango
July 9 in the Teatro Axerquía – Ismael Serrano
July 10 in the Teatro Axerquía – Arcángel and José Antonio Rodríguez
July 11 in the Plaza de Capuchinos – Leo Brouwer
July 12 in the Gran Teatro – Eva Yerbabuena
July 16 in the Teatro Axerquía – Joan Manuel Serrat
July 17 in the Teatro Axerquía – Deep Purple
July 22 in the Teatro Axerquía – Joe Bonamassa
July 23 in the Teatro Axerquía – Plaecbo
July 24 in the Teatro Axerquía – Paco de Lucía
July 25 in the Bullring – Mark Knopfler