Is it a Mirage or Monegros?

Who would want to be stranded in the desert? Full of sand, miles and miles of horizon with noone to talk to. It would be awful! Or would it? Well it depends whereabouts you are.
Take Lleida, Catalunya for example. If you ended up there on 7th of the 7th, 2007 then you might stumble across 45000 people dancing about in 5 huge tents, to hard techno beats along with some hip hop too.
The festival attracts people from all over Spain to party in the desert from 7pm til 2.30pm the next day!!
You'll meet some wild and wonderful people who are so happy to stomp the night away to some of the worlds best electronic artists.
Nowadays, it has become the fashion to "do the festivals" and people are jetting all over Europe in search of the new coolest place to be. Some say, that Sonar or Primavera sound has become a bit too image conscious and lacks true atmosphere. In other words, its become all about the big shades and designer clothes.
You won't find that at Monegros. It's filthy, grimy and the people are happy with it. It's a unique setting (a desert!) and is relatively easy to get to by bus from Spain's major cities. I rented an apartment in Barcelona and travelled from there. The bus leaves from the city at about 3pm and arrives about 6 for the beginning of the festival. You can dance the night away until 3pm the following day were your bus will take you back to Barcelona, where im sure you will have no problem falling asleep on the journey home.
Heres a clip of the Prodigy from last years festival...

If your looking for something different this summer, then i would advise you give this a look.
I mean, when else can you walk into the pub and start a story with, "So, i was bouncing around in the desert last Saturday....."

For a more comprehensive Barcelona guide then just look online.