Along this unique route, fans will have the chance to get up close to some of the biggest names in world cycling, accompanied by specially produced audiovisual content exploring the history and legacy of the Grande Boucle.
A spectacular televised event
The ceremony will feature the following artists and ensembles:
- Sílvia Pérez Cruz: one of the most internationally acclaimed voices in Catalan music, currently celebrating 30 years in the industry with a tour that will culminate at the Olympia in Paris.
- Lia Kali: a leading figure in European urban music and soul, recently honoured at the 2026 Music Moves Europe Awards and the Spanish Academy of Music Awards.
- Orquestra de Músiques d’Arrel de Catalunya (OMAC): a 34-piece ensemble directed by composer, producer and arranger Dani López, reimagining traditional music through a contemporary lens.
- Fàtima Campos: the choreographer who will lead a company of dancers drawn from some of the finest contemporary dance companies.
- Cor de Teatre: an internationally renowned company combining opera with physical comedy, featuring 30 singers and best known for its acclaimed performance during a Tour de France stage to the music of Il barbiere di Siviglia.
- Castellers de Vilafranca: the foremost ambassadors of the Catalan tradition of human towers and a universal symbol of cooperation and collective effort.
- Doctor Prats: one of Catalonia’s best-known party bands and the creators of the Grand Départ anthem.
- Jessica Arpin and Yldor Llach: contemporary circus artists who will join forces for the first time in an acrobatic performance created exclusively around the world of cycling.
- Always Drinking Marching Band: a high-energy blend of Balkan music and street theatre.
All of this will be brought together under the artistic direction of the acclaimed playwright and stage director Martí Torras Mayneris. The ceremony will be hosted by three well-known journalists: Carlos de Andrés, Elisenda Pineda and Jordi Basté.
Recognition and tribute
The ceremony will also pay tribute to Barcelona’s cycling community, recognising the people, clubs and associations that have kept the city’s passion for cycling alive for more than a century.
It will also acknowledge the invaluable contribution of volunteers, while Catalan popular culture will take centre stage with performances by the Castellers de Vilafranca, the Castellers de Barcelona and the Castellers de la Sagrada Família.
