A Summer Story sells out Saturday

A Summer Story said Saturday admissions for its 2026 edition in Madrid were sold out as of May 16, leaving only Sunday availability ahead of the two-day electronic music festival in June. The event is scheduled for June 19 and 20 at Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid. (asummerstory.com) Organizers have billed the 2026 event as the festival’s 10th edition and said more artists are still to be announced. David Guetta is the best-known name tied to the lineup so far and has been positioned by organizers and local media coverage as the main commercial draw. (madridinforma.eldiario.es) ### Which day is sold out, and what is still available? (asummerstory.com) May 16 is the date organizers said Saturday tickets were exhausted, according to the festival coverage cited in the card and the current ticket page showing tickets generally available without breaking out Saturday inventory in the visible text. The practical takeaway for buyers is that the sellout applies to the Saturday program, while Sunday admissions were still being presented as the remaining option. The tickets page on the festival’s official website does not display a detailed breakdown in the text captured by web indexing, but the main site continues to direct users to the ticketing section. (asummerstory.com) That leaves the reported Saturday sellout resting on the organizer-linked reporting rather than a visible sold-out banner in the crawlable ticket text. ### Why is David Guetta central to this year’s demand? David Guetta was announced in December as the first major confirmed act for the 2026 edition, with Madrid Informa saying he would return to Madrid with his “The Monolith” show. The same report said Guetta had not played a full standalone set in Madrid since 2016, apart from shorter appearances at Los40 Music Awards events. (asummerstory.com) The festival’s own website does not list names in crawlable text on the artist page snapshot returned by search, but it does confirm that artists have been announced and that more are coming. (asummerstory.com) That means Guetta’s role as the marquee name is supported most directly by the December announcement and local coverage around the 10th-anniversary edition. ### What exactly is A Summer Story 2026? A Summer Story is a two-night electronic music festival scheduled for June 19 and 20, 2026, from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., according to the official site and FAQ. The venue is Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey, Madrid, and the event is open to attendees aged 16 and over. (madridinforma.eldiario.es) The 2026 edition is being presented as the festival’s 10th anniversary. The site’s archive of previous editions lists years beginning in 2015 and including 2016 through 2019, then 2022 through 2026, which matches the organizer’s anniversary framing even though the sequence reflects years when the festival did not run. (asummerstory.com) ### Where is the festival, and how do people get there? Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey remains the host site for the 2026 edition, with the official site giving road access from Madrid via exit 33 and from Valencia via exit 35. The FAQ also says official shuttle services depart from Ventas, Conde de Casal and Arganda del Rey, alongside access by car and Madrid regional buses. (asummerstory.com) Arganda del Rey has long been associated with large-format dance events in the Madrid area, and A Summer Story’s materials describe the festival as returning to its usual home there. That location detail matters because the event is marketed as an overnight experience rather than a city-center concert. (asummerstory.com) ### What happens next for buyers? June 19 is the next fixed date on the calendar, when the festival opens at 8:00 p.m., according to the official FAQ. Buyers still looking for entry are being directed to the official ticket page, where the festival continues to advertise ticket availability in general terms while Saturday has been reported sold out. (asummerstory.com) More lineup announcements are also expected, because the official homepage says additional artists will be confirmed soon. For now, the named milestones are the June 19-20 festival dates, the Arganda del Rey venue and David Guetta’s billed appearance as part of the 10th-edition program. (asummerstory.com 1) (asummerstory.com 2)