It is proposed to extend Line 5 of the Valencia metro to link the towns of Lliria, Beneguasil, Vilamarxant and Riba-roja with the airport. The proposal is before the "government" of the Valencia region for consideration but no timescale for completion of the work is yet known.

There were town bands around Valencia during the last years of the 1700's. Documentation during this time was not felt to be important, so there were no band rosters written down and little information as to how the bands were formed.
In 1819 the "Banda Primativa" of Llíria was formed. The Primativa has had the most continuous activity; hence they claim that they are the oldest of the bands. In 1993 there were disagreements among the membership of the Banda Primativa of Llíria and many of the members broke away to form a second band in Llíria, the "Unión Musical".
During the nineteenth century the bands' main activities were to play in parades for religious holidays, for civil holidays and for other special occasions.
The band societies formed at the beginning of the nineteenth century became primarily social clubs in their towns. In addition to giving the band a place to rehearse, there would often be a bar very near the rehearsal hall and it was common for musicians and social members of the band to meet at the bar. The bars of the “Unión Musical” and the "La Primitiva" in the centre of Llíria are now open to the public.
As some of the band societies became stronger social clubs, the activities of the bands became more apparent. Some of the bands started to rehearse more and play more than just for parades. Some of the musicians started to transcribe orchestra compositions for the band to play in concerts. Some of the bands from certain towns gained reputations as being something special and were invited to play concerts and parades in other towns.
In 1886 the city of Valencia decided to augment activities for the July Fair by holding a festival of bands, the Certamen de Bandas. This was an opportunity for the bands to compete and show which band was best. These "bragging rights" were and are today very important to the society members. Reputations grew as years of the competition went by.
The band societies also became centres for music education in Valencia. Schools were set up as an important band society activity. Along with the regular band there was often a junior band started.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the bands from Lliría have travelled to national and international band competitions. It was these international competitions that built the reputation of those bands.



On March 31, 1968 the Federation of Musical Societies of the Valencian region was born. This organisation was formed to facilitate communication between the bands and to help cooperation with band festivals and competitions in Valencia. That day, twenty two band societies joined the federation; now over three-hundred and sixty Valencian band societies are members.
During the 1980s the bands of Valencia started to play more compositions especially composed for the symphonic band. Up until this time, the playing of original compositions for band was for the most part not common. The International Certamen of Valencia also started to commission works for the obligatory work for the annual competition.
Lliría is commonly known as the “City of Music” because of the reputation of its two bands and the teaching organisations which exist in the town. The “Unión Musical” is a major part of the town’s life and, needless to say, the music produced by the two bands (in concert and during street parades) is excellent.