Music Festival «Primavera Sound» is held in Barcelona at the end of May this year in the 15th time. This is one of the highlights in the annual calendar of the Barcelona hangouts, along with a more electronic and progressive Sonar.
*Primavera - Spring (Spanish).
For all event history there were such stars, as the Pixies, Aphex Twin, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Pet Shop Boys, Pavement, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lou Reed, My Bloody Valentine, The p, Pulp, Patti Smith, James Blake, Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Public Enemy, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, Television, I must, Enrique Morente, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Tindersticks, PJ Harvey, Shellac, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, Surfin’ Bichos, Fuck Buttons, Swans, Melvins, The National, Psychic TV, Spiritualized, The Cure, Bon Iver, The good life, Death Cab For Cutie, Iggy & The Stooges, De La Soul and many more.
The venue is the Forum Primavera, a huge exhibition complex near the sea, which is next to the Metro station.
At the end of May in Barcelona reigns full summer, although the sea still a little cool, you can walk around in T-shirts and sundresses, sunbathing and fully enjoy the warm nights of the Barcelona.
At Primavera Sound are the most different groups, playing "live" music in the style of rock, avant-garde, pop or eksperimental, in the audience of the festival more than audiophiles, than techno clubbers, Unlike the well-known festival Sonar, where electronic sound dominates. Although more and more musicians, performs at the Primavera in the last few years, who play electronic experimental music.
At this year's Primavera Sound will be:
Strokes, The Black Keys, Underworld, Patti Smith, Interpol, James Blake, Alt-J, Antony and the Johnsons, Eels, Caribou, Belle and Sebastian, Gui Boratto, Sleater Kinney, Swans, Mac DeMarco, Panda Bear, Tori Amos, the Punsetes, Christina Rosenvinge, Richie Hawtin, Ariel Pink, and many others.
Detailed lineup of the festival can be found here.
In the past year, to listen to your favorite band live, hang out and have fun, the festival came about 170 thousands of people from around the world.
Subscribe to all events of the festival is 185 €, if you buy a separate ticket for each day, it will cost 80 €
Tickets can be purchased here.
If you are interested in living on the date of the festival, please contact barcelonika@gmail.com. We will find the ideal solution according to your budget and the number of people
