Music

17.06.2013 - 07.38 pm Barcelona's electronic music festival Sonar breaks all records in its 20th anniversary edition With the Pet Shop Boys, Kraftwerk, 2 ManyDJs, Jurassic 5 and Laurent Garnier as guaranteed crowd pullers, the 20th edition of the Sonar Festival was...	27.05.2013 - 03.55 pm Blur conquers Primavera Sound The British band met all expectations as headliner of the festival with a macro-concert crammed full of well-known hits. The younger sister of Beyonc...	22.05.2013 - 08.46 pm Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival keeps growing in size, budget and visitors The independent music event held in Barcelona occupies 20,000 square metres, has a budget increase of 7% (reaching 7.5 million euros) and an...	13.05.2013 - 02.19 pm Girona welcomes Spring with thousands of flowers on every corner As has been traditional over the last 58 years, when spring arrives the city of Girona dresses up with flowers and colours abound during a week at...
09.05.2013 - 05.05 pm The XX light up Barcelona’s Poble Espanyol as a preview of the Primavera Sound festival The XX performed last week at the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona. The band from London played songs from their hit albums ‘xx’ and ‘Coexist’. Besides...	06.05.2013 - 11.51 pm The Dream of El Celler de Can Roca, the world's top restaurant The world’s number one restaurant with three Michelin stars, has launched a new project called ‘El Somni’ (the Dream). The Dream of the restaurant El...	25.04.2013 - 06.46 pm A free warm-up of the Primavera Sound Festival with 22 concerts in Barcelona bars ‘Primavera als Bars’ is a pre-festival date of the city with one of its main music events, the Primavera Sound. This free show will bring 22...	05.04.2013 - 05.09 pm The Liceu Barcelona Opera House begins seeking international sponsorship Barcelona’s Liceu Opera Theatre aims to attract philanthropic funds from the United States and establish cultural, social and economic links between...
18.03.2013 - 09.25 pm The David Campos Ballet says farewell due to the economic crisis after a 25 year-trajectory The David Campos Ballet company, famous for combining classical ballet with contemporary dance, is the latest victim of the crisis that is...	11.03.2013 - 07.18 pm 10 grand pianos installed in Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia to promote the 2013 Maria Canals Competition 15 days of top-level piano competition are coming up in March in Barcelona. To promote one of the world’s most prestigious international piano...	08.03.2013 - 07.02 pm Catalan-pop band Antònia Font: “I believe our music will be well received in the Mediterranean market” Pau Debon, the singer of the band, tells CNA the evolution of the group and how they got here. From Majorca to Catalonia, and later to Galicia and...	12.02.2013 - 10.24 pm Barcelona’s Sónar music festival goes to Montjuic and abandons the city centre The 20th event of the most important electronic music festival in Southern Europe has been announced, unveiling new names in its line-up and...
11.02.2013 - 06.47 pm Blur, Nick Cave, My Bloody Valentine, The Postal Service and Animal Collective will perform at Barcelona’s 2013 Primavera Sound The music festival will celebrate its 13th anniversary with an impressive lineup and the participation of a long-list of prestigious artists. The...	21.01.2013 - 09.26 pm International singing contest Francesc Viñas won by soprano Katerina Tretyakova and baritone Michal Jakub Partyka The 50th anniversary of the prestigious international competition of opera and oratorio-lied singing, named in honour of the Catalan tenor Francesc...	16.01.2013 - 10.46 pm The Sónar music festival presents new names on its 20th anniversary The Barcelona-born electronic and advanced music festival, which has become one of the world’s top events in its category, has unveiled part of its...	21.12.2012 - 10.48 pm Antònia Font will kick off Barcelona’s Guitar Festival Vinicio Capossela, Johny Winter, La Casa Azul, Quique González and Ron Sexsmith are some of the artists that are playing in the festival. The Catalan...