28 August 2026By Victor
Rumours of a possible European tour to promote their highly anticipated new album, Dopamine Chamber (2026), have just been confirmed. Having performed in various European cities and at festivals over the past few weeks, Irish band Fontaines D.C. have confirmed a European and UK tour this autumn to promote their fifth studio album. The tour
25 August 2026By Victor
After the chance to enjoy his gig at Primavera Sound 2026 was missed out on due to the weather on Thursday, a second concert in Barcelona has just been announced by Canadian artist Mac DeMarco following the sell-out of the previously announced show on 16 September. The tour, which is promoting his latest album Guitar
21 August 2026By Victor
After years of hearing people say, ‘You’ve got to see them in a proper club‘, we’ve finally been able to enjoy Amyl and the Sniffers outside the festival circuit that has kept them so busy during their recent visits to Spain. After a brief introduction, which included the bizarre decision to play the chorus of
7 August 2026By Victor
The Australian band The Avalanches have finally announced the release date of their long-awaited new album, No Bad Memories (2026). This will be their fourth album and the follow-up to their hit album We Will Always Love You (2020). Having released three singles over the past few months, Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, the
5 August 2026By Victor
Following the resounding success of their The Farewell Tourin Valencia, A Coruña, and Bilbao last May, the American band Megadeth will extend their farewell tour of European stages with two major concerts in Spain in 2027. Dave Mustaine‘s band will be performing at two venues in Spain as part of the Breakout tour. The first
22 July 2026By Victor
Curses, the project of American producer, musician and DJ Luca Venezia, will return to Spanish stages this autumn. The Berlin-based artist will bring his live band — featuring Dame Bonnet on bass — to Barcelona and Madrid, where they will perform tracks from Another Heaven (2024). He has maintained his momentum ever since, wrapping up
11 June 2026By Victor
After the sublime Friday that made everyone forget the weather-related problems of the previous day, Saturday was set to be the highlight of Primavera Sound 2026. The line-up included The XX, Gorillaz, Big Thief, Little Simz, Knocked Loose and Kneecap, among others. Photo of Gorillaz taken by Gisela Jané provided by the Primavera Sound 2026
10 June 2026By Victor
Thursday 4 June Just a few hours ago, we were telling you what it’s like to try to arrive in time for the start of a festival when you have children… This writer’s parental misadventures were once again in evidence on Thursday, when – a couple of months before the festival was due to take
6 June 2026By Victor
It’s been years now—specifically the six years my eldest daughter has been alive—since I’ve come to realise that any attempt to plan an arrival time for the Wednesday-Thursday slots at Primavera Sound is as much a work of science fiction as Christopher Nolan’s films or Cixin Liu’s books. Between endless goodbyes and the traffic jam
19 May 2026By Victor
The organisers of Primavera Sound 2026 have just announced the timetable for the 24th edition of the Catalan festival. The main line-up will take place from 4 to 6 June at the Parc del Fòrum, and there will be a full week of concerts in venues across Barcelona as part of Primavera a la Ciutat.
