29 July 2024By Victor
One of our favourite bands, London’s The Vaccines, have just announced that they will be embarking on a European venue tour in autumn 2024 in support of their latest album, Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations (2024). The tour, which kicks off in France on 10 October, will then visit Switzerland and Spain before concluding with
15 July 2024By Victor
After a day of concerts on Friday with Kasabian and Amaral, Saturday was the big day for the Cruïlla 2024 line-up, with performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr. The Smashing Pumpkins, Cruïlla 2024 – Photo courtesy of the Cruïlla Festival organisers The evening began on the Vueling stage with the
13 July 2024By Victor
There are few sensations that give me such a clear sense of being in the middle of summer as when I see families with children queuing at the entrance to Cruïlla to attend the first festival of their short lives. This year marks the 14th edition of the festival, but over the years the sense
10 July 2024By Victor
Like many of the so-called “grunge-indie” generation, there are bands from the early to mid-90s that have stolen a place in your heart. In the case of the Americans Garbage, for the writer of these lines the arrival of two cassettes, one pink and the other orange, corresponded to the entry of the Institute in
10 July 2024By Victor
If, at the end of April, New York’s Interpol left us waiting for more by not including any dates in Spain as part of the mini-tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album Antics (2004), today we were surprised by the exclusive announcement of a single concert in Barcelona. After surprising everyone with a
8 July 2024By Victor
Canada’s Sum 41, who announced their split in May 2023 after more than 27 years as a band, have just announced new UK and European dates for their farewell tour, just days before they perform in Madrid as part of the Mad Cool Festival 2024 line-up. Deryck Whibley’s band will perform at the WiZink Center
7 July 2024By Victor
Just a few hours after the other big metal festival in Spain announced its dates for 2025, the organisers of Resurrection Fest have just confirmed that the 20th edition of the Galician festival will take place from 25th to 28th June at its usual venue in Viveiro. Just a week after enjoying the likes of
6 July 2024By Victor
While the 2024 edition is still on, the organisers of Barcelona Rock Fest have announced that the 2025 edition will take place from 26th to 29th June at the usual venue of Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, consolidating it as a 4-day festival. In addition to confirming the dates, the first
4 July 2024By Victor
To talk about The Divine Comedy is to talk about POP in capital letters, the same kind that Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub or Spanish band Tachenko defend with their ability to brighten up a shitty day with just a couple of songs. Neil Hannon‘s band also has that incredible duality of being a band
27 June 2024By Victor
Irishman Glen Hansard was the second name on the Alma Festival Barcelona 2024 line-up, which opened the day before with the much-anticipated concert by Sheryl Crow. In front of a Poble Espanyol that was just over half filled, the Dubliner came to present his latest album, All that was east is west at me now