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We were taken by surprise by the announcement of the complete line-up for the 10th anniversary of the Mad Cool Festival, which will take place from 8 to 11 July 2026 at the Iberdrola Music venue in Villaverde, Madrid. The festival will feature Foo Fighters, Florence + the Machine, Lorde and Nick Cave as headline
Refused chose Barcelona as one of the final stops on their farewell tour, performing at the iconic Sala Razzmatazz on 28 October 2025. Expectations were high given the sizeable crowd, who were well aware that the legendary Swedish post-hardcore band was bidding farewell after a career spanning more than three decades, marked by several break-ups
Festival Cruïlla 2026 has just announced the first names on the line-up for its 16th edition, which will take place between 8 and 11 July at its usual venue, the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona. The standout acts in this initial wave of confirmations are undoubtedly the American bands Pixies and David Byrne. We last
Just three weeks after announcing the line-up for Primavera Sound 2026, the organisers have today revealed the much-anticipated daily schedule for the 23rd edition of the festival. The event will take place from 3 to 7 June at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona. The festival will begin with a free welcome night on Wednesday
After posting a simple message on social media saying ‘See you in Callao’, Rosalía has revolutionised the music scene with the announcement of her eagerly awaited new album, the fourth of her career, via illuminated screens in Times Square (New York) and Madrid’s Plaza del Callao. The album, titled Lux, is set for release on
With just under a month to go, the In-Edit Barcelona music documentary film festival has announced its full programme. Taking place from 22 October to 1 November at the Mooby Aribau Cinemas in Barcelona, the 24th edition of the festival will feature around 70 films divided into several sections, including 17 world premieres and four
Almost a year after presenting her first solo album, Lives Outgrown (2024), at Primavera Sound 2024, Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons returned to Barcelona to perform at the Les Nits de Barcelona festival.. Her emotional, melancholic and introspective concert attracted around 1,500 spectators, who responded to the British artist’s delicate performance with sepulchral silence. The concert,
As a journalist, it can sometimes be difficult to understand how some bands quickly go from filling medium-sized venues to headlining huge festivals, or becoming what used to be called a ‘sell-out’ band. This was the case with American band Imagine Dragons. Despite many of the songs in their setlist being considered hits, they failed
Just a couple of days after the official start of summer, with sweltering temperatures sweeping across much of Spain, American band HEALTH arrived in Barcelona as part of their tour to promote their latest album, Rat Wars (2023).The Los Angeles band, who had not performed in Barcelona since their incredible Pitchfork stage concert at Primavera
Sometimes, without realising it, you come to the end of a chapter in your life, which makes you realise how old you are getting… Last Saturday, I finally got to enjoy a live performance of one of my childhood albums, Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976), by The Alan Parsons Live Project at the Alma
