Gig Reviews
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
Many attendees arrived early at the Poble Espanyol venue wearing black tour T-shirts displaying dates from the last four decades, demonstrating the popularity of the British band The Cult in Spain, despite their regular visits to Madrid and Barcelona, including in June 2023. The Cult, Barcelona 2025 – Photo taken by Meritxell Rosell for Indieofilo©
It must be acknowledged that a long debate was had among the people who are part of the Indieófilo project before these lines were written. Amidst the ongoing debate in the mainstream press regarding the presence of the pro-Israeli investment firm KKR at the Catalan festival, exacerbated by the swift responses of certain artists who
The Chicago band Wilco, a familiar face in Barcelona due to their frequent performances in the city (some even remembered their concert in the same venue in one of the early editions of Primavera Sound back in 2004), were set to kick off the 3rd edition of the Alma Festival Barcelona. This event, which would
After a Friday marked by the concerts of TV on the Radio, Carolina Durante or Zaho de Sagazan, the Primavera Sound 2025 faced its last day in the Parc del Fòrum, with the name of Chappell Roan standing out in a line-up that also counted with Fontaines D.C., LCD Soundsystem, Turnstyle, MJ Lenderman or ANOHNI
After a first day marked by Charli XCX‘s show with Troye Sivan and the passionate performances of Midnight and Idles, the second day of Primavera Sound 2025 was initially considered the weakest in terms of the line-up. Sabrina Carpenter was the main attraction, alongside TV on the Radio, Floating Points, Carolina Durante and Wolf Alice,
Year after year, the route from El Maresme | Fòrum metro station on the opening Thursday of Primavera Sound is an opportunity to experience the event’s unique atmosphere. In 2025, even inside the subway car, you could see a sea of young people aged 20–35 dressed in green ‘Brat‘ clothing, with only a few national
To give you an idea, as you climb the curves of Montjuïc Mountain from the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, it’s difficult to know what to expect on the third night of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard‘s residency at Barcelona’s Poble Espanyol this weekend. If you take the time to watch the two previous
Barcelona’s Christmas lights, a harbinger of things to come, had already been switched on that evening when Vinicio arrived at the sumptuous and magnificent La Paloma, the oldest dance hall in Europe, as Capossela himself would later remind us. What better place, now that it was once again hosting live shows, to celebrate Christmas than
Soundhood Barcelona 2024 has arrived in Barcelona thanks to Son Estrella Galicia, with the aim of bringing back to the city concerts with the same line-up as a festival, but with the proximity and comfort of venues that allow you to enjoy the artists without having to suffer long distances or gigantic stages (what good
