Gig Reviews
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
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
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,
