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MusicPrimavera Sound: Going global or selling out?
With global expansions of the Barcelona festival's brand amidst the hip dystopia of commodified identity politics, we look back on the 2019 edition of Primavera Sound Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
PrimaveraNOS Primavera Sound: The Review
We take in the younger sibling of Barcelona's Primavera Sound, and find Porto's line-up packed with moments of emotion, drama and high energy Read more »| 23 Jun 2017 -
PrimaveraFrank Ocean and Solange to headline Primavera 2017
Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Grace Jones, Slayer, Van Morrison and The xx will also top the bill in Barcelona While other festivals drip-feed their li... Read more »| 30 Nov 2016 -
PrimaveraPrimavera Sound 2016: The Review
For British music festival veterans wearily accustomed to watching live music from under the hood of a dripping anorak, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound – a festival effectively located on a Mediterranean beach – is something of a sunny novelty Read more »| 13 Jun 2016 -
PrimaveraNOS Primavera Sound unveils 2016 line-up
PJ Harvey, Sigur Rós and Brian Wilson lead the line-up for the NOS Primavera Sound festival in Porto, Portugal this June. Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
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Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem headline Primavera 2016
Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and Sigur Ros top the bill for this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. Read more »| 21 Jan 2016
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PrimaveraPrimavera Sound 2014
As we've been telling you for years now, the annual Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona brings a lineup featuring indie rock vets (real indie roc... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
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In Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 25 May | Gallery | The Skinny
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 25 May The third and final day of Primavera 2013 was all about returning champions as symphonic dark wave chameleons Dead Can Da... Read more »| 26 May 2013 -
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In Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 24 May
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 24 May Baltimore noise rockers Dope Body kicked off our second day at Parc del Fòrum, alongside highlights from Angl... Read more »| 25 May 2013 -
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In Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 23 May
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 23 May Europe's premier music festival got underway last night with highlight sets from Sacramento future-punks Death Grips, tir... Read more »| 24 May 2013 -
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Primavera Sound 2010
Even when it gets little things wrong, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival never really fails Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
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Primavera Sound 2009: A Diary
British festivals may be disappearing faster than cold beer on a warm day, but the recession seems to have left the foreign festival craze unaffected. Spain has been at the forefront of this boom, with the likes of Benicassim and Summercase already ensconced in many a Brit's summer holiday plans. But could Primavera, an event that attracts 40,000 music fans to the Parc del Forum on the Barcelona seafront, upstage both and lay claim to be ‘El Rey’ of Spanish music fiestas? Nick Mitchell jumped on a plane to find out. Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
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Expressway to Yr Skull: Primavera 2009, Day Three
My ears have almost recovered since My Bloody Valentine rammed a hundred decibels into them last night, so Primavera Day Three is good to go. First on our ag... Read more »| 31 May 2009 -
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Here Comes the Tinnitus: Primavera 2009, Day Two
After all that blokey noise rock last night, the sight and sound of Bat For Lashes is a welcome flash of exotic glamour for Primavera. Wearing a snug black a... Read more »| 30 May 2009