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Barcelona summer parties : Barcelona Summer Week 2010

If you will be staying at a Barcelona hotel or in a Barcelona apartment with a group of friends this summer, you may be interested by this article! Indeed from the 4th to the 8th of August the city will host the 2010 edition of the Barcelona Summer Week, a summer event that gather the best DJ's of the world.

 

barcelona_summer_week_480.jpgThe event is very important and attracts music professionals and artists who don't want to miss such a gathering. DJs such as David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren and Dj Tiesto will play days and nights in various parts of the city like beaches or famous clubs. The organizers are expecting 50 000 persons from all around the word for this new edition of the Barcelona Summer week.

 

bcn summer week.jpgThe major place to be during the festival will be the Palau Sant Jordi, for the week end. The place will host the DJ's Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th. You can already buy your tickets online to be sure to be there for the major party of the Barcelona Summer Week.

During this first week of August, Barcelona will become the European capital of dance music! Your shouldn't miss this opportunity to party in the Catalan capital!

Music in Barcelona: Musica als Parcs

How about enjoying some good music in a nice park during a warm summer night? That's possible in Barcelona: the Musica als Parcs program for 2010 already started since June the 2nd in different parks of the city. If you are enjoying holidays in the city and staying in an hotel Barcelona or in a Barcelona apartment, you should definitely find the nearest park and go there to enjoy some jazz or classical music tonight!

 

musicaparcsss.jpgAll concerts are totally free and the event will last until the last week of august. They take place in eight different parks of Barcelona depending on the type of music that will be played. Thus, you can enjoy some classical music in the following parks: Turó Park , Jardines de Príncipe de Girona and in the parque de la Ciutadella. Jazz music concerts will also be in the Parque de la Ciutadella but in the Jardines de los Derechos Humanos as well. Moreover, you can enjoy concerts from the municipal band in the Parque de la Creueta del Coll, Parque de Diagonal Mar, Parc de la Barceloneta et Parque de la Guineueta.

parque de la barceloneta.jpgClassical concerts are every Thursdays and Fridays and start at 10pm while jazz concerts take place every Tuesdays Wednesdays at 10pm. For municipal band concerts, you should check the dates on the Musica als Parcs program but keep in mind that they all start at 8pm.

As every year, the musicians for classical concerts were selected by a jury of experts and are a part of the Conservatorio del Gran Teatro program y de la ESMUC (Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña) . The jazz musicians were also carefully selected so you can be sure to listen to good music!

Now, it's only up to you to choose which type of concert you want to be attending!

Flamenco in Barcelona, Spain

flamenco.jpgWhat would Spain be without its famous Tapas, Sangria, Beaches, and of course Flamenco ?

Do not miss the opportunity to attend a show of Flamenco in Barcelona. How amazing would it be to enjoy a modern and comfortable Hotel in Barcelona, or an Apartment in Barcelona and being able to enjoy the traditional Spanish Flamenco in Barcelona? Whether you are on holiday, on business trip, on visit, study abroad, do not leave with regrets.

Here is a guide of where you can find Flamenco shows in Barcelona:

Sala Montjuic: Open air film and music festival: 2d of August: Cargolé Flamenco in Montjuic Castle. Cargolé is a project built around the unmistakable, emotive sounds of the flamenco guitar, given its head in a contemporary music setting in search of intimate atmospheres in which audiences can lose themselves amid its notes and harmonies. Do not wait and check how far it is from your accommodation in Barcelona with the tube map, Line1 and Line3 get off at Plaza Espanya.

El Tablao Cordobes: Located in the heart of the Ramblas, arabic-andalusian influenced Flamenco in Barcelona, you will enjoy the food and the high quality shows at the same time.

El Tablao de Carmen: Created in 1988 as a tribute to the famous Flamenco dancer: Carmen Amaya. Located in Montjuic, this restaurant is renowned for its amazing 60 minute-long shows based on the purest flamenco music, dance and songs tradition featuring famous flamenco artists and young promising dancers.

Palacio del Flamenco: Located in an old theatre in the centre of Barcelona.

Chamber Orchestra from Conceticut visits Barcelona

Whose kids are interested in music have the opportunity to see a world famous young orchestra from the United States: Rosemary Hall Chamber Orchestra.

AAS.JPGThe orchestra consists of several young musicians that have already been toured around the globe. These include prestigious destinations, such as the White House, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Beijing concert hall and even the Chinese Wall. If you are in Barcelona during June 15th, you should take a trip from your Barcelona apartment or your Barcelona hotel straight to the city center.

before coming to Barcelona, the 40 musicians will be on tour across Europe: Some of their destinations will be Austria, Italy, France, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Playing major compositions from world famous artists, their "playlist" include pieces of music from Georges Bizet, Wolfgang A. Mozart, Enric Granados, Manuel de Falla and Felix Mendelssohn.

The concert will take place in the 14th century built church Santa Maria del Pí in the Barcelona city center starting at 8:30pm.

Address:

Parroquia Santa María del Pino
C/ CARDENAL CASAÑAS, 16
08002 Barcelona

Sonar Kids: Music festival for Kids in Barcelona

Thousands of visitors are expected to come to Barcelona in the middle of June 2010. But not only for adults, also kids will get the opportunity to meet the stars at the Sonar Kids festival.

logo-kids.jpgThe Sonar Kids festival attracts with music and entertainment in the CCCB in Barcelona (Cult Centre Barcelona)  Those of you planning to visit Barcelona in mid June and are interested in electronic music, will be able to experience this exciting festival. From your accommodation in Barcelona, such as a family friendly apartment in Barcelona you simply need to take the metro to the CCCB in the city centre.

For 17 years now, the Kids edition of the Sonar Festival has been celebrated. This year, the festival will take place on June 12th and 13th from 10:30am - 8pm. The Lineup included world famous stars such as Chemical Brothers, Hot Ciopi, Dizzee Rascall, Joy Orbison and Roxy Music. The Sonar Kids does not only incorporate music but also body art, finger skate and several workshops, such as the DJ workshop for kids. Ticket prices range from 14 Euros (4 - 14 year-olds) to 20 Euros (for adults). Kids under the age of 3 are free of charge.

Address:

Centro de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona
Calle de Montalegre, 5
08001 Barcelona
Spain

Sonar Festival Guide

The Sonar festival is one of the biggest festivals of its kind for electronic music. There are also artists from related genres. Those will transform Barcelona from 17 to 19 June into the world capital of electronic music.

Those of you who have not booked an apartment in Barcelona or a hotel in Barcelona yet, should be aware that thousands of people will come into the city in the middle of June. They will pilgrimage to Barcelona from all across Europe and even across the globe. It is known as the central party for electronic music lovers.

The programme by days offers a lot of interesting acts. The evening's party starts at June 17th with the artist Ryoji Ikeda (Touch/JP) at Teatre Grec and at the same time with bcn216 + Cristian Vogel, Ricard Marxer & Oscar Sol: Japó (ES-UK) at L'Auditori at 5pm. At Friday June 18th there will be world class artists such as LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, Booka Shade, Sugarhill Gang, Air and much more playing at several locations.

ci647_7208_chemicalbrothers1[1].jpgAt Saturday, there will be the culmination of the whole festival with world famous artists like LCD Soundsystem, Chemical Brothers (see picture), Roxy Music, Dizzee Rascal and many more artists that love electronic music. All in all, this year's Sonar festival promises to be even more legendary than in the years before.

 

Sonar Festival Barcelona

The Sonar Festival in Barcelona takes places at June 17th - 19th in Barcelona. It is a festival of electronic music that has developed to the most important event for this kind of music in Europe.

sonar_festival.jpgThis year, artists from all kind of electronic music will be present in Barcelona. The line up includes artists such as "Air, The Chemical Brothers, Dizee Rascal, Hot Chip, Roxy Music, LCD Soundsystem and much more. The character of this festival is concentrated on reying out new styles to a huge public

The festival will take place in several locations across the city. Therefore, it is advisable of arrange an accommodation in Barcelona, such as an apartment in Barcelona. Doing so will offer you the possibility to explore one of the most beautiful cities at the Mediterranean Sea.

By no means, electronic music is not only confined to House and Techno. Nowadays, chart songs contain electronic influences more often. Therfore, it is not unusual that artist like Dizzee Rascal are becoming more and more popular. He, for instance, uses electronic beats mixed with Hip Hop. Some people call this kind of music "Grime".

So, the Sonar festival offers also music styles like, Electronica, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Jazz. A very nic eexample for this new style of electronci music ist "Air". A combination of Soul, Chillout and electronic Beats can be found in the song "All I Need":

  

Air - All I Need

Eros Ramazzotti

cover-ali-e-radici-eros-ramazzotti.jpgIf you like the music of Eros Ramazzoti and have nothing to do on the 15th of February then you should come to Barcelona and enjoy one of his great concerts during his world tour 2010. You could combine your holiday in Barcelona with this unique event. Just get tickets and book a cheap accommodation in Barcelona with us. You will have great days in the city!
The Italian singer already started his tour on the 21st of October 2009 in Rimini and will continue until April 2010. One stop will be Barcelona in the Palau Sant Jordi on the Montjuic mountain. With his Alie Radici World Tour he also presents his new studio album which is called the same. It is his eleventh album he had produced and contains 11 self-written songs. The whole new music is quite different than the last produced songs. The topics are more meaningful now than in the last years. The topics are beside love, the destruction of the world and the lack of communication between people. eros-ramazzotti-20051102-81938.jpgYou can divide the album in two different musical parts. One is lively and full of instruments and the other is affected by electronical sound by Michele Canova, who has worked on this kind of songs with Eros.
You can get an idea by yourself if you will attend the concert. So just get tickets and enjoy a great happening in a special atmosphere of Barcelona!

Los Vivancos

los-vivancos-3.jpgIf you are planning to spend your holiday in Barcelona and you want to see something different than the Christmas shows then you should definitely try to get tickets for Los Vivancos. Book a cheap apartment in Barcelona near the Teatre Victoria de Barcelona and experience an outstanding flamenco show.
But it is not the standard flamenco which you might expect but a mixture of this with break dance, circus and hip-hop. The 7 brothers who have created the show will dance their interpretation of the Latin way of life. Royal%20Court%20Theatre.jpgThe show was already in 5 continents and are known almost everywhere with their special shows. After Barcelona a worldtour will follow in 2010 with stations for example in Germany, France, China, Australia, New York and Chicago. So take this special chance and experience the show in the extraordinary atmosphere of the Teatre Victoria. You can get ticket for the almost 2 hour lasting show for Tuesday to Sunday.
So get tickets and enjoy the Latin way of life.

Green Day live in concert

If you are staying in one of the many beautiful holiday homes Barcelona or in another Barcelona Apartment and have any free time you should definitely try to get some tickets for the coming concert of Green Day. It will take place on the 1st of October in Palau Sant Jordi. Experience a great and extraordinary event in a special environment. ber11607021533_widec.jpg
After 22 years since the band existed Green Day is one of the most important punk bands in America. One of the reasons for the great success is that the guys are real and won´t do anything because anybody thinks it would be better. They stayed themselves and don´t care to criticize the government or politicians. The band was created in 1989 from Billie Joes Armstrong and Mike Dirnt who are still in the band. Later Tre Cool adjoined them.
green_day_21st_century_breakdown.jpgTheir latest album 21st Century Break is finished now and available. The songs tell a story about a young couple who try to find their way nowadays in the new century.
So if you want to enjoy the great old songs and experience the new songs, coming to Barcelona and see Green Day live in concert!

Coldplay Concert in Barcelona

The British band will play a concert in Barcelona on the 4th of September.

viva-la-vida.jpgIf you are staying in one of the many beautiful holiday homes Barcelona or in a nice Barcelona hotel you should definitely not miss this massive concert. If you haven't already planned a holiday in the city, come to Barcelona and combine a holiday in Barcelona with the Coldplay concert. You can stay in a nice Barcelona accommodation near the Estadi Olímpic.

The band was formed in 1996 in London by band members Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion. After years of doing gigs in little clubs in Camden they finally had commercial success with their in 2000 released album "Parachutes". Soon after this their second album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" was released which was even more successful than their debut album. With their third album "X&Y" Coldplay could keep up with the huge success of the first two albums. After a little break they finally came back with "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" which was co-produced by Brian Eno.

The Viva-la-Vida-Tour started in 2008 and finally Coldplay are coming to Barcelona. Get ready for a massive concert in the Estadi Olímpic on the 4th of September!


Elton John in Barcelona 2009

There is always something going in Barcelona: After Beyoncé, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay, it's Elton John's turn to send the crowds in to rapture during his concert in Barcelona.

The Barcelona Elton John concert takes places on the 20th of October 2009 at Palau St. Jordi on Montjuic. Tickets for the Elton John concert are already available and I recommend you to hurry up and get your tickets before it is too late. The tickets cost between 45€ - 75€. One can buy them from FNAC.

If you are planning to spend Barcelona holidays in the city during this date, I suggest you to book a comfortable and cheap Barcelona Hotel early enough in advance from where you can visit the magnificent concert of Elton John in Barcelona.

Barcelona Grec Festival 2009

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The Barcelona Grec festival is one of the most important annual festivals in Barcelona featuring fantastic dances, theatres and music.
It has a complete, magnificent program of performances which take place in various places within the city of Barcelona. A Greek amphitheatre is located just beside the Olimpic stadium on the mountain Montjuic where a great number of the 45 different events take place.
The Grec Festival 2009 in Barcelona offers a great variety of well-known musicians. In the past years, popular artists such as Joss Stone, Brian Wilson, Craig David or Marianne Faithful hit the stage during this event.
Besides, the festivals' organizers try to carry out something different every year for its passionate audience. Grec_2009_g.jpg
This year, the Grec festival lasts from the 20th of June until the 3rd of August - with the special show of "El Jardi dels estels" by Marcello Chiarenza and Serene Alexander.
The famous festival attracts annually thousands of passionate guests who enjoy music, theatres and dances.

If you belong to these kind of music and event lovers, I would like to suggest you something:
Visit the event from your Barcelona hotel or your Barcelona apartment. In case, you travel to Barcelona with a (large) group, I recommend you to book a comfortable, economic Barcelona Group holiday apartment.
If you would like to have more information about the Barcelona Grec festival 2009, please visit the official website.


Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival 2009

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From May 28 until May 30, the Barcelona Primavera Sound Festival 2009 is taking place and it's the perfect opportunity to combine this event with a short trip to Barcelona.

Different national and international top live bands are acting out for a wide range of music-tastes at the festival, ranging from rock and pop, to grunge and electronic music as well as hardcore and extreme rock. Popular bands' include - among others - for instance, "My bloody Valentine", "Neil Young", "Kitty Daisy", "Sonic Youth" and "Crystal Antlers". In addition, there will also be plenty famous DJ's who assure best atmosphere for its festival visitors'.
The Primavera Sound Festival, which disposes 6 stages including the Forum Auditorium, takes place at the Parc Forum Venue (Metro L4), just beside the sea.

If you're planning to attend this great event, make sure to book a convenient accommodation in Barcelona early enough in advance in either an economical Barcelona Apartment or a cheap and centrally located Las Ramblas Barcelona Hotel. Primavera Sound Festival 09 -10.jpg

Ticket prices:
Until February 22nd: 115€
Afterwards: 130€

Tickets can be bought in the following outlets:
Tick Tack Ticket network, CD drome stores in Barcelona, Fnac France, Seetickets UK and via PayPal on the Primavera Sound Festival 2009 Webpage itself.

Attention Electro-Music Lovers!!! Sónar 2009 - Here we go again...

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This year, the 16. Edition of the Sonar festival is taking place in Barcelona. It's the largest and most famous festival for electro-music within Europe. Every year, top-class musicians, newcomers, record labels and popular Djs from all around the world re-gather in the metropolis of Barcelona in order to experience this unique event live. The festival is allocated within the whole city of Barcelona. Sonar during day takes place in the Centre de Cultura Cotemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), in Barcelona's Museum of Modern Art (MACBA) and in the Centre d'Art Santa Monica.
Sonar during night takes place on the Fira Gran Via M2 terrain. The Sonar 2009 lasts from the 18. - 20. June. More than 80.000 visitors are expected to attend this amazing event. An excellent and unique atmosphere with hundreds of international artists is ensured.
After the official Sonar 2009 festival, there will be another event, called "SonarKids". It is created by the founders of the Sonar festival and offers attractive workshops and different courses for kids. It's actually not only a workshop for kids, but also for their parents. Parents, who have visited the concerts or exhibitions have the possibility to share their impressions with their kids. SonarKids takes place on June 21, 2009 (Sunday).
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If you would like to visit this amazing event, don't miss to book the appropriate accommodation in advance. PerfectSunTravel offers great hotels in Barcelona and apartments in Barcelona.
If you want more info about the Sónar 2009 festival you can visit the official website: sonar.es

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