Primavera Sound 2011

Situated right on the coast with some stages on the beach, it has a beautiful atmosphere to soak up some brilliant music. Primavera Sound 2011 takes place at the Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain between Thursday 26th until Saturday 28th May.

Primavera Sound offers six outdoor stages and one of the biggest auditoriums in Europe. With events throughout Barcelona for the week surrounding the festival, this is more like a massive summer party than the usual festival.

Line-up

The latest acts to be confirmed are: Ainara LeGardon, The Annuals, Arto Lindsay, Avi Buffalo, Baths, Battles, Berlinetta, Big Boi, The black Angels, Carte Blanche, Caspa, Connan Mockasin, Curls, CUzo, Damo Suzuki, Darkstar, Del Rey, DJ Shadow, Explosions in the sky, Field Music, Girl Talk, Glenn Branca Ensemble, Gold Panda, Gonjasufi, Holy Ghost!, Icarnations, Interpol, Jamie XX, John Talabot, Julia Kent, Kode9 & The Spaceape, Kode9 Burial Set, Kokoshca, Kurt Vile & The Violators, La Célula Durmiente, Les Aus, Lindstrom, Lüger, M Ward, Matthew Dear, The Monochrome Set, Nosoträsh live Popemas, Odd Future, Of Montreal, Ornamento y delito, PiL, Pere Ubu, Perfume Genius, James Blake, PJ Harvey, Sufjan Stevens, Rubik, Simian Mobile Disco, The Soft Moon, The Suicide of Western Culture, Suuns, The Tallest Man On Earth, Thelemáticos, Toundra, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, and Warpaint.

Confirmed acts are Pulp (on Friday), with Grinderman also headlining, The Album Leaf, Animal Collective, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Autolux, Belle & Sebastian, Blank Dogs, BMX Bandits, Broadcast, Caribou, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, Factory Floor, The Flaming Lips, Fleet Foxes, The Fresh & Onlys, Gang Gang Dance, John Cale & Band + Orchestra perform PARIS 1919 live, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Low, Male Bonding, Mercury Rev perform Deserter's Songs, Mogwai, The National, Phosphorescent, Pissed Jeans, Swans, Tennis, Triángulo De Amor Bizarro, Twin Shadow, The Vaccines, The Walkmen, Wolf People, Yuck, with more to be announced. For the full list of acts confirmed see the bottom of the page.

The 'Poble Espanyol' (this is included in the main festival ticket price, but it's in a smaller venue on Montjuic) line-up includes Nisennenmondai, and Las Robertas on Wednesday, and Mercury Rev performing Deserter's Songs, Deakin, My Teenage Stride, BMX Bandits, The Vaccines, and Me And The Bees on Sunday.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are no longer available. Tickets are on sale, priced at £145 for the three days. To buy, click here.

Please note camping or accommodation is not included. Tickets cannot be posted out to non UK addresses. One day tickets will be availble soon at the price of 65 euros. These tickets don't give access to the performances that will take place in the Poble Espanyol on 25th and 29th of May, and will once again be sold through the Tick Tack Ticket network and at the CD Drome shops of Barcelona and Madrid.

Admission details for minors

Minors up to 14 years old can attend the festival free of charge under the supervision of their parents or guardians. 15 years old minors will be able to get in the festival by buying the corresponding ticket but will also need to be accompanied by their parents or guardians. The guardians must bring the authorization identifying themselves as such.

Parents or guardians must sign an entry form at the access area assuming the responsibility of the minor while in the venue. This form will be available for download on their website. People over 16 years old can enter the Festival venue with the same policy as adults do.

Minors up to 18 years old will be identified by a special wristband which will prevent them from getting any alcoholic beverage at bars, they will have to carry this wristband during the entire event.

Minimúsica for kids

Minimúsica aims to integrate children into the festival's musical offer and to contribute to the musical education of children by exposing them to live modern music, arguing that childhood is not linked to a concrete type of music nor to 'children's music', but that it is a stage in life when aural stimulation is essential. To this end a host of events are programmed during the festival.

Transport

Getting to Barcelona is straightforward with plenty of road, rail, and airport links from anywhere in Europe. There are coaches which travel from London to Barcelona regularly. When travelling by train it is easiest top take the 'Trenhotel' directly from Paris directly to Barcelona, leaving Paris in the evening, and arriving at Barcelona the next morning.

More information will be here when available.



Acts confirmed: Aias, Ainara LeGardon, Animal Collective, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arto Lindsay, Autolux, Avi Buffalo, Baths, Battles, Belle & Sebastian, Berlinetta, Big Boi, Blank Dogs, BMX Bandits, Caribou, Carte Blanche, Caspa, Cloud Nothings, Comet Gain, Connan Mockasin, Cults, Cuzo + Damo Suzuki, Dan Melchior und Das Menace, Darkstar, Das Racist, Deakin, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, Del Rey, DJ Shadow, DM Stith, Ducktails, Dúo Cobra, Echo & The Bunnymen performing Heaven Up Here & Crocodiles, Einstürzende Neubauten, El Guincho, El Mató A Un Policía Motorizado, Emeralds, Explosions In the Sky, Factory Floor, Field Music, Fleet Foxes, Games, Gang Gang Dance, Girl Talk, Glasser, Glenn Branca Ensemble, Gold Panda, Gonjasufi, Grinderman, Half Japanese, Holy Ghost!, Incarnations, Interpol, Islet, James Blake, Jamie XX, John Cale & Band + Orchestra perform PARIS 1919, John Talabot, Julia Kent, Julian Lynch, Kode9 And The Space Ape + Kode9 Burial Set, Kokoshca, Kurt Vile & The Violators, La Célula Durmiente, Las Robertas, Les Aus, Lichens, Lindstrom, Low, Lüger, M. Ward, Male Bonding, Matthew Dear Live, Me And The Bees, Mercury Rev perform Deserter's Songs, Mogwai, Money Mark, My Teenage Stride, Nisennenmondai, Nosoträsh "Popemas", Odd Future, Of Montreal, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ornamento Y Delito, P.I.L. (Public Image Limited), Papas Fritas, Pere Ubu plays "The Annotated Modern Dance", Perfume Genius, Phosphorescent, Pissed Jeans, PJ Harvey, Pulp, Rubik, Salem, Seefeel, Shellac, Simian Mobile Disco, Sonny & The Sunsets, Sufjan Stevens, Suicide, Suuns, Swans, Tennis, The Album Leaf, The Annuals, The Black Angels, The Fiery Furnaces, The Flaming Lips, The Fresh & Onlys, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Monochrome Set, The National, The Soft Moon, The Suicide Of Western Culture, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Vaccines, The Walkmen, Thelematicos, Toundra, Triángulo De Amor Bizarro, tUnE-yArDs, Twin Shadow, Ty Segall, Warpaint, Wolf People, Yuck.

Adidas Showcase: Pájaro Jack, Tannhäuser, Deep Sea Arcade, Francis International Airport, Garotas Suecas, Jason Collett, Julia Kent, No Joy, The Birkins, GAF, Zurych, Fernando Milagros, Javiera Mena, Perrosky, Colectivo Oruga, Disco Las Palmeras!, Eladio y Los Seres Queridos, Igloo, Maryland, Nouvelle Cuisine, The Car Is On Fire, Kyst, and Woody Alien.

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