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One of our favourite bands, London’s The Vaccines, have just announced that they will be embarking on a European venue tour in autumn 2024 in support of their latest album, Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations (2024). The tour, which kicks off in France on 10 October, will then visit Switzerland and Spain before concluding with
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5050 ViewsAfter a day of concerts on Friday with Kasabian and Amaral, Saturday was the big day for the Cruïlla 2024 line-up, with performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr. The Smashing Pumpkins, Cruïlla 2024 – Photo courtesy of the Cruïlla Festival organisers The evening began on the Vueling stage with the
Read More131131 ViewsThere are few sensations that give me such a clear sense of being in the middle of summer as when I see families with children queuing at the entrance to Cruïlla to attend the first festival of their short lives. This year marks the 14th edition of the festival, but over the years the sense
Read More8080 ViewsThe historic Cock Sparrer, a British band that played a key role in the punk rock movement of the late 70s and first half of the 80s as one of the founding bands of the Oi! movement, have announced that they will be playing two concerts in Spain at the end of the year, marking
Read More1717 ViewsLike many of the so-called “grunge-indie” generation, there are bands from the early to mid-90s that have stolen a place in your heart. In the case of the Americans Garbage, for the writer of these lines the arrival of two cassettes, one pink and the other orange, corresponded to the entry of the Institute in
Read More156156 ViewsIf, at the end of April, New York’s Interpol left us waiting for more by not including any dates in Spain as part of the mini-tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their second album Antics (2004), today we were surprised by the exclusive announcement of a single concert in Barcelona. After surprising everyone with a
Read More9090 ViewsCanada’s Sum 41, who announced their split in May 2023 after more than 27 years as a band, have just announced new UK and European dates for their farewell tour, just days before they perform in Madrid as part of the Mad Cool Festival 2024 line-up. Deryck Whibley’s band will perform at the WiZink Center
Read More103103 ViewsJust a few hours after the other big metal festival in Spain announced its dates for 2025, the organisers of Resurrection Fest have just confirmed that the 20th edition of the Galician festival will take place from 25th to 28th June at its usual venue in Viveiro. Just a week after enjoying the likes of
Read More101101 ViewsWhile the 2024 edition is still on, the organisers of Barcelona Rock Fest have announced that the 2025 edition will take place from 26th to 29th June at the usual venue of Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, consolidating it as a 4-day festival. In addition to confirming the dates, the first
Read More9999 ViewsTo talk about The Divine Comedy is to talk about POP in capital letters, the same kind that Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub or Spanish band Tachenko defend with their ability to brighten up a shitty day with just a couple of songs. Neil Hannon‘s band also has that incredible duality of being a band
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