Primavera Sound and Barcelona City Council at odds over festival beyond 2023
Organizers say local authorities see them as 'nuisance' and event may move to Madrid permanently
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Getting to know Le Nais: Catalan artist making her Primavera Sound debut
Singer is developing a reputation for a talented writer of gentle but powerful guitar songs that come from within
The Strokes cancel June 3 Primavera Sound appearance due to Covid-19
Ticketholders for Friday of weekend one will be able to attend on June 10 for no extra charge, when American indie rock band will perform
Dua Lipa’s concert thunders Barcelona after three postponements
Singer to perform in city again during Primavera Sound music festival
Catalonia's National Art Museum to be expanded, works to end in 2029
Gallery hosting Romanesque jewels to Velázquez, Picasso, and Dalí paintings will be extended to nearby pavilion
Poblenou galleries and museums open doors as AR-DE returns June 3-5
Second edition of art and design circuit showcases former industrial area's cultural offering
‘Cathedral of the Sea’ author to publish new novel ‘Slave of Freedom’ on August 30
Latest work by Ildefonso Falcones is "passionate" condemnation of slavery in colonial Cuba and modern Spain
Catalan co-production ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ out now in cinemas
Film co-written by Clara Roquet and Mounia Akl follows the story of a Lebanese family who move to the Catalan countryside
Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra premieres latest movie at Cannes festival
'Pacifiction' could win Cannes Palme d'Or award with film recorded in French Polynesia
Barcelona’s finest gastronomic establishments to gather on La Rambla for food festival
‘Tast a La Rambla’ returns for its eighth edition with five days of showcooking, tasting and workshops
'Alcarràs' is the biggest Spanish box office hit of the year
Winner of the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Fest sells 300,000 cinema tickets in Spain, reaches Italian cinemas Thursday
‘Barbie Girl’ artists and 2022 Romania’s Eurovision singer in Pride BCN
Celebrations to focus on lesbian collective with dozens of events in June
Kazushi Ono bids farewell to Barcelona Symphony Orchestra with Mahler's 'Resurrection'
Seven-year stint as principal conductor ends with work carrying message of dignity and "rejection" of violence
Tarraco Viva festival underway with first full weekend of historical activities
Organizers hope to recover pre-pandemic attendance figures with program for all audiences in Tarragona area
Snail festival kicks off in Lleida with 200,000 anticipated attendees
L'Aplec del Caragol also features tastings, concerts, and human towers on banks of Segre river in western Catalonia
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