The Backpackers Hostel Blog

Fri 13 Jun

9:30pm at Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6)   18 – 68€  Buy tickets

Toto Cutugno is an Italian pop singer-songwriter. In 1976 he participated for the first time in the Sanremo Music Festival coming up with 3rd place with his band Albatros rd. He then won in 1980 with the song “Solo noi” (“Only us”, in Italian), and subsequently finished second in six editions: in 1984 with the song “Serenata” (“Serenade”), in 1987 with “Figli” (“Sons” or “Children”), in 1988 with “Emozioni” (“Emotions”), in 1989 with the song “Le mamme” (“The Mamas”), in 1990 with Ray Charles with the song “Gli amori” (“Loves”, but entitled “Good Love Gone Bad” in Charles’ version) and in 2005 with Annalisa Minetti with the song “Come noi nessuno al mondo” (“No One Else in the World Like Us”). In total Cutugno participated in the festival 13 times.

Toto has sold more than 100 millions of discs and actually he is considered one of the more known and followed italian artists all over the world.  (Taken from http://bp3.blogger.com and www.wikipedia.org)

Fri 13 Jun

10:30pm at Palau Sant Jordi (Paseig Olímpic, s/n) 25€ Buy tickets

Estopa is a popular Spanish rock/rumba duo. The band consists of the brothers José and David Muñoz, who sing a unique blend of sounds reflecting many genres, including rock, rumba, flamenco, and a “sonido callejero” that does not easily fit into categories. The band has commented on such difficulty by stating “We don’t like to be easily categorized.” They are similar to the band Los Chichos, a rumba band from Spain, popular in the 1970s.

The band famously made a cameo appearance in the Spanish film The 4th Floor. (Taken from http://bp3.blogger.com and www.wikipedia.com)

Thu 12 Jun

From 6pm at Parc del Forum (Rambla Prim 1) 68€ + booking fees Buy tickets

On June 12th the Daydream Festival will start the independent pop and rock concerts with Radiohead in its only performance in Spain.

Radiohead is an English alternative rock band from Oxfordshire. The group is composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, electronics), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, other instruments), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar, synthesisers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead have released seven albums and have sold over 23 million records over their career.

Other confirmed artists are Bat for Lashes, Liars, Clinic, Low, Modeselektor LIVE!, Enemc presenta “Off Computer”, Cristoph de Babalon, Christian Vogel, Cuchillo, Faust, Four Tet live and M83a. (Taken from http://blog.wired.com, www.daydream-festival.es and www.wikipedia.org).

Wed 11 Jun

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9:30pm at L’Auditori (Lepant, 150) 25€ Buy tickets

“InCubando” (Incubating) is the Carmen Paris’s third record , includes a strong dose of “aragonese jota” mixed with many other movements as the bolero and the couplet. The first single is a bolero, ’25 years’, interpreted with the unmistakable voice of Juan Perro, alter ego of Santiago Auserón.

At Palau de la Música Catalana (C/Música Catalana 4-6) 40 – 58€ Buy tickets