The Backpackers Hostel Blog

Tue 16 - Wed 24 Sep 08

This is the 7th edition of the Asia Festival, this year is dedicated to India. During this time there will be more than fifty activities and shows in three different places: Ciutadella Park, Mercat de les Flors and CaixaForum.

More info

(Taken from www.casaasia.es)

Programme

Thu 24 - Sun 27 Jul

Barcelona is going to play host to the EuroGames Barcelona 2008, the European championship for gay, lesbian and transsexual sportsmen/women and their friends. An amazing event which will involve more 30,000 people and which for a few days will transform Barcelona into the authentic European capital of sport and gay and lesbian culture.

EuroGames Barcelona 2008 will consist of 28 sporting events together with a range of cultural and leisure activities based in and around the city. The event will make its mark on Barcelona for a few days as more than 5,000 sporting participants descend upon the city from all corners of Europe.

Sportive Disciplines: Aerobics, Badminton, Ballroom, dancing, Basketball, Beach volleyball, Bowling, Bowls - Pétanque, Canoeing, Cycling, Floorball, Football, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Rollerblading, Rugby, Running, Sailing, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, Waterpolo, Wrestling.

Cultural Program: Ceremonies, forums, festivals, parties, tourism, etc. More info Buy tickets

EuroGames is sport, fun and culture. More info

Until Sat 2 Aug

July and August

Wed until 11pm / Tue until 10pm at Caixa Forum (Av. Marques de Comillas, 6-8)

Concerts, Scenic Arts and Poetic Recitals, Cinema, Multimedia Performances

Tríada (Bulgarian Voices: Valya Petrova, Boryanka Dimitrova, Elena Aleksieva; Pulshar, La muerte y la primavera (Teather), EEDL (electronic music), Branquicefalias mistéricas, Ni Romeo ni Julieta, Barco de arena (Scenic Art), Sitjazz Band, Digital China (Audiovisual Thematic Concert), Los libros arden mal (tango novel), Zaharregia, txikiegia agian / Una manera de mirar (poetry and music), Binomis (Down-tempo experimental electronic + Balago Dance & Erre que Erre, Asíkides (greek music), Divine Gospel Reunion, A paso de Rosalía de Castro (poetry), Carta de una mujer desconocida (Letter from an unknown women Xu Jinglei, China, 2004, 94 min, Movie in VOSE), One Woman Blues & Swing Show, Sforzinda (Flute concert), Flamenco (Mercedes Cortés/voice, Jordi Flores/guitarra; Jesús Flores & “el Nano”/palms), Institut FATIMA (Multimedia Spectacle), December Quintet, Sunflower Zhang Yang, China, 2005, 131 min, VOSE (Movie), The Baghdad Ensemble (Classic Music from the Middle East), Fernando Lagreca (electronic pop), Vida (Poetic Recital), Ping-pong mongol Hao Ning, China, 2005, 107 min, VOSE (movie), Barbad (Classic Music from form Persia, tradicional Armenia and popular Magreb), A paso de Charles Baudelaire (Scenic art), Micro Music BCN (multimedia concert), La boda de Tuya Wang Quanan, China, 2006, 95 min, VOSE (movie), One Woman Blues & Swing Show, The Orient Express Orkestra (sefardi and klezmer music), edukando.org (electronic music), Pere Arquillué dice a Gabriel Ferrater (Scenic art).

(Taken from http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es).

See Program (just in Spanish language)

Wed 25 Jun - Sat 2 Aug

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Click here to see complete programme Click here to Buy tickets

This is the 29th edition of the Barcelona Grec 2008 Festival , with a huge programme of more than 40 theatre, dance and music performances.

Many of the bigger music events take place in the Poble Espanyol, with artists such as The Brothers Size, Vanessa da Mata, Hiroaki Umeda, as well as international pop stars. Other big name highlights include Marianne Faithfull at the Teatre Grec, and the highly acclaimed contemporary dance maestro Trisha Brown. It is recommended to book your tickets well in advance.

(Taken from www.barcelonafestival.com; http://gothamist.com; popnewss.files.wordpress.com; www.eu-japanfest.org; www.icatfm.cat).

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1 The Brothers Size (Theatre)
2 Vanessa da Mata (Music)
3 Hiroaki Umeda (Dance)
4 Nit de Circ (Circus Night)

Fri 5 & Sat 6 Jun

9pm at Mercat de les Flors / Ciutat del Teatre (Calle Lleida 59)  6 € per day / 10 € two day subscription

“The Marató de l’Espectacle” is a great celebration of performance and contemporary art in Barcelona where, year after year, more then 4000 spectators, as well as many professionals and programmers of the sector attend Mercat de les Flors for a marathon of more than one hundred different shows.

With nearly 200 productions and artists, who presents an extract of their work (10 min max).  In 25 years, the Marató has gained strong experience and professionalism. It has become an unique event, where a large number of artists from different origins, artistic trends and disciplines show a fragment of their work in excellent atmospheric and technical conditions.

This year, the Marató celebrates its 25th anniversary and for this special occasion we propose a wider programme of experimental, risked, original and creative productions. Any type of performance is welcome: performing arts of big or small format, music, video, cinema, flash projection, videogames, videoart, animation, itinerant shows, performances, visual arts, photography, installations.  (Taken from www.marato.com)

Marató 2007 -watch video

Sat 24 May

10pm at Auditorio Hotel Melià Sitges (C/ Joan Salvat Papasseit , 38 -Sitges) Buy tickets

Carlos Núñez is internationally regarded as an extraordinary MUSICIAN who stands among the most earnest and brilliant in the world. But he is also a true ARTIST. His charisma, energy and pioneering spirit have made him very popular, while he has gone far beyond the usual limits of his instruments: the bagpipe and the recorders.

He has received countless awards and nominations: a Grammy which he shared with his teachers, the Chieftains, for their album “Santiago”; Premio Ondas (Spain); Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Germany); two nominations to the Latin Grammy Awards, etc.

He has also attained commercial success: his first three albums have reached platinum record status in Spain, and his sales near a million copies world-wide. (Taken from www.syntorama.com and www.elpozodestirling.blogspot.com).

Sun 29 Jun

10pm at Palau Sant Jordi  (Pg. Olímpic, 5-7)  40€ - 73,50€ Buy tickets

MARC ANTHONY is the most influential artist of his generation. And indeed the most eclectic, becoming not only the biggest selling salsa singer of all time, but a great theater and film actor and a producer as well.

He started writing songs in his teens. In 1991, he teamed up with producer and DJ Little Louie Vega to record When the Night Is Over, a Latin r&b and hip-hop album featuring guest appearances by Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. It created such a stir that maestro Puente invited him to be the opening act at a Madison Square Garden concert to celebrate Puente’s 100th album release. That was the start of:

• Over 10 million albums sold worldwide
• Awarded over 12 Latin and Standard gold and platinum certifications by the RIAA
• Has won a total of 16 “Premio Lo Nuestro” Awards in the span of his career.  Holding the record of winning the most “Premios Lo Nuestro” Awards of all artists
• 2005 Latin Grammy Winner - Best Latin Pop Album of the Year (Amar Sin Mentiras)
• 2005 Latin Grammy Winner - Best Tropical Album of the Year (Valio La Pena)
• 1999 Latin Grammy Winner - Song of the Year (”Dimelo”)
• 1998 Grammy Winner - Best Latin/Tropical Performance (Contra La Corriente)

Taken from: biboz.net and www.marcanthonyonline.com)

Sat 12 Apr

9pm at Razzmatazz (Sala 1 - C/Almogàvers, 122) 25€ Buy tickets

Ian Brown is an English musician and former lead singer of the Madchester band The Stone Roses.

Since the band’s acrimonious and prolonged break up in 1996, Brown has released five solo albums. He has appeared on several club tours and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival three times since 1998.

He is considered to be an influential artist and has had twelve UK top 40 singles.In the 2006 NME awards, Brown was presented with the “Godlike Genius” award. He said that as well as his work with the Stone Roses, he considered the track “F.E.A.R.” to be one of his moments of genius.

In October 2006, Brown made a surprising move to headline the Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival held outdoors in Victoria Park HK. During the two-day event and prior to his appearance on stage he strolled around anonymously and mingled with members of the crowd. His eventual stage performance was hailed by the South China Morning Post and other local newspapers as a great success.

In September 2007, Brown released his fifth studio album, The World Is Yours. The album represented a more political approach in his music, particularly the anti-war single, Illegal Attacks. (Taken from www.wikipedia.org)