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What’s On in Barcelona Autumn 2012

Autumn is always an event-ful time in Barcelona for concerts , exhibitions and shows so we’ve rounded up some of the best around town…

For 44 years Barcelona has played host to an increasingly popular annual jazz festival. This year the music gets going on 30^th October until 30^th November in venues across town. Once again, there is a great line-up with performances from the likes of Sonny Rollins, Melody Gardot, Samantha de Siena and the Buena Vista Social Club Orchestra. You need to buy individual tickets for each event – there is not one ticket that covers the whole event. Venues vary from the grand Palau de la Musica to small smoky bars like Jamboree and Harlem Jazz Club.
For more information go to Barcelona Jazz Festival

The Liceu Theatre offers some enticing opera and ballet in the run-up to Christmas including the Barber of Seville and The Nutcracker. For tickets go to
www.liceubarcelona.cat

Japanese cooking is the star of this year’s edition of the Manga Fair which is moving to Barcelona for the first time. From 1st to 4th November, the Palau 2 of the Fira de Barcelona in Montjuïc will be the venue for this gathering, renowned in the world of Manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese animation). The main reason why the fair has abandoned its usual venue in Hospitalet de Llobregat is the need to cater for the increasing number of visitors. For more information go to Manga festival Barcelona

The exhibition “Explosion! The Legacy of Jackson Pollock” is on at the Fundació Miró until mid February and explores the North American artist’s influence on action painting and performance art. The exhibition explores his influence, which has been felt in areas like action painting and performance through the work of numerous artists, including Andy Warhol, Bruce Nauman and Yves Klein. Joan Miro exhibitions

Over a hundred of the New York Times Magazine’s published pictures, by photographers such as Sebastião Salgado, Nan Goldin and Lee Friedlander can be seen in an exhibition at Palau Robert, representing thirty years of the magazine’s history. Genres include photojournalism, fashion reporting and conceptual photography. Until 2^nd December. New York Times Magazine exhibition

In the world of sport you can catch the ‘Freestyle Masters’ of Barcelona – basically acrobatics from the expert riders of Supercross. On at the Palau San Jordi. And finally, concerts this autumn include Diana Krall at the Auditori, Skink Anansie at Razzmatazz and Patti Smith at the Palau de La Musica.

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Amazing 2-bedroom apartment for rent next to Paseo de Gracia and famous Casa Mila of Gaudi

Luxury apartment for rent in Diagonal Mar Barcelona. With sea views and only three minutes from the beach

Luxury holiday apartment in the heart of the most famous street of Barcelona, Paseo de Gracia

Apartment for rent in Barcelona Old Town close to Plaza de Catalunya and Paseo de Gracia

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Shakira’s ‘Sale el Sol’ Tour in Barcelona; 29th May 2011

With Shakira’s ‘romance stories’ with a certain FC Barcelona star, Gerard Pique recently scattering the press , we could all be too warped to truly realise the excitement factor of her upcoming tour ‘Sale el Sol’; Sunday 29th May here in Barcelona.

The 33 million album selling infamous pop star, Shakira; is doing a tour covering the same Spanish spots as her previous sell out tour back in 2010; these are to include Valencia , Almería, Madrid and Bilbao.

Back in January, Shakira achieved the ‘prestigious’ one-billion YouTube views…..a milestone number for those YouTube aficionados! …joining the likes of Lady Gaga; who successfully achieved the first person to ever break the one-billion views mark in October 2010.
For an evening full of: ‘hips don’t lie’ ‘whenever, wherever’ and ‘Waka Waka’ then the 29th May for you should be spent in the Estadi Olimpic in Barcelona on Montjuic Hill in Barcelona.

To find out more information about this evening, to buy tickets or more information about the rest of Shakira’s ‘Sale el Sol Tour’ then click here.

Primavera Sound 2011 Line-Up Barcelona, Spain

Primavera Sound 2011 Barcelona May 25-26-28-29

We love music, especially outdoor concerts in Barcelona here at Lucas Fox. Following our previous posting we have posted the line up for Primavera Sound 2011 below.

If you really can’t wait for the concert why not listen to Primavera Sound’s own radio station here

Primavera Sound Line Up – Wednesday 25th May, 2011 Poble Espanyol

Caribou,
Echo & The Bunnymen performing Heaven Up Here & Crocodile
Las Robertas
Nisennenmondai

Primavera Line Up - Thursday 26 May, 2011 – Parc del Fòrum

Baths
Big Boi
Blank Dogs
Caribou
Connan Mockasin
Cults
Das Racist
DM Stith
Ducktails
El Guincho
Emeralds
Factory Floor
The Flaming Lips
The Fresh & Onlys
Girl Talk
Glasser
Glenn Branca Ensemble
Gold Panda
Grinderman
Interpol
Islet
John Talabot Of Montreal
Oneohtrix Point Never
P.I.L. (Public Image Limited)
Salem
Seefeel
Smoke Fairies
Sonny & The Sunsets
Sufjan Stevens
Suicide
Suuns
Toundra
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
The Walkmen

Primavera Line Up - Friday 27 May, 2011 – Parc del Fòrum

Aias
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Arto Lindsay
Autolux
Avi Buffalo
Battles
Barry Hogan DJ
Belle & Sebastian
Carte Blanche
Dan Melchior und Das Menace
Del Rey
DM Stith
Field Music
Explosions In The Sky
The Fiery Furnaces
Ford & Lopatin (Former Games)
Half Japanese
James Blake
Julian Lynch
Kode9 Burial Set
Lichens
Lindstrom
Low
M. Ward
Male Bonding
Matthew Dear – Live Band
The Monochrome Set
The National
No Joy
Pere Ubu plays “The Annotated Modern Dance”
Pissed Jeans
Pulp
Shellac
Simian Mobile Disco
Sufjan Stevens
Tennis
Twin Shadow

Primavera Line Up - Saturday 28th May, 2011 – Parc del Fòrum

The Album Leaf
Animal Collective
The Black Angels
Caspa
Cloud Nothings
Cuzo + Damo Suzuki
Darkstar
Davila 666
Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500
Dj Coco
DJ Shadow
Einstürzende Neubaten
Fleet Foxes
Gang Gang Dance
Gonjasufi
Holy Ghost!
James Blake DJ
Jamie XX
John Cale & Band + BCN216 perform PARIS 1919
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Kode9 And The Space Ape
Kurt Vile & The Violators
Mercury Rev
Mogwai
Money Mark
Nosoträsh
Odd Future
Papas Fritas
Perfume Genius
Phosphorescent
PJ Harvey
Rubik
The Soft Moon
Swans
The Tallest Man On Earth
tUnE-yArDs
Ty Segall
Warpaint
Wolf People
Yuck.

Primavera Line Up - Sunday 29th, May 2011 – Poble Espanyol

BMX Bandits
Deakin
Me And The Bees
Mercury Rev perform Deserter’s Songs
My Teenage Stride
The Vaccines

Tickets for Primavera Sound 2011, Barcelona

Tickets have already been on sale for a little time now
From the 16th March you will have to pay an extra booking charge
A full festival ticket or day ticket will cost 175 € (+ booking fee) or 70 € (+ booking fee) respectively

10 years since his last performance here; Julio Iglesias is to perform in Barcelona May 19th!

Julio Iglesias performing here in Barcelona after 10 years….what a reason to visit this buzzing city! Snap up some tickets and book a short break in your diary; a time to relax and experience the music from the most popular latin singer from the ’70s and ’80s.

At 67 Julio Iglesias still remains something of a musical icon, successfully managing to spread his infectious ways throughout many international countries and impressing the crowds by performing live in many different languages. His talent and enthusiastic ways do not stop there; and with the raising of such a fantastic well known son, Enrique Iglesias (the world famous Spanish singer-songwriter), Julio has not taken the back seat; he still remains that well deserved icon he once was!

Here in Barcelona, May 19th, he is to be performing live at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and it really is set to be something of a grand performance. The excitement of seeing this fantastic performer combined with the sheer beauty of the chosen concert venue location; the famous opera house the Gran Teatre del Liceu that first opened its doors in April 1847 is something not to miss out on.

This venue is found along the famous tourist trap of ‘La Rambla’ in the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona and certainly deserves a visit. Combine this experience with an evening’s entertainment from Julio Iglesias and it is hard to justify that that is not a wining combination for a fantastic evening in Barcelona. To make the most of this evening and truly experience what it is like to have a performance of Julio Iglesias on your doorstep, why not stay in this 2 bedroom apartment that really is wonderfully decorated and will allow you to truly appreciate the Barcelona weather with its fantastic private terrace and is a mere stroll away from the Gran Teatre del Liceu…..Julio Iglesias within walking distance; what a way to enjoy Barcelona! Allow Lucas Fox to make your stay as easy as possible,

Barcelona ‘Primavera Sound Festival’ 2011

The 25^th & the 29^th May in Poble Espanol and from the 26^th to the 28^th May in the Parc del Forum in Barcelona, a fantastic Sound Festival is not to be missed; with the likes of Belle & Sebastian, BMX Bandits & James Blake and many other international song artists; this really is a prime opportunity to immerse yourself in such a vast and varied selection of music.

This music festival is at such a great time of year to combine it with a visit to Barcelona and soak up the sun’s rays on the expanse of beaches that the city has to offer.

To truly enjoy this festival of fantastic song artists you can ideally locate yourself within easy reach of the Parc del Forum by seeking help from Lucas Fox; here at Lucas Fox we will try to meet your needs and hopefully find you somewhere to stay that is most convenient to you. Why not check out this 4 bedroom apartment with pool, terrace and sea views, in Diagonal Mar which will also allow you to be close to the sea and beaches to enjoy the Barcelona weather at this great time of year.

Another idea would be to stay in this 2 bedroom apartment in Poble Nou with a pool, parking and sea views close to the Marbella Beach. Lucas Fox will allow you that stress free stay in a luxury Barcelona property whilst enjoying all that Primavera Sound Festival has to offer this May.

See the current UK number 1, Adele, in Barcelona, April 1st!

If anyone ever needed a further incentive to visit the exciting, buzzing city of Barcelona; Adele is to be performing here April 1^st at the popular location of ‘Bikini’ and given her recent performances this is something not to miss.

Jet off on a short break to an exciting city, with a night immersed in the fantastic voice of Adele, strolling the streets, visiting the sights and perusing the enviable shops that only Barcelona could offer so easily and with such little effort; this is the true formula for a fantastic trip to Spain at such a wonderful time of the year.

To really ensure that your stay here in Barcelona is made truly enjoyable, here at Lucas Fox we offer a selection of apartments available for short term rent and would be delighted to recommend to you some apartments that we believe will suit you and your needs. Further to this, we can guide you in the right direction as to the best restaurants in your area and what not to miss when you are here. For a central location, within easy reach of many of Barcelona’s delights as well as only a short stroll away from the venue where Adele will be performing, we at Lucas Fox would highly suggest to you that the 3 bedroom apartment in the area of Sarriá with reference number LFSR089 and the 2 bedroom apartment close to Paseo de Gr acia LFSR090 are both apartments worthy of an explore.

A last minute trip to Barcelona to see Kylie Minogue.

Kylie Minogue is very soon to be gracing Barcelona with her presence on her latest European tour; ‘The Aphrodite Les Folies Tour 2011′ and with the latest news of her fascination with the UK television program ‘Big Fat Gypsy Weddings’ and their rather extravagant wedding dresses, it is certain we are all dying to see the tour outfits she will be sporting here in Barcelona.

This is a concert not to be missed. The Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress who impressively clutches more than 60 million worldwide record sales under her wing is something of a grand performer when it comes to her tours and on March 12^th she will be here, in the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona performing in the concert venue of Palau Sant Jordi.

For an opportunity to see Kylie Minogue we have a great selection of fantastic apartments available for short term rent here at Lucas Fox and what an excuse to visit Barcelona than combining it with an evening in the presence of Kylie Minogue. We can help you find the apartment that best suits your needs and give you advise as to other memorable things you can see and do during your stay to make it a truly memorable trip to Barcelona. Here at Lucas Fox we would highly recommend combining the evening amongst Kylie’s company with staying in the 2 bedroom apartment reference number LFSR205 in the heart of the Old Town and only a few metro stops from Palau Sant Jordi. Or perhaps the apartment very close to Plaza Catalunya with reference number LFSR068 which is also in the Old Town and conveniently close to many great transport links; these are both fantastic apartments available for short term rent in Barcelona.