When the night Comes...
Closing a festival is a great responsibility. The biggest? Maybe... It is knowing how to put the final icing, leave the diner with the best taste in the mouth but with a little hunger: enough to start the desire to return, repeat and want it all Yes, but only with you and no one else.
And this is what they will do this 2019 DJ Rosario, Sama Yax and DJ Coco with the Spring Sound : put the finishing touch making you vibrate to climb the stairs of the Ray Ban stage with the words “and there are only 365 days left to return” in the mouth.
And climb those stairs thinking... "there are only 365 days left"
THE NEW NORMAL
This is how Primavera Sound is defined in 2019, a phrase that is as necessary a vindication as dancing without end for three days and three nights. normalize that we can also move masses , that we must appropriate the scenarios and not stay behind the scenes.
"Watch more female headliners not because she is a woman, but because they have released a new job and are among the best albums of the year, it is normal; See what non-binary people are programming in theaters and at festivals It's The New Normal ”, he comments to Traveler.es DJ Rosario (Charo Salas).
DJ Rosario and Sama Yax
"Let's say that The New Normal is the need for a real change and what we consider is time for it to be "normal" in a free society," says **Sama Yax (Ainara Marañón) ** . They will occupy the Ray Ban stage and They will be the last to make us dance in this edition.
Festival regulars may wonder: And what about 'Don't stop believing'? What about the classic of the classics, what about DJ Coco? “We want to make it clear that there are a number of things that until now have not been taken into account in most cultural events; we want to make room for genres, sensitivities and groups that until now have been cornered in proposals of this caliber”, confirms DJ Coco to Traveler.es.
And he will do it by re-closing the festival of the brave, those who finish it off on Sunday night June 2 in the Apollo room . But will it end Journey ? "If you ask me now I'll tell you no, but it's possible that in the end it will be a yes"... we will have to see it.
DJ Coco
But is a greater presence on festival posters enough? What is missing to make a difference, really? “We have to set an example, resignifying reality, making it visible, providing references with which the public identifies, the entire public, without exclusion: We must take the step to generate free and democratic spaces where we feel as comfortable as we are responsible”, claims Sama Yax . “You have to risk more, because there are very good professionals and you have to start with the local scene” , top off DJ Rosario .
** BARCELONA , THE CITY THAT DANCES EVERYTHING **
If there is a city that knows how to wake up that local scene and give it the space it deserves, it is Barcelona. “I would highlight clubs like Nitsa, which have a history of more than 20 years; record stores like Paradiso, Rhythm Control or Subwax records ; the small clubs, the events... but I think what I would highlight the most is all those people who want to do things (radios, events, labels, records) with, for and through music”, he comments Sama Yax.
Barcelona, the city that dances everything
The Primavera Sound programming is a great octopus that invades Barcelona with its tentacles: free concerts with Primavera Als Barris, the programming of als Clubs (only with subscription), without forgetting the opening day, which will be held on May 29 at the Forum Park free for anyone who wants to go, and the closing of the Primavera al Raval festival on Sunday June 2 (also free and for all audiences).
But if you don't have enough, we've asked the three masters of ceremonies for some musical recommendations.
A day in Barcelona off festival
Sama Yax would discover us the Maritime Museum Gardens We would also recommend the restaurant The Fishermen , a walk around Montjüic or along the Garraf beach . Another route? DJ Rosario would bet on the climbing wall of La Foixarda for a meal at La Tere Gastrobar and to unwind in the Grec gardens or on the Montgat beach. Of course: the sunset can be enjoyed from the Carmel bunkers.
Bunkes of Carmel
promenade and restaurant
“Walking through the Palau de la Música towards the Born Market and eat a sandwich at the Acero; also a walk through Barceloneta and go to the beach towards Poblenou to eat rice at Els Pescadors... or take a route from the Spain Industrial Park towards Can Batllo and finish vermouth in Cal Pep Winery ”, recommends DJ Rosario
Of wines and vermouth
However, DJ Coco points out: “ Majide For example, if you want good sushi; Pepa Pla , for natural wines; the Carol Winery , for a mega traditional vermouth; the rice of The Racó del Agüir, a quality Mexican at ** El Gallo de Oro **... and some cocktails at Downers 10 They are also a good plan.”
Good kitchen, better atmosphere
The Hangover
DJ Coco has it clear: “taking advantage of the fact that it is Sunday and the final will be held in the Apolo room, I would bet on ** La Porca ,** which is very close. Most of his dishes are perfect for getting over a hangover: his bravas with pork topping, the triple pork with torreznos, the fried chicken burger ...”, music to our ears.
For Sama Yax, the chosen place would be ** El Mosquito or Koku Kitchen ** “I like Asian food when I'm hungover”.
DJ Rosario, more classic but effective, opts for the fried eggs with potatoes at the ** Bar Prada .**
The perfect plan for a hangover in Barcelona
THE PLAYLISTS TO WARM UP ENGINES
Primavera Sound launches a new normal and will end with “a fresh and very danceable session, with a big party and a surprise set...” , in the words of DJ Rosario.
“What we can guarantee is that we will give our best to make people enjoy and dance . After all, that's what matters: celebrate ”, exclaims Sama Yax.
We have asked them to impress us with their rhythms, with a musical desire to prepare ourselves and arrive at Primavera Sound with 100% festival spirit. This is the result: