Press Dossier Primavera Soun
THE FESTIVAL LINE UP PARC DEL FÒRUM ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES PRIMAVERA A LA CIUTAT ORGANIZATION AND PARTNERS TICKETS GRAPHIC CAMPAIGN PRESS QUOTES HISTORY CONTACT ANNEX I: PRIMAVERAPRO ANNEX II: BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTISTS THE FESTIVAL Primavera Sound has always concentrated all its eforts on uniting the latest musical proposals from the independent scene together with already well-established artists, while embracing any style or genre in the line up, fundamentally looking for quality and essentially backing pop and rock as well as underground elec- tronic and dance music. Over the last twelve years, the festival has had the most diverse range of artists. Some of those who have been on stage are Arcade Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Nine Inch Nails, Kendrick Lamar, Pixies, Aphex Twin, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Portishead, Pet Shop Boys, Pavement, Echo & The Bunnymen, Lou Reed, My Bloody Valentine, El-P, Pulp, Patti Smith, James Blake, Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Public Ene- my, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, Television, Devo, Enrique Morente, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsys- tem, Tindersticks, PJ Harvey, Shellac, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, Surfin’ Bichos, Fuck Buttons, Swans, Melvins, Psychic TV, Spiritualized, The Cure, Bon Iver, La Buena Vida, Death Cab For Cutie, Iggy & The Stooges, De La Soul, Marianne Faithfull, Mazzy Star, Blur, Wu-Tang Clan, Phoenix, The Jesus and Mary Chain or Tame Impala amongst many others. Primavera Sound has consolidated itself as the urban festival par excellence with unique characteristics that have projected it internationally as a reference cultural event. The event stands out from other large mu- sic events and is faithful to its original artistic idea, keeping the same standards and maintaining the same quality of organization of past years, without resorting to more commercial bands.
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