Primavera Sound Festival 2011

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Alexis N. Crockett
May 30, 2011
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One of the most popular European music festivals, Primavera Sound Festival has been echoing in air of Barcelona, Spain since 2001. Celebrating thus its eleventh year the Primavera Sound Festival 2011 is starting from 26-28 May, 2011 in Parc Del Forum.

The Primavera Sound Festival 2011 is going to host more than 200 artists from around the world and is exhibiting music at several locations as such Primavera A La Ciutat 13-29 May, 2011, Poble Espanyol 25&29 May, 2011 and the Parc Del Fòrum 26-28 May, 2011.

Known primarily as Estrella Damm Primavera Sound festival during period 2001-2009 based on its sponsor Estrella Damm, it had been named as San Miguel Primavera Sound festival last year and so as this year based on its major sponsor San Miguel. But the great annual music festival is commonly known as Primavera Sound or just by name Primavera held in late May each year in outdoor space within the Parc del Forum, Barcelona. The salient feature of ‘Forum’ that resides in heart of the area is famous blue building called ‘Barcelona Fórum’ that looks like a large sponge and is bright blue having mirrored sections.

The special focus in Primavera Sound is on independent music due to which it has become one of the biggest music festivals in world attracting approximately 100, 000 music lovers every year, who manage reaching festival spot through metro, tram, taxi, shuttle buses and normal buses to Primavera and enjoy the long going music bash there.

Apart from its great festivities, Primavera Sound Festival 2011 will be a more jovial this year presenting number of talented artists including Grinderman, The National, Dotore, mythical British band Pulp, The Flaming Lips, Sonny & The Sunsets, Emeralds, Carte Blanche, Field Music and many more. The musical genres gratified by them are electronic, alternative, pop, indie, metal, hip hop, dance, experimental music, folk and jazz.