Primavera Sound 2023

Parc del Forum is like the end of Tony Hawk 2 when you get to skate heaven but for festival stages/venues. It's super rad. There's no way Madrid is gonna be that good.

Unreal lineup as usual. Jealous of y’all going

any recommendations on the smaller names? really unfamiliar with them compared to years past

I just cannot get over this line up, it's so good. Lowkey wanna watch Skrillex lmao. Some bookings are reaal janky on here.

exactly, i’ve already seen a lot of my top acts on here and none of them are particularly rare enough to travel for. its still a banging lineup but i have a feeling Coachella will be better. Also doesnt help that 2022 i wanted to see almost every headliner and 2023 i only want to see half

fuck this is great. probably not enough time for me to make it happen, but god damn I really want to.

It will be interesting to see where they put the Auditori acts in Madrid since I doubt that site has a permanent venue like Barcelona.

God I wish I could travel for this

An Emeralds reunion is pretty fucking cool.

Idk how small you're talking but Sudan Archives is sick as fuck. 

If I went, I'd be seeing these names:

Thu:
Blur, Halsey, Darkside, Le Tigre, Sparks
Alex G, Amenra, Arthur Verocai, BCNR, Emeralds (reuniting after 10 years?!), Folamour AV, Hudson Mohawke, Perfume, Sudan Archives
Isabella Lovestory, Juliana Huxtable b2b Jasss, Maral

Fri:
Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode, Four Tet, The Moldy Peaches, Christine & The Queens, The Mars Volta
Beak>, Daphni, John Talabot, Julia Holter, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Lebanon Hanover, Unwound, Yves Tumor
Beth Orton, Bill Kouligas, Nazira, The Soft Pink Truth, Tzusing, Upsammy

Sat:
Rosalía, FKA Twigs, St. Vincent, Caroline Polachek, Tokischa
Death Grips, Domi & JD Beck, Jockstrap, John Cale, Kelela, Laurie Anderson, Overmono
Avalon Emerson, Josey Rebelle, Pional

Pet Shop Boys with a primavera crowd and not a boomer/gen x crowd sounds incredible

thurs:
must see: Darkside, NxWorries, Pusha T, BCNR, Le Tigre

would like to see: Blur, Halsey, Drain Gang, Built To Spill, Yard Act, Perfume, PinkPantheress

would see barring conflicts: Sparks, Alex G, Hudson Mohawke, Sudan Archives, Slauson Malone 1

fri:
must see: Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Fred Again.., The Moldy Peaches, Christine & The Queens, Alvvays, Jbrekkie, Yves Tumor

would like to see: Depeche Mode, Four Tet, Channel Tres, Daphni, Julia Holter, Unwound,

would see barring conflicts: Skrillex, Sparks, The Mars Volta, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, The Beths, Soul Glo

sat:
must see: Rosalía, FKA twigs, St Vincent, Caroline Polachek, Death Grips, JPEGMAFIA, Kelela, Avalon Emerson

would like to see: Calvin Harris, My Morning Jacket, Arlo Parks, Ezra Furman, Yung Lean, Wednesday

would see barring conflicts: Charlotte De Witte, Gilla Band, Surf Curse, The Voidz, CCL, Crack Cloud

Somewhat conservatively:

Blur
Darkside
Le Tigre
NxWorries
Drain Gang
Push
Boris
Built to Spill
HudMo
Perfume
RV
Comet is Coming

Kendrick
Depeche Mode
Baby Keem
Four Tet
Bad Religion
Channel Tres
Daphni
Talabot
Lebanon Hanover
Swans

Rosalía
Calvin Harris
FKA Twigs
Caroline Polachek
My Morning Jacket
Tokischa
Death Grips
Jayda G
John Cale
JPEG
Shellac
Avalon Emerson

I really don't know aaaanny of that small print other than Avalon who's doing some project no one knows what is so that's really exciting. Looking forward to exploring all of that.

I do think name-for-name Coachella is gonna be better than this. I think Primavera going to 6 AM in Barcelona is kind of an ace in the hole, though. That enhances many of these names, to be able to see them in the wee hours of the morning. Really hoping to do both this year, even if that's all I do shows-wise.