This page on Barcelona Events in May has been kindly provided by TBS The Broadsheet, the only English-language lifestyle magazine distributed all over Spain. With the tagline 'The Best of Spain in English', TBS The Broadsheet is a well established magazine covering all areas of life in Spain.
(See previous page for May events in Barcelona in the first half of the month and for events running throughout May in Barcelona.
May 16
RICKY LEE JONES
Sala Bikini (c/Deu i Mata 105, tel: 93 322 0800 Cristina (Line 3)
Two-time Grammy winner and California bohemian queen, Jones is famous for her eclectic mixture of jazz, blues, pop and soul.
May 18
RICHARD HERRING
Café Teatre Llantiol - c/Riereta s/n, tel: 93 329 9009
u Paral-lel (Lines 2 & 3) www.gigglingguiri.com
One of Britain’s greatest living comedians presents his ode to onanism, ‘Menage á Un’ live and direct in English.
May 26
THE LEMONHEADS
Sala Apolo - Nou de la Rambla 113, tel: 93 441 4001
u Paral-lel (Lines 2 & 3)
Evan Dando’s band round off their European tour with these Spanish dates to promote their new album.
May 26
WOLFMOTHER
Espacio Movistar (c/Taulat s/n, tel: 93 225 2182)
You don’t want to miss this Grammy award-winning hard rock band from down under. Their retro-metal sounds have made them an international success; from iPod ads to movie soundtracks.
May 29 until August 26
WOLFMOTHER
WILLIAM HOGARTH: UP & DOWN: IRONIA Y CRITICA SOCIAL
CaixaForum (Av. Marques de Camillas 6-8, tel: 93 476 8600 Espanya (Lines 1 & 3)
Chronicler of the vagaries of the underbelly of C18th London society, Hogarth’s works transcended simple, quaint society etchings and made biting social commentary which is still shocking in its unflinching directness. A cycle of conferences accompanies the exhibition. See www.obrasocial.lacaixa.es for more.
May 31
CASSIE YUKAWA & ROSEY CHAN
L’Auditori (Lepant 150, tel: 93 247 9300 Glories (Line 1) Marina (Line 1) Monumental (Line 2) or Bogatell (Line 4)
Cage, Rachmaninov, Nyman and Takemitsu performed by two very talented and rather fetching young ladies on a piano each.
May 31-June 2
PRIMAVERA SOUND 2007
El Parc del Forum Barcelona (Rambla Prim 2 to 4, tel: 93 356 1050 El Maresme Fórum (Line 4) www.primaverasound.com)
Smashing Pumpkins, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Maximo Park, Jonathan Richman, Spiritualised, Patti Smith, The Durruti Column, Billy Bragg and party DJ extraordinaires Ivan Smagghe, Luke Slater and Kid Koala.
May 31-June 2
LOOP: THE VIDEO ART FAIR 2007
Hotel Pulitzer (c/Bergara 8, tel: 93 481 6767 Catalunya (Lines 1 & 3)
This fair, celebrating video artists, follows a non-traditional format by placing each exhibit on display in the individual artist’s hotel room, allowing art aficionados, students, museum curators or whomever decides to stop by, the chance to relax on beds while examining
and enjoying the art.
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