Primavera '16

Mr.K · Wed May 25, 2016 10:52 am

Yo, Phier! Here's a link detailing what concerts you'll need reserved tickets for. Suede in the Auditori, the Hidden Stage and LCD in Barts are the ones in question.

Phierstarter · Wed May 25, 2016 11:25 am

Rusty Shackleford wrote:The forecasts seem to have settled on 21/22 degrees and mostly sunny with a couple of showers. That'll do pig, that'll do

Big disappointed with this.

Mr. K. Thanks for trying but you neither said this Wednesday, nor posted the link

I'll do a wee google.

Mr.K · Wed May 25, 2016 11:41 am

Shit man, sorry, forgot to paste it in. Here it is: http://www.primaverasound.es/tiquetsReserva

Phierstarter · Wed May 25, 2016 11:54 am

Yeah got it, can't go to the early LCD gig and only have a passing interest in checking out the Hidden Heineken place, so will play tickets by ear on the day i think.

Rusty Shackleford · Wed May 25, 2016 12:12 pm

Is the festival site the only place you can exchange ticket for wristband?

Mr.K · Wed May 25, 2016 12:13 pm

Rusty Shackleford wrote:Is the festival site the only place you can exchange ticket for wristband?

Yep. Best to get out there on the Wednesday as the queues are fucking murder on the Thursday.

Rusty Shackleford · Wed May 25, 2016 12:17 pm

I dont land until 8.40 Wed night. Prob take 2 hours to get to the hotel and another half hour or so to the site. Wonder if they will will be exchanging at that time. Shame ill prob not get in in time for suede

Rusty Shackleford · Wed May 25, 2016 12:23 pm

Just checking the route and if we land on time and get a taxi we should make it for Suede. It'll be pretty steep for a taxi but fuck it

Mr.K · Wed May 25, 2016 12:29 pm

Rusty Shackleford wrote:Just checking the route and if we land on time and get a taxi we should make it for Suede. It'll be pretty steep for a taxi but fuck it

Ah yeah, it'd be worth it. Also at least then you have the wristband and card and don't have to queue the next day.

Mr.K · Wed May 25, 2016 3:29 pm

Got My LCD ticket! Fuck yeah!

Phierstarter · Wed May 25, 2016 7:32 pm

Looking forward to it now. Wish i had more time to listen to stuff.
Staying near Guell Park, and Cerveceria Catalana is on my commute

Rusty Shackleford · Wed May 25, 2016 7:35 pm

Thats quite a trek to the festival.

Parc Guell is nice though. Some view from up there

i_ate_cats · Thu May 26, 2016 8:35 am

Staying in Poble Sec, not close to festival but looking forward to being in Barcelona.

Getting bit excited now.

Phierstarter · Thu May 26, 2016 9:25 am

Trains start at 5 and there's night buses.

Mr.K · Thu May 26, 2016 11:49 am

I'm about a ten minute walk from Sagrada Familia. Grand out.

If you manage to stay up for the trains that'll be good going. The queues for the buses are usually fairly bad so I'm planning on just walking it on the Thursday and Friday nights.

BadTurtle · Thu May 26, 2016 11:54 am

Staying in Avinguda de Les Corts Catalanes. Google maps tells me thats 35 minutes walk to Parc Del Forum. That sounds a bit too good to be true.

Phierstarter · Thu May 26, 2016 12:10 pm

Mr.K wrote:I'm about a ten minute walk from Sagrada Familia. Grand out.

If you manage to stay up for the trains that'll be good going. The queues for the buses are usually fairly bad so I'm planning on just walking it on the Thursday and Friday nights.

Should be fine with the right food* and pacing.
I'm surprised noone's talking about 2-dayer sessions (bad idea).

* speaking of which, with stage names like Heineken i don't have much faith in the food/drink options. ??

Mr.K · Thu May 26, 2016 12:22 pm

Phierstarter wrote:Should be fine with the right food* and pacing.
I'm surprised noone's talking about 2-dayer sessions (bad idea).

* speaking of which, with stage names like Heineken i don't have much faith in the food/drink options. ??

Wouldn't even think of attempting any kind of rollover session over there, I'd probably die.

Yeah, drink options are fairly limited. Pretty crap beer and various vodka + mixer drinks that are all a bit more expensive than normal Barcelona prices. I remember absolutely nothing about the food, which suggests it was all bog standard.

Rusty Shackleford · Thu May 26, 2016 12:28 pm

BadTurtle wrote:Staying in Avinguda de Les Corts Catalanes. Google maps tells me thats 35 minutes walk to Parc Del Forum. That sounds a bit too good to be true.

We're staying in the same hotel!

Fred__Elliott · Thu May 26, 2016 12:38 pm

i_ate_cats wrote:Staying in Poble Sec, not close to festival but looking forward to being in Barcelona.

Getting bit excited now.

I stayed in Poble Sec last year and the previous time I went to Primavera. It's actually grand. If you can get a taxi they can take the motorway up the coast road to the festival, it's only about 10-15 mins to the festival and not expensive at all

The area is deadly as well, loads of cracking little squares