Verdict on the Barcelona live music scene

Trevor @ Friday November 2nd 2007 11:42

“Much has been said on the subject but it is still a little known fact outside of Barcelona that it’s music scene is seriously ill. Years of neglect, conservatism and lack of investment has left this supposedly cultured modern city with a big hole where it’s grass roots live music scene should be. You’d expect, for a city this size, this full of talented musicians, with this many visitors cramming it’s bars and restaurants, that you’d be able to go out whichever night and encounter live music pouring out of intimate venues across the city. We’ll I’m afraid to say you can’t…” The gentleman in question has returned to the UK and is back at work. Small towns in Holland have more and better live music than Barcelona.

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