Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona

Congratulations! If you read the title of this post, you now know how to say “Coachella” in Spanish. Primavera Sound Festival is going strong this weekend in Barcelona.  Quickly becoming one of the biggest music festival in Europe, the headliners for 2015 include Interpol, Ratatat, Belle & Sebastian and Babes in Toyland.  With more than 100,000 people in attendance, the weekend is epic.  I’m sure.

Personally, I am enjoying the epic nature of Primavera Sound Festival live-streaming on my laptop in my pajamas.  But I did go to Barcelona LAST weekend and was thinking of all the party happy anddrunk serious and dedicated music fans the whole time.  I came up with a quick list of entertainment for those readers headed to the playa (the OTHER playa, you crazy burners).

“OFF THE BEATEN TRACK” ENTERTAINMENT DURING PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL

 

 

1.  Go to La Boqueria food market.  Note: Do NOT go into the market, the place is a teeming madhouse of British tourists. Go to the side of the market, to one of the lovely fresh juice stands.  (See delicious, refreshing juice photo).  Stand in the shade and mainline coconut juice.  Seriously–standing in the sun drinking beer all day is hard work!! 

 

2.  Las Ramblas is a hellhole.  Unfortunately, it is moderately unavoidable–even the most dedicated Ramblas escapists will need to spend a few minutes passing through this major street.  Make a fun game out of it! “Marco polo” with screaming tourist babies and bad Spanish combover hair.  “People tag” from strangers wearing matching outfits.  “I spy” contest for weirdest couple. Get creative. 

 

3.  Buy some castanets.  It might be the most authentically Spanish thing you do all weekend.  Clack them together every time you see a T-shirt that in some way incorporates the word “Brooklyn”.  

 

Have fun!! Disfruta!! 

 

In the mood for more Spanish travel recommendations? Check out my post on five things to see at the Prado.