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The Guardian Travel supplement offers ten good (and varied) places to enjoy Live Music in Madrid. They include:
Cardamomo (Flamenco)
Café La Palma (Mix)
Populart (Jazz)
Las Tablas (Flamenco)
Honky Tonk (Rock)
El Junco Jazz Club (Jazz)
Las Carboneras (Flamenco)
Café Central (Jazz)
Clamores (Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, Folk and World music)
Sol y Sombra (Jazz, Soul, R&B and Flamenco)
For the 24th year running the Festival de Otoño returns to Madrid. A combination of music, theatre, dance and circus from around the world will entertain visitors and Madrileños for the coming 5 weeks. The event runs from the 15th October to the 18th November and is held is venues across the city.
The Theatre companies who are represented include: Britain's National Theatre, La Comédie-Française, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Josep Maria Mestres.
Dance companies attending include: Les Ballets C. de la B., Compañía Blanca Li, Toneelhuis. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Compañía Carlotta Sagna.
On the music front Caetano Veloso, Companyia Carles Santos, David Sylvian, Philip Glass and Compagnia dell' Ambra will all be performing.
For more information, visit the Festival de Otoño website.
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I must apologise to regular visitors to this blog for not having written an article for a while but I have been quite busy with work and developing my other website - Marketing Tom. Because of that I failed to write up about one of the big events in Madrid's calendar, the Veranos de la Villa festival. This festival runs from the 2nd July until the 26th August and offers visitors and Madrileños the ability to see around 100 shows covering music, theatre, dance, circus events and zarzuela in some of the most important venues around the city. The Sabatini gardens (next to Palacio Real), Conde Duque, Plaza Mayor, Centro Cultural de la Villa and Teatro Español are just some of those locations.
Here's a brief selection of singers who will perform - Liza Minelli, Laurie Anderson, Carlos Núñez, Andy & Lucas, David de María, Antonio Vega, Patricia Kraus and Mercedes Ferrer, Diego el Cigala, Yossou N’ Dour. Flamenco artists include: José Mercé, Carmen Linares, José Menese, Rafaela Carrasco, Manuel Molina, La Negra and Esperanza Fernández. The Patio Conde Duque will host the Boston Ballet and the Legend Lin Dance Theatre and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is performed by the New York Harlem Theatre.
Classsic Spanish plays like Calderón de la Barca's Casa con dos puertas mala es de guardar and Shakespeare's Cymbelline will be performed in the Jardines de Galileo.
All in all, there's something for everyone.
For more (much more) information, take a look at the Veranos de la Villa microsite from EsMadrid.
The Independent newspaper yesterday published an interesting article by Chris Sullivan, where he explores Madrid's Flamenco scene. He was even lucky enough to meet up with Joaquín Cortés, Spain's most famous flamenco dancer - well, it looks like this opportunity to meet him was the main reason he went to Madrid. He recounts his experience of going to places like El Arco de Cuchilleros, the famous Café de Chinitas and the Corral de la Moreria and being mildly disappointed - his words, not mine!
Still in search of what he calls true flamenco he ended up going to Cardomomo, where Joaquín Cortés-like people performed and watched the spectacle. The next night he actually met Joaquín Cortés at Casa Patas, where he watched the evening's show. Cortés told him that, "Madrid is where some of the best flamenco is found in Spain." Chris Sullivan finally ended up going to a place, recommended by Cortes, called Candela "an old rough bar that looked just like the other old rough bars in Lavapies" and where he finally found what he had been looking for.
This article certainly seems to have dug under the surface and recommends some of the less-touristy flamenco options available in Madrid.
More information can be found on the Independent - Last dance saloon: Step into Madrid's authentic flamenco scene.
Driving to work this morning, with the sun shining brightly, there was only one song that I fancied playing: Amaral's Días de Verano (or Summer Days). I know the song is not from this year but who cares - my kids and wife love it! Click the YouTube video below to enjoy!
On the 13th, 14th and 15th April, 2007 the Madrid Players are putting on a show called I Love Paris Spring Revue. According to their blog, I Love Paris:
is a tribute to the music of the City of Lights: by the American composers who fell under her spell, and the French artistes who have served as her ambassadors to the world. From Irving Berlin to Jacques Brel, from Cole Porter to Edith Piaf, The Madrid Players’ newest musical revue will feature some of the best songs of Broadway and the Grands Boulevards, all with that certain je ne sais quoi of Parisian flair!
The Madrid Players are an amateur group, comprising some 60 people, which was fouunded thirty years ago. One third of the proceeds of the show will go to Alanda, an NGO for children with autism spectrum disorders. For more information an ticket details, visit the Madrid Players website.
If you're a Rolling Stones fan, you may want to listen out for a press conference that they will give on Thursday, 22nd March. It has been rumoured that they will play the Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid on the 28th June, 2007. Watch out for more news tomorrow.
**UPDATE**
The Rolling Stones have confirmed that they will play Madrid's Vicente Calderón on the 28th June, 2007.
Metrópoli has a really good guide to what you can do in Madrid this December - it is in Spanish, though. They have come up with 150 suggestions for what you can do in the coming weeks - eat, drink, be merry and much more. Interestingly, they have broken them down into 15 categories - based on different types of personality. These range from the sportsman (woman), the art lover, the over 65's, under 18's, the shopaholics, singles, and a good few more. There are some really cool suggestions here - there is even a category for those who think they're cool!!
If you'd like an "exhaustive" programme of activities on in Madrid this Christmas, download [pdf] the esMadrid magazine. Be aware this is quite a "beefy" 8MB pdf!!
One of Madrid's hottest bands - and definitely one of my favourites - has announced 3 dates for concerts in Madrid's Nuevo Teatro Alcalá. Pereza will play on the 20th, 21st and 22nd November and tickets can be bought from Fnac, Carrefour (Supermarket) and Tick Tack Ticket - I'm sure tickets will go very quickly.
This is very short notice but if you're in Madrid tonight (15th June, 2006) you really should consider going to see, what should be, a great concert in Las Ventas (the bullring). My favourite Spanish band Amaral (of the moment) will be playing alongside Keane as part of MTV day. Tickets only cost 20 Euros and can be bought at FNAC (Metro Callao) or at the box office. If you can't go, take some time to listen to their music and watch their videos on their website.
On the 23rd and 25th June, 2006 Madrid hosts its own rock/pop festival, MetroRock. Artists from both Spain and internationally will converge on Parque Juan Carlos and perform on their two stages. The headline band this year will be Franz Ferdinand, who just signed up to perform.
Other artists include: Paul Weller, The Charlatans, Gecko Turner, Macao, Sexy Sadie, 12Twelve, Chambao, Lori Mayers, Bersuit, and many more. Last year over 30,000 people turned up to enjoy the show. In addition, there will also be a clubbing area with DJ’s like Karl
Bartos (Kraftwerk), Jaumëtic, Damian Schwartz, Iñaqui Marín, Tadeo.
Tickets
1 Day Pass - 35 Euros
2 Day Pass: 55 Euros
Box Office: Ticktackticket.com or El Corte Ingles
According to Wikipedia Zarzuela:
"..is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre, which alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating dances."
Indeed, some of Spain's most important opera singers, like Placido Domingo and Montserrat Caballe, have all done Zarzuela. Domingo will actually be playing a lead role this summer in a zarzuela production in Madrid.
The Barberillo de Lavapiés, composed by Barbieri, first premiered in 1874 and is often referred to as the greatest zarzuela grande. I have been to a number of zarzuelas over the years and would recommend them to anyone. They have a true Spanish/Madrid feel to them and are performed to such a high standard - you never know if you'll be listening to the next José Carreras, Placido Domingo or Alfredo Kraus. By the way if you don't understand Spanish very well, it's well worth getting the score beforehand.
El Barberillo de Lavapiés is performed by the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid and the choir of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, accompanied by the voices of Beatriz Lanza, Amparo Navarro, Carmen González, Marco Moncloa, Luis Álvarez and Julio Morales. It will be at the Teatro de la Zarzuela until the 10th March.
Timetable
Wednesday-Saturday: 8 p.m.
Sundays: 6 p.m.
Prices
12 - 216 Euros
Tomorrow, 16th November 2005, tickets will go on sale for both the Rolling Stones' Madrid and Barcelona concerts. The group will play the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona (Olímpico de Barcelona) on the 27th May and the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on the 29th May, 2006. The Bigger Bang Tour will be an extension of the Rolling Stones tour which started in August, 2005 in the USA. Tickets for both the Madrid and Barcelona concerts can be bought from Servicaixa Halcón Viajes travel shops, El Corte Inglés and through the web or telephone.
Related site: Rolling Stones
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Just a quick post. If you're looking for something to do tonight (30th November,2005), you may want to head off to a concert arranged to show solidarity to victims of AIDS. The main group playing will be Las Niñas, a trio from Seville who will be performing songs from their latest album, Savia Negra, for the first time in Madrid. Tickets are only 6 Euros.
Venue: Sala Copérnico
Date& Time: 30th November, 2005 | 8.30pm
Address: C/ Fernández de los Ríos, 67
Tel: 91 559 59 22
Metro: Moncloa (L3 y L6)
Tickets on Sale: Box Office, FNAC and www.ticktackticket.com
For the past 3 to 4 weeks I have seen a number of visitors arriving to this site looking for the Madrid Jazz Festival 2005. Unfortunately, they have had to content themselves with details of last year's event. Well, as is often the case, the powers that be in Madrid have decided to release online details of this year's event at the very last minute.
The XXII Madrid Jazz Festival will start on November 1st, 2005 and will feature an array of artists from around the world. It will conclude on the 1st December, 2005. This year it looks like around a third of all acts will be Flamenco Jazz-related. The festival will kick off with a concert by Paquito D'Rivera - '50 Años y 300 noches' - at the Centro Cultural de la Villa, the primary venue for most of the festival.
This year 2 concerts will take place with musicians from New Orleans, scene of so much devastation a couple of months ago. Some of the highlights of the festival include:
And many, many more. For a full listing of shows, events and artists, you will need to check out the Esmadrid Jazz Festival Website
It is not just the large venues that will host Jazz artists but also the popular Jazz clubs, like Café Central, Bar Café Clamores Jazz, Sala Barco and Rincon del Arte Nuevo.
In addition, you will find Jazz films like Piano Blues by Clint Eastwood and When We Were Kings by Leon Gast. There are two masterclasses and even Jazz concerts for kids.
For a full listing of show and events, you will need to check out the Esmadrid Jazz Festival Website
Starting on October 6th and running for a full month, Madrid will host its yearly autumn festival, the Festival de Otoño. The festival showcases dance, music and theatre companies from around the world and is held in the major Madrid theatres: the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Teatro Madrid, the Círculo de Bellas Artes and Teatro Albéniz, to name but a few. Here is a brief overview of some of the artists and performances which will feature during this month:
Music
Joan Manuel Serrat; Elza Soares; Dead Capo; La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI and Racalmuto
Theatre
Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale and Measure for Measure (in English); Sophocles' Antigone (in Brazilian); Macbeth and Othello (in Lithuanian) and Stupidity and Versión Original Subtitulada (in Spanish) - all plays have subtitles in Spanish
Dance
Dance companies from Spain, UK, Belgium and France will be performing across the theatres of Madrid.
The website also has a list of venues, with accompanying prices and addresses.
The City Council of Madrid along with EMT (bus) and Metro Madrid will be holding, for the third year running, a 'public transport' fiesta - the website is called Madrid Sin Coches (Madrid Without Cars). The idea of the fiesta is to create more awarenesss of public transport and to use personal vehicles in a more rational way in the city centre - very admirable! As part of this celebration a FREE concert will be held in the evening, featuring popular Spanish band Pereza singer Fran Perea and Cuban Rap band Orishas. The concert will be held in the Paseo de Camoens, which is a short walk from Moncloa Metro stop. In the morning there is a children's fiesta starting at 11.30 a.m.
I would certainly recommend you go along and listen to Pereza who are undoubtedly the Spanish Rock/Pop find of the year.
Timetable
11.30 pm: Children's fiesta
7.00 pm : Fran Perea
8.30 pm: Pereza
10.00 pm: Orishas
Location: Paseo de Camoens
Metro: Moncloa
Entry: Free
From the 12th to the 16th September, the metro station of Nuevos Ministerios will be putting on a flamenco show every single evening at 10 p.m. Among the guests who will be taking part are: Manuela Carrasco (flamenco dancer), El Lebrijano (flamenco singer), Antonio El Pipa (flamenco dancer), Falete (flamenco signer) and Tomatito (flamenco guitarist). Entry is free to these events but it would probably be advisable to get there quite early.
Metro: Nuevos Ministerios
Related link: “Cumbre Flamenca” en el Metro de Madrid (Zona Musical)
The flamenco festival La Otra Mirada del Flamenco will this year celebrate its tenth anniversary at the Teatro Pradillo. It has supported comtemporary flamenco artists and projects over the decade and says itself that some of the productions have been quite risky and have broken new ground. For the tenth anniversary they have put together a line up of both young and well-known artists such as Belén Maya and Rafaela Carrasco, Angel Rojas, Manuel Liñán and Silvia Marín.
The press information actually says that La Otra Mirada del Flamenco will give international visitors to Madrid an alternative flamenco programme of great quality in a small format to the purely commercial offerings that can be found.
Ticket Prices: 12 Euros can be bought at the theatre
Address: C/ Pradillo, 12
Metro: Concha Espina (Exit Plaza Cataluña)
Throughout July and right up to August 14th, the Madrid City Council puts on its summer entertainment programme, called Veranos de la Villa, which sees events taking place both indoors and outdoors and cuts across the cultural spectrum. It is a wonderful opportunity to see Spanish culture at its best and the programme includes flamenco, dance, music, zarzuela, theatre and much more. Here are some examples of what's on offer:
This is just a small selection of what's going on over this time. I would suggest you take a look at the Veranos de la Villa site - it is in Spanish but you should be able to find your way around. Tip: Actividades means activities/events and Espacios, venues. Many of the events are free, though there is a small charge for indoor venues.
The months of May and June see a cracking line up of Rock and Pop acts in Madrid. They include Steve Earl, Bruce Springsteen, Oasis, Feeder and Garbage.
Steve Earl and The Dukes
Date: 24th May | 9.30 p.m.
Price: 20 euros
Venue: Sala Divino Aqualung
Tickets: Box Office, FNAC and Tick Tack Ticket
Maroon 5
Date: 31st May
SOLD OUT
Feeder
Date: 1st June
Venue: Sala Arena (Princesa, 3)
Tickets: Box Office, FNAC and Tick Tack Ticket
Oasis
Date: 1st June
SOLD OUT
Bruce Springsteen
Date: 2nd June
Venue: Palacio de los Deportes de la Comunidad
Price: 64 and 74 euros
Tickets: Call 902 15 00 25.
Bunbury
Date: 3rd June | 9 p.m.
Venue: Paraninfo de la Universidad Complutense
Price: 28 euros
Tickets: Box Office, FNAC and Tick Tack Ticket
Whilst in FNAC a few weeks ago I noticed a couple of Spanish lads buying a good few copies of the same CD. The band in question was called Pereza and the album - Animales - was the latest release from the band. The next time I went in to FNAC I listened to the album and was immediately hooked. I have been playing the album non-stop ever since - they are probably the most exciting Spanish rock band I've heard in many a year.
Pereza are a band from the North of Madrid who have been playing together since the end of the 1990's and 'Animales' is now their third album. The first song they released off the album was 'Princesas' and you can listen to it and others on the Pereza website.
The band will be playing at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid on the 11th June and I would certainly recommend trying to get along to see them.
Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor and Simon LeBon, from the world-famous 80's band Duran Duran, will play Madrid's Riviera on the 22nd May. The Birmingham group will be playing the latest songs from their 'come back' album Astronaut, like Reach up for the (Sunrise) and What Happens Tomorrow, along with classics like 'Please, Please Tell Me Now, Reflex, Girls on Film and Wild Boys (takes you back, doesn't it?). Hard to think that this band formed in 1978.
Date | Time: 22nd May, 10 pm
Venue: Sala La Riviera
Price: 33 Euros (buy from FNAC) or www.ticktackticket.com
For over 8 years Flamenco-World.com has had a web presence and has grown into on of the major flamenco web sites in the world. Now, as a result of demand from its readers/customers, it has opened its first shop in Madrid. The shop is located in Madrid's well-known c/Huertas and has two rooms which display a variety of flamenco-related products, from CD's and DVD's to books, shoes, postcards, guitars, shawls, box drums and accessories. Their intention is the following:
“We want to cater to the demanding enthusiast, but also to the tourist and the curious seeking a place representative of that part of Spanish culture which is flamenco, presented enticingly and seriously, as heritage of the people and not just of sybarites”.
Walking along c/Huertas, which is one of the main centre's of Madrid's nightlife, a couple of weeks back I couldn't help but see the shop front in daytime with its deep red colours - this is quite strange as the bars & restaurants of this famous nightspot tend to be invisible in daytime!
Related Article
Flamenco-world.com inaugurates its first store
Address: c/Huertas, 62 (view map location)
Metro: Antón Martín
The New Year in Madrid kicks off with some great concerts. Here is a brief selection:
REM + Invited Guest
Date: 8th January | 10 p.m.
Price: 33 to 44 Euros
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
Tickets: FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo & www.ticktackticket.com
Maroon 5
Date: 20th January | 10 p.m.
Price: 22 Euros
Venue:
Sala La Riviera (Paseo Virgen del Puerto s/n)
Tickets: Box office, FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo & www.ticktackticket.com
Bryan Adams
Date: 28th January | 9.30 p.m.
Price: 32.20 to 55 Euros
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
Tickets: Servicaixa and Halcón Viajes
Van Morrison
Date 29th January | 9 p.m.
Price: 40 to 70 Euros
Venue: Palacio de Congresos (Pº
de la Castellana, 99)
Tickets: Box Office, FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo and www.ticktackticket.com
(902 888 902).
On the 26th December Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band will be playing at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in the Campo de las Naciones exhibition (a previous summer show had to be postponed and Woody Allen promised he would return soon). The tickets for the show will go on sale at all branches of the Caixa Catalunya bank or by telephone on 902 10 12 12. You can also buy tickets through Telentrada.com - if I'm correct you can buy with a Credit Card and pick up the tickets through a machine at the venue (though, you'd better check beforehand).
Metro: Campo de las Naciones (line 8)
Here are a selection of pop/rock concerts that are going on in Madrid this month (November):
The Prodigy
Date: 3rd November | 8.30 pm
Price: 28.50 euros
Venue: La Riviera Paseo Virgen del Puerto s/n)
Tickets: Fnac, Madrid Rock & Tiendas Tipo.
Revolvér
Date: 4th November | 9.30 pm Price: 21 euros
Venue: Sala La Riviera (Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n)
Tickets: Box office and www.elcorteingles.es (902 40 02 22).
Luz Casal
Date: 5th November | 10 pm; Price: 27 to 33 euros
Venue: Palacio de Congresos (Paseo de la Castellana, 99)
Tickets: Fnac, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo and www.ticktackticket.com.
Continue reading "Luz Casal, Anastacia, Faithless and The Prodigy play Madrid" »
This week sees the start of the 21st Jazz Festival of Madrid. It kicks off on the 15th October and runs until the 20th November. Events will take place across a number of venues in Madrid, including Jazz bars and concert halls and brings to the capital more than 100 groups and musicians. Highlights include: Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Ron Carter, Birelli Lagrene, Richard Galiano, Youssou N´Dour and the Dizzy Gillespie All Big Band; with Solomon Burke providing Soul and Paco de Lucía the Flamenco angle. There will be a range of activities going on throughout this period, including debates and documentary projections in FNAC, a children's jazz concert and music in Retiro Park.
More information can be found on the Esmadrid.com website or simply by my suggestion would be to buy the Guía del Ocio guide or (free in the newspaper El Mundo's Friday edition) from a Madrid newsagent.
Here is a brief list of websites where you can find information about venues and forthcoming classical music, ballet and Zarzuela concerts.
Auditorio Nacional de Música - comes under the control of the Ministry of Culture. Two concert halls, from which the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain and the Youth National Orchestra perform, can be found within its Príncipe de Vergara building.
Teatro de la Zarzuela - this theatre, founded in the last century, has aprogramme of Zarzuela, opera and dance throughout the year.
Teatro Real - in this beautiful opera house you will find performances of opera, ballet and classical music performances.
Fundación Juan March - private arts/sciences foundation where you can listen to concerts throughout the week and at weekends.
Teatro Monumental - the Orquesta y Coro de la RTVE (Orchestra and Choir of the state TV channel) play out of this theatre, usually on Thursdays and Fridays.
Teatro Madrid - based in the area of Barrio del Pilar, this theatre puts on ballet, productions of zarzuela and drama. October through to November various productions for the Festival de Otoño (Autumn Festival) will be held here.
Real Conservatorio Superior de Música -The Royal Conservatory for Music was founded 1830 and apart from imparting music courses, they also put on concerts. You will need to email them for details of the programme as the website isn't up-to-date).
Círculo de Bellas Artes - this organisation puts on a wide range of cultural activities, including music, theatre, dance, art exhibitions, literary events, to name but a few. Music events cn be found under "Actividades > Música".
Centro para la Difusión de la Música Contemporánea - aims to "fill the increasing gap in the circulation of contemporary music and to create a more favourable atmosphere for new composition". For details of concerts select "Próximas Actividades" (the English version isn't up-to-date.
Auditorio Conde Duque - the Auditorium of the Centro Cultural de Conde Duque puts on a number of concerts throughout the year - many of them free. Simply select "Auditorio" from the website menu.
From tomorrow (September 2nd) and for 3 nights Bizet's Carmen will play at the Conde Duque Centre. With the intention of putting on an opera that most can afford, prices will start at 25 Euros and rise to 40 Euros. One hundred and fifty artists are involved, many of them from music conservatories and schools and include the Orquesta Filarmonía (which play in the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid and the Teatro Monumental de Madrid), the Orfeón Filarmónico, Coro Eurolírica and the Escolanía de San Martín de la Vega.
Times: 10 p.m.
Prices: 25, 35 and 40 Euros
Ticket Office: Patio Central de Conde Duque
Address: C/ Conde Duque, 9 y 11
Metro: Plaza de España, Noviciado, Ventura Rodriguez y San Bernardo
More Information
Los Veranos de la Villa website
Metropoli
Teleentrada
The Corral de la Morería is often billed as one of the best flamenco shows in the world - if the list of famous personalities who have visited it are anything to go by, they certainly are. George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Tom Jones, Samuel Jackson, Hugh Grant and Mariah carey have alll visited this famous place. Since its inauguration in 1956 it has put on shows with all the major flamenco artists like Antonio Gades, Lucero Tena and Pastora Imperio. The shows cost around 32 Euros, whilst a show plus dinner will set you back 72 Euros. Though the menus are impressive, most people would recommend going for dinner first and then on to the show.
Address: c/ Morería 17
Telephone: 91 3658446
Metro: Sol & Ópera
For 2006 click here: Veranos de la Villa 2006
During the months of July and August, the streets, gardens, theatres and other public places of Madrid see a number of activities organised by the Madrid Council for Art and called Veranos de la Villa. The city plays host to dance, music, theatrical events and zarzuela throughout this period. You can catch Flamenco Nights in the Sabatini Gardens (next to the Royal Palace); Spirit of the Dance by the Arabic Wall; Bizet's Carmen, Madame Butterfly and Steve Winwood in Conde Duque and a variety of Zarzuelas, too.
Details of the events, times and prices can be found on the Veranos de la Villa website or you can download the Veranos de la Villa press release. In the 'Useful Information' section of the site, you will find the Madrid locations where these events take place.
Related Links
Veranos de la Villa 2006
Here is another set of concerts for the month of July
Dido
Date/Time: 7th July - 10 p.m.
Venue: Patio Central Conde Duque
Price: 37.91 euros
Ticket Sales: Servicaixa (902 33 22 11).
Avril Lavigne
Date/Time: 9th July - 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorio del Parque Juan Carlos I
Price: 14 euros
Ticket Sales: Fnac, Madrid Rock, Crisol, Tiendas Tipo and BBVA.
Continue reading "Summer Concerts 2 - Dido, Bob Dylan, the Corrs" »
If you've booked your trip, or looking to book it, here are a list of concerts for the next month in Madrid:
Lenny Kravitz
Date/Time: Thursday, 13th June - 10 p.m.
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
Price: 34, 40, 45 and 75 euros.
Ticket Sales: Madrid Rock and Halcón Viajes travel shops
Marillion
Date/Time: 18th June - 9 p.m.
Venue: Divino Aqualung
Price: 24 euros
Ticket Sales:Fnac, Madrid Rock, Crisol and Tiendas Tipo
MTV Day '04 (La Oreja de Van Gogh, Álex Ubago, The Rasmus, Coti y Deluxe...)
Date/Time: 22nd June - 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Price: 10 euros
Ticket Sales: Fnac, Madrid Rock, Crisol and Tiendas Tipo.
B.B. King Blues Festival
Date/Time: 28th June - 9 p.m.
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
Price: 24 to 38 euros
Ticket Sales: Fnac, Madrid Rock, Crisol and Tiendas Tipo.
Bunbury (lead singer with Héroes del Silencio)
Date/Time: 26 & 27th June - 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Palacio Municipal de Congresos del Campo de las Naciones.
Price: 27 & 30 Euros
Ticket Sales: Madrid Rock
Woody Allen & the New Orleans Jazz Band
Date/Time: 1st July - 10 p.m.
Venue: Patio central del Centro Cultural Conde Duque (Conde Duque 11
Price: 35 to 60 euros
Ticket Sales: Telentrada.com – 902 101212 (Caixa Catalunya)
Following on from the previous posting, if you would like to see a free flamenco show, you could pop along to the metro station Nuevos Ministerios where the well-known flamenco dancer Sara Baras will be putting on her own show on Thursday 29th April at 10 p.m.. She will be aided by other flamenco singers, musicians and dancers.
On the 29th April a new Flamenco show will open in Madrid's Teatro de Madrid and will run until the 16th May. It is being put on by Compañía Suite Española and is split into two parts, which will display classical dance and the various styles of Flamenco, with music and dance.
Prices
From 9 to 22 euros. (Wed and Thurs reduced price)
Times
Wednesday-Friday: 8.30 p.m.
Saturdays: 7 p.m and 10 p.m Sundays: 6 p.m
Address
Avda. de la Ilustración, s/n.
Area: Fuencarral - El Pardo.
Metro: Barrio del Pilar.
Tel: 91 730 17 50.
I have just added a list of some of my favourite Spanish albums in the right-hand column of this website. Clicking on the links will take you to the Amazon website, where you can listen to clips from all of the albums. I would be interested to hear what other people's favourite Spanish music is and what you may think of this selection!
Tickets have just come out for Paul McCartney's '04 Summer Tour'. The concert takes place in the Estadio La Peineta on the 30th May and tickets can be bought from FNAC, Tipo, Crisol, Madrid Rock and by telephone 902 888 902. You can also try www.ticktackticket.com. I am not sure what the issues are regarding purchase of tickets outside of Spain, though. You will find more information about this tour on the Paul McCartney website.
Address: Avda. de Arcentales s/n.
Prices: from 40 to 73 euros.
Here are a few concerts that take place in the capital this month:
Super Furry Animals (21st January)
Justin Timberlake (28th January)
A Perfect Circle (22nd January)
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On December 17th, in Madrid's Teatro Coliseum de Madrid, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical 'Cats' will open. The musical, a success from day one, has been shown in 300 cities and tranlsated into 10 languages. The last few months have seen a lot of activity in 'Musical Land' with We Will Rock You, Cabaret and now Cats opening in Madrid. Let's hope that more will follow.
Tickets can be bought at the theatre itself or fromEl Corte Inglés, either on-line or at the ticket office in the store. Prices range from 25 to 60 euros
Address: Gran Vía, 78
Metro: Plaza de España
The Auditorio Nacional de Música was opened in 1988 and is the home of the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain. The Auditorio has a full programme all year round and for the month of December performances include: Minsk Symphony Orchestra and Choir (Haydn); the Madrid Symphony Orchestra (Bach and Stravinsky) and the English Chamber Orchestra (Handel's Messiah).
Address: c/ Príncipe de Vergara, 146 28002 Madrid
Main Telephone: 91 337 01 39 | Box Office: 91 337 01 39
Metro:
Station: Cruz del Rayo (line 9) or Prosperidad (line 4)
Bus
Lines: 1, 9, 16, 19, 29, 52, 73
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This is a list of concerts for the coming month in Madrid:
Robbie Williams - Date: 22nd October; Venue: Palacio de Vistalegre; Time: 10 p.m.; Price: 35-75 Euros.
Tickets: www.telentrada.com(902 10 12 12) or Music Store Madrid Rock (on c/ Gran Vía)
Deep Purple - Date: 25th October; Venue: Multiusos La Cubierta de Leganés (Maestro, 4); Time: 10 p.m.; Price: 20 Euros
Tickets: In the following stores: Fnac, Madrid Rock and Crisol or BBVA (www.bbvaticket.com, Tel:902 15 00 25)
Iron Maiden - Date: 2nd November; Venue: Palacio de Vistalegre
Tickets: Madrid Rock
Blur- Date: 3rd November; Venue: Sala La Riviera; Time: 8.45 p.m.; Price 25.9 Euros
Tickets:
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