The NFOP Guide to Primavera Sound 2011.

May 23, 2011, 4 comments

It’s that time again: Barcelona is calling Europe’s young and pretty for the continent’s most exciting festival. Primavera Sound 2011 will happen from Thursday, May 26, till Saturday, May 28, at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum. As usual, Pitchfork, Vice, ATP, and Rockdelux will curate part of the amazing programme, all in all presenting more than 126 bands. To shed some light on the just about overwhelming lineup, we’ve decided to help our readers out with a compilation of NFOP-approved artists to make getting along during the three days a little easier. Of course, we wouldn’t necessarily say that you should ignore all other bands. And as you’ll see for yourself, there still remain some difficult choices to be made (Ford & Lopatin or Deerhunter? Kurt Vile or Gang Gang Dance? Prince Rama or Swans? God we don’t know). Our schedule can be downloaded here in a neatly arranged pdf. Please note that the timetable is subject to correction.

Below, you’ll also find two mixes of artists we’re particularly stoked to see in Barcelona, we hope you’ll enjoy. Last, we’re delighted to see that our favorite radio station in the world WFMU is again going to broadcast a couple of live sets from the festival ground. So if you happen to be stuck in the US or anywhere else that is not Barcelona, make sure to tune in.

All that being said – if you feel like saying hello or wanna grab a beer, just hit us up.

For tracklist and download head over here and here.

An NFOP-approved Schedule:

If you like what you see, you can print the whole thing via the handy pdf that’s ready for download right here.

Thursday, May 26

Emeralds – 6:00 PM – Pitchfork
Moon Duo – 7:00 PM – Ray-Ban
Sonny & The Sunsets – 7:00 PM – Llevant
Blank Dogs – 7:15 PM – Pitchfork
Cults – 7:15 PM – ATP
Of Montreal – 8:00 PM – San Miguel
Ducktails – 8:30 PM – Jägermeister Vice
The Fresh & Onlys – 8:30 PM – Pitchfork
Sufjan Stevens – 8:30 PM – Rockdelux
Big Boi – 9:15 PM – Ray-Ban
Oneohtrix Point Never – 9:45 PM – ATP
Glasser – 9:45 PM – Pitchfork
Connan Mockasin – 9:45 PM – Jägermeister Vice
Blank Dogs – 10:30 PM – Ray-Ban Unplugged
The Walkmen – 11:00 PM – Pitchfork
Kyst – 0:30 AM – Adidas Originals
Caribou – 0:45 AM – ATP
Ty Segall – 1:30 AM – Jägermeister Vice
Gold Panda – 2:00 AM – Pitchfork
Salem – 2:15 AM – ATP
Baths – 3:15 AM – Pitchfork
Suuns – 4:00 AM – Ray-Ban

Friday, May 27

The Fresh & Onlys – 2:30 PM – Parc Central del Poblenou
Ducktails – 3:15 PM – Parc Central del Poblenou
Sonny & The Sunsets – 4:00 PM – Parc Central del Poblenou
Sufjan Stevens – 5:00 PM – Rockdelux
Julian Lynch – 6:00 PM – Pitchfork
Male Bonding – 7:15 PM – Pitchfork
Tennis – 7:15 PM – ATP
James Blake – 8:30 PM – Pitchfork
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – 9:45 PM – Pitchfork
Male Bonding – 10:30 PM – Ray-Ban Unplugged
Belle & Sebastian – 10:45 PM – San Miguel
No Joy – 11:00 PM – Jägermeister Vice
Julian Lynch – 11:30 PM – Ray-Ban Unplugged
Ford & Lopatin – 0:30 AM – Pitchfork
Deerhunter – 0:30 AM – Llevant
Jamie XX – 3:00 AM – Pitchfork
Battles – 3:45 AM – Ray-Ban

Saturday, May 28

Tennis – 4:00 PM – Parc Central del Poblenou
Perfume Genius – 4:00 PM – Rockdelux
The Soft Moon – 5:30 PM – Llevant
The Tallest Man On Earth – 5:30 PM – San Miguel
Cloud Nothings – 6:00 PM – Pitchfork
Yuck – 6:00 PM – ATP
Warpaint – 6:45 PM – Llevant
tUnE-yArDs – 7:15 PM – Pitchfork
Fleet Foxes – 7:40 PM – San Miguel
Gonjasufi – 8:30 PM – Pitchfork
Einstürzende Neubauten – 9:15 PM – Ray-Ban
Kurt Vile & The Violators – 9:45 PM – Jägermeister Vice
Gang Gang Dance – 9:45 PM – Pitchfork
PJ Harvey – 10:30 PM – San Miguel
Matthew Dear – 11:00 PM – Pitchfork
A Classic Education – 11:15 PM – Adidas Originals
Prince Rama – 0:15 AM – Jägermeister Vice
Swans – 0:15 AM – Ray-Ban
Darkstar – 1:30 AM – Jägermeister Vice
Odd Future – 1:45 AM – Pitchfork
Animal Collective – 2:00 AM – San Miguel
Holy Ghost! – 3:30 AM – Ray-Ban
Kode9 and the Space Ape – 4:30 AM – Pitchfork

Sunday, May 29

Cloud Nothings – 1:45 PM – Parc Central del Poblenou

By Henning

Magnusland

Thanks heaps for the playlists! Navigating that jungle of bands is a bit painful!

Where can you be hit during the festival? :-)

http://nofearofpop.net Henning

You’re welcome!! And oh well I guess I’ll be found at the shows on the schedule…but you could also shoot a mail for some more exact meeting point!

http://twitter.com/flynnduism Ronan Flynn

Excellent, listening now. Nice hit list of bands, pretty similar to my own, though I’m sure exhaustion/inebriation will inevitably burn a few holes into the schedule at some point over the long, long nights

Roll on Barcelona…