Barcelona, Spain
Festival heaven for: People who can't face camping, people who hate 'festival fashion', the wayward needing their faith restored in music
Start chilling your tiny European beach beers. The Parc del Fòrum is playing host to two editions of massive music fest Primavera this year. The official kick-off to the European festival season, this year's double fixture gives you bragging rights on seeing reunions du jour and soaring talent. Massive Attack, Tyler the Creator, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith and The Strokes (be still our beating indie sleaze hearts) play both weekends, with June 2-4 leaning indier (Nick Cave, The National, Nick Cave and Beck) and June 9-11 delivering a whole load of very cool pop headliners like Lorde, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Megan Thee Stallion as well as a comeback gig from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. You can expect strong DJ electronic stuff on the bill for both weekends, including a Sunday beach party headed up by Peggy Gou. And, if all that wasn't enough to convince you to go? The Balearic Sea behind you! Everyone's really nice! You can sleep in a hotel, eat at holiday restaurants and sleep off your hangover on the beach! It’s no wonder that when we close our eyes, this is our happy place, where we can get a jump-start on our tans while soaking up the blissful grooves. Ahhh.