New incorporations in the lineup include Refused, Sharon Van Etten, The Wedding Present and Beirut. Full lineup here (around 10% of the complete linup TBA). Also announced was the site of the first and last days of the festival, Arc de Triomf, which will hold free concerts. San Miguel Primavera Sound 2012 runs from May 30th to June 3rd in Barcelona, Spain. More info about the Portuguese edition, Optimus Primavera Sound coming in the next two weeks.
The best European festival is back in style: after announcing a second installation in Porto, Portugal in 2012, Primavera Sound has just announced the first acts who will play in both editions. Among them is Codeine, one of the quintessential American indie rock bands of the beginning of the 90s who are reforming – original lineup! – to play a series of selected shows in Europe next Spring and reissuing their back catalog. Guided by Voices (Barcelona only), Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Björk, Other Lives and Neon Indian are the other bands who’ll play Primavera next year. That’s quite an impressive early lineup, isn’t it?
7-10 June 2012 – Parque da Cidade, Porto, Portugal
First 1000 tickets on sale at 5pm GMT (less than two hours from now) for a reduced price of €65.
+ info: Optimus Primavera Sound
