We were all a bit Shakira: like wolves in the closet wanting to get out. But finally, nightlife is back, with its brilliant disco balls, its late-night hits, those strangers in the bathroom who become your best friend while you pee, and all those drunken people throwing up behind the containers. Welcome back to the Jungle worthy of Jumanji which is the Barcelona night.
And how could it be otherwise, this weekend is full of plans. The reopening goes all the way up. Of course, let’s hope you’ve been stretching all week, or get ready to dial 012 as soon as you hit the ground, because you’ll be going home by ambulance.
The Paral•lel classic
twin parties
It’s time to start with the coolest place of the Barcelona night: Apollo. This weekend opens the new dance season with the twin parties Nitsa Y Astin (Friday and Saturday, 0:30 a.m.). The first, the temple of the electronicsproposes two nights in a row clubbing with djs that, for the connoisseurs, are the pinnacle of the genre, while for those who are not versed in this music it will sound like a strange mix between a cathartic experience and a mixer crushing a fork. An unmissable plan.
Her twin sister, Astin, devoted to house and disco, «it’s the same as Nitsa… but totally different, ”say the organizers. Something like Lindsay Lohan in ‘You to London and I to California’. Of course, the ticket includes access to both rooms.
Nou de la Rambla, 107. www.sala-apolo.com
And if you don’t get into Apolo…
Songs ‘all night long’
For those who go to Paral•lel at night, the second on the list is an old acquaintance. Platformbadly known as the nightclub where you enter when there is a queue at Apolo, is the mecca of great songs firecrackers all night long. His motto says that, starting from rock and funk, his music flows through all kinds of styles “without borders or prejudices”. Come on, you start with Pink Floyd and end up dancing ‘Bandido’, by Azúcar Moreno. More diversity than in a village festival.
Nou de la Rambla, 145. www.salaplataforma.com
The jewel of Poblenou
Back to the ‘Mandanga’
Yes, opening night 2021 lasted less than Albert Rivera at his law firm. And so, Razzmatazz I wanted to get back on the road. He has reopened with a schedule weekend well loaded. In each of its rooms, its resident djs They will play until dawn. Of course, each one with their favorite genre, so go moving between The Loft, Fire or Lolita until you find yourself in your sauce.
And the party doesn’t end on the weekend. Note: Monday and Wednesday, the dirty with pop, R&B, Latin music and reggaeton. and Thursday, the Mandangawith its motto “dancing and messing around”. Yes, the Poblenou club has a more saturated schedule than Chenoa when he went out in his legendary tracksuit to attend the press.
Almogavers, 122. www.salarazzmatazz.com
Dance in an art gallery
‘Rave’ from ‘The Divine Comedy’
As soon as they call you rave, the first thing that comes to mind is the big party at Llinars and its famous protagonist paying homage to Rigoberta Bandini’s ‘Ay mama’ even before it was released. But no: not all these parties include vacant lots and televised controversies.
the art gallery Haimney organizes this Saturday, from 3 to 11 p.m., a techno rave Inspired by Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’. It will have three rooms, divided into Paradise, Purgatory and Helleach one focused on different activities: art exhibition, line-up of local and international DJs and even a session of live tarot. Ideal to ask if it’s worth approaching that person who keeps making eyes at you.
Sant Benet, 2. Instagram: @haimneygallery
cabaret internet
live digital humor
Typical: you are in bed and, before sleeping, you do a little scrolling on your social networks to catch sleep. As soon as you look at the clock again, two hours have passed. At the party cabaret internet time passes just as quickly and, furthermore, it has the same protagonists: “Our project was born to promote proposals from the fun people we met on Instagram,” say Alicia and Jaume, its creators. This is how this was born agora where digital meets analog in a multidisciplinary show full of amateur Comedy, performances, spontaneity and interaction with the public.
This Friday it returns with its eighth edition, in The Pumarejo, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets, through his Instagram (@cabaret_internet). And run, there are very few left. As Alicia and Jaume warn: «Maybe it sounds motivated, but we are great at sold out».
Av. del Carrilet, 187, L’Hospitalet. elpumarejo.org
modernist club
dance in a mansion
Celebrate the reopening of nightlife in a club steeped in historythe Atlantic. It’s a real gem of the Barcelona nightlife: and not only because it has been active for almost three decades, but also because of its monumental headquarters. It is in one of the modernist towers of Joan Rubió, a disciple of Gaudí, dating from 1907. The Atlantic’s agenda promises some hectic weeks, well loaded with electronic and urban music sessions. And, furthermore, with the seal of quality of the group after Amnesia Ibiza and Cova Santa. Guaranteed party.
Av. del Tibidabo, 56. Instagram: @atlantic__club
Dawn in Poble Espanyol
The Underground Dome
You are walking through a main square, with its porticoes, its stone architecture and those houses so typical of our grandparents’ town. You cross some doors and, suddenly, you are in detroit, in an underground electronic and hardcore music club. That’s how it is The Domewhich this Friday brings a tracklist of electronics imported directly from the United States to the Upload Roomthe Poble Espanyol club .
Francesc Ferrer i Guardia, 13. room-upload.com
‘Satisfier’ for eardrums
The garage of L’Hospitalet
If when you invite someone from Barcelona to The Garage of The Bass Valley He tells you that “it’s very far away” and “it could be that there are no clubs in Barcelona”, it is clear that he has never set foot in this club. Equipped with a professional system of pioneer audio In Spain, listening to music through its speakers is the closest you will get to giving your eardrums a Satisfyer.
This nightclub, divided into two rooms, one of electronics and another of pop rockwill host the party this Saturday Mute Showcasethe ideal occasion to discover their sound equipment, so good that it has even become the headquarters of a dj school. Yes, at this party everything is good vibes. Literally.
Can Politic, 13, L’Hospitalet. thebassvalley.com
Partying in Plaça Reial
Pop, jazz and glitter
Among the porticoed patio of Plaza Reial there are not only foreigners, but also clubs that this weekend will be filled with parties. This Friday and Saturday, return to Sidecar Dance To The Undergroundan indie, pop and rock party that plays classics from the 60s to the 90s. On the other corner of the square, Jamboree reopens its doors with its nights of jazz, R&B, funk and other related genres. And yet another legendary revival classic remains: the Karma.
Of course, the square where the iconic queer artist Ocaña lived for so many years will also host several LGBTI events. For example, the drag show of the Under Ocana which, with a Valentine’s theme, will fill the square with glitter and wigs. It will be this Sunday at 6:00 p.m. until midnight. And, also on Sunday, with the same schedule, La Furia Queer returns to the Sidecar, a show between cabaret, disco and variety show. Even, as its organizers indicate, “there will be a trash dressing room where you can get dressed up.” So remember to grab your lipstick before you leave the house.
Sidecar: Plaza Real, 7. Jamboree: Plaza Real, 17. Ocana: Plaza Real, 13. Karma: Plaza Real, 10.
End of the party in the Raval
daily parties
Turning off the Rambla, past the Güell Palace, there is a small place where, during the day, calm reigns. But at night? Until boris johnson parties they fall short. Is he Moog (Arc del Teatre, 3) the Raval’s electronic mecca that returns in style: with daily programming. Yes, from Monday to Sunday, party, DJs and concerts. Not even Zendaya in ‘Euphoria’ could stand this pace.
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Arc del Teatre, 3. moogbarcelona.com