Primavera Sound 2013: first impressions

#BestFestivalEver? Not for me, sorry. It makes no sense to criticise such a fantastic line-up, full of some of the most prestigious (some would add cool) indie artists from the past, the present and (maybe?) the future. I understand how proud the organization has to be, and how happy many people must be right now. But it is simply not my dreamed line-up, and considering the amount of my "favourite/have to see" artists that could have potentially (touring in the forthcoming months, releasing new works) is somewhat of a deception, with few "indispensable" acts for me (Camera Obscura and Phoenix only).

This is, of course, just my first impression. Some promising bands have to be checked, and others will depend on the overlaps during the Festival. Here's how PS13 would look for us today! 

On a final comment, thanks to the Organization for such a nice event. Loved the detail of the poster.

 CONFIRMED ARTISTS FOR PRIMAVERA SOUND 2013

22nd-26th May

ADAM GREEN & BINKI SHAPIRO • ALIMENT • ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ANTONIA FONT

APPARAT plays Krieg and Frieden • THE BABIES • BAND OF HORSES • BARRY HOGAN DJ

BETUNIZER • BLUE WILLA • BLUR • BOB MOULD • BORED SPIES • THE BOTS

THE BREEDERS performing Last Splash • CAMERA OBSCURA • CAYUCAS • CHRIS COHEN

CHRISTOPHER OWENS • DJ COCO CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION • CRYSTAL CASTLES

DAN DEACON • DANIEL JOHNSTON • DAPHNI • DAUGHN GIBSON • DAUGHTER

DEAD CAN DANCE • DEAD SKELETONS • DEATH GRIPS • DEERHUNTER • DEGREASER

DELOREAN • DEXYS • DIIV • DINOSAUR JR. • DISCLOSURE • DO MAKE SAY THINK

DOPE BODY • EL INQUILINO COMUNISTA • ETHAN JOHNS • EXTRAPERLO • FIDLAR

FIONA APPLE • FOUR TET • FOXYGEN • FRED I SON • THE FREE FALL BAND

FUCK BUTTONS • FUCKED UP • GHOSTIGITAL • GLASS CANDY • GOAT • GRIZZLY BEAR

GUADALUPE PLATA • GUARDIAN ALIEN • GUARDS • HAL FLAVIN • HIDROGENESSE

HONEYBIRD & THE BIRDIES • HOT CHIP • HOT SNAKES • HOW TO DRESS WELL

JACKMASTER presents Tweak-A-Holic • JAMES BLAKE JESSIE WARE

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN • JOHN TALABOT • JOZEF VAN WISSEM & JIM JARMUSCH

KILLER MIKE • KING TUFF • THE KNIFE • KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS • L'HEREU ESCAMPA

LA BIEN QUERIDA • LA BRIGADA • LIARS • LOCAL NATIVES

LOS PLANETAS tocan Una semana en el motor de un autobus 

MAC DEMARCO • THE MAGICIAN

MANEL • MATTHEW E. WHITE • MEAT PUPPETS • MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER

MENOMENA • MERCHANDISE • METZ • MOUNT EERIE • MULATU ASTATKE

MY BLOODY VALENTINE • NEKO CASE • NEUROSIS • NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

NICK WATERHOUSE NILS FRAHM NURSE WITH WOUND OM OMAR SOULEYMAN

ORCHESTRE POLY RYTHMO DE COTONOU • PAUS • PEACE • PHOENIX • PONY BRAVO

POOLSIDE • THE POSTAL SERVICE • RODRIGUEZ • ROLL THE DICE • SAVAGES

THE SEA AND CAKE • SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE • SHELLAC • SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO

SOLANGE • THE SUICIDE OF WESTERN CULTURE • SWANS • TAME IMPALA • TARANTULA

THEE OH SEES • TINARIWEN • TITUS ANDRONICUS • TOUNDRA • THE VACCINES

WHITE FENCE • WILD NOTHING • WOODS • WU-TANG CLAN 

Green- Definetely seeing them. Absolute must
Orange- If there are no overlaps (in particular with the green ones), I'll be there for sure
Yellow- Curious about it/"on research mode"