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Big Bang Bar Barcelona (by Rafael Dujarric)

This is one of the few centrally located places open for live performances of emerging bands in Barcelona!

It was opened in 1992, the year of the Olympic games, big hotels and huge impersonal malls. Fortunately it was also understood that the bohemian mood was something that gave the city its popularity.

In order to play there, bands must pass the filter of the bar manager, a frenetic indie music fan who is quite aware of his roll as a gate keeper for bands that have to struggle their way into this fortified jungle of commercial mass. No wonder there was a comedian representing the country in an international music contest.

Either a jam session or a concert, there is live music every night, except for Tuesdays that now are hosting theater performances and plays!

Details about this spot
Big Bang Bar | Bars, Music | Concerts € 3.00
Botella street 7 | El Raval (area map)
Tue - Sun 23:00 - 03:00

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