APRIL
MUSIC/SPORT
MYA NIGHTCLUB OPENS
When we were asked to go to the opening of a new club in town we jumped at the chance. The Valencia club scene, not being its best at the moment, needs some new competition and what better than a beautifully designed, little place, set in the idyllic grounds of the Ciudad de Artes y Ciencias.
Ok, it took us a while to find it, Miss C and Anita complaining in their heels, and Mister Madrid moaning as usual, but once we got there we were knocked back.
M.Y.A is the newest member of the clever L'Umbracle family. Full of the bold and the beautiful of Valencia, a band stand above the bar, a dj booth in between the huge VIP area and the dance floor, 3 bars, space for 500 people, and fantastic toilets. Being the opening night, they had a strangly interesting band playing for maybe a little too long, the main singer dancing as though she was on drugs and no-one was really sure if she was singing in English or Spanish, but she certainly got the party started. Free endless champagne until 2am, and gorgeous people walking around with red vodka shots in lab glasses. Strange and beautiful pictures projected on the vast walls, gogo dancers that didn't dance much but were wearing outfits any girl in her right mind would kill for and perfume on sale in the toilets. The only down point, is, unless youre a VIP theres nowhere to rest your heels and catch your breath...
All in all, a top opening night, and we'll definetely be back soon.
Lolita x
Open thursday to sunday every week from around midnight.
For more info, http://www.umbracleterraza.com/mya/galeria/.
Velódromo Luis Puig
25th APRIL
NIfht of the Proms
Simple Minds, Alan Parsons, OMD, Miguel Ríos, Galileo, John Miles, Il Novecento, Robert Groslot
An orchestra of 70 musicians led by Robert Groslot will assemble at the Velodrome on the night of the 25th April at 9pm to accompany THE ABOVE NAMES for A Night of the Proms. Sounds like a great evening!
Palau de Congresos
18-20 April
Cruce de Vías - a musical which seems to be based on a high speed train - more as we get it!
Palau de la Música
14-04-2008
PARA CANTAR, PARA BAILAR, PARA JUGAR
16-04-2008
CINCINATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
17-04-2008
ORQUESTA DE VALENCIA / CORAL CATEDRALICIA DE VALENCIA
21-04-2008
ORQUESTA DE VALENCIA / DANIEL BARENBOIM, piano
21-04-2008
¿QUIERES QUE TE CUENTE UN CUENTO?
22-04-2008
ORQUESTA DEL CAPITOLIO DE TOULOUSE
25-04-2008
TRÍO DE LA FILARMÓNICA DE BERLÍN
ORQUESTA DE VALENCIA
26-04-2008
LA INFANTA DE LOS BUCLES DE ORO
29-04-2008
ORQUESTA DE VALENCIA / THE MAGIC CIRCLE MIME CO
30-04-2008
EL ESPECTADOR ENTUSIASTA (The Listener)
30-04-2008
ORQUESTA DE VALENCIA / THE MAGIC CIRCLE MIME CO
03-05-2008
YO... MOZART
PALAU DE LES ARTS
MADAM BUTTERFLY
GIACOMO PUCCINI
LA SCALA MILAN
APRIL 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 , 25
Sala Principal
CONCIERTO ZARZUELA 1
WORKS BY CHAPÍ, BARBIERI, SERRANO, JIMÉNEZ, LUNA ETC
CHOIR and ORCHESTRA OF THE GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
April 12 Auditorio
CONCIERTO ZARZUELA 2
WORKS BY MORENO TORROBA, SOROZÁBAL, ALONSO ETC
CHOIR and ORCHESTRA OF THE GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
April 19 Auditorio
DANSA VALENCIA
The excellent Annual Dance Festival is back, from the 25th April to 04 MAY Ballet and dance from Spain and the world. If you love dance then check out the programme here! Includes performances by NDT2
n Introduction to Massage
Saturday 19 April 2008, 10 am to 7:30 pm
A One-Day Seminar with Helen Westwater and Olga Fedina
Massage has been used over centuries to benefit the body and mind. Discover the theories behind Aromatherapy and Shiatsu and learn basic massage techniques to take home and share with family and friends.
Part One
Aromatherapy massage
Part Two
Shiatsu: Japanese acupressure massage
Wear loose comfortable clothing (no jeans please) and bring two large towels.
Price: 60 euros for the day
An option of a lunch box to take to the park, 7.50 euros. Please order in advance.
More information from 96 331 9874 or 609429678, or e-mail: info@yogacentrovalencia.com to reserve your place at the seminar and tell them where you read this!
MAY
10dB Festival - 08-18 May Burjassot
The wonderful 10dB festival returns to Burjassot on the 8th May - (what does 10dB stand for? 10 days in Burjassot!) Street theatre, theatre, cinema, concerts and a huge medieval market - lots of the fest is free entrance but even the entrance fees for the paid performances are great value. Where else can you think of where you could buy a combined ticket for five big-name concerts for only 68€? More details here.
Forward Festival - 10 May 2008
Some of the best DJs and groups from the electro-funk/punk and rock scene will be coming together live in a brand-new two day (one day in Madrid and one day here in Valencia) electronic music festival to kick off summer with a bang. From dub stars Underworld to Spain's biggest glam rock groups Fangoria and Nancy's Rubias back to bootleg geniuses Soulwax, this promises to be a big night out.
UNDERWORLD · FANGORIA & NANCYS RUBIAS · SOULWAX · 2MANYDJS
LADYTRON · TIGA · DIPLO · ALEXANDER KOWALSKI live! · ISIS
Valencia: Saturday 10 May.
Feria de Valencia pavilion 5. Tickets 50€ from fnac or ticktackticket
Reggae by the Beach 17 May Port America's Cup
Valenciais about to host its first ever Reggae festival. Reggae by the Beach will be the biggest Reggae festival ever held this side of Europe. Featuring top reggae artists from Jamaica, such as Shaggy and the the ever popular Beenie Man, Jamaican reggae super star, plus special MC Daddy Ernie from Choice FM radio station UK and Chris Goldfinger from BBC Radio1.
Reggae by the Beach will be held by the stylish 39º27N (Thirty Nine degrees Twenty Seven North) overlooking the beach of Valencia, in the prestigious Port America’s Cup.
OUTSIDE VALENCIA BUT WORTH THE TRIP
three hours drive out of Valencia to the north or to the south will get you to two great music fests.
SOUTH TO MURCIA
SOS 4.8 - A FESTIVAL OF SUSTAINABLE ART ACTION IN MURCIA.
The event aims to bring to Murcia the art scene's most dynamic and ground breaking artistic practices. Lasting 48 hours (with 24 hours dedicated to the live creation of the art works and the remaining 24 hours dedicated to exhibiting them), this first edition aims to encourage cultural reflection sustainability as a concept that allows us to reflect and re-frame visual culture, democracy, information society, techno-sustainability, consumer society -CULTURE- as well as tourism, immigration, nature, and urbanism -ENVIRONMENT- in an intersdicplinary environment in which both the artists and public can participate. Our goal is to establish ourselves as a cutting-edge European benchmark.
On 02 and 03 May 2008, SOS 4.8 will present transgressive representations of contemporary art, a cutting-edge musical programme and the Voices space. All this will benefit from the involvement of influential figures from the art world.
Friday 02 May
19:00 SEÑORLOBO (SPAIN) 20:00 SECOND (SPAIN)
21:00 JAMES (UK) 22:20 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT SOLO PERFORMANCE (EEUU) 23:40 KAISER CHIEFS (UK) 01:10 FISCHERSPOONER DJ DATE FEATURING WARREN FISCHER&JON KANE (EEUU) 02:50 THE PINKER TONES (SPAIN) 04:00 ÁNGEL MOLINA (SPAIN)
Saturday 03 May
19:00 MIQUI PUIJ DJ (SPAIN) 20:00 THE CABRIOLETS (SPAIN) 21:30 FANGORIA (+ NANCYS RUBIAS) (SPAIN) 23:30 DIGITALISM (GERMANY) 01:00 THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (UK) 03:05 JEFF MILLS (EEUU)
ALSO AT THE AUDITORIO Y CENTRO DE CONGRESOS VICTOR VILLEGAS IN MURCIA IN MAY
16/05/2008 Asian Dub Foundation
21,30 h
18/05/2008 Laurie Anderson
Sala "Narciso Yepes"
21,30 h
31/05/2008 Nick Lowe
Sala "Miguel Ángel Clares"
21,30 h
SOUTH TO LA NUCIA
MEDIATIC FESTIVAL · 16 & 17 MAY · LA NUCIA NEAR ALTEA
THE WATERBOYS · LOQUILLO · HOMBRES G · CELTAS CORTOS · SINIESTRO TOTAL · DI-RECT · FANGORIA · LOS SECRETOS · SICKNO · LOS VECINOS DEL REY · LA FUGA · LOS SUAVES · IN EXTREMO · BARÓN ROJO · PORRETAS · UZZHUAÏA · MEDINA AZAHARA · REMEMBRANCES · SARATOGA · AVALANCH · LA EXCEPCIÓN · PORTA · HANNA · LA HABITACIÓN ROJA · TRIÁNGULO DE AMOR BIZARRO · WE ARE BALBOA · NIÑOS · MUTANTES · HUMANO · STANDARD · LORENA C · VARGAS BLUES BAND · EL COLUMPIO · ASESINO · EL ALPINISTA · DORSAL FIN · THE PINKER TONES · SAVIA · ESTIRPE · CUATRO · RASH · DELOREAN · LA CHINA · DIGITAL 21 · LOS DELINQÜENTES · CHICO & THE GYPSIES · GERTRUDIS
NORTH TO BARCELONA
Estrella Damm Primavera Sound Forum Barcelona 29 MAY 2008
Thursday 29th: Portishead, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Explosions In The Sky, Shipping News, Caribou, The Notwist.
Friday 30th: Portishead (Auditori *), Cat Power, Devo, The Sonics, Sebadoh, The Go! Team, The Rumble Strips.
Saturday 31st: Rufus Wainwright, Dinosaur Jr., Tindersticks, Animal Collective, Young Marble Giants, Throbbing Gristle, Simian Mobile Disco.
LATER IN THE YEAR
BOB DYLAN tours Spain in June and July, stopping off once again for the July Fair - date is now confirmed as 01 July but - there's always a but isn't there?- there is some confusion as to where in Valencia he is playing, the Bobness official site says Auditorio Ciudad de Valencia - no such place, as far as we know, there's the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, but it's unlikely he'll be playing there as the Police are on on the 2nd and, anyway, Bobby had trouble filling the space at the Viveros Gardens two years ago...would he really try and fill a stadium now? tickets? not on sale yet, as far as we can see...
VAN MORRISON had two concerts arranged on the 31 January and the 01 February, BUT BOTH WERE CANCELLED DUE TO ILL HEALTH fans will now have to travel to the Auditorio de Castellon on the 21 or 22 June to see him perform with his big band - tickets are available from El Corte Ingles
LEONARD COHEN is appearing at Fib Benicassim along with an ever growing list of big stars. The festival is on from 17-20 July and is not to be missed - American Music Club + Babyshambles + Beirut + Booka Shade + Bracken + La Casa Azul + DaPuntoBeat + David Duriez + Death Cab For Cutie + Eef Barzelay + El Guincho + El Hijo + Erol Alkan + Ewan Pearson + Facto Delafé y Las Flores Azules + Fujiya & Miyagi + Gentle Music Men + Gnarls Barkley + Hot Chip + Joakim + John Acquaviva + José González + Josh Wink + Justice (live) + The Kills + Leonard Cohen + Manos de Topo + Marc Marzenit + The Marzipan Man + Metope + Metronomy + Micah P. Hinson + Mika + Moriarty + My Bloody Valentine + My Morning Jacket + The National + The New Pornographers + Róisín Murphy + Richard Hawley + Robert Babicz + The Rumble Strips + Sigur Rós + Siouxsie + Spiritualized + Supermayer + These New Puritans + Tiefschwarz + Tommie Sunshine + Vincent Vincent & The Villains + Vive La Fete + Yelle.
THE POLICE perform live in Valencia at the Levante Football Stadium on 02 July
LOU REED performs live at the Plaza de Toros in Benidorm on 26July.
More as we get it ...
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