Sonic Youth in Spain
 

they don't play in Razzmatazz (old Zeleste) since 1996...
we'll be there and there and...

:)

oh man I hope I can go to this. got to check how the flights are gonna line up but the timing is perfect.

could not resist and bought ticket and booked flight for Madrid show, so I can see Sensational Fix as well.

sergi, are you going to Madrid show? hope we will meet this time. would you know Madrid much? any cheap hotel/hostel recommendations?

geez, that La Riviera venue looks cheesy. bad, bad place for such a event. I hope I'm wrong and it's rather pictures of surroundings on their web and actual concert hall is ok.

greenlight, you want to visit Spain twice this year? (see: Primavera)

probably 3 times slavo. I have promised my girlfriend take her somewhere south this year...

Planning to attend the Madrid gig and take in some Sensational Fix while I'm at it. Maybe I'll bump into some of you righteous dudes.

Sounds like a plan, have fun!!

Tickets acquired. Now I just need to renew my passport ROFLZ!

:-)

yes man! i'll be in Barcelona just the day before, and journey to Madrid next morning, for both sonic youth shows!

sensational fix is excellent! you can see pictures from it in my facebook page: www.facebook.com/sergisonic

i know madrid (my girlfriend is from there), but not enough for recommend you cheap hostels. i'll ask for it...

A second Madrid (April 20) show added.

A second Madrid (April 20) show added.

Nice. So that must mean first show is almost sold out? Did you know the show in Barcelona is same night as the Barcelona derby (Barca-Espanyol). Don't get caught in the middle of a riot! haha j/k I hope....

BTW- if you're looking for cheap way to get around Europe Lonely Planet has a guidebook, Europe on a Shoestring, it's got all sorts of info on hostels etc. Hope that helps...

Hi!
My English isn't good...sorry.
I bought the tickets for Madrid (April 19th).
I come from Italy, I'll arrive in Madrid Barajas with my boyfriend at 3.45 pm.
How can we arrive to La Riviera?
And to return to the airport after the concert?
Thanks...

spain is cheap(er) then here and taxi drivers wont rip you off, like here, coz they work for the actuall taxi companies (i think), so they get normal wages, no matter what, maybe wouldn't be bad check how would be the taxi fare when you get there...

second Madrid show added! check homepage.

The airport has a metro station. Check the metro map for stations near the venue and timetables.

Argh, I am getting so stoked for this shit. Anyone else going to both Madrid shows? :D

i'm going to Barcelona + Madrid + Madrid :)

Me too! Just starting to worry about all the small details. Anything else going on in those cities other than SY on those days? Is Barca-Espanol day game or night game?

I hope that there woldn't be problems with the flight (eruption in Island).
I think we'll share the taxi with someone...
We bought the tickets on livenation.es for the first show in Madrid, we'll retire them the same day of the concert with the copy of the e-mail...
now i've got a stupid question:
Where will we retire our tickets?At la Riviera,i suppose...but i'm not sure of this...
Can anyone help me?
Georgekrz, Barcellona-Espanyol is at 8.00 p.m i think...
well, thanks again and sorry(again) for my terrible English...

Yeah I hope my flight is not cancelled, looks like anything going through or out of N. Europe might be cancelled.

closest subway station to Riviera I think is Puerta de Toledo, looks like walking distance... there is a subway at the airport, but looks like you have to make two transfers. look at map here http://www.esmadrid.com/en/portal.do?TR=C&IDR=552

I dont know about tickets either, but Im just gonna assume showing the credit card or ID will work...

Yeah I saw that Barca-Espanyol is on Sat., now I just wish I could go to that, maybe there will be tickets outside before the match? probably will just watch on tv....

Barca-Espanol on saturday, 8 pm

I am only going to the second night of Sonic Youth now. Thanks volcanic ash! I wonder if the ash will disrupt Sonic Youth's travel..

today every flight from the North Italy is cancelled.
I HOPE that the situation gets better...
I'm just a bit nervous...
come-back is not a problem,i can sleep a week in the airport Madrid Barajas,this is not a problem.
Georgekrz thank you for the link

Has the band arrived at Barcelona yet? I´m afraid of the flight cancellations....

Good Luck to you folks over there. If you can't fly can you take trains?

I hope, I hope fight wont be cancelled! so far it looks like it. aaaaghrrrrrr! what a day!

From Milan every flight is cancelled until monday at 8.00 am.
My flight is at 1.30 pm...
Chicka,unfortunately by train is impossible...more than 24 hours to arrive in Madrid:from Milan to Paris and than Spain...and it costs more than fly..
Thanks for the support!
Greenlight, what a day, yes...can't they put a cork on the volcano?
Aahha...stupid humor for hysterical people :(

flights from dublin are cancelled till monday 13:00. my boarding time is 20 min past one, hehehe, but it can change like that...not saying that ryanair planes must be all over the place now, so you can expect delays and stuff...not saying volcano is still errupting.

Hope all of you guys will make it to the concert(s), but I must say this is one of the best excuses ever to miss a gig:
"why didn't you come?"
"Coz of a vulcanic eruption."

Well Im here Barca is fucking fantastic just got drunk in a place full of Metallica - Slayer shirts (just like Queens c. 1986), across the street from razmatazz... I hope this show does not get cancelled though...

steve is in Barcelona

Check the SY twitter page.. They made it to spain, no worries..

"hola! we're lucky to have be on one of the only flights to cross from nyc to Spain. special sy quartet shows 4/18 + 4/19"
via https://twitter.com/thesonicyouth/status/12346287946

we'll have a classic 80/90's reinvention of the sonic youth powerrr

special quartet show and I'm going to miss it? noooooooo.. hopefully it'll take off from dublin tomorrow!

they can fly from N.Y to Barcelona but the problem is if the airport in Barcelona is closed to Madrid...and Madrid to Lisbon??! ( i say that cause the portugese president maybe has to return from barcelona to lisbon by car )