Guitar trio and dance · Palau de la Música Catalana
A tribute to Paco de Lucía for three guitarists, flamenco dancers and a percussionist, in a UNESCO-listed hall of stained glass.
Likely to sell out. Guitars and heels beneath a skylight of gold and blue glass.
The hall
The Palau was built between 1905 and 1908 as the home of the Orfeó Català, a choral society, with backing from the society and from Barcelona's industrialists and bourgeoisie. Lluís Domènech i Montaner designed it with ceramists, sculptors and glassmakers, and the Palau calls it a synthesis of the arts. A concert is the best reason to sit inside it.
The Palau describes its concert hall as crowned by a central skylight that represents the sun, with the organ presiding over the stage and natural light filling the room. Muses circle the stage, and Wagner's Valkyries emerge from the ceiling. Arrive early enough to look up.
The organiser presents a tribute to Paco de Lucía, with three guitarists, flamenco dancers and a percussionist. One reviewer on the booking page calls it a taste of flamenco in which the guitar trio takes the lead, and says a more tourist-style flamenco show is a different evening.
The evening, pane by pane
A concert at the Palau has a shape of its own: a paper ticket, a stained-glass hall, a guitar tribute and a seat that decides your view. Take the six panes in that order.
The ticket
Your mobile voucher must be exchanged for a physical ticket before you enter. The organiser's staff hand the tickets out at a collection point shown in the product photos, not at the Palau's own box office. Seat numbers are shown when you collect. Read the instructions in your confirmation before you travel.
The hall
A central skylight representing the sun lights the Palau's concert hall, with the muses around the stage and the organ above it. The Palau says it is the only concert hall to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on 4 December 1997.
The guitars
The organiser presents the guitarists as the Barcelona Guitar Trio, playing Spanish and flamenco guitar in homage to Paco de Lucía, the Algeciras-born guitarist who was among the first flamenco players to branch into jazz and classical music.
The dance
Flamenco dancers and a percussionist play alongside the guitarists. Where you sit decides what you see of them: some reviewers mention views blocked from certain seats, so pick your category with care.
The music
The organiser names Manuel de Falla, Federico García Lorca, Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía among the sources of the programme. Plan on about 1.5 hours in all, and do not count on one particular piece: programmes can change.
The seat
The booking page names three seat categories, and also says two are offered, so the calendar for your date shows what is open. Groups who buy two or more tickets together are seated together.
The line-up shifts with the date. Once the players are announced, the calendar entry for your date names them.
The building
The Palau's own pages describe the building in some detail. These four facts come from them.
In pictures
The concert hall from the side, the stage and its muses, the arch above the stage, a stained-glass skylight panel, a ceramic vault, the Lluís Millet hall and the street front.
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What it offers
About an hour and a half of guitar and flamenco dance in the concert hall, as a tribute to Paco de Lucía, with seats on the ground floor and upper floors and tickets collected from the organiser's staff.
Best for
Visitors who want to hear music inside the hall rather than only look at it.
What it offers
A self-guided visit to the building, sold by the Palau itself, with a brochure and an optional audio guide. It starts in the foyer and covers the staircase, the Lluís Millet hall and the concert hall.
Best for
Visitors who want the architecture without a concert, or who cannot get a concert seat.
What it offers
A short show in a small venue with a bar, with a drink included in selected seating categories. It is a separate ticket and a different room from the Palau.
Best for
Visitors who want flamenco up close in a small room rather than a concert hall.
The Palau, three ways
The first card opens the guitar trio and dance concert in the Palau's concert hall. The second is a separate ticket for a self-guided visit to the building. The third is a short flamenco show in a small central venue, for comparison. A strip of further Barcelona activities follows the calendar.
About an hour and a half of guitar and flamenco dance in the concert hall, as a tribute to Paco de Lucía, with seats on the ground floor and upper floors and tickets collected from the organiser's staff.
See dates ↗A self-guided visit to the building, sold by the Palau itself, with a brochure and an optional audio guide. It starts in the foyer and covers the staircase, the Lluís Millet hall and the concert hall.
See dates ↗A short show in a small venue with a bar, with a drink included in selected seating categories. It is a separate ticket and a different room from the Palau.
See dates ↗Other things to do in Barcelona
Plan the evening
The address is Carrer del Palau de la Música 4–6, in the Sant Pere quarter. The Palau's own page puts Plaça de Catalunya within easy walking and names Urquinaona station as the nearest metro stop.
Tickets are collected from the organiser's staff, not at the Palau's box office. The product photos show the collection point. Collection opens about an hour before the show, and doors open about 30 minutes before it.
Pick Platea, first floor or second floor from the options open on your date. Seat numbers are shown when you collect your ticket, and groups of two or more booked together sit together.
The Palau's own guide to its concerts says there is no dress code, while calling the hall iconic and a concert a special occasion. Wear what is comfortable.
The Palau says lifts serve all floors, and service dogs may enter the whole building, including the concert hall. For wheelchair seating at this concert, ask the booking page before you travel.
The Palau's foyer holds Cafè Palau, a café-restaurant that serves before and after concerts. Eating and drinking in the concert hall itself is not permitted.
The Palau, the music and the seats: guides
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Roughly 1.5 hours; the start time depends on the date you pick and is repeated in your confirmation.
Inside the Palau de la Música Catalana's concert hall, at Carrer del Palau de la Música 4–6 in the Sant Pere quarter of Barcelona.
From the organiser's staff, not at the Palau's own box office. Exchange your mobile voucher for a physical ticket before you enter, and use the product photos to find the collection point.
The booking page names Platea on the ground floor, the first floor and the second floor, and says two categories are offered. The calendar for your date shows what is open.
It is a concert in which a guitar trio leads, with flamenco dancers and a percussionist. A reviewer calls it a taste of flamenco and says a more tourist-style flamenco show is a different evening.
Infants under 24 months need no ticket, the booking page says. It also lists a passport or ID card for children among the things to bring.
No. A visit to the building and a concert are separate tickets, and the Palau says concert tickets are bought independently of visits.
The Palau's own guide to its concerts says there is no dress code. Dress casually or a little smarter, as you like.
Yes. Cancel through GetYourGuide at least a full day before the start and the whole fare is returned.
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