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Hard Rock goes native

Hard Rock Café

By Brian Gallagher 09.05.13

Recently refurbished the re-imagined Hard Rock Café located in the emblematic Plaza Catalunya was officially inaugurated last May 2nd 2013. Marking its 15th anniversary in Barcelona local group Macaco were chosen to perform live on the new stage which forms the centre piece of the ground floor refurbishment.

The respected reggae band Macaco formed originally back in 1997 by Barcelona native lead singer Daniel 'Mono Loco' Carbonell, formerly of the flamenco group Ojos de Brujo entertained an invited audience of 500 guests. His band mates hailing from Brazil, Cameroon, Venezuela and Spain reflect their eclectic roots with a sound that mixes electro, Latin and Rumba beats with tracks that alternate English, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish and French.

  • Macaco performing live at Barcelona's Hard Rock Café

  • The newly refurbished interior of the main dining space

    Hard Rock es famoso por su exhibición de recuerdos del pop y rock cedidos por artistas: instrumentos musicales, ropa y otros objetos de valor documental, todo amorosamente comisariado por el grupo Hard Rock. El nuevo interior se organiza alrededor de una barra central y un escenario con iluminación escultórica y asientos distribuidos a diferentes niveles alrededor del escenario. Ahora, más en sintonía con la cultura local de diseño inteligente de Barcelona, Hard Rock tiene en su corazón recuerdos y piezas especialmente seleccionados - Memorabilia - que incluyen un chaleco perteneciente a Joaquín Sabina o la última guitarra Epiphone del gran Kurt Cobain.

  • David Bowie's black zip-up jacket, part of Hard Rock Café Barcelona's memorabilia collection

    The menu has also been overhauled and now includes a Barcelona burger which was created by Cris Minimos and features black butifarra (kind of black pudding) and calçots preserve after winning a competition organised by the chain to celebrate the refurbishment project.

  • The Barcelona Burger created by Cris Minimos for the new menu

  • Hard Rock Café
  • Plaça de Catalunya, 21 
  •  08002 Barcelona, Spain
    +34 932 70 23 05
  • www.hardrock.com