The musical line up

It has been an overcast and cool day in Barcelona today. A nice break from the scorching heat and high humidity I say. It rained at about 6pm. I cannot give up my running fix so I ventured out after the second bout of rain which was at about 10pm. I set out at about 10.30pm - in the dark. As I stepped out the front door of the building I heard what sounded like an old Janet Jackson song. I didn't know where it was coming from so I thought it must be someone playing music loudly on the rooftop or a balcony. As I ran, the song became louder and clearer. I heard a voice saying "I love you Barcelona". This could not be someone listening to a cd! So I followed the sound of Janet Jackson up the mountain (Mont Juic) and bang, there at the Poble Espanol (the Spanish Village - which has an open air stage) she is. I could not see very well as scaffolding and crowds of people between me (on the outside) and her (on the inside) made it impossible. But I could hear her loud and clear. "It's all for you " was the song which caught my attention. I asked the security guard (in my limited Spanish - Janet Jackson es aqui?) and he confirmed it. There were groups of people just sitting on the grass outside and listening to the music. I was meant to be running so I did not hang about to listen. I decided to continue with my run and then come back via the Poble Espanol on my way back, to stop and listen for a while. As I ran around the mountain - about 40 minutes in time - I passed another of the open air theatres - where another concert was underway. There are so many things on the go here. It is amazing. I wish I knew what was going on before hand so I didn't have to discover these things only when I head out for my run.The joys of running! Running enables you to see things you would not otherwise see and to discover things you least expect to discover. I was just thinking about how many concerts have been on here in the last month. Shakira, Ricky Martin, Black Eyed Peas, Janet Jackson and Rihanna in the space of a month. These are only the ones I know of. There many be others which I did not know of. This city is definitely on the touring itinerary for the musical artists. I have got to get to some concerts and not just run past, listening from outside!

Poble Espanol - Spanish Village

All for you?