The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the Palau Sant Jordi and the Sant Jordi Club reaffirm their international reputation as leading venues for major music tours
Concerts account for the majority of events at the Anella Olímpica, a city venue which respects and engages with the surrounding area and which boasts a wide-ranging line-up accessible to everybody thanks to partnerships with some thirty music promoters
This coming 2026 will also feature an exceptional music line-up, with sell-out events at the Estadi Olímpic and numerous concerts by national and international artists
The Anella Olímpica is closing out a record 2025 with 198 events that drew more than 2.4 million people. The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, the Palau Sant Jordi and the Sant Jordi Club have once again reaffirmed their international reputation as leading venues for large-format events, particularly major music tours.
The number of events grew by 15%, and attracted 11% more people than the previous year. This meant that the Anella Olímpica as whole was at nearly full capacity throughout the year, with activities on 351 days (including assembly/dismantling days for each event).
As for eventgoers, the trend from recent years continues. On average, 42% came from Barcelona and the metropolitan area, compared to 34.7% from the rest of Catalonia, 16.2% from other parts of Spain and 7.1% from other countries. These figures show that the programming at the Anella Olímpica connects with local audiences from Barcelona and Catalonia, while also attracting visitors from all over with its wide range of large-format cultural and sports events.
“The figures for the close of 2025 mark three record-breaking years at the Anella Olímpica and reaffirm the success of a public management and public-private partnership model that offers options for all audiences”, said First Deputy Mayor and BSM chair Laia Bonet. “These data also reinforce the Anella Olímpica’s potential as a city space that respects and engages with the surrounding area”.
A musical year with top national and international artists
Concerts remain were again the main event type at the Anella Olímpica. There were a total of 116 concerts last year, attracting nearly 1.2 million people.
Half of them were hosted by the Palau Sant Jordi (58), followed by the Sant Jordi Club (51) and the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (7).
The Anella Olímpica once again offered concerts spanning a rich variety of styles. This diversity is the result of close relationships between the BSM-managed facility and some thirty local and international music promoters.
The 2025 line-up featured a variety of concerts by national (51) and international (65) artists. In fact, eleven international artists chose the Anella Olímpica for their only concert in Spain: Ateez, Tomorrow X Together, Guns N’ Roses, Billie Eilish, Ado, Kendrick Lamar, Blackpink, Post Malone, Lady Gaga, Jamiroquai and Mumford & Sons, between them offering 14 concerts not seen anywhere else in Spain.
Over the course of the year, more and more artists made multiple appearances at the Anella Olímpica. Lady Gaga gave three concerts, while Quevedo, Sabina, Rauw Alejandro, Billie Eilish, Antonio Orozco, Rels B and Mike Towers gave two.
In addition to these international stars, in 2025 the Anella Olímpica also continued demonstrating its long-standing commitment to promoting local talent and supporting their international projection, with concerts by Amaia, Aitana, Mushka, Rigoberta Bandini, Belén Aguilera, Lágrimas de Sangre, Mónica Naranjo, Loquillo, Nil Moliner and Antonio Orozco, among others.
Family and sports events with deep city roots
Family shows, sports and corporate events, film shoots and city activities rounded out the Anella Olímpica’s calendar. These events (58 in total) attracted nearly 200,000 people.
Highlights included Disney on Ice, linked to the Palau Sant Jordi since 1993; the Cirque du Soleil, the Catalonia vs. Palestine fundraising match, Trial Indoor Barcelona, the Premier Padel Finals, the Esport i Dansa Ara school event and more.
Not to mention FC Barcelona’s 24 matches at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in 2025, with over a million spectators.
Exceptional music programme for 2026
Next year will also be an exceptional year for music at the Anella Olímpica, which will once again be an essential stop for major national and international tours, many of them offering up to four concerts.
Names such as El Último de la Fila (3 and 7 May), Bad Bunny (22 and 23 May) and Oques Grasses (5, 7, 9 and 10 October) have already sold out numerous concerts at the Estadi Olímpic, where The Weeknd will also be performing on 1 September.
The Palau Sant Jordi has also sold out for Fito & Fitipaldis (16 and 17 January), Hans Zimmer (27 March), Rosalía (13, 15, 17 and 18 April) and Aitana (4, 5, 7 and 8 September). Other artists to choose the venue include Bad Gyal (20, 21 and 22 March), Dani Martin (25 April and 24 October), Eric Clapton (10 May) and La Oreja de Van Gogh (6, 7, 26 and 27 November).
As for sports, the Tour de France Grand Départ (4 and 5 July), will end up at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, and there will be a new edition of Trial Indoor Barcelona (8 February).
Progress on the transformation of the Sant Jordi Club with the selection of a winning architectural project
Next year will also be an important year for the transformation under way at the Anella Olímpica, turning it into a first-class site that will maintain Barcelona’s strong position in the international live music and large events market.
A key moment in this transformation next year will come with the announcement of the winning project in the international architecture competition to design the new Sant Jordi Club, which will offer the highest technical, acoustic and visual quality prioritising user experience and sustainability. Moreover, its flexible capacity ranging from 3,500 to 9,000 people will make it unlike any other venue in the city to date. Thanks to Barcelona City Council company BSM’s investment of 70 million euros, the new Sant Jordi Club will be the first major auditorium in Spain specifically designed for live music.
In addition, during the course of the year work will be carried out at the Estadi Olímpic and the Palau Sant Jordi to improve infrastructure, operations and user experiences at these venues. The lighting system on the Esplanada Olímpica will also be renovated, making it more energy efficient.
