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Having begun life in 1995 with just a trio of local acts, Barcelona’s Minifestival de Música Independent returns on February 28^th with an international lineup from Spain, France and the UK. This year celebrating its 20^th birthday, the festival brings together eight acts for less than you’d pay to get into a nightclub, mixing rock, indie and pop in multiple languages.

Kicking off the festival at 7pm are The Double Shame, neo-wave alt-rockers hailing from Girona. Barcelona band La Legendaria Familia Stinson follow with their catchy Spanish-language indie rock, while Vigo-based trio Linda Guilala take to the stage at 9pm with their melancholy, ultrasonic alt-pop.

International acts take the festival into the wee hours, beginning with The School, a Cardiff pop act with a slightly retro sound. Scots Close Lobsters, who reunited in 2012 after gracing the charts back in the ‘80s, are up at 11pm, followed by Michel Cloup Duo, Toulouse-based artists blending guitar and drums with French spoken word.

Leeds group The Manhattan Love Suicides round off the live sets with rugged, lo-fi, noise-pop with a punk edge. Throw in DJ sets from De Paseo, who’ll mix anything from ‘60s Latin hits to techno pop, and Minifestival provides a medley of some of the most exciting indie music from around Europe.