Diesel XXX Barcelona

I had the pleasure of attending the Barcelona leg of Diesel's international XXX parties on Saturday night. To celebrate their 30th Birthday the denim developers threw parties simultaneously in 17 cities around the globe starting in Tokyo and then Beijing, Dubai, Athens, Amsterdam, Milan, Zurich, Munich, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Oslo, Helsinki, London, Sao Paulo and finally New York.

Acts including N*E*R*D*, M.I.A., Chaka Khan, 2manydjs, Soulwax, The Cool Kids, New Young Pony Club, The View, Mark Ronson, Supergrass and many more took to stages around the world and were broadcast live on the web. If you didn't see the hilarious viral advert that was made for the party, make sure you check it out below...

Let me set the scene, the Barcelona party was held at Castell de Montjuic, a towering fortress that dates from the 17th century and overlooks the harbour from the southeast of the city. There's around a thousand people waiting in the moonlight wearing the clown masks that ensured entrance to the nights events.

We're waiting above the castles' rear grounds that contain two massive circus tents that light the side of the castle in a rainbow of colours. Intrigued, we were led down a rock carved pathway into the main tent greeted by acrobats, dancers and bubbles, Diesel it seems, know how to throw a party.

There were five sets in the main tent, DJ Marc Xocoa set the evening off with the Rock N Roll Circus theme. Next up, aggressive R&B/ punk The Do's, followed by Los Tiki Phantoms (pictured above). This four piece from Barcelona were awesome and pumped out manic surf rock n roll and we felt like we were in the middle of a Tarantino movie.

Thirdly, the local crowd seemed to love Hidrogenesse just as much as the Los Tiki Phantoms, an art rock duo that reminded me of a type of Spanish Mighty Boosh. They were followed by DJ Coco and the night ended with a set from legendary DJ, producer, and George Clooney's composer of choice, David Holmes. This finished the Rock N Roll Circus theme off perfectly.

As parties go this one was pretty amazing. Alongside Diesel, I’d especially like to thank MTV Madrid legend Alicia Toboso, Anna at BCore, Laura and Ines. Muchas Gracias!!!