The mill will halt operations to address soundproofing deficiencies.
The venue will maintain a reduced program until the summer, after which a renovation will take place.
BarcelonaThe Barcelona City Council has detected soundproofing deficiencies at El Molino, meaning the venue will have to cease operations and undergo renovations at a timeframe yet to be determined. For the time being, the venue's concessionaire, Barcelona Events Musicals (BEM), has announced that activity will continue until the summer of this year with a reduced musical program and a focus on acts with less noise impact. The program, they add, will be concentrated on weekends and will end before 11:00 PM. Regarding the renovations, BEM explains that they will be carried out by the City Council, which owns the venue. In fact, in mid-December, El Molino already had to suspend some events due to soundproofing deficiencies that were causing disturbances among neighbors. He bought El Molino in 2021 for 6.2 million euros and is publicly owned by the municipality. Barcelona Events Musicals, organizer of the Cruïlla Festival, It is the promoter that manages the equipmentOne of the upcoming events at El Molino is Toni Clapés' new program for La 2 Cat. The presenter announced a few weeks ago who will return to television with a comedy show broadcast from the Barcelona venue, although he did not specify when the project would begin or what the premiere date is.
El Molino, inaugurated at the end of the 19th century, is one of the most historic venues on Paral·lel. The old music hall It reopened on Paral·lel in 2010, but presented bankruptcy proceedings In 2013, the company that managed the space at the time, Ociopuro SL, had made a significant investment to reopen after the venue had been closed for thirteen years, but it was unable to manage the debt and El Molino closed again in 2019. It remained that way until the Barcelona City Council acquired it in 2020.
