The biggest shoebox in Catalonia will get even bigger. Barcelona City Council will build a new Sant Jordi Club on the same plot it currently occupies, expanding its capacity from 4,000 to 9,000. This responds to a long-standing request from the live music industry for a venue with a capacity of more than 4,000. For now, Barcelona can host indoor concerts for all capacities up to 2,000 people (3,000 at the Auditori del Fòrum and 4,000 at the current Sant Jordi Club), and for the Palau Sant Jordi to be a joy, it must attract between 12,000 and 17,000. What's missing is a venue that can meet the demand for concerts that may not fill the Palau Sant Jordi, but can still attract 9,000 spectators.

Barça has already said goodbye to playing at Montjuïc, where it has been its home for two seasons.

Following the water shortage and consumption restrictions, Catalonia has emerged from drought alert, and Barcelona once again allows itself the luxury of turning on its 330 ornamental fountains. In November 2022, the vast majority were closed—only 85 were maintained because they are small ecosystems of biota, flora, and fauna—and after two years off, Barcelona's mayor, Jaume Collboni, announced this Wednesday that they will be gradually restored. "More than two years of shutdowns have caused maintenance issues that need to be adjusted," he explained in a symbolic ceremony in front of the Twin Fountains in Plaça Catalunya.

The future Montjuïc Fair already has its first architects. The winners of the international competition held to define the first phase of the renovation of this exhibition center were announced this Monday, coinciding with the centenary of the 1929 International Exposition. This competition has allowed the city to expand its portfolio of contemporary architecture with renowned names such as Chilean architect Smiljan Radic.