Barcelona and the Rolling Stones together for the Clasico
The band’s logo will be on the blaugrana’s shirt for the match against Real Madrid
Now there is also the officiality. Barcelona and the Rolling Stones will play together in the next Clasico, the match against Real Madrid on 29 October. The news had already gone around the world in recent weeks and now it has been made official, with the English band unveiling the special jerseys with which the Catalans will play the eagerly awaited match.
A collaboration that is the result of the partnership between Spotify and Barça, worth half a billion euros: in addition to the naming rights of the stadium, the agreement also includes the sponsorship of the jersey, which the streaming music service can change during the year.
Already in 2022/23, in fact, the logo of the singer Drake appeared on Barcelona’s uniform, again in connection with a Clasico. On that occasion, it was the owl, the artist’s trademark, that appeared on the chest of Lewandowski and his teammates. The jerseys, which went on sale today, were an instant hit with football and music fans, not least because of a competition that will see some fans win tickets to the Clasico through the purchase of the jersey.
The Rolling Stones and the world of football
This is not, however, the first me that the Rolling Stones have collaborated with one of the world’s most famous clubs: some me ago, it was the turn of AC Milan to produce a clothing line linked to the famous band with the big mouth.
Why will the Rolling Stones ‘sponsor’ Barcelona?
The Collaboration between Barcelona, Spotify and the Rolling Stones will fall perfectly into place for the launch of Hackney Diamonds, the 24th UK studio album and 26th US one, Spotify and Barcelona have chosen to promote it by placing it at the forefront of one of the world’s most anticipated football matches. The new record will be released on the 20th of the month, nine days before the match between Xavi and Anceloti’s teams.
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