Current:Home > reviewsMaking 'El Clásico' more classic: Barcelona to feature Rolling Stones logo on jersey -EverVision Finance
Making 'El Clásico' more classic: Barcelona to feature Rolling Stones logo on jersey
View
Date:2025-04-16 00:55:04
El Clásico is taking on a new meaning through FC Barcelona's recent collaboration with a classic rock icon.
The men's team of the world-renowned Spanish soccer club will wear kits featuring The Rolling Stones logo in the latest installment of the rivalry game against Real Madrid on Oct. 28 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona. The women's team will wear the shirts in their Nov. 5 game against Sevilla.
FC Barcelona and The Rolling Stones announced the news that the Tongue and Lips will grace the red and blue stripes for Barça on Thursday to celebrate the band's new album, "Hackney Diamonds," their first release of new songs since 2005. In an Instagram video, a girl delivers newspapers with a headline that says "Barça makes deal with The Rolling Stones" while the megahit "Start Me Up" plays in the background. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (a known West Bromwich Albion fan) appear in a fictional press conference holding up the kits.
The collaboration is through FC Bacelona's partnership with Spotify. The Tongue and Lips logo will replace the streaming service's on the team's jerseys. In the sponsorship deal, the streaming service also has naming rights for Spotify Camp Nou and creates official playlists with the team.
“We’re huge football fans and honoured that Spotify have brought our Tongue & Lips logo to grace the FC Barcelona shirt to celebrate the release of The Stones’ new ‘Hackney Diamonds’ album," The Rolling Stones said in a statement. "We’ll be cheering on the players on the pitch as well as fans around the world who will be tuning in to watch this iconic match.”
“It’s an honor to feature the legendary Rolling Stones on the legendary FC Barcelona shirt," Marc Hazan, Spotify's VP of Partnerships, said in a statement. "Only Spotify could bring The Rolling Stones to the global stage of El Clásico – one of the few stages they haven’t played!”
Spotify is selling 1,899 of the jerseys to commemorate the year the club was established. Fans can pre-register at the team's online store now ahead of the shirt's Monday release. There will also be a clothing collection of T-shirts, hoodies and jackets featuring the Tongue and Cheek logo and other FC Barcelona design elements.
Previously, Spotify replaced its logo with that of other musical artists for both of last season's El Clásico games. Drake's OVO owl was on the front of the shirt for a match in October and Rosalía's "Motomami" album text graced the front for a game in March.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- Horoscopes Today, July 30, 2024
- Stock market today: Asian stocks are higher as Bank of Japan raises benchmark rate
- Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing-state Wisconsin
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Inheritance on hold? Most Americans don't understand the time and expense of probate
- Hoda Kotb Uses a Stapler to Fix Wardrobe Malfunction While Hosting in Paris
- Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Interest rate cut coming soon, but Fed likely won't tell you exactly when this week
Ranking
- Sam Taylor
- Olympic gymnastics live updates: Simone Biles, USA win gold medal in team final
- Eight international track and field stars to know at the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Interest rate cut coming soon, but Fed likely won't tell you exactly when this week
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Rottweiler pups, mom saved from truck as California's Park Fire raged near
- Canada loses its appeal against a points deduction for drone spying in Olympic women’s soccer
- Simone Biles' Husband Jonathan Owens Supports Her at 2024 Olympic Finals Amid NFL Break
Recommendation
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
Florida school board suspends employee who allowed her transgender daughter to play girls volleyball
Some Ohio residents can now get $25,000 for injuries in $600 million train derailment settlement
Black leaders in St. Louis say politics and racism are keeping wrongly convicted man behind bars
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Matt Damon Details Surreal Experience of Daughter Isabella Heading off to College
Horoscopes Today, July 30, 2024
Dylan and Cole Sprouse’s Suite Life of Zack & Cody Reunion With Phill Lewis Is a Blast From the Past