HE Primavera Sound Closed the 21st of the festival with 253,000 attendees Barcelona before facing the “challenge” Madrid“. Of these, 193,000 concentrated on the three main days (Thursday to Saturday) of the sample. The rest corresponds to the public (20,000) on opening day and concerts (15,000) at venues throughout the week, as well as the expected (25,000 people) for the electronic closure of Brunch this Sunday. A total of 317 performances with names like Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode, Blur or Rosalía.
“It’s very motivational to leave Fòrum with these feelings to face the challenge of the first foray in Madrid,” said Alfonso Lanza, co-director of Primavera Sound, which will land in the Spanish capital next week, at the traditional balance press conference. .
Reformulating its venue this year, the Barcelona macro festival is now without Sant Adrià del Besòs beach after clashes with the conservatory, It gathered an average of 65,000 people each day (54,000 on Thursday, 68,000 on Friday, and around 70,000 expected this Saturday). For this reason, in this edition of the festival, as usual, the ‘out of stock’ sign was never put up. “It’s not worrying because we were looking for that average” – “we feel comfortable with these measures for the future” – and therefore the current capacity (from around 80,000 last year to the current 70,000), Lanza said, referring to the fact that Primavera has narrowed its space in Fòrum park is presumed).
landing of strangers
The rate of foreign audience (with participants from 121 different countries) dropped a lot. compared to last year’s massive post-pandemic pressure: from around 70% of respondents from other countries to 52% this year. The organizers stated that they noticed something. british origin, “airplanes, hotels … found to conflict with Formula 1.” The price of festival tickets has likewise increased: in 2022 the general subscription cost 245 euros, and this year it increased to 325 euros. Lanza also described the next “5 or 10 years” generational renewal as a challenge. Last year we are facing an average of 29 years of festival.
As reported by the organization, the Barcelona and Madrid editions have a budget of over 65 million euros, and just over half of that was dedicated to the Arganda del Rey exhibition, as Lanza pointed out with its complex mobility plan. The assistant director of Primavera, who, like last year, refused to re-offer a double edition in Barcelona, said: They expect an average of 40,000 participants per day for Madrid bets. “We understand the impact of seeing what’s going on in Barcelona these days will mean we’ve reached that figure,” said Lanza.