![]() – Primavera Sound is very much a nighttime event, challenging the stamina of even the most loyal of music fans. With so many artists scheduled to start after midnight – and some, like Blur and Rosalia, taking the stage at 2 a.m. set of Latin-infused hip-hop.ĭepeche Mode’s David Gahan (Photo: Tal Friedlander) Over at the Ron Brugal stage, Argentinian rapper Trueno also impressed with an energetic 1:45 a.m. At the Cupra Stage, Pusha T energized an amphitheater crowd, while at the Plentitude stage, Pink Pantheress delighted an audience heavy on Brits with her brand of twitchy hyper-pop, then name-checked Linkin Park and New Order in reverence. Those playing the (relatively) smaller stages had no less of an impact. transplant (by way of Philadelphia) Adam Granduciel, claimed the longest set with the fewest number of songs (eight) – which is to say, the band left its audience wanting more of that hypnotic Bruce Springsteen-meets-Fleetwood Mac groove. On the other hand, at the Amazon Stage the War on Drugs, featuring L.A. Los Angeles-based artists also made a strong showing with Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar performing a scaled-down version of his “Big Steppers” tour motif and effortlessly gliding through 24 songs including “Humble,” “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe.” The rapper also debuted a cover of the Weeknd’s “Sidewalks” and brought out his cousin Baby Keem for “Vent” and “Family Ties.”Īcross the way at the Dice stage, punk evangelists Off! took home the trophy for longest set-list with the shortest running-time, preaching to the faithful with a sizzling set of 36 songs. Indeed, the goth-leaning music lovers were out in force for headlining acts like New Order and Depeche Mode, who delivered a mix of new and old - with “World in My Eyes” performed in tribute to late keyboardist Andy Fletcher - and saving the fan favorites for last, with the one-two-three punch of “Just Can’t Get Enough,” “Never Let Me Down Again” and “Personal Jesus.” You’re being a spoiled little fucking bitch that you’ve got all these amazing songs you don’t wanna fucking play! Get over yourself!”īlur’s Damon Albarn (Photo: Tal Friedlander) Chief among them: Halsey, who delivered smash after smash with ferocity, starting with balls-to-the-wall “Nightmare” and ending 15 songs later with the equally bombastic “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God.” The singer, who uses she and they pronouns, announced midway through that she was working out a new set – self-dubbed “Halsey’s greatest hits” – and had added songs like “Closer,” her collaboration with the Chainsmokers, and “Eastside,” a record with Benny Blanco and Khalid, which she had shunned in the past.Īs Halsey told the crowd – before declaring “I fucking love my job!” – there was a time when she thought to herself, “Fuck that shit, I’m not playing ‘Closer.’ Fuck that shit, I’m not playing ‘Eastside.’ And then, with more time and more maturity, and as I started growing older, I started looking at these songs as: what an amazing thing, to have all of these records. Vincent, Pink Pantheress, Caroline Polachek, Arlo Parks, Maggie Rogers, Holly Humberstone and the girl-fronted Alvvays and Wednesday – really dominated the festival’s lineup and provided some of the most spectacular, standout sets. In fact, the female performers – like St. According to the fest, 193,000 attended Primavera’s three main days, with the largest crowd gathering for the final night where the main draw was Spain’s own Rosalia - evident from the scores of fans wearing red and black, the colors of her latest project, “Motomami.” ![]() ![]() ![]() It also helped that there were 317 acts to choose from, spread out over 10 stages and as many acres lining the city’s port. While at a map’s glance, it seemed as if acts on the smaller stages would drown each other out, the organizers choreographed the schedule so expertly that any conflicts didn’t feel insurmountable. Featuring multiple headliners – Blur, Halsey, Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode, New Order, Calvin Harris and Rosalia - on side-by-side interchanging stages, some 70,000 revelers attended daily, taking in the grounds of the city’s Parc del Forum and its myriad entertainment, activity and food options (including a full Primavera Pro conference track for industry attendees). The 22-year-old music extravaganza kicked off Europe’s festival season with its four-night bow in Barcelona this past weekend. Spain’s Primavera Sound may be the ultimate FOMO-fest.
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