Totally agree about PinkPantheress stage choice. 'Luckily' for me, one of my main targets, fakemink, was absolutely awful, meaning that I left early and was in a surprisingly good spot at Cupra before it got totally packed.
As many said before, not my favourite Primavera. sh*tty weather is something I'm not really used to when enjoying music. Poor communication (more than 1 hour long radio silence during the worst rain) didn't help, but the main problem was me. I decided to leave the venue after things seemed to be getting back to normal. Massive Attack were supposed to play again (with Hymn of the Big Wheel back on the setlist!) as were all other artists on the smaller stages (including Fcukers with one my favourite albums of the year). FOMO was at an all-time high. However, after 4 hours in the rain, I had to admit to myself that I'm not cut out for this. I wasn't even that soaked (water-proof jacket worked). I was just fed up with the rain, wind and cold and wasn't able to enjoy music anymore.
Also, they should stop ignoring the growth of some artists between signing them up and their actual performance. Both PinkPantheress and Ninajirachi sets were ruined for me by completely inadequate stage choice.
However, I felt very much the same way after the 2022 edition and have thoroughly enjoyed all subsequent editions. So I'm still buying early bird tickets for 2027 and hoping this was a hiccup not the start of a downward trend.
I will definitely be buying a 2027 early bird pass, partially because of the priority reservation privileges for the Ciutat sets. Hopefully the organization will take action to improve upon this year's failings. Because I thought the free water options and sound quality were an improvement over last year, so clearly they can actually implement positive changes.
I also hope all the douchebag chompers get in the sea, cause I was more bothered by them than in the past few years.
Highlights: The Cure, Ninajirachi, Knocked Loose, Current 93, Blood Orange.
Similar feelings to a few others on here. Not my personal favourite edition but a long way from giving up on it. Felt overcrowded at times and there are just too many people there that don't seem to like music that much! Hardly went to main stages which was the plan. Highlights Ralphie Choo, rusowsky, Gorillaz, Geese, Gelli Haha, The Sophs, PinkPantheress, Dijon. Accommodation booked for next year. Thanks for your company and comments over the past year.
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Alkaline Trio 90
Barrington Levy 95
Basement Jaxx 120
Billy Bragg 100
Billy Ocean 100
The Black Keys 90
Carl Cox 100
Chase & Status 120
Chelsea Wolfe 80
CMAT 125
Confidence Man 150 MAX
David Byrne 150
Disclosure 65
Everything Everything 110
Faithless 70
Fatboy Slim 100
Four Tet 130
Garbage 100
GOAT 105
Greentea Peng 120
Happy Mondays 80
Hollie Cook 90
Jorja Smith 100
José González 100
Joy Crookes 120
Judas Priest 80
Kasabian 80
Kneecap 110
The Last Dinner Party 20
Levellers 85
Limp Bizkit 30
Linkin Park 90
Lorde 120
Madness 75
The Maccabees 100
Neck Deep 135
Nile Rodgers & Chic 100
Overmono 100
Pixies 35 (-10)
The Prodigy 140
Pulp 150 MAX
RAYE 100
Ren 65
Richard Ashcroft 95
Say She She 75
Scissor Sisters 120
Self Esteem 120
Skunk Anansie 100
Stereolab 120
The Streets 110
Super Furry Animals 110
Tems 40 (-10)
Thundercat 90
Tom Jones 60
Tyler, the Creator 65
Underworld 115
Wet Leg 90
Wilco 85
The Wombats 80
Wolf Alice 140
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