Primavera Sound 2022

[deadpheasant]

Just returned home after an unbelievable weekend. Thank you Primavera Sound.

A few of takeaways:

Stages I thought were great. Plenty of places to sit down and enjoy music. Binance & Cupra well designed stages for this.

Food is really good. Standouts for me were the 5€ Pizza slices by Plentitude/Boiler Room and the Peruvian Pork Belly Buns (9€).

I don't like being caught in the masses so I avoided Mordor when I could, definitely a good thing as discovered so many amazing bands/DJs.

Recommend going to Bits at least once. Nothing like sitting in a hammock/deck chair on the beach by the Aperol Spritz bar listening to music from Dice stage.

Despite what others may say, the tap water is safe to drink. It just doesn't taste as nice as the mineral water.

Getting in is super easy, about 10 minutes from the metro to inside the arena. Security is very lax. Will look down the top and pat your bag from the outside. You won't be patted down at all.

Getting back home after is annoying, make sure you have multiple ways of getting back just in case one of the routes falls through. No Metro between 2am-5am Thurs & Fri. 

Worth bringing a jacket just in case but I was fine in t-shirts and shorts all the way up til 6/7am without feeling cold.

The NTS warehouse and Boiler Room stages are both very fun and give a nice break from the bigger stages.

Bar queues really weren't too bad you just have to be tactical about which ones you join and where to position yourself.

Drink prices are 4.50€ for a small beer and 9/10€ for a large spirit and mixer. Water is 2€ for a can.

Strongly recommend getting a ticket for Ciutat gigs in the future and getting in before the first support. Massive gamble otherwise.

[yosoyyoberdi]

5 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

The actual name of the venue is Barts (all the Primavera stuff calls it Parallel 62 but I think that's the address!). We joined the queue for Magnetic Fields about 7.30pm and didn't get in for them at 9.15 (and then gave up about 9.30). Just to manage your expectations! We were W1. Priority is given to W1 and W2 and VIP, but they did let some of us plebs in too.

I'd get there about 6pm to be honest!

Sounds tricky. I was hoping that with all the main attractions being in Poble, Razzmatazz and Apolo it would not fill until gig time. Might give it a try still. Thanks!

[xxialac]

Was a bit gutted to miss L'Imperatrice last night who were apparently great. There was way too much demand and many people with priority got nowhere close to getting in.

They are free on Friday - be fantastic if they could be added as a replacement.

[Zoo Music Girl]

1 minute ago, yosoyyoberdi said:

Sounds tricky. I was hoping that with all the main attractions being in Poble, Razzmatazz and Apolo it would not fill until gig time. Might give it a try still. Thanks!

It seems to vary a lot but we found the ciutat gigs to be a total waste of time on a W1 ticket. You may be luckier though! Have a good one.

[FloorFiller]

Unless you’re willing to arrive at least 3-4 hours early on a single weekend ticket, you need to be prepared for possibly not getting in imo. People are well aware of how busy these things are now and so people have just been arriving with a few beers mega early and chilling in the queue. 

Also saw a girl at the front of the single weekend queue (so presumably been there a longggg time) pleading with the security last night at around 8pm at Razzamataz to be let in to use the bathrooms as she was on her period and… stuff was happening, and they just didn’t give a fuck and made her wait an extra 20 minutes until they finally opened up (and even then they were letting double weekend people in first, so guess she waited another 10 minutes after that).

[Zoo Music Girl]

23 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Unless you’re willing to arrive at least 3-4 hours early on a single weekend ticket, you need to be prepared for possibly not getting in imo. People are well aware of how busy these things are now and so people have just been arriving with a few beers mega early and chilling in the queue. 

Also saw a girl at the front of the single weekend queue (so presumably been there a longggg time) pleading with the security last night at around 8pm at Razzamataz to be let in to use the bathrooms as she was on her period and… stuff was happening, and they just didn’t give a fuck and made her wait an extra 20 minutes until they finally opened up (and even then they were letting double weekend people in first, so guess she waited another 10 minutes after that).

Yeah this is good advice. 

We tried to get into a smaller venue for what we thought was a fairly unpopular thing but still no chance an hour before.

[jannybruck]

A mate that is staying nearby said there's people already lining up for Interpol tonight. The queuing drama is now a self-fulfilling prophecy because people are panicking and getting there earlier and earlier.

It's a mess, and would be absolutely so annoying for locals having people clog up streets like this.

[pipan]

50 minutes ago, xxialac said:

They are free on Friday - be fantastic if they could be added as a replacement.

Most probably not gonna happen, but I like this idea very very much.

[puckno]

- with priority access (vip / w1+w2) i have got into the shows i tried (apolo sunday, razz yesterday) by showing up a few minutes before doors open, the priority line has not been longer than capacity

-  judging by the size of the lines, without priority access you would have to get in line at least one hour before doors open on the popular venues, and even then not be guaranteed access

- without priority access I would definitely get on waiting list for the dice tickets to see if i got lucky

- to access a venue later in the evening, after doors have opened, is a recipe for failure

Edited June 8, 2022 by puckno

[Bram]

20 minutes ago, jannybruck said:

A mate that is staying nearby said there's people already lining up for Interpol tonight. The queuing drama is now a self-fulfilling prophecy because people are panicking and getting there earlier and earlier.

It's a mess, and would be absolutely so annoying for locals having people clog up streets like this.

Frickin WoW.. might just give up on this Interpol thing. Probably just have a good dinner, few drinks and watch Gilles Petterson and its Acid Jazz friends

[xxialac]

8 minutes ago, puckno said:

- with priority access (vip / w1+w2) i have got into the shows i tried (apolo sunday, razz yesterday) by showing up a few minutes before doors open, the priority line has not been longer than capacity

-  judging by the size of the lines, without priority access you would have to get in line at least one hour before doors open on the popular venues, and even then not be guaranteed access

- without priority access I would definitely get on waiting list for the dice tickets to see if i got lucky

- to access a venue later in the evening, after doors have opened, is a recipe for failure

I’ve got into 3 out of 4 venues long after doors have opened (with priority).

[festiall]

Already people waiting in line at razz 2 for P.C. music night btw 

[puckno]

5 minutes ago, xxialac said:

I’ve got into 3 out of 4 venues long after doors have opened (with priority).

Still..  it is a gamble right?

[xxialac]

6 minutes ago, puckno said:

Still..  it is a gamble right?

Oh definitely.

Just saying that vip or pro dramatically improves your odds.

Without I think it would have been 0 of 4.

[lemons]

This will be my 4th PS but BKS looks decent will maybe look at it in future. Very glad I decided to spend a couple of days by the coast before the festival. Was very anxious/ stressed in the lead up and the tiniest bit of piscina & platja has solved all haha. First time I haven't really done any research into acts I didn't already know, anyone want to share their (optimistic) itinerary for w2?

[elmalash]

Back home from W1 with a positive covid test. Now quick recovering before Glastonbury 🤯

Really enjoyed primavera except that. Seen way less bands than expected, but lot of quality one. 

My top 5 with no order: Nick Cave, Pavement, Linda Lindas, Idles, Little simz

Take care and enjoy W2

[ghostdancer1]

23 hours ago, Ohjesus said:

just to reiterate what gabi said last week in the Q&A about the bridge - apparently the new harbour owner forbid PS from using it this time round. 

so i guess moving forwards that won’t change and probably doesn’t help with plans to remain in barcelona as, like you say, Bits is criminally under used 

"forbid" because PS have increased the amount of people at the festival, and so would be using the bridge.

VIPs, people with disabilities, staff etc are still using it, so the "new harbour owner forbid PS from using it" line from Gabi is at least partially untrue.

I'm sure if it was a smaller festival, as it used to be, the bridge would still be in use for all.

I'd be far more confident that the real reason is Health & Safety assessments determined that the crowd sizes will be too big.

Edited June 8, 2022 by ghostdancer1

[xxialac]

Top 5: Beck (ciutat), Mavis Staples (auditori), Jamila Woods (auditori), Tropical Fuck Storm, Little Simz

Struggled with the outdoor crowds for the first time this year.

[brosch]

Top 5: Caroline Polachek, 100 Gecs, Mogwai, Bad Gyal, Jehnny Beth (ciutat)

Can’t wait for Phoenix (tonight, hopefully), YYYs, Dua Lipa, Strokes, Gorillaz*, Tyler* (*skipped both WK1)

[JedTheHumanoid]

Top 5:

Gorillaz, Pavement, Nick Cave, Porridge Radio, Beck (Ciutat)

 

[JedTheHumanoid]

15 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Struggled with the outdoor crowds for the first time this year.

I think it's the first time that the smaller stages, especially Pitchfork and Primavera, were much crowded than the mordor ones.

Really liked the side-by-side layout, I prefer it to the old one 

[FloorFiller]

Finally feel somewhat human today and the thought of having to do that to myself again this weekend (and then again a week later for Glastonbury…) is making me question what the hell I’m even doing with myself haha.

If somebody could create booze and drugs that don’t make you have an existential crisis for a week+ after consumption then that would be just swell. 

[aforest]

Where is this Day Pro venue? My last day here and want to see Pretty Happy

[FloorFiller]

Have Ride announced if they’re doing a full album show tonight or is it just gonna be a mixed bag?

[kitkat129]

Just now, aforest said:

Where is this Day Pro venue? My last day here and want to see Pretty Happy

It's at the CCCB