Primavera Sound 2022

[unodosseb]

Just now, BenG92 said:

Listening now, it's good, better than the weakest Radiohead albums for sure. 

New Smile, Kendrick and Moderat albums, and MCR and Black Midi singles in one day, what a gift! 

I listened to the new Kendrick and MCR earlier too, what a day for music

[theesundayroast]

2 minutes ago, unodosseb said:

First impressions of The Smile’s album?

Loving it, almost feel sorry that it's taking second fiddle to Kendrick today. Making me very excited to see them again next month.

Echoing the thought's that if it were released under the Radiohead banner people wouldn't be overly disappointed with it's quality, which is a really positive thing to say!

[Karl_Mcr]

16 minutes ago, ConfidenceMan said:

Would be great if they'd let people bring in reusable bottles. The lid situation is a pain - I'd be more than happy to carry around my reusable bottle and refill. I'll even bring it in empty so they don't have to worry about me smuggling booze! 

I'm going to try with a Rollup Water Bottle ... Assuming they won't know what it is when patting down the bag.

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/durable-roll-up-water-bottle-with-karabiner-700ml-p33740.aspx/black/

[jannybruck]

Yeah The Smile album is fantastic, as is the new Warpaint one. I'm slightly irritated at all those great mid-level additions to weekend 2.

[xxialac]

10 minutes ago, Gilgamesh96 said:

They don't? What a shitty festival...

Why are you on here if you hate it so much? Masochist?

[Float]

I wonder what ‘no plastic bottles’ means for me buying mixers on site for my smuggled in spirits..

[Whatsmelogin]

19 minutes ago, Gilgamesh96 said:

They don't? What a shitty festival...

The vast majority of festivals haven’t allowed you to bring in your own bottles for many many years. 

[xxialac]

Just now, Whatsmelogin said:

The vast majority of festivals haven’t allowed you to bring in your own bottles for many many years. 

Exactly, bottles can be filled with liquids and thrown as a missile at the stage. They also can be tripped over.

There are times when safety needs to take precedence over environmental concerns and in the end water is readily available throughout the site including for free at fountains.

[rosieangel]

54 minutes ago, xxialac said:

No single use plastic this year. It’s a start…

Does that mean the water offering there will be cans? Presumably we can still bring in single use water bottles given that they don't allow reusable ones?

[xxialac]

5 minutes ago, rosieangel said:

Does that mean the water offering there will be cans? Presumably we can still bring in single use water bottles given that they don't allow reusable ones?

They haven’t been specific but I can only assume water will be sold in recyclable cups.

You can bring in a single use water bottle but need to remove the cap (or hide it from security).

[xxialac]

38 minutes ago, Karl_Mcr said:

I'm going to try with a Rollup Water Bottle ... Assuming they won't know what it is when patting down the bag.

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/durable-roll-up-water-bottle-with-karabiner-700ml-p33740.aspx/black/

99% sure you’ll be fine. The security personnel are very lax.

[Gilgamesh96]

54 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Why are you on here if you hate it so much? Masochist?

I can still enjoy parts of a festival while disliking other parts. Primavera is not beyond criticism. 

[Karl_Mcr]

26 minutes ago, xxialac said:

99% sure you’ll be fine. The security personnel are very lax.

Yeah, no biggy if I get a studious one.

[xxialac]

17 minutes ago, Gilgamesh96 said:

I can still enjoy parts of a festival while disliking other parts. Primavera is not beyond criticism. 

They provide taps, water is also sold everywhere and if someone got hit on stage by a bottle there is a real risk in our litigious society they would sue the festival for allowing bottles in. They’ve also literally today announced a range of new environmental measures including abolishing single use plastics and a stage powered by renewable energy.

Calling it a shitty festival seems, you know, a bit extreme in such circumstances. It certainly isn’t perfect, no one is saying that either.

Edited May 13, 2022 by xxialac

[BenG92]

Still tickets for the opening Wednesday, just picked 2 up. Pretty good sign that it will be easy to get in regardless but 16 euros each for guaranteed entry to Linda Lindas / Wet Leg / Rina is pretty great.

[bryano1000]

11 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

Still tickets for the opening Wednesday, just picked 2 up. Pretty good sign that it will be easy to get in regardless but 16 euros each for guaranteed entry to Linda Lindas / Wet Leg / Rina is pretty great.

Silly question perhaps but no need to buy these if you have a W1 ticket, yes?

[BenG92]

1 minute ago, bryano1000 said:

Silly question perhaps but no need to buy these if you have a W1 ticket, yes?

Your W1 ticket will get you in but not guaranteed as obviously the venue is a much smaller capacity than total ticketholders - you may be queueing for a while. The individual tickets guarantee entry (and make it faster to get in)

[FakeEmpire]

1 minute ago, bryano1000 said:

Silly question perhaps but no need to buy these if you have a W1 ticket, yes?

Only if you want to guarantee entry.

Access is included with your tickets on a first come first served basis but VIP/W1+W2 ticket holders apparently have priority on the day. 

[Gregorick]

14 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

Still tickets for the opening Wednesday, just picked 2 up. Pretty good sign that it will be easy to get in regardless but 16 euros each for guaranteed entry to Linda Lindas / Wet Leg / Rina is pretty great.

Cheers for that. Just got a couple of tickets to make sure I can get in because its such a good first night lineup.

Its been over 10 years since I went to Poble Espanyol last. Does anyone know how difficult is it to get back into town (El poblenou area specifically) at that time at night?

[BenG92]

4 minutes ago, Gregorick said:

Cheers for that. Just got a couple of tickets to make sure I can get in because its such a good first night lineup.

Its been over 10 years since I went to Poble Espanyol last. Does anyone know how difficult is it to get back into town (El poblenou area specifically) at that time at night?

Felt good being able to pencil in the first confirmed set of the festival. However the effect didn't last very long and now I'm back to refreshing pages waiting for the main weekend timetable even though it'll probably be next week. 

[fools_gold]

If I've bought a guaranteed ticket for PC Music night, would I be able to leave the venue and get back in? 8pm - 5am is a little daunting in one go 

[Nesser]

I think that bit remains unclear. My guess is that you'll have a separate entrance that will allow you to enter at any given time but once you're in there is no distinction between you and the people who queued so if you leave you'll need to queue back. 

[SwallowOrSleepOnTheWetSpot]

Yeah it'll likely be no different from regular concerts that don't allow for re-entry.

[jannybruck]

Email from the festival presumably because they were fed up of people throwing shit in their comment sections:

Hello,

 

How are you?

 

On our side, with three weeks to go before the festival, we couldn’t be more excited to have made it this far: we’ve been looking forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary with all of you since we left Parc del Fòrum in June 2019.

 

So, we feel it’s only right to write to you once again to thank you for your confidence now that our 20th edition is here.

 

We are also aware of the many changes that have occurred from the moment when we announced Pavement as the first headliner, whilst still at the Fòrum in the middle of the festival in 2019, until today. Some of them have been, we hope, for the better. In other cases, due to situations beyond our control, we know that the changes may have caused some confusion or dissatisfaction. We wanted, therefore, to start by trying to be transparent with you on some of these issues.

 

There have been, and much to our regret, changes to the line-up. These variations fall within a certain logic considering that the booking of many of these names were closed in 2018, but we know that it is a disappointment and a let-down when it is announced (for us, too).

 

It upsets us that there are several bands that finally won’t be able to perform at Primavera Sound Barcelona - Sant Adrià 2022 for reasons resulting from different changes of plans in their respective careers, some are going through very different moments than they were in 2021 or even in 2020 others have been affected by some post-pandemic restrictions: some bands have split up, others have suffered serious personal problems, some are not contemplating doing tours whereas last year they wanted to, others are subject to the Covid legislation of their countries that would prevent them from continuing with their tours normally if they were to visit Europe....

 

Just as the changing global scene in recent months has translated into opportunities to bring in new artists and bands, allowing the line-up to be updated with fresh musical appearances, other eventualities have made it impossible for some of them to keep the festival on their schedule. And finding replacements when running against the clock is not only not easy, but also often impossible.

 

An event of the magnitude of ours is not easy to organise, and booking cycles often start a year and a half in advance. In fact, we are already working to ensure that 2023 will surpass what we consider today, this year’s festival, to be the best line-up in our history.

 

We also know that there have been doubts about the functioning of Primavera a la Ciutat, a cycle of concerts almost in itself and which gives continuity to a festival that extends over two weekends.

 

Our aim with these concerts in emblematic venues of the city, some of which are as closely linked to the history of Primavera Sound such as the Poble Espanyol, was to bring music back to its natural habitat and to contribute to the return to normal life in venues and clubs. They have undoubtedly been the main victims of the pandemic and we wanted them to be the protagonists of our return.

 

The quota of tickets that have been put on sale for these days is destined for the venues, who will receive the full amount of these tickets so that everyone can enjoy, at least to a certain extent, the return of Primavera Sound to the city. Although these measures were announced from the first day, we felt it was right to clarify them to avoid confusion or misunderstandings, as they were taken with the intention of adding something, never the other way round.

 

With all of this, and when we are about to publish the timetables, which we know is another of the most nerve-wracking moments of the year, we are about to open the gates of the Parc del Fòrum under those now mythical letters.

 

Thank you for joining us in what will undoubtedly be the most emotional, eagerly awaited, and exciting edition of our lives.

 

And thank you for your patience, your understanding and your faith: we told you that we "can’t do without you" and well, we have been able to do it... only with you.

 

We are not afraid to repeat ourselves: thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

 

The Primavera Sound team

[xxialac]

Just now, jannybruck said:

Email from the festival presumably because they were fed up of people throwing shit in their comment sections:

Hello,

 

How are you?

 

On our side, with three weeks to go before the festival, we couldn’t be more excited to have made it this far: we’ve been looking forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary with all of you since we left Parc del Fòrum in June 2019.

 

So, we feel it’s only right to write to you once again to thank you for your confidence now that our 20th edition is here.

 

We are also aware of the many changes that have occurred from the moment when we announced Pavement as the first headliner, whilst still at the Fòrum in the middle of the festival in 2019, until today. Some of them have been, we hope, for the better. In other cases, due to situations beyond our control, we know that the changes may have caused some confusion or dissatisfaction. We wanted, therefore, to start by trying to be transparent with you on some of these issues.

 

There have been, and much to our regret, changes to the line-up. These variations fall within a certain logic considering that the booking of many of these names were closed in 2018, but we know that it is a disappointment and a let-down when it is announced (for us, too).

 

It upsets us that there are several bands that finally won’t be able to perform at Primavera Sound Barcelona - Sant Adrià 2022 for reasons resulting from different changes of plans in their respective careers, some are going through very different moments than they were in 2021 or even in 2020 others have been affected by some post-pandemic restrictions: some bands have split up, others have suffered serious personal problems, some are not contemplating doing tours whereas last year they wanted to, others are subject to the Covid legislation of their countries that would prevent them from continuing with their tours normally if they were to visit Europe....

 

Just as the changing global scene in recent months has translated into opportunities to bring in new artists and bands, allowing the line-up to be updated with fresh musical appearances, other eventualities have made it impossible for some of them to keep the festival on their schedule. And finding replacements when running against the clock is not only not easy, but also often impossible.

 

An event of the magnitude of ours is not easy to organise, and booking cycles often start a year and a half in advance. In fact, we are already working to ensure that 2023 will surpass what we consider today, this year’s festival, to be the best line-up in our history.

 

We also know that there have been doubts about the functioning of Primavera a la Ciutat, a cycle of concerts almost in itself and which gives continuity to a festival that extends over two weekends.

 

Our aim with these concerts in emblematic venues of the city, some of which are as closely linked to the history of Primavera Sound such as the Poble Espanyol, was to bring music back to its natural habitat and to contribute to the return to normal life in venues and clubs. They have undoubtedly been the main victims of the pandemic and we wanted them to be the protagonists of our return.

 

The quota of tickets that have been put on sale for these days is destined for the venues, who will receive the full amount of these tickets so that everyone can enjoy, at least to a certain extent, the return of Primavera Sound to the city. Although these measures were announced from the first day, we felt it was right to clarify them to avoid confusion or misunderstandings, as they were taken with the intention of adding something, never the other way round.

 

With all of this, and when we are about to publish the timetables, which we know is another of the most nerve-wracking moments of the year, we are about to open the gates of the Parc del Fòrum under those now mythical letters.

 

Thank you for joining us in what will undoubtedly be the most emotional, eagerly awaited, and exciting edition of our lives.

 

And thank you for your patience, your understanding and your faith: we told you that we "can’t do without you" and well, we have been able to do it... only with you.

 

We are not afraid to repeat ourselves: thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

 

The Primavera Sound team

Does imply perhaps no replacement for Massive Attack but who knows.

Personally I thought the message was quite sweet and transparent - good comms.