Primavera Sound 2022

[scatteredscreens]

2 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Apparently at 6pm UK but as with all rumours, wouldn't bank on it.  

where's this from?

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, scatteredscreens said:

where's this from?

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[pipan]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

Apparently at 6pm UK but as with all rumours, wouldn't bank on it.  

How reliable is your source from 1 to 10? 

[pipan]

Just now, pipan said:

How reliable is your source from 1 to 10? 

EDIT: No need to answer now

[Nesser]

4 minutes ago, xxialac said:

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C'mon, we've been through this for almost 3 years. 95% of what you read there is wishful thinking and the 5% rest is proper bullshit. But I reckon it has to be this afternoon, tomorrow or Friday at the latest if they fulfill their '2 weeks in advance' message so we'll see.

Edited May 18, 2022 by Nesser

[scatteredscreens]

4 minutes ago, xxialac said:

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[xxialac]

1 minute ago, Nesser said:

C'mon, we've been through this for almost 3 years. 95% of what you read there is wishful thinking and the 5% rest is proper bullshit.

Haha that’s fair 🙂

Maybe it’s in everyone’s interest if we do something productive with our afternoons anyway.

[Quadrophobia]

Releasing stuff in the afternoon/evening wouldn't make much sense, as they'd need to do overtime for possible technical issues coming up and proper response-management on Social Media 

[Float]

Part of me doesn’t want to see the timetable anyway, and just continue to live in my bubble of definitely getting to see everyone I want to see…

[Orens]

Just now, Quadrophobia said:

Releasing stuff in the afternoon/evening wouldn't make much sense, as they'd need to do overtime for possible technical issues coming up and proper response-management on Social Media 

It makes more sense than waiting another day

[Orens]

That's how it starts...

[Quadrophobia]

1 minute ago, Orens said:

That's how it starts...

We go back to your place

[livenstu]

59 minutes ago, Gregorick said:

I have been going to Primavera since 2009. What initially drew me to the festival was the incredible lineups and want to get away from the usual British festival crowd and to not camp.

I now basically can't go back to the old ways. Sleeping in a proper bed (even with the weird day/night shifts my body has to become accustomed to) is a treat and my old age thanks me. Being able to get up walk around the city, buy some fruit, do some yoga on the beach, go for a swim is a godsend compared to walking the tent filled wastelands of British festivals.

The crowds at each show are generally really good. I think there is a really relaxed vibe and sometimes that does divulge into a little bit too much chatting near the back of some things but generally its nice and people are there to actually see the music not just be wild and free.

Although a lot of the build up to Primavera aggravates me (why is their communication so bad?) once you are in there it seems so well organised. I nearly always feel that acts are on the right stage at the right time (a few key exceptions). Of those stages some of them just feel magical, seeing that last set on the Ray-Ban stage, chilling on the grass at the back of Primavera stage, the underground club-like feel of the warehouse last time and the spectacle of seeing something delicate in the Auditorium all feel special. The grounds are also great, I refer back to a previous post that noted how the lack of camping means that when you enter it's like the site is brand new again.

The booking is always exemplary. It all comes down to personal taste of course but one look at the critical consensus of the majority of bands booked would show that they are looking for the brightest and best performers. The fact that I could redo the festival 2 or 3 times and see completely different artists that I would love is amazing and also there is very rarely anything playing that I despise, which compared to elsewhere is an impressive feat. Also knowing that on the fly I can just switch modes and decide 'do I want to mosh to The Armed? Relax to Cigarettes After Sex? or go and dance to D. Tiffany?' is wonderful.

It has certainly grown a lot more commercial and pop-friendly since I started going and the crowd has changed a bit more compared to the old days (no longer is it just 30 something white dudes in Sunn O))) shirts) but in a lot of ways it's been for the better. Primavera has embraced diversity and its resulted in a more vibrant and inclusive festival and us old dudes still have the option to go and see Lightning Bolt, Les Savy Fav and Dinosaur Jr like back when I first went. I like the fact that regardless of its new found direction it still is a million miles away from Coachella or Glastonbury and very few attendees see it as a festival to be seen at and instead it is still seen as a celebration of great music.

Anyway, I cannot wait to be back there!

Love this

[Quadrophobia]

3 minutes ago, Orens said:

That's how it starts...

Wonder why they are changing the beerstand layout in front of the second main stage, it'll block the view for many people

[deadpheasant]

Noticed majority of announcements are around 1pm or 3pm (give or take half an hour). If it's not then I won't expect anything later than that.

 

Edit: UK time

Edited May 18, 2022 by deadpheasant

[livenstu]

they've definitely released it late afternoon / evening in the past & then made it official the next day

[livenstu]

5 minutes ago, Orens said:

That's how it starts...

For a minute I was going to ask is this now?  Then the obvious hit me in the face, Estrella beer tents!

[pipan]

C'mon, they can't just start building the site before publishing the timetable!

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, livenstu said:

they've definitely released it late afternoon / evening in the past & then made it official the next day

Absolutely this. In old days most announcements were in the evening.

Don’t they see themselves as 9 to 5ers, especially in run up to festival where they are all probably doing crazy hours.

[postC86]

24 minutes ago, Whatsmelogin said:

Rumour (unconfirmed) of timetable not coming this afternoon

ha ha.. like it

[Quadrophobia]

So many Rumours... 

can only mean one thing

Fleetwood Mac replace Massive Attack

[Nesser]

Look again at that picture and wonder about the position of those bars

[DDave]

11 minutes ago, Orens said:

That's how it starts...

My favourite Primavera memory was waking up to hearing LCD soundchecking from my room at the Hilton, the year I was lucky enough to get a room there that didn't cost the earth. 

 

[Rhak]

1 hour ago, unodosseb said:

Just wondering from anyone who’s used the on-site lockers before, how big are they? I’m wondering if we can use one locker between four of us to just slip in sweaters/coats 

I haven't been since 2017 but up and till then it was just a huge tent in which they store everything and you get a ticket stub much like a cloakroom. Very easy & cheap. I used it every year to indeed leave sweater/raincoat/sunscreen/powerbank over there

 

[FakeEmpire]

2 minutes ago, Nesser said:

Look again at that picture and wonder about the position of those bars

I've not been before but I assume this is something to do with the 2 main stages shifting?