Primavera Sound 2026

[UsernameHere]

Can anyone help me decide between Blood Orange and Men I Trust? 

I'm leaning towards Men I Trust at Cupra to cut down on Mordor time, but curious if anyone has seen both live?

[davidd]

Can somoeine enlighten me about Mordor and it’s issues please? 

[drbonzo]

8 minutes ago, davidd said:

Can somoeine enlighten me about Mordor and it’s issues please? 

The Mordor area has the two main stages, thus the most people, and there are a lot of campers who wait for the next big thing and talk through the set that you want to listen to. It's also a bit far from the other areas so you need some time to get there and get back. It's not inherently bad though, but spending too much time there can be tough.

[UsernameHere]

9 minutes ago, davidd said:

Can somoeine enlighten me about Mordor and it’s issues please? 

It's just the main stage area. It's a bit soulless compared to the smaller stages and is much busier .You also generally get the worst crowd behaviour there and a lot of people that aren't into the act that's performing. 

Nothing too different to other festivals, but most people share the opinion that the best moments are often at stages like Cupra or the small ones under the bridge. 

[davidd]

Thank you both, very good to know!
 

[BenjoDiMeo]

37 minutes ago, Jack H said:

Once your in auditori are you able to stay in your seat for the next act or do you need to leave and re-enter? Would quite like to do TNP, Bev Copeland and Anna Van back to back 

Over the last few years it's been possible yes. Unless there is a change in rules, it should be OK again this year.

[livenstu]

1 hour ago, MatheauWillis said:

Is it possible to leave the festival and re-enter with a day ticket? (for attending auditorium) Just had that thought as I've always had a weekend band but only there for Thursday this year.

 

The Auditori is now part of the festival site, so accessible after ticket scan & security.  It used to be exit & re-entry back into the main festival site but that is no longer an issue

Edited May 20 by livenstu

[FKA SOSOTWS]

1 hour ago, UsernameHere said:

Can anyone help me decide between Blood Orange and Men I Trust? 

I'm leaning towards Men I Trust at Cupra to cut down on Mordor time, but curious if anyone has seen both live?

They're both solid live. Given the early timeslot, I bet Men I Trust will work better at Cupra.

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, Jack H said:

Once your in auditori are you able to stay in your seat for the next act or do you need to leave and re-enter? Would quite like to do TNP, Bev Copeland and Anna Van back to back 

Usually can stay. Possibly an exception if it's a major act that is following. Which this year is not the case.

[pipan]

1 hour ago, UsernameHere said:

Can anyone help me decide between Blood Orange and Men I Trust? 

I'm leaning towards Men I Trust at Cupra to cut down on Mordor time, but curious if anyone has seen both live?

 

If I hadn't managed to grab the Tuesday Blood Orange tickets, I would have chosen to see them over Men I Trust. Simply because Blood Orange is on my must-see list while Men I Trust are "only" on my like-to-see list.

[Dave86]

Phoebe Bridgers for the Occident gap on Saturday?

 

She’s announcing a tour that week.

[xxialac]

If there's a close decision to be made between two acts, would always favour the one not on Mordor (unless one plays often and one is very hard to see). 

[UsernameHere]

1 hour ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

They're both solid live. Given the early timeslot, I bet Men I Trust will work better at Cupra.

Thanks. I'm thinking the same. Blood Orange doing a late-ish set at Cupra or Amazon would've been much better I think.
 

25 minutes ago, pipan said:

 

If I hadn't managed to grab the Tuesday Blood Orange tickets, I would have chosen to see them over Men I Trust. Simply because Blood Orange is on my must-see list while Men I Trust are "only" on my like-to-see list.

Fair. Both are in the same category for me so I'll probably go with my gut and pick the better stage. 

[pipan]

https://www.primaverasound.com/en/wishlist

 

Wishlist for 2027.

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

2 hours ago, UsernameHere said:

Can anyone help me decide between Blood Orange and Men I Trust? 

I'm leaning towards Men I Trust at Cupra to cut down on Mordor time, but curious if anyone has seen both live?

When in doubt about two equally good performers, but one is at Cupra and the other at Morder, I'd pick the first one 99% of times.

 

Also, I'm actually perplexed about Blood Orange playing in such a large venue in plain daylight - it looks like a live I would enjoy more in a intimate location.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

1 hour ago, Yelo, the Parmiggiana said:

When in doubt about two equally good performers, but one is at Cupra and the other at Morder, I'd pick the first one 99% of times.

 

Also, I'm actually perplexed about Blood Orange playing in such a large venue in plain daylight - it looks like a live I would enjoy more in a intimate location.

 

Slowdive in daylight on Mordor is even more perplexing...

[FKA SOSOTWS]

2 hours ago, Dave86 said:

Phoebe Bridgers for the Occident gap on Saturday?

 

She’s announcing a tour that week.

I bet she'll still be in USA by then on her secret current tour.

[Yelo, the Parmiggiana]

16 minutes ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Slowdive in daylight on Mordor is even more perplexing...

Quite a downer indeed - nothing better going on though, at least in my book.

 

I think swapping PinkPantheress and them would have gone a long way, also 'cause there must be an overlap between fanbase of Ethel Cain, PP and Addison Rae, so it would have been a win-win, but yeah, those things are more complicated than it looks I'd say

 

[UsernameHere]

1 hour ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

 

Slowdive in daylight on Mordor is even more perplexing...

I couldn't believe this one. On the bright side at least they don't clash with The Cure. I half expected that.

 

1 hour ago, Yelo, the Parmiggiana said:

Quite a downer indeed - nothing better going on though, at least in my book.

 

I think swapping PinkPantheress and them would have gone a long way, also 'cause there must be an overlap between fanbase of Ethel Cain, PP and Addison Rae, so it would have been a win-win, but yeah, those things are more complicated than it looks I'd say

 

100%. Swapping with Pinkpanthress solves a few issues because the size of the crowd she's going to draw at Cupra might be a bit dodgy. 

[xxialac]

I saw Slowdive in both the darkness and the daylight. 
One I really enjoyed, the other I didn't much.

 

Hmm!

[pipan]

Empress of has canceled her upcoming Europe dates including Primavera.

Edited May 20 by pipan

[Memory Man]

22 hours ago, xxialac said:

Ditto, I would love an edition where the headliners were so much not to my taste I could skip Mordor altogether. 

This is that edition for me, with the obvious exception of the cure. My one and only mordor act. I may take a peek at MBV otherwise meh.

[Memory Man]

Nothing is going in that occident gap on saturday. Decibels reserved for MBV surely! Going to be LOUD

[justsaying]

Yeah last time I saw them at a festival it was ridiculous. Do prepare something to protect your ears, you will need it, even if you otherwise don't. It's like a plane landing over your head.

Edited May 21 by justsaying

[branvan]

14 hours ago, xxialac said:

I saw Slowdive in both the darkness and the daylight. 
One I really enjoyed, the other I didn't much.

 

Hmm!

We need Sunglasses... 😎 I am very happy they don't clash with The Cure... So I take the daytime-downer...