Primavera reflects on challenging post-pandemic comeback
After a two-year hiatus, the Barcelona festival returned with its biggest and most challenging edition yet
News By IQ | 14 June 2022
Primavera Sound has closed the biggest edition in its 20-year history, having welcomed nearly half a million people to the Spanish city of Barcelona. The 20th-anniversary event saw more than 400 artists perform across two weekends (2–4 June and 9–11 June) for what was a bumper edition of the festival.
According to the organisers, the extended edition will have an economic impact in Barcelona of €349 million after bringing together nearly half a million attendees.
After two relatively festival-free summers, Primavera is one of…
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