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A partnership between promoters in Barcelona recently opened the door for a return to live music across the continent. Among the actors involved in this "Festivals per la cultura segura" is Sónar, one of the We are Europe partners. We are presenting this initiative, which took place in late March, just before its results are published on 27th April.
Photo credit: Edu Morato
On Saturday 27th of March 2021, 5000 odd residents of Barcelona collectively turned back the clock 13 months, attending the first concert of this size to be held in Spain in over a year, and one of the first in Europe to be carried out without social distancing. While the music was provided by local pop-rock act Love of Lesbian, the real star of the show was the reality of just being at a gig again. Who would have thought that underneath all the nostalgic pining of 2020, what we really missed about live music was being stuck behind a really tall guy, queuing for the toilet or bumping into friends in a crowd.
"Festivals per la cultura segura"
Those in attendance were not the only ones coming together thanks to the magic of live music. Created by a consortium of...
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