Primavera Sound 2021

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, Fnmentaluk said:

Yeah not sure what I did first time . Nearly double the price for that weekend.

It's the National Day of Catalonia that weekend.  No idea if that means all hotels are more expensive that weekend, doubt it but it's possible or could be some other event. 

[xxialac]

Hmm...doesn't seem like they've pulled the plug yet.

[JedTheHumanoid]

8 hours ago, xxialac said:

Hmm...doesn't seem like they've pulled the plug yet.

keep in mind that the rumours about PS moving to this weekend might also be the cause of it.

how many of us here have a reservation for this weekend? 

[xxialac]

1 hour ago, JedTheHumanoid said:

keep in mind that the rumours about PS moving to this weekend might also be the cause of it.

how many of us here have a reservation for this weekend? 

430 rooms? All at one specific (and expensive) hotel? 

I don't think that can be it. 

[Thedestroyer]

The official start date of the festival is June 2nd so we should receive an update today

[mln]

Postponed to 2022 😞

[kingcrawler]

Definitely the right decision. I’m not convinced a September festival would have been possible this year and if it had happened it wouldn’t have been the same Primavera we know. Looks like we’re getting the lineup in June which is exciting, roll on 2022!

[scatteredscreens]

Two stellar line ups down the pan, but an inevitable decision, let's hope 2022s line up pulls through - I'm sure it will

[Quadrophobia]

Full Statement:

 

https://twitter.com/Primavera_Sound/status/1366705243048845313/photo/1

 

This is obviously the roght decision to make. 

Lets see if the UK can actually pull off festivals or if we are looking at another season without them. 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by Quadrophobia

[xxialac]

A sad day.

I'm still sure big outdoor events will be possible in September.

But maybe not 65,000 people ones.

[jannybruck]

Ah well, no surprise but still disappointing. It'll be gutting for them to watch the UK festivals (potentially) go ahead this summer while they've missed out on two years' worth of cash at this point.

Have a couple of unused flights I probably won't be able to cancel, so might just go over for the weekend anyway if travel allows.

[FloorFiller]

Thank god for that! Definitely the right decision and a bit of a weight off my mind. Looking forward to that 2022 lineup - I’ve no doubt it’ll be killer.

[FloorFiller]

What are the 2022 dates then do we know?

[xxialac]

Maybe they could do 2 next year to make up for it?

I'm sure they'll do something pretty decent in September but not so international I guess.

[xxialac]

Just now, FloorFiller said:

What are the 2022 dates then do we know?

More likely last week May or first week June?

[riseupandkill]

wow, three line-up reveals for the price of one...

[xxialac]

FIFTEEN months until the next one.

Jesus, that's painful.

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

FIFTEEN months until the next one.

Jesus, that's painful.

It has certainly been a long wait ever since Pavement were first announced and I decided I had to go 😄

Praying to god that they’re back and we get a lineup just as strong as the two we’ve lost.

[Gilgamesh69]

So let's say they start the lineup from scratch again. Who do you hope to see there?

I'm hoping the Nine Inch Nails and Portishead rumours are true. Dua Lipa for a big pop act. Also Mogwai, Spiritualized, and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis please

[Martin_89]

Well, time to find a new hotel, again, and hype the next lineup!

[jannybruck]

I fear they're probably going to get a lot more refund requests this year than last year – plenty of people (particularly from the UK) are going to want money freed up to do other stuff this summer.

Sitting on a ticket for yet another year might be too much of an ask for a lot of the more casual Primavera goers, unless the lineup's sensational.

[Newjem]

On 12/4/2020 at 11:57 AM, Newjem said:

Still believe it's gonna happen? 😉

I'm just gonna leave this here...

[bluenova]

14 minutes ago, riseupandkill said:

wow, three line-up reveals for the price of one...

Perhaps the new normal is some kind of Fantasy Festival League. We never get to go to another festival, but just get to look at posters of bands and listen on Spotify.

[livenstu]

Never thought I'd be pleased to see a Primavera cancellation press release but there we go.  The best decision they could have made.  2022, fresh start.  Can't wait!

[Quadrophobia]

5 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

So let's say they start the lineup from scratch again. Who do you hope to see there?

I'm hoping the Nine Inch Nails and Portishead rumours are true. Dua Lipa for a big pop act. Also Mogwai, Spiritualized, and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis please

The fixed date for the 2022 line up announcement hints that the majority of the line up is fixed, meaning the majority of the acts will roll over.

However I wouldn't mind seeing some new additions. As mentioned before, Bad Bunny could have become way too expensive by now, being one of the biggest global popstars of the hour.  

I think that legacy acts like Portieshead, NIN or Mbv will not really be in the mix before 2023. They'd wanna get themselves very special spots on festivals and not throw themelves in the mayhem that 2022 season will be.