Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 + Primavera Sound Madrid 2023

[pipan]

11 hours ago, Whos3000_ said:

At least we have the usual game to play: possibile replacements with a similar profile? Fever ray is taken by Bilbao… 

... and also by Sonar (Barcelona), so definitely no Fever Ray for PS this year.

[xxialac]

Royksopp are free for both B and M and touring around then. Only date in Spain is Bilbao BBK.

[pipan]

1 hour ago, xxialac said:

Royksopp are free for both B and M and touring around then. Only date in Spain is Bilbao BBK.

Yes, please.

[Martin_89]

Little wild shot, but what about Björk?

[xxialac]

7 minutes ago, Martin_89 said:

Little wild shot, but what about Björk?

Bjork's among the headliners wherever she plays.

[Martin_89]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

Bjork's among the headliners wherever she plays.

Just do three headliners that day. Who is headlining and how many headliners it is doesn't really matters. Maybe we will forget that Calvin Harris is playing that day. 😅

[xxialac]

Not what I want but I suspect Madrid sales are performing poorly, so the smart thing to do would be to add a new big name for them and perhaps could get away with a smaller replacement for Barcelona.

[Whos3000_]

Lorde announced for flow festival and no announcement regarding Fka twigs (who is one of the headliners) 

[xxialac]

19 minutes ago, Whos3000_ said:

Lorde announced for flow festival and no announcement regarding Fka twigs (who is one of the headliners) 

Perhaps FKA Twigs is pregnant. Wouldn’t surprise me, given her age.

[Whos3000_]

Bjork plays in Iceland on the June 7,10,13 and in Madrid in September … it doesn’t align well for Madrid for sure and neither for Barcelona I guess. Last year might teach us that is must be very difficult to find suitable replacements (even if the event is not sold out) and in no way a replacement can be an upgrade. Maybe we can expect some nice minor names added but once a big one is gone, is gone 

 

 

edit: for primavera, since other festivals (who might have bigger money such as coachella, but also that one last year that had NIN playing twice replacing someone else) actually do replace names 

Edited March 2, 2023 by Whos3000_

[Whos3000_]

14 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Perhaps FKA Twigs is pregnant. Wouldn’t surprise me, given her age.

It’s weird that these cancellations have not been addressed by the artist herself though, apologising to her fans 

Edited March 2, 2023 by Whos3000_

[xxialac]

20 minutes ago, Whos3000_ said:

Bjork plays in Iceland on the June 7,10,13 and in Madrid in September … it doesn’t align well for Madrid for sure and neither for Barcelona I guess. Last year might teach us that is must be very difficult to find suitable replacements (even if the event is not sold out) and in no way a replacement can be an upgrade. Maybe we can expect some nice minor names added but once a big one is gone, is gone 

 

 

edit: for primavera, since other festivals (who might have bigger money such as coachella, but also that one last year that had NIN playing twice replacing someone else) actually do replace names 

However last year was the exception, not the rule.

In the past Primavera always replaced headliners, that cancelled with months of notice

[Whos3000_]

I wonder if Bon Iver could be an option of similar size/price... they play on June, the 2nd in Berlin.

[xxialac]

10 hours ago, Whos3000_ said:

I wonder if Bon Iver could be an option of similar size/price... they play on June, the 2nd in Berlin.

That's a good shout. They also play Paris on the 4th and could play BCN on the 1st or 3rd.

[chilirocker]

Lana has just been announced for Glasto, i wonder if she might come over a few weeks early…

[davidoffescassi]

Are you really considering Bon Iver or Lana del Rey as a replacement for Fka Twigs? Really?

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, davidoffescassi said:

Are you really considering Bon Iver or Lana del Rey as a replacement for Fka Twigs? Really?

Why not Bon Iver? Particularly if they have tickets to shift, an upgrade is possible...

They added The Smile at this time last year so not impossible still a biggish name to come.

[Whos3000_]

48 minutes ago, davidoffescassi said:

Are you really considering Bon Iver or Lana del Rey as a replacement for Fka Twigs? Really?

While FKA is surely not as big as LDR I would say that her status in 2023 would have been similar to that of a band like Bon Iver. She was probably booked by all these festival in main slots with an album release (the proper follow up to Magdalene which was a big release, at least when it comes to critical reception?) overdue. 
 

i don’t think I am wrong if I assume she would have played prior to Rosalia, so the 2nd bigger slot of that day. Calvin Harris would have close the main stage later 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Whos3000_

[joselito]

Where do you find that FKA Twigs cancelation? She's not in my see list, but I'm curious. 

OK, she is out of oya but she is still in the Flow. And both festivals are in August. Primavera is in June, 2 months before. 

Someone talk in Lana replacement, but she is playing in São Paulo in June 3rd.

[ThomT94]

Do we have any idea if another batch of artists is gonna be announced like they did last year? 

 

It seems smaller this time around and to be honest I'm a bit disappointed in the lineup, so am hoping some new additions will make the ticket I bought early more worthwhile 

[ThomT94]

Also I'm wondering if it's possible to change a 2 weekend ticket down to just 1 weekend? Given lineup/scheduling issues I think I will only be going to Madrid, and getting some of that money back would be helpful 

[xxialac]

7 hours ago, ThomT94 said:

Do we have any idea if another batch of artists is gonna be announced like they did last year? 

 

It seems smaller this time around and to be honest I'm a bit disappointed in the lineup, so am hoping some new additions will make the ticket I bought early more worthwhile 

Yeah, expect half a dozen or a dozen new names but mostly small acts but also a slightly smaller number of cancellations.

The poster won’t change much though I have a feeling they will announce a decent name for Madrid to help with ticket sales.

[davidoffescassi]

22 hours ago, Whos3000_ said:

While FKA is surely not as big as LDR I would say that her status in 2023 would have been similar to that of a band like Bon Iver. She was probably booked by all these festival in main slots with an album release (the proper follow up to Magdalene which was a big release, at least when it comes to critical reception?) overdue. 
 

i don’t think I am wrong if I assume she would have played prior to Rosalia, so the 2nd bigger slot of that day. Calvin Harris would have close the main stage later 

Fka Twigs is on the same level of Maneskin, St Vincent or The War on Drugs on the poster. Bon Iver is bigger than those 4 in my opinion. They are headliners, they played big arenas in Spain, they were the biggest name of PS 2017 on their day, same thing for Mad Cool 2019. I don't know if any of those bands could do the same here. Lana Del Rey is even bigger, she is huge. Popular, long career +40m listeners in Spotify, and even a pop icon. Fka Twigs is more like a niche artist to me : 

I wouldn't be surprised if FKA and St Vincent go to the Primavera stage (Bigger this year) and the War on Drugs to Rayban. They said they are looking for parity in each stage this year, and they have so many big female names for the Saturday

 

20:45  Caroline Polachek / Fka Twigs / St Vincent. I'd put my money to Caroline here. 

22:20  Rosalia

00:10  Maneskin

02:00 Calvin Harris

Let's see if she is cancelling their tour

Edited March 4, 2023 by davidoffescassi

[Name taken]

On 2/11/2023 at 9:14 PM, xxialac said:

When it comes to Brits attending, the pound has in fact been weak for what seems like an eternity - since about 2009 except for 2014-2016.
 

High hotel, high flight prices and the cost of living crisis are the other major deterrents along with the ones you mentioned.

are you italian?

maneskin after rosalia…?

 

[Name taken]

… wanted to quote davidoffescasi above this one, not xxialac, but can’t edit it.