Primavera Sound 2025

[xxialac]

47 minutes ago, MrTobs said:

James Blake playing Northside same weekend as Primavera.

I wonder why he hasn't come back since 2019, he used to be a regular being at the festival in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2019.

He also played two times at Sonar between 2011 and 2019. Feels strange that he never returned to either, although playing shows in europe every year 2022-2025.

Yeah. Has happened to a fair few acts oddly.

 

Wilco used to be Primavera family playing 3 years in 6 and then suddenly stopped getting booked. 

[festivalguy97]

When do you think we will get Ciutat names? This year, somewhere in December or only in 2025? 

[xxialac]

2 minutes ago, festivalguy97 said:

When do you think we will get Ciutat names? This year, somewhere in December or only in 2025? 

90% likely in January/February, I'd think.

[ibo]

4 hours ago, xxialac said:

Yeah. Has happened to a fair few acts oddly.

 

Wilco used to be Primavera family playing 3 years in 6 and then suddenly stopped getting booked. 

They’re too busy booking Charli every year 💁🏻‍♂️

[MeMeMeM]

7 hours ago, xxialac said:

Yeah. Has happened to a fair few acts oddly.

 

Wilco used to be Primavera family playing 3 years in 6 and then suddenly stopped getting booked. 

Thee Oh Sees is another example.

[xxialac]

47 minutes ago, MeMeMeM said:

Thee Oh Sees is another example.

And Ty Segall I think.

[pipan]

7 hours ago, xxialac said:

And Ty Segall I think.

And Belle and Sebastian. I loved both of their latest albums and expected them to appear on at least one post-covid line-up.

[Felipeeeee]

Does anybody know what the official resell platform is for this years event? As far as I can tell it’s not through Ticketmaster or Dice. Was snoozing during the sale (and also supposed it selling out so fast)

[RosaAG]

9 hours ago, Felipeeeee said:

Does anybody know what the official resell platform is for this years event? As far as I can tell it’s not through Ticketmaster or Dice. Was snoozing during the sale (and also supposed it selling out so fast)

I think this year's platform it’s called Fever

[FKA SOSOTWS]

https://www.reddit.com/r/FKAtwigs/s/Yl9rdB3fMN

 

If she's gonna do a collab, then twigs will make for an easy skip on the Thursday

[Martin_89]

My bloody valentine playing in Dublin, next November. Early guess for PS26?!

[katyaz]

Saw ConMan and Fcukers last week, excited to see them next year. Never listened to Fcukers before so they were new for me, they were really fun

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[bluenova]

42 minutes ago, katyaz said:

Saw ConMan and Fcukers last week, excited to see them next year. Never listened to Fcukers before so they were new for me, they were really fun

 

I've been enjoying Fcukers, but when I looked at some of their live videos they looked a bit low energy. They've not been around long, and I think they might have been early sets - maybe Confidence Man's energy has rubbed off on them.

[ConfidenceMan]

1 hour ago, Martin_89 said:

My bloody valentine playing in Dublin, next November. Early guess for PS26?!

MBV, NIN, the Cure, Radiohead. 

 

A complete u-turn after the successful sell out of the pop focused headliners of 2025.

 

I like it. 😂

[katyaz]

1 hour ago, bluenova said:

 

I've been enjoying Fcukers, but when I looked at some of their live videos they looked a bit low energy. They've not been around long, and I think they might have been early sets - maybe Confidence Man's energy has rubbed off on them.

Yeah I can see that. The staging wasn't amazing, it was quite dark and you couldn't really see them that well. Compared to ConMan who had full visuals plus big energy. But the crowd was great, they were really into it so that helped. time for them to get practicing for next year! 

[festivalguy97]

2 hours ago, ConfidenceMan said:

MBV, NIN, the Cure, Radiohead. 

 

A complete u-turn after the successful sell out of the pop focused headliners of 2025.

 

I like it. 😂

No way we are getting more than one of these bands even if they are all touring, MBV, NiN dont sell that good compared to Sabrina and Lana. Could easily see Radiohead headlining if they decide to tour or The Cure

[Fabrizzo]

2 hours ago, festivalguy97 said:

No way we are getting more than one of these bands even if they are all touring, MBV, NiN dont sell that good compared to Sabrina and Lana. Could easily see Radiohead headlining if they decide to tour or The Cure

I fear that if quality no longer matters but is only about selling tickets we won't even see Radiohead and The Cure anymore, I hope I'm wrong...

[festivalguy97]

1 hour ago, Fabrizzo said:

I fear that if quality no longer matters but is only about selling tickets we won't even see Radiohead and The Cure anymore, I hope I'm wrong...

Depends, this year Primavera team was lucky cause there were these 3 pop artists that are both super popular and pretty decent in terms of quality, we can't guarantee that next year, specially now that all pop stars, even not very famous one, prefer to do solo arena tours over festivals.

In that case Primavera is going to book what is available and what can fit in the festival. This year Sabrina and Central Cee don't fit in the lineup, but it's what they could get, so depends very much on the market. I would not close the door to more classic Primavera bookings in the future like Radiohead, NiN or even Arctic Monkeys and Bjork, but I would expect less and less of those in the coming years.

Probably in some years hyperpop and all this pop thing is going to change and be replaced by something else, so maybe Primavera focuses on other music styles in the future, R&B, hip hop, asian pop, regaetton, indie rock or indie pop. 

Edited 13 hours ago by festivalguy97

[Valbork]

45 minutes ago, festivalguy97 said:

Depends, this year Primavera team was lucky cause there were these 3 pop artists that are both super popular and pretty decent in terms of quality, we can't guarantee that next year, specially now that all pop stars, even not very famous one, prefer to do solo arena tours over festivals.

In that case Primavera is going to book what is available and what can fit in the festival. This year Sabrina and Central Cee don't fit in the lineup, but it's what they could get, so depends very much on the market. I would not close the door to more classic Primavera bookings in the future like Radiohead, NiN or even Arctic Monkeys and Bjork, but I would expect less and less of those in the coming years.

Probably in some years hyperpop and all this pop thing is going to change and be replaced by something else, so maybe Primavera focuses on other music styles in the future, R&B, hip hop, asian pop, regaetton, indie rock or indie pop. 

In fairness, isn't that exactly how it should be? Changing headline genres, changing audience but hopefully still emphasis on quality and variety?

[diancieprince]

for me, honestly, it's not a matter of genres or even generations, but a matter of inflation. Primavera sound stopped being an alternative or indie festival a long long time ago; nowadays, it's on the same level as coachella, which is the pinnacle of capitalism and the drive to make things profitable, over time, if you want to have the 6 most influential or biggest artists of the year, you will inevitably have to sacrifice part of the rest of the lineup and the prices will have to increase... honestly, as of today, it makes no sense to spend the incredible amount of money the festival costs if you're not going to see the big names that make it worth it... that's just how it is, and we have to accept it

Edited 10 hours ago by diancieprince

[bluenova]

37 minutes ago, diancieprince said:

for me, honestly, it's not a matter of genres or even generations, but a matter of inflation. Primavera sound stopped being an alternative or indie festival a long long time ago; nowadays, it's on the same level as coachella, which is the pinnacle of capitalism and the drive to make things profitable, over time, if you want to have the 6 most influential or biggest artists of the year, you will inevitably have to sacrifice part of the rest of the lineup and the prices will have to increase... honestly, as of today, it makes no sense to spend the incredible amount of money the festival costs if you're not going to see the big names that make it worth it... that's just how it is, and we have to accept it

 

I thought I'd look at what I paid the first time I went in 2013, and am now crying 🤣

 

I shared a twin hotel room with a friend, which was 5 nights for £80 each! Flights were £160, and the ticket £120. Around £360 in total.

 

I've just spent nearly three times that this year, and that's still sharing a room. Flights were nearly double, ticket was nearly double, but the real jump was the accommodation, which is nearly five times the price. And that's with somewhere that put their prices up by another £100 per person, the day after I booked!

 

EDIT: Even worse, I just checked, and we got those prices as late as March!

Edited 10 hours ago by bluenova

[diancieprince]

45 minutes ago, bluenova said:

 

I thought I'd look at what I paid the first time I went in 2013, and am now crying 🤣

 

I shared a twin hotel room with a friend, which was 5 nights for £80 each! Flights were £160, and the ticket £120. Around £360 in total.

 

I've just spent nearly three times that this year, and that's still sharing a room. Flights were nearly double, ticket was nearly double, but the real jump was the accommodation, which is nearly five times the price. And that's with somewhere that put their prices up by another £100 per person, the day after I booked!

 

EDIT: Even worse, I just checked, and we got those prices as late as March!

Too much cost both for international attendees who have to book expensive flights and accommodation in Barcelona, and for local people, for whom over 300 euros for a festival ticket—especially for younger people (one of the festival's new target audiences)—is an enormous amount... Would you pay to see the current super famous pop trio and a handful of big names or legends  (IDLES, Beach House, LCD Soundsystem, Clairo, FKA Twigs etc) ? Probably yes, but definitely not just for the undercard... I think the festival's target audience is becoming diluted

Edited 9 hours ago by diancieprince