Weeks ago we talked about how important it is for Barcelona to have the Palau Sant Jordi in order to anchor itself in the route of the tours of musical figures (blessed visionaries of 92, ready to think big). Well, the other mainstay of the city in that first scenic division is the Olympic Stadium, and there its attributes will soon be threatened.
The advantage of the Estadi is that, as its agenda is not mortgaged, unlike the Camp Nou, by soccer competitions, can host concerts at any time of the year: next spring we will have there, without the League season interfering, Bruce Springsteen (April 28 and 30) and Coldplay (May 24-28). But Barça will settle in Montjuïc in the 2023-24 academic year, when the reform of its own stadium begins. It is, in principle, a single season, although it could involve that the Barcelona musical agenda suffers for this reason some spectacular loss.
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And looking up a little, we see how Madrid moves piece with the upcoming start-up (scheduled for December) of a remodeled Santiago Bernabéu apparently very prepared to incorporate the concerts to his ‘modus operandi’. The handicap that until now made concerts during the sports season unfeasible, the care of the playing field, will be resolved with a system of retractable grass trays which will allow it to host a game on Sunday and a performance “a few days later& rdquor ;. This is how the manager Rocío Vallejo-Nágera explains it in the British professional publication ‘IQ’, a reference for ‘show business’. Offering herself to international operators with endearing tact, she notes: “A few years ago, perhaps Barcelona flourished a bit more, but Madrid is taking its place on the international tour agenda& rdquor ;.
Well, it’s more a wish than a fact: Madrid will host Guns n’Roses, Rammstein, Björk and Metallica in the short term, and Barcelona, al Boss, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Madonna. But in the choice of the city the availability of venues plays a key role, and there will soon be a new battle, or perhaps a war. And beyond the Olympic Stadium, there is the Camp Nou, whose directive slipped long ago the desire to incorporate the retractable grass into the reform. Which would allow the club to reinforce its self-financing through live music. AC/DC, Bon Jovi, U2 and Bad Bunny They are some of the giants whose tour is expected for 2024-25, and the game is more open than ever.