Spectators of Primavera Sound that the mouth of meter poured out in crowds before the second day of the festival have had the opportunity to witness the malaise that the noise sow in Barcelona. The exasperation for not being able to sleep a wink has concentrated this Thursday in the vicinity of the forumwhere the exhaustion from the after-hours revelry beats more intensely this week in the city.
There, before the performances that will last until well into the morning began, the neighborhood movements against the hustle and bustle that have emerged in different neighborhoods have come together: those affected by the terraces overflowing with Enric Granados, those exhausted by insomnia from sprees in the Gulf Triangle poblenouthose mobilized in the Font de la Guatlla by the noise of the concerts in Montjuic and, of course, the residents of the Fòrum are fed up with the fact that the esplanade frequently hosts massive events. “We want to sleep & rdquor ;, they have all cried out in unison. They are also united by a demand: enough of soirees next to households From the capital.
“Barcelona is an enemy city of rest& rdquor ;, has proclaimed Enric Navarro, spokesman for the platform Stop Concerts. Emerged in 2022 after two years of a certain truce in the leisure agenda of the city due to the pandemicthe neighborhood entity urges to transfer the shows large-format to lots in the metropolitan area that, in any case, are far from inhabited areas. The Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Barcelona (FAVB) and other platforms second the plea. In turn, and as long as the request is not fulfilled, they propose that the volume of outdoor concerts is limited to 90 decibels. They assure that it is not strange that they go off above 100 decibels.
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They also require that performances be scheduled in daytime and never later than 10:00 p.m. The groups and singers of the Primavera Sound lineup are authorized to play until 5.30 in the morning. “The four Coldplay concerts in Barcelona last week started at nine at night. In Manchester, this Wednesday, they performed at five in the afternoon. It is inadmissible that we have to endure parties until six in the morning. They are incompatible with rest hours & rdquor ;, Navarro has criticized.
The neighbors have also warned of the vibrations that the noise causes them at home. “It does not only affect nearby homes. We have a letter from a mayor of the Maresmemore than 10 kilometers from the Fòrum, in which he informed the mayoress of Barcelona of the multiple complaints from residents that he received during Primavera Sound last year”, revealed Navarro.