Primavera Sound 2022

Primavera Sound 2022
GenrePop, alternative rock, indie, electronic, dance, hip hop, reggaeton
DatesJune 2–12, 2022
Location(s)Barcelona and Sant Adrià del Besòs (Catalonia, Spain)
Coordinates41°24′40.75″N 2°13′28.57″E / 41.4113194°N 2.2246028°E / 41.4113194; 2.2246028
FoundersPablo Soler
Attendance460,500 (estimate)
Websitewww.primaverasound.com
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The Primavera Sound 2022 music festival was held from 2 June to 12 June 2022 at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona and Sant Adrià del Besòs, Spain. After both the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival returned featuring a new two-weekend format which combined many bookings from the scheduled 2020 and 2021 lineups while adding new artists as well.

The first weekend was headlined by Pavement, Tame Impala, Beck, The National, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Tyler, the Creator, while the second weekend was headlined by Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Interpol, Tyler, the Creator, Lorde, The Strokes, Jorja Smith, Megan Thee Stallion, Tame Impala, Phoenix and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.[1] Massive Attack were scheduled to headline both weekends, but the group announced in March 2022 that it would be cancelling all performances that year due to a member's "serious illness."[2] In between the two weekends at the Parc del Fòrum, Primavera a la Ciutat was held in a record 14 local venues across the city of Barcelona from 5 June to 8 June.[3]

The festival was attended by a franchise-record 460,500 people and was the fourth-most attended festival in the world for 2022 behind Coachella, Tomorrowland and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[4] It generated €349 million in revenue for the city of Barcelona, with each attendee spending an average of €1,423.[5] It was the festival's twentieth edition and named an Event of Exceptional Public Interest by the Spanish government's Ministry of Culture and Sports.[6] A total of 674 artists performed over the 16 stages at the Parc del Fòrum and the 14 additional venues throughout Barcelona.[7]

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  2. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2022-03-24). "Massive Attack cancel tour dates as member battles "serious illness"". NME. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ Kliger, Isabelle. "Biggest Ever Primavera Sound Draws International Visitors Back To Barcelona". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ^ "Highest-Attended Music Festivals of 2022". TFword. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ lainformacion.com (2022-06-11). "El Primavera Sound cierra con 500.000 asistentes y un impacto de 349 millones". La Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. ^ "El 20º Aniversario de Primavera Sound, declarado Acontecimiento de Especial Interés". www.primaverasound.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  7. ^ Kliger, Isabelle. "Biggest Ever Primavera Sound Draws International Visitors Back To Barcelona". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-07.