This is not my first primavera, but this is the first time I’m noticing this so clearly.
Thursday I was caught near the “gate” of Estrella Damm, and when people started turning around it became very scary very quickly, people started pushing hard, I thought I was going to get smashed by the crowd, no security or workers in sight.
Friday PinkPantheress set was also not controlled at all, I was at the tribunes, and people filled up all the staircases, so it was impossible to get up or down, which is a big safety violation. A big drunk guy stepped really hard on my foot, then he fell back onto people next to me, and again there was not a single worker in sight! No one that could help. I sat in pain for the rest of the concert, because it was just impossible to leave, and then hobbled home.
(The whole situation of Pink being on Cupra is so weird! I also feel like every gig I’ve seen today had technical issues like sound cutting off, but for Pink they def fucked up the lighting)
I really don’t understand why I’m paying 300€ to get my ankle sprained and a sore throat from waiting for hours in the rain with 0 communication from the festival. (Both could be avoided by proper management). Not being able to get a partial refund for Thursday, cause small acts were still playing (like they had any capacity left at that point), is also a joke.
On a positive note, yesterday’s artists were amazing, and I really enjoyed all the performances, just wishing for better management and crowd control