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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Deafening concerts have turned Madrid stadium into ‘torture-drome’, say residents

People sit and stand under umbrellas in the heat
People living in the Chamartín neighbourhood have complained about queues forming, including for a recent run of Karol G shows, outside the stadium after the council started allowing more regular gigs. Photograph: Mariscal/EPA

When Delphine de Pontevès opens the window of her first-floor flat in Madrid a little before 10pm on a Tuesday night, more spills into the living room than the unforgivingly hot night air.

The voices and shouts of the crowds below give way to cheers, then to bass-heavy beats and music that will last until midnight and further stretch the patience of those who, like De Pontevès, live next door to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

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