When Primavera Sound unveiled its 2025 line-up last October, there was a collective internet gasp, a flurry of TikTok reaction videos, and, crucially, a record-time sell-out. Why? Three words: Charli. Sabrina. Chappell – the holy trinity of pop girls, arguably the most coveted artists in the world, all topping the bill in one weekend. In short, Spain’s premier festival had a lot to live up to before it even opened its gates.
Primavera, which began back in 2001, has long been the cooler cousin in the European festival family, starting its life as an indie rock offering. Set on the sun-drenched shores of Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum, the night-time festival stretches from dusk ‘til dawn, with the Mediterranean on one side and brutalist architecture on the other.
