By Thursday night, thousands of soaked 2026 Primavera Sound attendees were huddled beneath whatever shelter they could find inside Parc del Fòrum, in Barcelona, refreshing social media feeds and festival apps while lightning flashed over the Mediterranean.
Yet after experiencing both Wednesday's citywide kickoff and Thursday's rain-soaked main festival launch, I left convinced that this year's edition has already become memorable for reasons no lineup announcement could have predicted.
