5,000 music fans pack Barcelona rock concert after same-day coronavirus tests
- Five thousand rock fans enjoyed a real-as-can-be show by Spanish band Love of Lesbian after passing a same-day coronavirus screening
- ‘We were able to evade reality for a while,’ says a concertgoer
If one overlooked the white face masks dotting the tightly packed crowd of music lovers, it was almost like pre-pandemic times in Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi concert hall on Saturday night.
The only rule inside the show was the strict use of the high-quality face masks provided by the concert organisers.
“We were able to evade reality for a while,” said 40-year-old Jose Parejo. “We were inside our small concert bubble. And we were even able to remember back in time when things like this one were normal. Things that nowadays aren’t that normal, sadly.”
The show by Spanish rock group Love of Lesbian had the special permission of Spanish health authorities. While the rest of the country was limited to gatherings of no more than four people in closed spaces, the concertgoers were able to mix freely.