Barcelona is a festival city by definition. June gives a good example of this. If last week more than 253,000 people enjoyed Primavera Sound, this Friday thousands more did the same at the Share Festival, the urban music event that meets with the youngest on June 9 and 10 and does so for the first time in Parc del Fòrum, given how much it has grown over these five editions. “We have sold 17,000 tickets each day for now, but you can still buy at the box office, so the number is expected to rise. Poble Espanyol was too small for us”, Stefano Maccarone, director of the festival, pointed out to La Vanguardia.
There were many students who finished the university entrance exams (PAU, also known as EVAU) yesterday who came to the place to celebrate the end of exams. “This is better than a nightclub, many of the artists we like come and the price is very good”, Judith assured. Her friend Laura agreed with her as she turned off her phone. “We will take selfies and videos with another mobile. I don't want anyone asking me about my biology test. I deserve to enjoy myself and start the holidays with a bang”.
Aware of the age of a large part of the public, the festival chose to put the tickets at a very competitive price, which encouraged many students to come after finishing the tests. “Good luck to those who do the selection today. We are waiting for you here," the organizers wrote on social networks. And they do it like that. Entire classes bought their two-day pass to celebrate their end-of-year party. “We all agreed to say goodbye before going to university. Not everyone can do that with Quevedo singing in the background”, assured one of the young people who led a group of fourteen people, all of them in high school.
The canary, headliner along with Morad and Bizarrap, who are singing today, was the most anticipated artist last night. The rapper seems to be taking a liking to coming to the Catalan capital, since in mid-May he had already brought together more than 4,000 people at the Sant Jordi Club. Some very welcome visits judging by the applause from his fans when they saw him appear more than half an hour late. "Good evening, Barcelona. Welcome to Where I want to be ”, he greeted the attendees in reference to his album shortly before starting to sing the danceable repertoire he composed in just two years. The singer left his shyness behind and delighted his audience with songs like Now What, English Beach and No Signal, for which he asked to turn off all the flashes on the phones. "We are going to stay in the dark, my people."
The first surprise of the night came with the appearance of Omar Montes, who joined the vocalist to sing Dame, the theme they have in common. Shortly after, Maikel Delacalle did the same, who had already gone up to that same stage hours before, to interpret My baby. There was also Saiko, with whom she premiered the Polaris remix a few days ago. Although if someone was expected it was Bizarrap to co-star in the Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.52 or, what is the same, Stay, the song that catapulted them to world fame.
The Canarian artist concluded a day of almost nine hours of live music that began with Mushkaa, a young woman who has more than earned being more than just Bad Gyal's sister. The Catalan vocalist began her performance at 2:30 p.m. "Thank you very much for coming to see me in the middle of the sun", thanked the Catalan music after interpreting Sonic, one of her best-known songs. Next to her, a volunteer from the entity enCantados repeated her lyrics with sign language to make the concert more accessible so that everyone could enjoy it. An action that will be repeated today in the show of the Catalan rapper of Moroccan origin Miss Raisa.
Shortly after the reggaeton singer it was the turn of Lil Cake, who was missed, because at the last minute he withdrew "for logistical reasons", which caused some schedules to be slightly altered. The one who did give everything was Dellafuente. Considered by many to be the father of Spanish trap, the man from Granada returned to the stage after three years of absence and honored those present with songs such as K alegría, La Recomellía or Romea y Julieto, who went down to sing on the dance floor with the fans.
La fiesta la acabaron de redondear Saiko, Fusa Nocta, J Abecia, Dj Nàtura, Dj Jose de las Heras y HOKE
