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Covid-19

5,000 fans attend Spanish gig for Covid-19 trial in Barcelona

Musicians on stage, spotlights flooding the arena and 5,000 fans dancing ecstatically: live music was back in Barcelona on Saturday, as a clinical trial sought pandemic-safe ways to celebrate mass events.

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Barcelona to hold Covid trial concert with 5,000 people as big festivals get cancelled

Barcelona’s two main music festivals - Primavera Sound and Sonar - may have just been cancelled, but organisers will be holding a trial concert with an audience on Saturday instead, with masks and negative PCR tests required from concertgoers.

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Spanish pop singer killed on stage by exploding firework at local fiesta

A Spanish singer died after she was hit by an exploding pyrotechnic while performing in stage in Madrid on Sunday.

Music

Paul McCartney to play Madrid concert in new world tour

The former Beatle will play a concert at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in the Spanish capital on June 2nd.

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Basque rockers banned from playing Madrid

Madrid's city hall stands accused of gagging free speech after cancelling a concert by Basque thrash rockers Soziedad Alkoholika on grounds that they could "incite public disorder".