The Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona has reopened its doors this Saturday to host a concert that is much more than a concert.
An experiment with the
Love of Lesbian
soundtrack
as an excuse.
Santi Balmes's group, which was presenting their latest album -although this was almost the least of it-, took the stage at seven in the afternoon to star in a pilot test promoted by the platform
Festivals per la Cultura Segura
which they have attended 5,000 people
"without social distance and in a safe environment
.
"
I mean, this is the first massive pandemic concert with people sweating side by side like old times.
The platform, which integrates the main music festivals in Catalonia, explained that the concert should serve as
a public health study
.
All attendees underwent a rapid antigen test in the previous hours and during the recital they wore an FFP2 mask that facilitated the organization.
A ventilation mechanism was also prepared for the interior of the pavilion, among other security measures.
The screenings were carried out in the morning in the Apolo, Razzmatazz and Luz de Gas rooms and only those who had tested negative entered the Sant Jordi.
Until two in the afternoon, only four positives for coronavirus were detected
.
At the entrance to the enclosure, a temperature control was also carried out and points with hydroalcoholic gel were placed throughout the stadium.
Both the access and the bar and restroom service were differentiated by groups.
The pilot test is based on the pioneering clinical trial of the
Sala Apolo in Barcelona
organized by Primavera Sound and the Foundation against AIDS and Infectious Diseases on December 12, but unlike this, this time there was no control group population to compare the impact.
Experts from the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona supervised all the sanitary measures
for the safety of the event, as it happened in December.
Two of the concert organizers, Jordi Herreruela and Ventura Barba, explained to Efe that the Sant Jordi audience was divided into three sectors, although they were all part of a safe bubble, to the point that, they said,
“it is safer to be inside let it be walking down the street or on a terrace »
.
Tickets for the Love of Lesbian recital, which performed live the songs from their album
VEHN (Epic Journey to Nothingness)
, were sold out in just eight hours, proof, according to the organizers, of "the desire and illusion" of the audience to enjoy live music again.
"If this concert is a healthcare success, we trust that this summer other great events will be held," advanced
Jaume Collboni
, the first deputy mayor of Barcelona City Council.
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