BARCELONA — Music fans in Barcelona hugged, danced and sang along at a sold-out
rock concert on Saturday night after taking rapid COVID-19 tests in a trial
that could revive the live music industry in Spain and beyond.
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Some 5,000
fans at the show had to wear masks but social distancing was not required in
the Palau Sant Jordi arena.
“It was
spectacular. We felt safe at all times. We were in the front row and it was
something we’d missed a lot,” said publicist Salvador, 29, after the show. “We
are very proud to have had the chance to take part in this. We hope it’ll be
the first of many.”
In surreal
scenes after a year of social distancing, fans danced up close to one another,
but the sea of faces covered in masks showed that things were not quite back to
normal.
Health controls
at the entrance delayed the start of the concert, but could not dampen the
celebratory spirit.
The
government-approved concert served as a test for whether similar events will be
able to start up again.
“It will be
safer to be in the Palau Sant Jordi than walking down the street,” concert
co-organiser Jordi Herreruela told Reuters earlier on Saturday.
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