Oblivious to the latest scandals surrounding him (Leire, Zapatero), no one knows very well whether he is serious (Ábalos, Cerdán) or purely trolling (Begoña Gómez, David Sánchez, the State Attorney General himself), Pedro Sánchez stopped by Primavera Sound in Barcelona this Saturday. A few hours after receiving the Pope in Madrid.
The first President of the Government of the country who was not sworn in on the Bible looked exultant alongside the pontiff for Leo XIV’s opposition to far-right policies and for his harmony regarding immigration policy, and then he went to see the Gorillaz.
As we see in a video uploaded to the networks, Pedro Sánchez did not want to miss the show of Damon Albarn’s parallel band. It is very easy to guess why, if you read Mireia Pería’s report on the Gorillaz concert, since it had a preview focused on Palestine, with Damon Albarn wearing a Che Guevara badge. In the video, Sánchez-Castejón and Damon seem to comment on that badge.
Just when you thought that Pedro Sánchez is only understood outside of Spain, where he is a reference for the international left even if it is only a matter of elimination, in the video shared on networks he also appears greeting other pop stars from our country, such as Amaia, Juanjo Bona and Martin.
It is no longer a shock for anyone who has followed Pedro Sánchez’s interest in pop culture for 10 years (every week he makes a recommendation on TikTok, which may involve Vera Fauna or Restinga), but it is something newsworthy. Just one day after the cancellation of Festival de Les Arts in Valencia due to noise issues, he left this statement in a Radio Primavera podcast: «Festivals help expand music and art. “Live music unites, summons, mobilizes and fills with energy.”
And he has also written this on networks: «Primavera Sound is much more than music. It is talent, creativity and a way of showing the world an open, diverse and energetic Barcelona and Spain. Its international success speaks of a plural society that understands culture as a space for encounter, coexistence and freedom. Thanks to all the people who make it possible year after year, and to the festival’s commitment to values such as peace, solidarity and the defense of a culture that brings us closer and unites us.
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