WiZink Center has published a statement in which it accuses Travis Scott, who has just brought his ‘Utopia’ tour to Madrid on July 30 and 31, of having breached the “venue’s rules regarding sound emission”, rules established “so as not to affect the neighbours of nearby buildings”.
WiZink Center’s warning to Travis Scott is that “prior to a future new performance at the Madrid venue,” the American rapper “must assume extraordinary guarantees of compliance with internal regulations.”
The WiZink Center explains that “it has established by contract with the promoters who rent the space a maximum sound emission of 102 dB in the bands up to 100 Hz and a maximum of 105 dBA,” a limit that the rapper “has breached, reaching levels of 120 dB in the subwoofers.” According to WiZink Center, Scott was repeatedly alerted of his infraction, “through his promoters and even directly to his sound technicians,” but that the sound limits were exceeded on both dates.
In the text, WiZink Center recalls that it has invested a large sum of money to acoustically insulate the venue, but that “the collaboration of artists and bands is necessary” to reduce emissions “so as not to affect the outside” and also the attendees themselves, whose health can be affected by the “harmful” impact of “excessive volume.”
The WiZink Center statement is intended above all to be a call to the music sector to respect environmental regulations at festivals and concerts, “so that concerts, festivals or any type of musical performance, both indoors and outdoors, and especially if they are urban, are respectful of the environment and we all do our best to minimize their impact on the neighborhood.”
