The concert that opens Primavera Sound is usually a nod from the festival to a local artist. If last year it was Llum who broke the ice, this year it was Ouineta who was in charge of sounding the first notes of Wednesday's session, also free as a gesture to the city. The singer, dancer, and choreographer defended her danceable pop with urban touches in front of an audience of fans – mostly female – who sang the songs by heart, which suggests that this first performance is not so much a vehicle to make herself known to the international audience as a way to celebrate that the Catalan scene, even if at the ungodly hour of mid-afternoon, exists. The highlight of her performance was when Mushkaa appeared to sing Nois" together. 

The rejuvenation of Primavera Sound was evident in 2025, especially among the headliners: Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, born in 1992, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Furthermore, the choice set the festival apart because it managed to bring together three of the most sought-after artists of the moment. Tickets sold out in January, five months before the event. The headliners of the 24th edition, held from June 3rd to 7th at Parc del Fòrum and the marine platform, considerably raise the average age, especially The Cure and Gorillaz, and among the notable names are some that connect with an audience that is closer to retirement than to their first paycheck, such as Massive Attack and My Bloody Valentine. Robert Smith, the leader of The Cure, was born in 1958; and Damon Albarn, the helmsman of Gorillaz, in 1968. This is balanced by the third headliner, Doja Cat, born in 1995, who makes a festival exception on a European tour of arenas (the term used in the music industry). Tickets sold out in February, four months before the event.

The Cure, Doja Cat, The XX, Gorillaz, Addison Rae and Kneecap are some of the main attractions of the next edition of Primavera Sound, which will be held at the Parc del Fòrum from June 3 to 7, 2026, although the festival has not yet detailed its programming segregated by days and stages. The British group The Cure, which in 2024 published the magnificent album Songs of a lost world, returns to the festival with carte blanche: he will be able to give as long a concert as possible, according to sources at Primavera Sound. That is, just as it happened in the 2012 edition. They then starred in one of the most countercultural moments in the history of Primavera Sound. In the context of a festival where concerts barely reach 90 minutes, the British group led by Robert Smith performed for almost three hours, finishing with the performance of Boys don't cryThis gift for music lovers took place on June 1, 2012, at the Parc del Fòrum. The only previous performance at the Barcelona festival was Neil Young, who had monopolized a two-and-a-half-hour time slot five years earlier. With a 50-year career, it's inevitable that The Cure's concerts evoke nostalgia, as happened. three years ago at the Palau Sant JordiHowever, Robert Smith also understands music as an expression of his present, which is what he did in Songs of a lost world.