News 28 March 2021
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5000 people attend concert in Barcelona after passing same-day Covid-19 screening

28 March 2021
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The Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi arena was certainly the place to be this Saturday night.

A 5000 strong crowd packed the Barcelona arena to watch indie rock band Love of Lesbian perform to the largest crown Europe has seen in over a year.

Spanish authorities sought to use the event as the first trial run to see if rapid testing could effectively prevent a sudden spike in Covid cases.

The concert unfolded amongst growing pressure for EU governments to find new systems to help save the events industry.

Those in attendance were able to witness a brief glimpse of pre-covid life. However, until the following weeks have passed, the scheme cannot yet be dubbed a unanimous success.

Here in the UK, large scale events are set to resume after the 21st June according to Boris John’s roadmap out of lockdown.