2023-05-01 16:22:40
BarcelonaI’m ready to put up with five more weeks of Bruce Springsteen concert anecdotes from those of you who went there. throw a tantrum Basically, you get the rage that those who have been to a big show get when a server was slow to react when looking for tickets. In general, all of you who went there feel like you’ve seen a concert you’ll remember for the rest of your life. You will be a little happier people this week.
It’s true that a concert like this happens once every 10 years, but the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium is once again magical. On the other hand, when you talk about the future transfer of Barça, it seems that you are talking about a battered stadium, torn apart. Perhaps we are too well used to it, as going to the Camp Nou is relatively simple. But, in general, to go to the stadiums you have to accept somewhat complicated routines. Stadiums like Bayern’s new one, like the Olympic Stadium in Rome or the field that Eintracht fans fill every week are not central venues. You have to go through traffic jams, it’s hard to find parking or after taking a train you have to walk for a few minutes.
Yes, to go to the Olympics you will have to climb the mountain. Or try to park anywhere, paying. And, true, the athletics track is a nightmare. It’s not an ideal venue for football, but it’s playable. It is a temporary exile, well needed to improve the Camp Nou. I have a hard time understanding so much drama for a little over a season. Aren’t we willing to make some sacrifices to see our team? I am struck by the number of culers who say they don’t want to go there on a regular basis. Being able to see your team live, with your people, is priceless. Being able to remember the season in Montjuïc over the years will be fun. Just now that Barça is going to win the League and is slowly emerging from the darkness, isn’t it worth going down among the pines when night has already fallen, to the subway in Plaça Espanya, as we have done so many times for a concert at Saint George?
The only debate I understand, although I don’t have a clear position on it yet because I understand both sides, is the price of season tickets. I can understand a lot of people here, and even more so now that Barcelona is so expensive that 200 euros more make a difference for many pockets. But I don’t understand this general feeling that going to the Olympics is a logistical drama. They talk about going to the Olympics as if it were hell, when the people who come back from the concerts are happy. Most European football fans don’t have it easy either, to get to their stadiums. Fields within the city, which you can reach on foot, are exceptions. I love Olímpico so much because of its history, its name, its memories, that it makes me excited to see a season of matches there. And to be able, over the years, to remember the days when, going down the mountain, we kicked it remembering the goals we had just seen.
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