Five sad dads in suits make you cry at a Spanish festival. Perfect.
31/05/2024, Primavera Sound Barcelona
Sound
Full brass section turns sad songs into stadium anthems.
Cinematography
Golden hour Barcelona glow vs. Berninger's black suit.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Primavera 2024 marked their first full performance of 'The First Two Pages of Frankenstein' tracks live, with the Dessner brothers conducting expanded orchestral arrangements they'd composed during pandemic lockdowns.
The National's fanbase has aged from 'indie kids' to 'suburban parents booking babysitters,' making festival sets like this a generational gathering of formerly anxious twentysomethings now anxious in their forties.
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