Primavera Sound 2025 Day 3: Still Awake, Still Feeling Everything

Day 3 at Primavera Sound 2025 hit different. Maybe it was the mix of exhaustion and adrenaline. Maybe it was the emotional weight some artists carried on stage. Or maybe it was just the way the music refused to let go. Whatever it was, Saturday felt like a final push: loud, intimate, political, joyful, and raw, sometimes all at once.

The night stretched long, but Turnstile made the 3am slot feel like a second sunrise. Closing out the Amazon Music stage with their new album Never Enough, they gave one of the most explosive sets of the weekend. Equal parts hardcore and euphoria, it wasn’t just about noise — it was about release. Tracks like “Birds” and “Mistery” sent the pit into full motion, but it was the melodic breaks, the little moments of calm inside the storm, that really hit. They didn’t feel tired. They felt necessary.

Earlier, LCD Soundsystem did what they do best: make nostalgia feel brand new. “Dance Yrself Clean” landed like a ritual, while newer tracks like “x-ray eyes” and “New Body Rhumba” slotted in perfectly. There’s still something generous about James Murphy’s stage presence, like he’s less a frontman and more a host making sure everyone gets what they came for.

Fontaines D.C. played a towering set on the Revolut stage, mixing older punch with the melodic boldness of their new album, Romance. They’ve grown into their political voice, and it was clear when a huge “Free Palestine” message took over the screen, met with full support from the crowd. It didn’t feel performative. It felt urgent.

ANOHNI and the Johnsons gave one of the most important performances of the entire festival. Mourning the Great Barrier Reef was part concert, part environmental elegy, layered with strings, voice, and pre-recorded testimonies from scientists. You didn’t leave smiling. You left thinking. And feeling.

There were other moments of quiet strength. Waxahatchee, earlier in the weekend, had already brought out MJ Lenderman. But tonight, Lenderman got his own slot: loose, heartfelt, and beautifully ragged. Chat Pile came through like a freight train, all distortion and dread. Squid delivered a razor-sharp, rhythm-heavy set that showed just how tight they’ve become live. And Black Country, New Road, performing Forever Howlong in full, proved their chamber-pop evolution isn’t just a pivot, it’s a real path forward.

Even Los Campesinos! had their moment, bouncing through their set with wit and warmth that reminded everyone just how emotional smart pop can be.

And then there was Chappell Roan, who turned the Estrella Damm stage into a glitter-goth castle and herself into a full pop icon in real time. Her set was camp, sincere, and theatrical, complete with breakup monologues, a Heart cover, and a final, cathartic rendition of Pink Pony Club. It was joy as performance art, and the crowd knew it.

That contrast, from sludge metal to eco-lament to high-glam pop, is what makes Primavera still feel singular. It’s a festival where the music doesn’t flatten you with sameness. It keeps unfolding, shifting, asking you to stay awake a little longer.

Even at 3AM. Even when you think you’re done. There’s always something left to feel.

Scroll down to relive the best moments of Day 3 Primavera Sound 2025 with our exclusive photo gallery.

Words by Alberto Dal Santo

Pictures by Alberto Dal Santo, Sergio Albert, Christian Bertrand, Sharon Lopez, Gisela Jane, Clara Orozco and Eric Pamies.