U2 concert 360 degrees world tour rehearsals in Barcelona invite probable noise fine

U2 concert 360 degrees world tour rehearsals in Barcelona invite probable noise fine, Barcelona authorities might fine U2 for rocking too long and loudly during rehearsals for their latest world tour, the city council said Thursday.

U2 concert 360 degrees world tour rehearsals in Barcelona invite probable noise fine

Barcelona authorities might fine U2 for rocking too long and loudly during rehearsals for their latest world tour, the city council said Thursday.

While the city said it is proud to host the beginning of U2's world tour, it also said that it had received a formal complaint by residents about the band playing after permitted hours.

The council said they had given the band permission to rehearse until 10 p.m., limiting the amount of sound they could make.

Regional newspaper El Punt said the band had rehearsed till midnight at sound levels measured at 70 decibels -- the equivalent of a vacuum cleaner at one metre.

The Irish quartet kicked off their "360 degree" tour at Barcelona football club's Camp Nou stadium by playing 22 songs in front of 90,000 fans on Tuesday.

"While business outlets cash in on fans flooding in, residents can't even open their windows at home," local businessman Alfons Huescar told journalists.




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