A radical, last-minute change of plans in the Festa Major of DéniaThe City Council has decided to alter Friday's program in a way that will raise eyebrows among festival lovers. The musicThe concert of EleskiThe event, scheduled for 21:00 PM on Carrer de la Via, has been abruptly cancelled. The reason? To make room for a giant screen to broadcast the World Cup quarter-final match between Spain and Belgium.
The city council is trying to sell the movement as a festive initiative and an invitation to enjoy the afternoon of CP Football outdoors. However, the reality behind the official announcement reveals a improvised decision which leaves in a difficult situation all those residents who do not have a passion for sports and who had been expecting an action planned for weeks.
A quick decision
The justification of the department of Parties It is based on the expectation that the event, which starts at 21:00 p.m., would delay the arrival of the public to the rest of the evening's activities. Faced with this scenario, city officials have not hesitated to sacrifice the crop in favor of the giant screen. A move that completely throws off those who were looking for an alternative. leisure different from football during the patron saint festivities.
The band gets the worst of it. Their concert is left out. completely suspended For tonight, the only solution offered by the City Council is a promise of rescheduling within the cultural activities of the next autumn season, losing the showcase provided by the city's big days and the peak summer season.
From boasting about a musical lineup to canceling it at the first opportunity
Looking back a few weeks, this announcement is even more striking. The Festivals Department itself strongly emphasized during the presentation of the Festa Major that this year's edition had been designed with a program that embraced music, boasting about the large number of performances on the schedule. A declaration of intent that ultimately proved to be drastically altered when it came to cutting back the musical program as soon as the festival began.
The nightlife on Carrer de la Via will resume in fits and starts. The performance of Serko It will indeed take place in the same location, although its start will depend directly on what happens on the pitch, as it will begin right when the national team's match ends, forcing the rest of the attendees to adapt to the timing of the football.
The World Cup is more important than any local festival, no matter how small the town.
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Well, that's normal, football comes first, and even more so if SPAIN is playing.
These politicians are getting better every day.
I'm sure that even if they don't perform, they still have to be paid. I'd charge.
It's clear that when the money isn't your own, it's very easy to make decisions.
After that if you have alternative...
In any case, if the musicians have a signed contract, they will get paid without performing and with every right in the world.
Public money is private for a select few…
1. village of hicks and yokels
2. Zero planning and organization; the Spain vs. Bel match was known for days.
Would it have been so difficult to set up the giant screen in Torrecremada or any other suitable location and give the citizens advance notice?
Well, that's normal, football comes first, and even more so if SPAIN is playing.
Always improvising, and always the artists losing out—not financially, but in terms of respect. Anyway, from what I've seen lately in Dénia, it's getting worse and worse. I've lived here for 14 years, and disaster and improvisation are all there is. Nobody thinks for themselves.