Rosalía's Barcelona Concerts Generated Detectable Seismic Activity

A seismologist recorded ground tremors around the Palau Sant Jordi during the artist's four performances.

Generic image of a concert in a large venue, with lights and blurred audience.
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Generic image of a concert in a large venue, with lights and blurred audience.

Recent concerts by Rosalía at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona generated significant seismic activity, detected by a seismologist from the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia.

The artist from Sant Esteve Sesrovires performed four shows in the Catalan capital on April 13, 15, 17, and 18. During these evenings, held between nine and midnight, ground movements were recorded and attributed to the audience's energy and the music.

"Same pattern, slightly different start times."

Jordi Díaz Cusí · seismologist
An accelerometer from the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia, located less than 500 meters from the Olympic Stadium of Montjuïc, was responsible for collecting this data. The expert shared his observations on the social network X, highlighting the consistency of the phenomenon across all dates.
The CSIC in Catalonia also echoed the specialist's findings, emphasizing that the rhythm, audience energy, and 'danceability' of the songs translate into clearly identifiable seismic signals. This type of vibration is not unusual at mass events, and GEO3BCN even published a 'Seismic Wrapped 2025' featuring the most 'active' concerts, where Lady Gaga was the winner last year.
Following her series of concerts in Barcelona to present her latest album, Lux, the artist is scheduled to continue her tour in Amsterdam on April 22 and 23.