The noise battle at the heart of the Bernabéu

Last year, tens of thousands of ‘Swifties’ – Taylor Swift fans – thronged Madrid to watch back-to-back concerts at the Spanish capital’s famous Bernabéu stadium, home to Real Madrid, who won Europe’s Champions League final less than 24 hours later, on 1 June.

The mega-concert was one of dozens of high-profile gigs staged at the newly renovated stadium in 2024 to boost the club’s revenue.

But the project was short lived. In September all gigs were cancelled after residents living within earshot of the music filed a legal complaint over the noise.

Now, nine months…