The first day of Primavera in Barcelona was hit by torrential downpours on the first day of the music festival, forcing sets by Massive Attack, Doja Cat and more to be cancelled. A heatwave gave way to thunderstorms on Thursday 4 June, with forecasts predicting between 40 and 60mm of rainfall in the space of an hour.Early in the evening, a statement shared to the festival’s Instagram confirmed that sets from Alex G and Mac DeMarco had been cancelled due to “adverse weather conditions”. Organisers said they would continue to monitor the situation and provide further updates.Shortly before midnight, a second post announced that headline performances from Massive Attack, Bad Gyal and Doja Cat would not go ahead, due to a combination of adverse weather and technical conditions that would make the shows unsafe to stage. Doja Cat was due to headline on the first day of the festival (Getty)Other parts of the festival continued, with some stages reopening later in the night.Fans onsite complained of a “total mess” onsite with “nowhere near enough staff” and “terrible crowd control”.“No one really knew what was going on,” one attendee told The Independent. “Because they wouldn’t let people into a couple of the main stage areas, everywhere was rammed – hellishly so under the roofs.“Then they announced at midnight that Massive Attack were going to play late, but then [the band] didn’t… so people were waiting around for ages.”The fan added that rock band Geese were among the artists who were able to perform: “Dare I say the rain added to the atmosphere.”Massive Attack’s set at Primavera was also cancelled (Getty)Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon MusicSign up now for a 30-day free trial. Terms apply.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon MusicSign up now for a 30-day free trial. Terms apply.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.A statement sent to The Independent said that Primavera’s festival organisers “worked determinedly alongside the Massive Attack, Doja Cat and Bad Gyal teams to ensure that the performances on the Estrella Damm and Revolut stages could resume later that night”. “At around 11:30pm, with a more favourable weather forecast, the festival announced that Massive Attack’s performance would begin at 12:30am (having been originally scheduled for 9:55 pm), this being the intention of both the band and the festival.”The spokesperson continued: “Unfortunately, the rain, and particularly the wind persisted in the area around these stages, ultimately making it impossible, for safety reasons, for Massive Attack to perform.”The statement said organisers understood and shared “the frustration and disappointment” of fans and said it was “not what we hoped for” on the festival’s first day.“We thank the audience for their understanding and confirm that, despite the difficulty of the situation, there were no serious incidents,” the spokesperson said.Details regarding the refund process for Thursday tickets will be sent to guests on Monday (8 June), organisers said.Primavera continues today with scheduled performances from acts including The Cure, Addison Rae, PinkPantheress and Ethel Cain.