Rock in Rio has returned to Lisbon for its 11th edition and drew more than 200,000 visitors over the festival's opening weekend. This comes at a time when people can listen to music and watch concerts via digital platforms.
The ease of access to music does not appear to be replacing live shows. Many festivalgoers say that being at a concert in person is an incomparable experience.
Speaking to Euronews at the Rock in Rio venue, held in Parque Papa Francisco, festivalgoer Pedro Paiva says that "watching a concert in the middle of so many people is a completely different experience".
"I like being in the middle of people, I like dancing. At home I'd be sitting on the sofa watching the concert on television. With social networks, it's also normal to feel a bit of FOMO [the English expression Fear Of Missing Out, meaning the fear of being left out or of missing something], to be watching it and wanting to be there, without having bought a ticket," adds Pedro Paiva.
Festivalgoer Inês Pestana also argues that "streaming and social media do not replace the live experience. I think they even increase, more and more, the desire to go to festivals or to any other concert".
