Music festivals keep getting bigger

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One of the biggest music festivals in Europe, Primavera Sound, just wrapped up in Barcelona, Spain. And this weekend, almost the entire line-up and set is moving to Madrid. Later in the year, festival organizers will bring it to Portugal and then South America. Alan Ruiz Terol reports from Barcelona on how changes in the music industry are driving the expansion of these mega-concerts.

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