Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, has confirmed the imminent staging of concerts at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. In an interview published this Sunday, Pérez stated emphatically: "It's already arranged, we've won in court, we will hold concerts." He added that they have the support of the City Council and the Community of Madrid, and that the governments of Almeida and Ayuso "will make special rules" to facilitate these events.

The regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, had already expressed her intention to provide "legal certainty" for concerts, justifying it by stating that "we live in a noisy city." These statements caused surprise among affected residents, who, through the Neighborhood Association of Those Affected by the Bernabéu, called the measure "inconceivable" and criticized the Administration for prioritizing events over health and the lack of solutions to the stadium's soundproofing issues.

To date, concerts held at the Bernabéu have violated the city's noise level regulations. Although the club announced soundproofing works a year and a half ago, their effectiveness has not been confirmed, and acoustics experts consider it "almost impossible" to resolve the excessive noise. Pérez suggested that concerts might end at 11:00 PM, downplaying their economic impact by stating that "for us, concerts are not a source of income" and that "it's more a matter of the city's prestige."

Pérez's words contrast with the criticism from his electoral rival, Enrique Riquelme, who questioned the decision to allow concerts before resolving the noise issues. Riquelme criticized Pérez's attitude, suggesting that "one cannot do whatever they want" and that there should be more respect for nearby residents. In the same interview, Pérez dismissed Riquelme's proposal to create a 'Fan City' in Valdebebas, comparing it to "putting up swings" on a high-value plot, and reaffirmed his plan to develop a technology center on those grounds.