Real Madrid pulls plug on concerts at revamped stadium after 'torture-drome' noise complaints

Real Madrid football club has cancelled or rescheduled all concerts at its Santiago Bernabéu stadium and is working to comply with council noise regulations after local people complained that a series of loud, late gigs had turned the arena into a "torture-drome".

- Sam Jones

Although best known as the home of one of Spain's greatest football teams, the Bernabéu which has just undergone a five-year, €900m (£760m) refurbishment - has played host to a string of high-profile concerts over the spring and summer.

Recent headliners have included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and the Colombian star Karol G.

But while the concerts delighted some music fans, they drove many local people to despair. Faced with decibels far exceeding legal levels, midnight finish times, fans camping out in local parks, drunk people urinating in doorways and the blocking off of residential roads, a group representing those living around the stadium began legal action against those responsible, including Madrid city council.