Pianist plays Eternal Flame during violent anti-lockdown protest in Barcelona –video

Footage of a pianist in Barcelona playing a rendition of the Bangles' hit Eternal Flame amid the sound of explosions, wailing sirens and protesters has gone viral on social media.

Peter William Geddes, who was playing in Placa Nova on 31 October, said as the violence escalated in the background he felt peaceful: 'When I play I am very calm. No nerves.'

Anti-lockdown protests have been escalating across Europe as many countries head into more stringent Covid-19 lockdowns