In the middle of absolute nothing rests, in recent years, an invention called The City of Rock. Every two summers, the machine starts up and hosts the macro festival Rock in Rio, that in six years of life in our country (after nearly 30 in Brazil and 8 in Portugal), has taken shape and it is almost a classic. And that which is neither city nor has a lot of rock and is in Rio, but in a sectoral south of Madrid. But his media character, for good or evil, is undeniable.
Criticize him for being more shopping and theme park music event and for bringing artists to Top 40 rock bands. The package of consumerism we buy the ticket is questionable: are things like El Corte Ingles, fitness classes, a Ferris wheel and other attractions that populate the city. Rock, remember. Other amenities not support rise to complaint: free buses (many free buses, not one every hour), artificial turf (and nothing to eat dust), queues and waiting times reasonable bar, bathroom and between concerts and even price lower than the average of the capital. No I comment where I threw the rest of the night after the discovery of the cups to 6 euros ... Some festivals in the area could learn, because at the Rock in Rio almost anything (zip line across the stage and in which was hung enough people, for example, no) works as it should. But that's another story. In the musical, we break a lance for at least last night: only the names that shaped the poster of that last day of festival deserve our attention. And if you like rock, also yours.
The evening was falling when Gogol Bordello came on the scene. Although these New Yorkers may not be as mainstream immigrants to leave in the chronicles that you have read today in the press (or maybe he just played too soon for the chroniclers were to see them), his concert was a party. Perhaps the best party of the day. The Bordello combined their own issues and Balkan (Start Wearing Purple, My Companjera or Wonderlust King) with others that gave them a touch harder. Hard to the point of asking for a circle pit several times (and no one answered, by the way). Apparently, Eugene Hütz begins to deny the ska and gypsy style and prepares material "rock and roll", but for now all that mixture of ska, funk, rock, of so many members and even social discourse ( Immigrated song touched on the theme that 'no human being is illegal') works. And cold beer in hand, brings happiness to the dancers below.
Late at night, and again with absolute punctuality (remember that in Rock in Rio everything works fine) Incubus were going out to play. They opened strong, Privilege and Megalomaniac, just like old times, almost like when they shared the bill with System of a Down and Marilyn Manson and the thing burned cars and ended in total chaos ... This time, after so many years without coming to the capital the thing was quieter. Not disappointed at all, because in addition to this opening, Brandon Boyd delighted us with almost all mythical (Anna Molly, Are you in?, Nice to Know You, Love Hurts or Sick Sad Little World to close), accompanied by others such as In the Company of Wolves and Adolescents, quietest and most recent left and a bit away from Incubus years ago.
But there she was going to see almost everyone was a Red Hot Chili Peppers. And that does not make or eight months that passed through here (played in December at the Palais des Sports). Many repeated quote: No matter when it comes to such heavyweights, with many years of career behind him show stay in shape. Two hours with encores (the only concert that included), hops and almost pine bridges, black and white screens, more than a bass solo, looking to wonder whose bassist and a set list of classics to please staff. Although there were some who failed him (so many years that put them all complicated) were not lacking, among others, Can not Stop, Under the Bridge, Californication, By the Way or Give it Away, accompanied by fireworks in the background to close .
Full Direct Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock In Rio 2012
While with them more than half of the enclosure put an end to the only night this rock Rock in Rio, there were still two hours long it would bring Deadmau5 electronics: from the outside and compared with the rest, capacity languished. Inside, they endured (know that for some, and his attire mouse ears in imitation of the DJ, this was the highlight of the night), did not stop. Nor wonder: Deadmau5 respasó again and again his hits Strobe, Ghosts n 'Stuff, Some Chords and Raise Your Weapon, which now, along with the sexy singer Sofia Toufa, finished animating the matter.
No more fireworks, ended an evening of music and commercially without failure. Back, free shuttle and space for everyone to fall asleep on the way: one of these facilities may not be very rock but at five in the morning, thanks. So within a couple of summers, City of Rock.
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