Calvin Harris, Maneskin, Caroline Polachek, Tokischa or Bad Gyal complete a day in which 48,000 people make a pilgrimage to the City of Rock in Arganda del Rey
MADRID, 11 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Rosalía has devastated with force and majesty in the second and last day of Primavera Sound Madrid, which ends with good flavor thanks to the ‘motomami’ fever after the disappointment due to the cancellation of one day due to the effects of the ‘Óscar’ storm and the weariness of the terrible mobility of another.
In total, the festival has brought together 90,000 attendees in its two real days on June 9 and 10, when, being the final stretch, it has offered the fluid transport that it promised between the capital and the City of Rock of Arganda del Rey that It once hosted Rock in Rio.
Despite the inconveniences, the artist most anticipated by the public (yes, above Depeche Mode, Blur or Kendrick Lamar) has finally taken one of the main stages at 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, a questionable time for most of the fans. present, among whom you could see girls, young and old.
The roar of a motorcycle and the already worldwide “girl what do you say” of ‘Saoko’ have marked the start of the show that the Catalan leads on her ‘Motomami’ tour with a structure on stage different from that of the 2022 tour, but granting as then prominence to the videos that are reproduced on two large vertical screens.
Without musicians and together with her eight dancers, Rosalía, in a black jumpsuit and leatherette miniskirt, has demonstrated to those present why she is the greatest Spanish musical exponent today, one in which, in addition to national festivals, we can see her in the heads of others at the level of Coachella, or overflowing the Zócalo of Mexico DF.
After ‘Bizcochito’ and ‘La Fama’, ‘La noche de anoche’ has arrived, in which the closest Rosalía has fulfilled the dreams of some of her most faithful who had been waiting in front of the stage fence since the opening of the enclosure. A girl and several ‘motopapis’ have sung and cried with her.
Before that, the Catalan thanked Madrid for always receiving her “with open arms”. “Madrid is a very motomami city”, she has sentenced herself. And those present have proved him right.
With his tremendous stage presence, he has later directed ‘Linda’, to the disappointment of the public without Tokischa, or ‘Despechá’, the mambo that he gave away in the summer of 2022.
The commented ‘Hentai’ on the piano or the version of ‘Héroe’, by Enrique Iglesias, have been the great ballads of a night in which the artist has also shaken the stage with her power in other songs such as ‘With height’ or ‘Chicken teriyaki’. She has also interpreted the songs from her latest work ‘RR’ by her, which she shares with her current partner, the Puerto Rican Rauw Alejandro, to whom she has expressed her love as is now customary in live shows. her.
In this sense, the Catalan recalled that her grandfather Jaime told her “the life of an artist is sad”, some words on which, she pointed out, she has been reflecting upon realizing that she has been on tour for a year and a half. “I don’t think this life is sad, but all of us who are living it often miss the people we love,” she added about it.
Rosalía has thus opened up to an audience before whom she shows herself preparedly natural during the hour and ten minutes of the concert, which concludes with ‘Malamente’ and ‘CUUUUuuuuuute’ in a demonstration of her vocal talent.
Preceding Rosalía, the Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has been in charge of making an audience totally predisposed to his party, smoke and fire, lots of fire dance from another of the main stages. He has done it with hymns like ‘How deep is your love’, ‘This is what you came for’ or the many hits he shares with Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa or Rihanna. Authentic kings of the dance floors.
In addition, the American Caroline Polachek has shone on the last day of the festival, flooding with her versatile and challenging pop. With sensual dances and forceful presence, she has invited a considerable public to vibrate to the rhythm of ‘Welcome to my island’, ‘Ocean of tears’ or ‘Billions’.
With their success ‘I wanna be your slave’ the Italian Maneskin have also shaken thousands of attendees, who have succumbed to a powerful and seductive live show in which Damiano David and company have also included songs like ‘Supermodel’, ‘The loneliest’ or the Eurovision 2021 winner ‘Zitti e Buoni’, among others, with an immense gift for the most fanatics, who had been waiting hours in front of the billboards, such as getting them on stage.
Before, no less than 12, dozens of names have performed on the different stages of the festival, among which proposals such as the depth of the London singer-songwriter and poet Arlo Parks have stood out; the experimental rhythm of Sevdaliza, the sensuality and indie dynamism of St. Vincent, or the poetry of Maggie Rogers.
The LGTBIQ rap and reggaeton of the Puerto Rican Villano Antillano deserves a special mention, who has demonstrated his scenic strength in a live show that has closed with an anti-racist message in support of the Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr. The Dominican dembow with which Tokischa lights up any space as well has excelled tonight.
The Catalan Bad Gyal has taken the tables of the Amazon Music space already around 3:00 am on Sunday, when those who wanted to and could make the most of the 125 euros invested in the entrance of the day or the 325 euros were left in the City of Rock of a three-day pass that they have only been able to use for two, when they have not been VIP tickets. The perreo to the rhythm of ‘Blin blin’, ‘Tú eres un bom bom’, ‘Alocao’ or ‘Hookah’ have been chosen by the artist to culminate with her first hit, ‘Fiebre’.
This is how the first extension of Barcelona’s historic Primavera Sound in Madrid has concluded, an experience marked by setbacks and weighed down by a City of Rock that does not convince the public due to the odyssey involved in reaching it. The organization says it sees its expectations fulfilled, guarantees its commitment to Madrid and is reflecting on whether to relocate the festival next year.
