Maybe it’s more of a bandwagon, a walking attraction whose tour doesn’t compete so much with other pop events, more like a Disneyland or Champions League game, but cold game about twenty songs appeared this Wednesday olympic stadiumand, ultimately, it was music that sustained a night of strong collective cohesion. As part of a magnificent and at the same time magical intimacy ‘show’, the audience celebrates the power of that colorful pop and the bearer of goodwill in the first of four nights.
The open stage is two spheres with esoteric symbols and a nice environmental video, as if opening up to the entire stadium. And the first song in its empowering spirit: ‘Higher power’ about our supernatural powers and the astronaut (or something like that) that we carry within us. Chris Martin sang the song as he stepped onto the alternate stage on the long runway wrapped in the first “big bangs” of thousands of (returnable) LED bracelets that made the Estadi a kind of celestial dome.
snake charmer
But Coldplay’s is more majestic than overwhelming, and rich in tones: in “Adventures of a life” it borders on “afro-funky”, and in “Paradise” (Martin rules the masses without shouting or whispering), it surrenders to snake magic. And blaming himself for being too sensible in a relationship, willed to impose the emotional memory of a respectable old piece like “The Scientist” with piano and acoustic guitar.
Chris Martin spoke there and said “good night” and showed us his gratitude for being there “despite the traffic and queues”. After predicting the “best ‘show’ of our lives,” he said a few words about the legendary artist who disappeared this Thursday in honor of the concert. Beautiful Tina Turner”.
A ‘castellera’ in action
The group knew how to create a well-resolved sequence of breaks and joy, dark blueprints and melodies arranged for confetti, balloons, and an invitation to jump in the crowd (which translates into clean energy in kinetic carpets that twist the loop). ). He soon attacked Barcelona’s (and Barcelona’s) excellent ‘hit’ ‘Viva la vida’, followed by the more recent success of ‘Something just like this’ (hipped with The Chainsmokers) and made no gestures of intimacy. did not avoid. mass. Perhaps most shockingly, ‘Yellow’, a track from his debut album, suddenly stopped, when he saw a grown-up girl like ‘castellera’ a few feet from Martin’s nose. “The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen at a concert.”
Going back and forth from one scene to the next, but not making himself superman, Chris Martin dominated the pitch, enjoying the show as much as the audience. The red hearts (in the “Human heart”) that formed next to the bracelets in the stands may seem stale, but they responded to their loving and enveloping reason for being in the context of the concert. And they didn’t give up: They were followed by a brawny “People of Proud” (with Martin making his own rainbow flag) and, to fan delight, a distant and tormenting piece of “Hours.” first Coldplay.
go to power
After all, they’re four Brits singing about love (“My Universe”, BTS’ deals with their Koreans) and wanting us to be happy at their concerts. Martin was adept at wit’s like rebooting a ‘star-filled sky’ by asking us to lift our phones, so we’re just ‘body and soul’ (and pyrotechnics). And when the rumba took over after “Sunrise,” it was irritating in the encores, with the big final trick.
It’s neither more nor less than the Gipsy Kings acted with Coldplay to make an energetic ‘Proud Mary’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Gesture towards Tina Turner, successfully adapting the theme in time. And right after, a resounding “Bamboleo” (Venezuelan Simón Díaz’s venerable “Caballo viejo”) and Domenico Modugno’s “Volare” (officially, “Nel blu dipinto di blu”), applying the rhythm of the rumbero. The audience was quite stunned, but joined the party (more or less) and congratulated Coldplay on continuing their course with a triumphant ‘Fix you’.