british group Gorillaz shone on the main stage this Saturday. Spring Sound In a stunning performance supported by a host of guest stars that delight the audience from start to finish.
Not even a pin can fit in the main square of the festivalwhere minutes ago Nick Cave had set the bar very high. after his big recital. But none of that intimidated a fireproof group. Damon Albarn, former leader of BlurThere is not even a hymn left in the inkpot.
With a group of ten -five backup singers, two drummers, a keyboard player, a guitarist and a bassist- Albarn was accompanied by famous artists such as a rapper. Mr. Yasin (formerly Mos Def); singer-songwriter Fatumata Diawara; rappers Pos and Dave from the classic rap group de la soul; rappers Slowthai and Bootie Brown; and Sweetie Irie, the reggae singer who has wowed audiences with her looks.
Although it was his first performance in Primavera Sound, Gorillaz hosted a loyal crowd -and a great British colony that sang all the hits-.
As if they foretold the telematic present we had to live in, Gorillaz was born in 1998 as a “virtual group”. It consists of four moving members. Nothing cybernetic happened in tonight’s performance, although it’s this nickname that has accompanied them ever since.
Passion and enthusiasm became palpable, friction was inevitable, and Even Albarn has repeatedly fallen into the stage pit It caused him to burst into tears of emotion by getting the love of his most unconditional fans in the front row and especially by giving it to an audience he kissed.
Albarn’s deliberate Castilian song “M1A1” and “Good night” served to greet the public. Warmed up with “Strange Timez”, “Last Living Souls” or “19-2000”.
The gang leader favors facts over words. hardly ever spoke and devoted himself to getting to the pointHe grills all the meat with over twenty songs and a show that lasts almost two hours.
After that “Tomorrow Comes Today” and unreleased “Cracker Island,” Albarn took to the keyboard to perform “Or Green Earth”continued with and “On the Hill of Melancholy”.
In the second half of the concert, invited artists came, Yasiin Bey, who sang the songs “Stylo” and “Sweeotakes”Fatoumata Diawara dazzled with “Broken” and “Desolè”, leaving more than one hoarse voice.
It started with the last fireworks “Boys with Guns”where is the showgirl Michelle Ndegwa and her vocal talent took the stage.
“Dirty Harry” powered by Bootie Brow; “Fell Good” with Pos and Dave; “Momentary Bliss” with Slowthai; and “Clint Eastwood” starring Sweetie Irie; They shook the foundations of Fòrum, to give the finishing touch to a performance to frame it.
After Gorillaz, after two in the morning, it was the American rapper’s turn. Creative TylerThe final headline of Primavera Sound’s third day at Fòrum, disrespectful and uninhibited rap.