Joaquín Sabina returned to the Wizink Center yesterday, almost four years after that inevitable fall from the stage, which caused him to have several surgeries and worsened the health of his back. to complete the last lap This led him to travel, as he assures, “The best concert halls in the world.” “We went to London, Paris, New York, but Madrid is where my heart beats the most and my legs shake,” said the singer from Ubeda at the entrance, wearing his blue striped jacket and classic bowler hat. After the concert, he sang the song “Yo me quedo en Madrid”, where he changed some of the original lyrics yesterday, remembering the symbolic places of the capital.
several times throughout two rush hours The audience stood up to applaud the artist, who is now 74 years old, but did not ignore that this tour called “Despite Everything” yesterday was his last.
“The downside of resisting is saying goodbye to professional colleagues and becoming increasingly isolated.”
‘On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams’, ‘Marble Tears’, ‘I Deny Everything’ and ‘White Lies’ These were some of the songs that started the night, where he took a few minutes to change his clothes and rest his voice a bit, and although his voice was more distorted than usual, it remained at a high level all night long. Before singing ‘On the Boulevard…’ he reassured the audience: “The downside of resistance is saying goodbye to professional colleagues and being left more and more alone.”
He was accompanied on stage by Maria Barrios (his usual vocalist). Pedro Barceló, Laura Gómez Palma, Borja Montenegro, José Misagaste, Antonio García de Diego and Jaime Asua, who debuted in Sabina’s group on this tour for the first time in 40 years.or had Pancho Varona.
“Exciting”
The wonderful ‘Peces de ciudad’ (“Se peinaba a los garçon…”), “So young and so old” and “19 days 500 nights” were some of the songs played later, but undoubtedly one of the most emotional moments was when Barrios sang the old song it was the voiceover The lyrics ‘But or I love you’ inspired Sabina to write the legendary ‘And only’ after listening to it in the car.
During At the concert, drawings made by Sabina herself were broadcast on giant screens. He was seen to be quite agile with the guitar, switching stools and chairs to perform songs, starting mid-dance at one point. At the borders of the stage, Perhaps as a precaution after the incident four years ago, strong red lights made it clear that there was no need to cross from then on.
After the performances of ‘Contigo’, ‘Wedding Night’ and ‘We Were Given Ten’, Sabina bids farewell with “see you forever” from a brimming Wizink -13,000 spectators- and the cost of buying tickets on resale is over 200 euros. To a two-minute standing ovation, an assistant threw him a Boca Juniors T-shirt and thanked him for his remarkable performance on tour, saying: It had been one of the “most exciting” events of his entire career. He will play again at the concert hall in Madrid on Wednesday, and this time, despite everything, it will be the last concert of the tour.