If someone was prepared to live a historic nightno doubt Your expectations were completely exceeded.. And it is that what he did The bunkers this Saturday at National StadiumNot only will be recorded forever in the memory of the almost 60 thousand fans that arrived, but was framed as one of the historical facts of all Chilean music.
There are few Chilean bands that can say that they filled the main sports and cultural redoubt of Chile. The Bunkers settled in the major leagues, where Los Prisioneros is, where Sol y Lluvia is. They wrote with letters of gold a story that will be told for decades.
It was a day where the cold was not absent, with one of the coldest nights of the year in the capital. That didn’t matter, because from the first hour there were already enthusiastic people waiting for the door to open.
Pedropiedra with his successes, the proven humor of Fabrizio Copano and DJ Aldunate, livened up the wait of the public who, due to the cold atmosphere, was more restless, more mobile, more jumping, more shouting.
The ecstasy turned into catharsis when the clock began counting down on the screen, so that at 9:00 p.m. and with British punctuality, the quintet would make its appearance, Cancamusa shining on the drums, who once again should have been the heroine of the nightwith a solidity that allowed him to reach the purest style of Mauricio Basualto, the great absentee of the night.
“Come here”, “You get dressed and leave” and “I sowed my sorrows of love in your garden”were the kickoff before the first surprise: “Song from Afar” It sounded live, which was not always present on the national tour.
“If you are thinking badly of me”the energy “Now that you are not here” with a tremendous guitar solo by Francisco Durán giving him “Thanks to Life” and paying homage to Violeta Parra, were the first warning of what would come later, because the story, that sad one, that hard one, that painful one that had, has and Chile will have, it was present.
Emotion in abundance with a nice tribute
after singing “Fool” by Silvio Rodríguez, everything went black in the National Stadium. It was not a technical failure, but the great surprise of the night that made the vast majority cry to tears of those present.
With the drone flying over the Ñuñoa redoubtshowing on screen how impressively full it was, began to play with the public in a kind of deconcentration of what was happening and that very few realized.
After walking through all the stands at low altitude and passing over the field, He went to the Memorial of the Disappeared Detainees that exists in the North Gallery, there where he dictator Pinochet ordered the arrest, torture and murder of many people, including Víctor Jara.
For many, was to feel inside my chest what it meant to see the five members of Los Bunkers, dressed in ponchos, be there and begin to touch on the gallery boards that still remain, as a reminder to make it clear that a country without memory is a country without a future.
“The Exiled of the South”, “The Detainee”, Streets of Talcahuano” and “In my arms” They sounded acoustically and were sung with tears in their eyes by many of those present who felt that they were living an intimate moment, who felt that each of the almost 7,000 people who were imprisoned by the dictatorship in that dark period in Chile, was there with them, also singing.
After this unique moment, the musicians had to return from the north gallery to the south gallery to return to the stage (which they did outside the stadium, obviously), so it had to be filled out.
But it wasn’t just any filler. Suddenly, when everything went black again, The unmistakable cry of “Guaaaaaaa!” was heard.featuring the self-proclaimed children’s favorite character from 31 Minutes.
A small stand up comedy show by Guaripolomatching the titles of the songs of Los Bunkers, brought out laughter before the return of the quintet to sing the song with all the characters of the TV series “A cloud hangs over me”in which they appear in the official video clip. It is obligatory to say that the biggest ovation went to Juan Carlos Bodoque.
Then it came another moment of memory. With Pedropiedra supporting on the keyboard added to outstanding string and wind musicianssongs from the album “Barrio Estación” were sung that were not sung 15 years ago, such as “Tarde”, “Abril” and “El Mismo Lugar”, which were thoroughly enjoyed by the most fans.
Víctor Jara present, now and always
The night had more surprises in store. After long 16 years without singing it and remembering the glorious era of the Raras Toccatas, “The Right to Live in Peace” began to playhe cover of Victor Jara with which they began their career long 25 years ago.
And not only that, but They gave the public the opportunity to sing in chorus with Víctor Jaraone of the most representative victims of the cruelty of the dictatorship in Chile. With tears in their eyes, others crying in abundance, the National Stadium was transformed into a beautiful choir and in the best tribute that the national singer-songwriter could have.
“Song for tomorrow”, “Don’t talk to me about suffering” and “It rains on the city” were the closing for the setlist of 33 songs with which Los Bunkers begin to close a tour that not only brought them back to the stage after their separation, but also confirms them as the most important band in Chilean rock today.
