After Enrique Bunbury celebrated his 35 years on stage at the Palacio de los Deportes in 2022, and having announced his retirement from them, yesterday he did not waste the benevolence of fate and health to meet once again with the Mexican public, the one who has praised and revered him for more than three decades.
Thus, Curve Four of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was filled with rock and nostalgia when the native of Zaragoza, Spain, returned to delight 70 thousand people who gathered at the place to face a magical evening that started with Our worlds do not obey your maps and Cradle of Cain.
Bunbury doesn’t look at all like he is 56 years old, his image is still as defiant as it was more than 30 years ago, and his dark glasses continue to be a hallmark of his personality; That, plus her elegant and rock style in black and red, gave a special touch to Wake upa theme with which the central screen lit up with images of the news on television.
Each requinto or each hit of the bass drum excited the Spaniard who did not stop feeling the music and moving to its rhythm, while he recognized the place where he was: “Mexico City”, he launched to receive ovations in response from his fans whom he took in a trip with Action Man.
“Mexico, how wonderful, how beautiful to see everyone’s faces as far as the eye can see. Thank you very much for joining us tonight, a very special night for me and for Los Santos Inocentes for being able to sing to them here at Curva Cuatro, which is my first time.
“We have new music and some that you know from Héroes. Mexicans, Mexicans, I hope you enjoy tonight,” said the Spaniard, receiving a standing ovation and a chorus of thousands of throats that gave voice to The rescue.
It’s clear, Bunbury not only makes music that his audience enjoys, but he does it himself. Every chord, every note and every letter of the stories he tells with his songs not only make those who see it vibrate, but also him, at some point he becomes artist and audience… judge and party.
And he showed that with Anyone in their right mind (he would have gone crazy for you), in which, without a jacket and glasses, he showed off how much he likes that rock with touches of blues, which was followed Invulnerable.
Almost 40 years on stage can be seen and no, not in his physique, which is magnificent, but in the experience accumulated to offer high quality shows where less is always more. A lighting design perfectly thought out to give an enviable outdoor show, and a sound so clean that it could be heard even in the Autodromo parking lot.
“Enrique, Enrique, Enrique,” the people chanted at the end of Higher than us only the sky, to which—with a stage lit in red and amber lights—gave way to Good luck darling and Alaskatwo songs that made many remember those nights, when they were in their 20s, in the cantinas of the Historic Center of Mexico City.
“About two years ago I thought that this was not going to happen again, being on stage singing to them, fortunately, life takes you along strange paths that bring you unexpected surprises that you do not deserve.
“You don’t know how grateful I am for tonight with you and that a door is opening to do other concerts in the future, but this is what we have today and we are going to enjoy it, eternally grateful, thank you very much,” Bunbury launched, receiving a shower of applause.
That gypsy root that the Zaragoza native also has was felt with everything when Abroad was present, making those who were the most fans raise their voices and sing, and then made the people vibrate to the core with Disappear.
“Those arms up,” Bunbury said before the first words of The right attitude They did justice to everything the Spaniard does on a stage where, without a doubt, it is his attitude that makes thousands cheer him.
“It is incredible that being in 2024 we can talk about many topics: political, social and religious, that every Sunday the world goes to shit, but we have something for sure… Bet on rock n’ roll,” he said bluntly. to take his guitar and his hat to lead by example in this original song by the Zaragoza band A Más Birras.
Because things change and Of all the world They were the next two tastes of Bunbury’s story and of course the audience did not let him go unnoticed, singing, dancing and high-fiving those who were in the front row when he decided to get off the stage and sing with them.
And then the madness hit when Bunbury thought it was a good idea to remember the past and how he did it. Between two lands, from Héroes del Silencio, that song that was an anthem for many, was present to the delight of those over 30 years of age, while he walked around the stage and the mini catwalk that brought him a little closer to the people.
Yes, Mexico excites Bunbury to the core and that is why he does not miss the opportunity to show the coolest things it has in its culture; one of them is Yeahoriginal song by the band from Girona, Catalonia, Umpah Pah, to which everyone danced.
And then, with a red stole around his neck to match his scarf, Enrique gave a classic to his fans, one of those that makes them, as we say in Mexico, tear their clothes. Lady Blue He started not only his voice in its highest tones, but also those dances with closed eyes that one does when he lets himself be carried away by the music.
“Thank you very much, don’t believe it, there’s more… it goes like this,” Bunbury said after a brief pause and a false goodbye. This is how they arrived We look stupid, Infinite and, one that could not be missed, Damn Goblinwhich ended up tearing the throats of the Spaniard’s followers, who closed his presentation with The constant and …At the end.
The data
- 70 thousand people
- Bunbury’s first time in Turn Four of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
- 25 songs
- 120 minutes of show
