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The Fabulous Cadillacs have conquered the Coachella Festival

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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs shook the stage of the Outdoor Theater with their energy this Sunday, the third day of the Coachella Festival, in California, with a repertoire appropriate to this meeting in which they bring together a series of successful compositions such as Bullfighterperhaps his biggest hit which will be in 2023, 30 years after its release, with Empty glasses, Following the moon AND Smellyamong others.

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An audience that vibrated with the band made it clear, once again, that Los Fabulosos Cadillacs continue to be one of the most influential groups in Latin America after their successful tour of Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Costa Rica, which concludes with their appearance at the Coachella mega event, at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, California.

The band led by Gabriel Fernández Capello – much better known as Vicentico – and Flavio Cianciarulo, showed the usual power and combination with the new blood embodied by the sons of the founding duo, Florián Fernández Capello and Astor Cianciarulo.

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Cadillacs on stage.  Los Fabulosos have taken over the Coachella Festival.  Photo Valerie Macon/AFP

Cadillacs on stage. Los Fabulosos have taken over the Coachella Festival. Photo Valerie Macon/AFP

The opening of the show was with the instrumental Cadillacs, and then followed -in order- The lion, Too much pressure, Empty glasses, The genius of dub, Following the moon, Mal Bicho, Matador, The satanic Dr. Cadillac, to close with the 5th Centenary.

The fabulous Cadillacs will perform again at Coachella next Sunday 23 April.

wide variety of styles

Flavio Cianciarulo, from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, on the big screen at the Coachella Festival.  Photo Valerie Macon/AFP

Flavio Cianciarulo, from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, on the big screen at the Coachella Festival. Photo Valerie Macon/AFP

The stylistic breadth of the Coachella festival had two of its strongest moments with this Saturday’s performances by the Korean girl group blackpink and the Catalan singer rosalia.

By becoming the first Asian acts to headline this festival, one of the biggest in the United States, the quartet showcased the strength of their “hallyu” (Korean wave), the trademark of this pop group that has been welcomed by an euphoric audience.

Are you ready Coachella? Enjoy. This is your day,” said Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa in unison to kick off a show that included music, dancing, costume changes and fireworks.

The young women performed some of their hits in line with audience expectations; topics like How do you like it, Quite wild, Forever Young AND ice-cream they left the audience in a state of utter bliss over a two-hour show.

Blackpink's staging at the Coachella Festival.  Photo Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Blackpink’s staging at the Coachella Festival. Photo Amy Harris/Invision/AP

For example, Nina, 26, who traveled from Los Angeles with nine friends to see this group, said, “I like Blackpink because each of them is authentic and different and that’s not normal in k-pop.”

Rosalia and Rauw Alejandro

A few hours before. Rosalía had prepared the audience for a powerful afternoon with the music and dance show and the presence of her as a special guest of her boyfriend, rauw alejandro.

They have adopted sensuality as a vehicle of expression when performing Kiss AND Vampiretwo of his three collaborations and which are part of his joint project RR.

Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, in the video for "Vampiros".

Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, in the video for “Vampiros”.

But there were also hits in the repertoire such as motomami, ill will, saoko AND get rid ofthe theme most sung by the audience in its presentation.

Rosalía showed her show quite renewed compared to the one she developed in 2022 during her world tour. From frenzy and persecution to tearsthat was the transit of a solid, powerful concert with no ups and downs and their second performance at this Californian festival.

Another highlight of the festival was the performance charli xx with their electronic and futuristic pop which closed the afternoon of the second day last Saturday. Indeed, the British singer did Blame yourself and her success on Tik Tok, unlock it and dedicated this moment to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, which it supports from social networks.

British singer Charli XCX dedicated her Coachella show to the LGBTQ+ community.  Photo EFE/Courtesy of Coachella/Ashley Osborn

British singer Charli XCX dedicated her Coachella show to the LGBTQ+ community. Photo EFE/Courtesy of Coachella/Ashley Osborn

This song is for my gays, I love you”, Charli XCX voiced before singing Boys. Another group that supported this collective were The Linda Lindas, but with a more combative punk although certainly cheerful. The group spoke out against racism and guns.

Source: Clarin

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