Manu Chao's gig then...

What can i say, fourth time seeing him and he still has the same incredible energy. The same usual live songs that are able to make you jump in the air, move your hips, and put a big smile on your face. I am talking about live songs because Manu Chao contrary to other artists, doesn't promote his new albums when he is on tour. Surely he will play two or three songs from the new album but what his live playlist consists of is the same old punk-rock-rumba-recycled songs that everyone who has seen mister chao live more than once or everyone who possesses different mp3 versions of his gigs will recognise. The classicals volver, si me das a elegir, sidi hibibi, se fuerza la maquina, que paso que paso were played and played very well. We also heard la rumba de barcelona, el hoyo, mala vida, la vida es una tombola, infinita tristeza, welcome to tijuana, clandestino, bobby marley and others i can't think of right now. The members of radio bemba sound system: Magyd, David, Gambeat, Julio with Garbancito from La Mano Negra took a real pleasure playing for an Irish crowd composed in majority of spanish, french and italians.

two hours... thanks to manu chao for making the public take off their coats and scarfs forgetting it is winter outside and that the thermometer is hardly reaching 5 degrees.

i will go to one of his gig, again and again, no doubts whatsoever.

 

p.s it was the fourth time i went to a manu chao's gig but the first time i really paid to see him... (first time free plateau du Larzac, second time free Seine Saint Denis, third time a week end festival Oxegen)