On Monday (April 1), Interpol announced a free concert at Mexico City's Zócalo scheduled for April 20. It will be, according to a press release, the biggest show the New York band has ever played in their career.
“We are absolutely electric with excitement to announce that we will be playing a free concert for our Mexican fans – and for fans from all over the world – at the Zócalo in the heart of Mexico City on Saturday, April 20, 2024,” the band wrote on social media networking in both English and Spanish. “It's a dream for us to be able to play in such an iconic and historic setting! We'll give him some Ghana, so be there or be square as they say. More information to follow soon.”
The announcement was also made by the government and the culture secretariat of Mexico City in a press conference afterwards Social Networks, causing excitement among fans online. “On Saturday, April 20, Zócalo welcomes Interpol, a post-punk band formed by Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler and Sam Fogarino,” the post reads. “Come sing this New York band's iconic songs like 'C'mere' or 'Evil' at the Zócalo.”
This is the second mass performance announced so far this year at the city's Primer Cuadro, following Mexican-American artist Julieta Venegas' concert on March 16 to celebrate International Women's Day, when it drew around 80,000 fans to the venue, according to figures. from the capital's authorities.
Interpol's show at the Zócalo was a rumor that had been circulating for at least two years when the band came to the Mexican capital to promote their 2022 album The other side of Make-Believeand even visited the Mexico City Museum.
“The concert will be an opportunity for Interpol to give back to their long-standing and devoted Mexican fan base for their unconditional support over the years,” the band's press office in Mexico said in a statement, referring to the show as “the biggest performance of their career”.
Mexico City's Zócalo, home to international artists such as Paul McCartney, Rosalía and Roger Waters, is the country's main public square and the second largest in the world after Tiananmen Square in Beijing. So far, the group with the biggest attendance at the Zócalo has been the Argentinian group Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, who in June 2023 gathered 300,000 spectators, according to official figures, taking away the record from Mexico's Grupo Firme, who in September 2022 raised 280,000.
Interpol, the trio formed by Paul Banks (vocals and guitar), Daniel Kessler (bass) and Sam Fogarino (drums), found their most loyal audience in Mexico. Banks, who lived and studied in the Mexican capital many years ago when his father, a top executive in the auto industry, was temporarily transferred to Mexico, has spoken of the band's Mexican fans' loyalty on several occasions.
The “Evil” and “Obstacle 1” musicians have headlined festivals such as Corona Capital Mexico City in 2019 and Corona Capital Guadalajara in 2023. Last year they participated in The World Is a Vampire festival with Smashing Pumpkins at Foro Sol in capital of Mexico. A year earlier, they held a concert at the Palacio de los Deportes to present their album Grabber.
Formed in New York in 1997, Interpol quickly rose to fame with their unique blend of post-punk, shoegaze and dark wave influences. Their debut album, Turn on the bright lights (2002), became critically acclaimed, establishing the band as a major force in alternative music. During their career, Interpol have released seven studio albums, including The other side of Make-Believe.
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