The second day of the 2024 Corona Capital festival on Saturday (November 16) turned into a multi-generational party that pleased the younger audience with the high energy of Shawn Mendes and the modern adult audience with the post-punk and Britpop of New Order and Travis . In it, the American singer and songwriter St. Vincent settled an old debt with her Mexican fans as one of the stars of the era.
On its second day, the festival drew more than 69,000 attendees – according to promoter Ocesa – who also enjoyed performances by Primal Scream, Melanie Martinez, Black Pumas, The Blaze, Jorja Smith, Tora, Busted and more, across five stages that were set up. at Curva 4, former F1 headquarters in Mexico City.
Canadian-Colombian singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez, who has written songs for Dua Lipa, gave an energetic show, talked to the audience and captivated everyone with her voice and mix of hip-hop, soul and jazz.
The schedule continued on Sunday (November 17) with Paul McCartney's debut at a Latin American music festival and appearances by Jack White and Iggy Pop — who said he was bringing guitarist Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — plus Empire of the Sun , Beck, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Leon Bridges, Kim Gordon, Maximo Park and Hermanos Gutiérrez, among others.
Below are five of our favorite moments from day two of the Corona Capital 2024 festival in Mexico City.
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San Vicente settles debt with Mexican fans
Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent, kept her promise and returned to Corona Capital after she was forced to cancel her 2021 performance when someone on her team tested positive for Covid-19. And what a triumphant return! Singer-songwriter nominated for four Grammy Awards with music from her 2024 album All Born Screamingconquered the rock festival with an explosive show that felt close to the Mexican audience — one that inspired her to record a Spanish version of her last set, Todos Nacen Gritandowas just released on Friday (November 15).
With greetings in Spanish, she went through her discography, performing songs such as 'Reckless', 'Fear The Future', 'Los Ageless', 'Big Time Nothing', 'Marrow' and 'Pay Your Way In Pain'. And, in a nod to the language of Cervantes, he also performed the song “Pulga.”
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Shawn Mendes Makes People Sigh With 'Señorita'
For the younger attendees, the most anticipated moment came with Shawn Mendes' performance. “Hey Mexico, how are you? I don't know many words, but I can try,” the Canadian star said in Spanish, drawing cheers and applause from the mostly female audience, some of whom stood in front of the stage with signs dedicated to the singer.
Mendes' setlist included “Treat You Better,” “Wonder,” “Monster” and one of the night's most applauded songs, “Señorita,” which he originally recorded as a duet with his ex-girlfriend, Cubano- Mexican singer. Camila Cabello.
“I love being here, I love your country, I love the culture,” Mendes added excitedly after returning to Mexico after five years. He closed the day on the festival's main stage.
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Travis pays tribute to Oasis
Fran Healy, frontman of Scottish band Travis, told the Corona Capital crowd that he had recently heard Oasis' iconic song “Wonderwall” and it had some amazing chords – as the first notes of the song began to play. He then asked the audience to keep it a secret that he had played parts of the song by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, who will perform in Mexico next year. The gesture was met with applause from the audience as they also joined the band in singing the chorus at the top of their lungs.
A well known and beloved band by Mexican fans, Travis was one of the most anticipated songs of the night. “Writing to Reach You”, “Side”, “Closer”, “My Eyes” and “Raze the Bar” were part of the group's repertoire and closed with the classic “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?”
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New Order, Masters of Post-Punk
Another much-anticipated set on the second day of the festival came from New Order, a group born in the early 80s after the breakup of Joy Division. The band can boast of having one of their most loyal audiences in Mexico, who packed the National Amphitheater a few days ago to see them play and who also turned out en masse to see them play on the Corona Cero stage on Saturday at night.
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Black Pumas please with their psychedelic soul
Among the many sonic offerings at Corona Capital this year, the psychedelic soul of Black Pumas stood out. Their performance was one of the most interesting moments on the second day of the festival, with an explosion of soul, funk and jazz.
“Fire,” “Gemini Sun,” “You Know Better” and “Ice Cream (Pay Phone)” were part of their setlist, with singer Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Quesada connecting not only with longtime fans, but with many listening to them. live for the first time.
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/lists/corona-capital-2024-mexico-festival-day-two-shawn-mendes-st-vincent/
