More than 300,000 fans attended Lollapalooza Argentina 2023: summary day by day

Lollapalooza, one of the most important international festivals in the world, returned to Buenos Aires to offer a weekend dedicated to the celebration of music in all its variety. Produced by DF Entertainment, C3 Presents and Perry Farrell, #LollaAR brought together more than 100 bands on five stages, making the San Isidro Racetrack the country’s cultural mecca for three consecutive days. The party for the Argentine version of Lollapalooza is joined by more and more music lovers: this year, a staggering total of 330,000 fans enjoyed the live shows and more than 1 million people followed the shows by stream. The lineup of the artists of the festival was full of great consecrated names of the international scene such as Drake, Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala, Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Kali Uchis, Skrillex, Rise Against, Polo & Pan and as well as some of the most beloved stars of the current Argentine music scene, such as Trueno, Chano, María Becerra, Diego Torres, Marilina Bertoldi, Dante Spinetta, Usted Señalemelo among many others. Summary day by dayThe first date was a real party. Drake gave his first recital in the country, presenting his most recent songs but making an obligatory step by some of his classic hits, Rosalía returned to conquer the local public with a unique show in her style, with the themes of the album MOTOMAMI, Trueno had everyone jumping and the dj Armin Van Buuren made the attendees dance in an epic closing. In addition to these headliners, international and Argentine artists of all musical genres shone in a perfect day. Shortly after three in the afternoon, British singer Suki Waterhouse combined her melodramatic alt-pop ballads with her usual warmth from the Samsung stage, while the Argentine Oscu summoned the trapper audience on the Perry’s stage. Dante Spinetta brought a good dose of Argentine groove to the afternoon, and closed with the presence of Trueno, a moment that made the fans delirious present. Then Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano showed why she is coming on an incredible rise.
The Norwegian Aurora took the stage at about 5 pm, while Young Miko gathered those who wanted to listen to some rap and Tove Lo offered a show of the purest pop. And when it came to pop, The Rose taught K-pop on the Alternative stage. Álvaro Díaz was the choice of those who longed to slowly enter the night with a little hip hop. With 7 p.m. to go, many people mobilized to see the local trapper star Trueno. Two eminences of the local scene followed: the public was divided between the fans of the mythical Chano, who surprised everyone with the news of the return of Tan Bionica and the visit of the band on stage where they played 4 of their mythical hits. The mistress and lady of rock Marilina Bertoldi delighted everyone with her purest rock, just before from the Perry’s stage, the Venezuelan Danny Ocean summoned those looking for something Latin flavor. The multi-awarded Rosalía showed off with a different show from the one that brought her to these latitudes within the framework of her MOTOMAMI tour, hypnotizing those present with the mastery with her voice and the multiplicity of genres. For those who were already in the mood to party, John Summit proposed a seductive and rhythmic set that had everyone dancing from beginning to end. The cherry on the cake was put by Drake, with his long-awaited debut in Argentina, the kings of ambient pop Cigarettes After Sex and the Australian DJ Alison Wonderland.Day 2The American trio Wallows, in a unique tune with the public in their second show in the country. As night approached, South African DJ and producer Nora En Pure was in charge of an exquisite deep house set. Around six o’clock in the afternoon, you Señalemelo performed on the Flow stage. The trio is going through a new era, with several new singles that sounded along with their usual hits and even unreleased songs. Elsewhere on the premises, on the Alternative stage, Sofi Tukker presented her jungle pop songs in a memorable performance. Then it was the turn of Mora, the Puerto Rican singer and producer known for collaborating with artists such as Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez, who premiered songs from his latest release Paraíso while still making songs from all his stages. Mora’s show came with surprise: Quevedo and Pao Pao joined. Jane’s Addiction, the band of Perry Farrell, also founder of Lollapalooza, made the audience vibrate as night began to fall. The 1975 was in front of a magnetic performance on the Flow stage, commanded by the charismatic Matty Healy, while the legend Catupecu Machu, adored by the local public, moved from the first chord. Producer and performer Fred Again. He is one of the new stars to keep up with. There was no doubt about that after his masterful show on the Perry’s stage that in addition to everything gave fans the experience of seeing a moment of set shared with Skrillex.Tame Impala managed to hypnotize his fans as soon as he started his show with that sound that is his hallmark: psychedelia and dream loops. For those who were in a more electronic mood, the German Purple Disco Machine made them dance with his mix of house, funk and disco. Twenty One Pilots, perhaps the emblematic band of what are the new formats of the rock band. Known for their epic shows, the duo lived up to their reputation. They did a full tour of their extensive discography and left no one wanting to hear their hits, such as “Stressed Out” and “Heathens” live. For the pop fan public, at the same time Melanie Martinez played, with her sound jewels between sweet and dark, with her naïve melodies that become deep with the strength of her highly personal lyrics. Bresh, the party of the moment, turned on the temperature with a fun and eclectic set in a show full of energy, dancers and hits. Day 3On the third day it was opened by two emerging Argentine artists: Mía Zeta, who opened the Flow stage with her hypnotic songs with super intimate lyrics, and the singer and producer Mora Navarro, who did the same at the Alternative in a show with a setlist between neo-soul and pop. The Samsung stage was lit for the show of the Chubut Camilú, with its universe of romantic pop, while Perry’s received Soui Uno, the rapper who is undoubtedly one of the emerging figures of rap. Odd Mami, member of the collective RipGang, gave a show where she showed her talent to approach different genres with lucidity and authentic lyrics, and Connie Isla, the artist and recognized vegan militant, immersed the audience in the sweetness of her repertoire. The rapper Nicolás Exequiel de Lorenzo, known as Muerejoven and member of the RipGang threw sharp bars from the Perry’s stage while the Chilean Cami offered a show where she put her powerful voice in front of deep songs with a good dose of drama. Mother Mother played for the first time on Argentine soil on the Samsung stage, from where they performed songs from their extensive discography of pop gems. Rojuu arrived to show more of the excellent moment that Spanish music is experiencing, with a personal vision of hip hop and excellent bars. For pop lovers, the duo Hot Milk gave an incredible show of emo weather, while the Texan Conan Gray brought out smiles with his energizing melodies and gave a show where the voice sounded like in the studio. The promising Argentine Rei distilled his urban and tropical style from Perry’s, where he would be followed by Gera Mx, the Mexican rapper who dazzled with an explosive show: two great figures to keep pace with urban music. Diego Torres provided a show with obligatory visits for hits of other times such as “Color Esperanza”, “Puedo Decir que Si”, and “Por la Vereda del Sol” until his most recent releases, among which “Un Poquito” stood out, which was the closing theme of his show. At about 7 pm it was the turn of the seductive Kali Uchis, who shone in the interpretation of her indelible hits on the Samsung stage at the same time that Callejero Fino gave her spectacular RKT show from the Perry’s stage. As the night approached, Flow María Becerra took the stage, one of the highlights of the national industry of this third day of #LollaAR 2023. In parallel happened the show of the duo of French djs Polo & Pan, that if there is something they know how to do is to assemble sets that work like Swiss watches, handling the weather with amazing precision. Lil Nas X performed for the first time in the country and broke everything: any mold of genre or musical genre and all stereotypes within hip hop. By 10 p.m., a crowd was settling around the Flow stage to watch the ever-avant-garde Billie Eilish, a unique artist who carries the torch of today’s alternative pop. The prodigious artist got on and started with “Bury a Friend”, a song that comes from her album Bravo Hits Wiosna 2019. Billie Eilish had never come to Argentina, so the excitement of her fans was supreme, and more so when she performed classics of her initial works such as “Bad Guy”, “Xanny” and “You Should See Me In a Crown”. The closing of this day, and also of the weekend of the festival, was in the hands of experts: Claptone and Skrillex. If the audience was tired after a day on foot listening to music, with the energy of SkrilLex moved again with enthusiasm, especially with the surprise appearance on stage of the enigmatic Bizarrap, with whom he shared the stage and together they made everyone present delirious.

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