A Caifanes live performance on the Capital One Metropolis Parks Basis SummerStage in New York Metropolis was abruptly reduce brief on account of dangerous climate on Wednesday evening (June 26). The night was a novel event for followers, who have been capable of see two of Mexico’s most iconic rock acts, Café Tacvba and Caifanes, collectively on the identical stage.
The storm started half-hour after Caifanes took the stage at 8:15 p.m. (native time), limiting them to solely 4 songs regardless of the nice anticipation of their followers on the sold-out present. The display behind the stage displayed a climate warning: “As a result of inclement climate, friends are requested to securely comply with directions from our occasion employees.”
The unlucky twist was paying homage to final 12 months’s incident, when Colombian rocker Juanes’ efficiency was disrupted not by the climate, however by extreme crowds.
Caifanes opened their temporary set with the gang favourite “La Negra Tomasa,” which was adopted by “Para Que No Digas Que No Pienso En Ti.” Satirically the band ended with “Viento” (that means “wind”) simply because the climate turned fierce. In a memorable second of the evening, simply earlier than their efficiency was stopped, Emmanuel del Actual, generally known as Meme from Café Tacvba, joined Caifanes onstage. He led “Viento” together with his voice and guitar, making a standout second that followers received to take pleasure in earlier than the untimely conclusion of the occasion.
Each bands have been nearing the top of a 20-date joint tour with upcoming performances scheduled in Toronto, Chicago and Indianapolis. Regardless of the setback in New York, the tour marks an necessary milestone, reuniting two Latin rock titans for followers throughout North America.
The SummerStage live performance that includes these two giants of the Mexican rock scene stays a testomony to their enduring enchantment and the multi-generational fan base they proceed to encourage, regardless of the unpredictable challenges posed by nature.
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