The day the national rock icon gave a show at the Vélez stadium after a long hospitalization for health problems and under torrential rain
It was October 23, 2009. The iconic Charly García turned 58 years old and celebrated it in Jose Amalfitani Stadium. However, in addition to the musician there was another protagonist: the rainwhich was the ideal setting for a show that was immortalized on the album: ““Underwater concert”.
“This is the world’s first underwater concert”García expressed so that the 40 thousand people who attended Vélez would explode. It was Charly’s return to the stage, after having been admitted first to a neuropsychiatric hospital and then to the house of Palito Ortega.
Like this week, in Buenos Aires we were living a summer in the middle of spring, until the rain came to alleviate the temperature. The water caused production to cancel some special effects from the show, but the show was made, and became legendary.
Charly García’s Underwater Concert in Vélez
Charly wore a poncho in tribute to Mercedes Sosaas a way of saying that I was on my feet and eager to continue at full speed.
“Cerca de la Revolución”, “Rap del exilio”, “They keep hitting us down” and “Demolishing hotels” are some of the songs that the legend performed, which They made sure that the rain was not the only thing that wet the bodies of an agitated audience.
Although there was one more surprise. “My great friend”Charly exclaimed to introduce the “skinny” Luis Alberto Spinettawith whom he performed “I pray for you”, in the middle of a fierce downpour.
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The band was made up of “Black” Carlos García López on the guitar, Hilda Lizarazu in the choirs, “Little Fox” Vön Quintiero on keyboards, who played under an improvised awning of nylon bags, and the Chilean trio made up of Antonio Silva (battery), Kiuge Hayashida (guitar) and Carlos González Vázquez (low).
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