Tribute to Legião Urbana draws a nostalgic audience.
The audience sang along loudly and clearly to all the songs performed by actor Wagner Moura; the show took place at Espaço das Américas, in the west side of town; the trio will take the stage for the second time this Wednesday.
MTVThose who expected a beautiful tribute to Legião Urbana had their expectations met: in great style and with the audience singing all the songs loudly and clearly, Wagner Moura, Marcelo Bonfá and Dado Villa-Lobos performed the first show of the tribute to Legião Urbana on Tuesday night (29) at Espaço das Américas, in São Paulo.
'Tempo Perdido' opened the show and sparked audience hysteria. While in the feature film 'Homem do Futuro' Wagner Moura was 'just' an actor playing a cameo as a singer, in São Paulo the image was as solid as possible. Well-rehearsed, Wagner was visibly moved by the responsibility of conducting the more than 6 voices that filled the Espaço das Américas. "It was one of the most emotional days of my life. My heart and soul were on stage," said Wagner after the show.
On the panel above the stage, various images – symbols, landscapes, and cities – interacted with the band on stage. Wagner Moura, Dado Villa-Lobos, and Marcelo Bonfá showed the audience, who arrived at the hall from 20 pm onwards, that Legião Urbana continues to have its place – a large place, it must be said.
One of the most 'democratic' moments of the performance, so to speak, was when British guitarist Andy Gill, from Gang of Four, along with Fernando Catatau, from Cidadão Instigado, and Bi Ribeiro, bassist from Paralamas do Sucesso, joined the band to play a song by the post-punk group Gang of Four. Dado Villa-Lobos, a self-proclaimed fan of the English band, took over the vocals, and Gill and Catatau shared – masterfully, as always – the guitar duties on 'Damaged Goods'.
The Gang of Four's timbres were strident, yet precise; rock fans went wild for a cover that wasn't so well-known, but was so captivating that it drove the entire audience crazy. The chorus chanted: "Go, Wagner! Go, Renato!"
As the show drew to a close, there was a feeling of wanting more, and 'Será', one of Legião Urbana's best-known rock songs, lifted the spirits of even the most weary. The feeling remained that perhaps two performances were too few compared to the buzz that the event generated on Tuesday.
At the end of the performance, the certainty: "It's kind of cliché, but what is Legião Urbana? Legião Urbana is this group of people who were here singing, moved," said Bonfá. Dado Villa-Lobos summarized: "I haven't experienced a moment like this in a long time; when we climbed this ladder, we already felt it was worth it."
See the setlist for the show below:
1. Wasted Time
2. FACTORY
3. Daniel in the Lions' Den
4. ANDREA DORIA
5. ALMOST UNINTENTIONALLY
6. I KNOW
7. WHEN THE SUN HITS YOUR BEDROOM WINDOW
8. Milky Way
9. Waiting for me
10. INDIANS
11. MONTE CASTELO
12. THEATER OF VAMPIRES
13. COCA-COLA GENERATION
14.DAMAGED GOODS
15. IT'S STILL EARLY
16. BAADER MEINHOF BLUES
17. SERENE
18. IF I WAITED FOR MY LOVE TO PASS BY
19.A LONG TIME AGO
20. TWO TRIBES
21. PERFECTION
UNTIL
22. THEOREM
23. BEFORE 6
24.GIZ
25. PARENTS AND CHILDREN
26. WILL BE