Martí Abad Barcelona In a time when turning to Barcelona and the Palau Sant Jordi seems like a must, and many do so almost annually, it's hard to find an artist or group that, having a large following in Spain, can go for more than five years without setting foot in this country and almost a decade without visiting the Olympic pavilion. Until tonight, this was the case with Maná. The band that many consider to be the quintessential Mexican band had not set foot on a Spanish stage for six years and hadn't played at the Sant Jordi in nine.
Their last visit to the Catalan capital was in 2015, when they presented Cama incendiada and had Shakira as a guest. And this Sunday, without the Colombian singer and with no new album in hand, they landed in Montjuïc to kick off the Spanish leg of their tour México lindo y querido . As the attendees filling the Barcelona coliseum - more than 17,000 people - could infer, the concert was a tribute to the country where the band was born and a review of their four-decade career: for two hours, they delivered a generous barrage of hits for the enjoyment of those present, who forgave many years of absence.
With a blue-tinted stage and up to seven musicians on stage -three of them as support-, the concert kicked off with Manda una señal , a song that, although its studio version may not seem like an opening track, met expectations, just like De pies a cabeza , which showed that Mexican music also encompasses reggae. Fher Olvera and Sergi .
