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September 26, 2007
Björk @ La Barranca
Tonight, Alberto and his lovely wive Roxana took us to a friend's British-style pub, Brit Public House. (More on that later, after I go back and take some photos.) At the Brit Public House they distribute a music magazine called "Ciento Uno" - small, free and famous for its pink pages - that covers musical events in Jalisco.
The edition for 7 September 2007 announces (and her web site confirms) that Björk will be performing on Saturday, 8 December 2007 in Huentitán, when ground will be broken for the construction of our Guggenheim. Unfortunately, no other details seem to exist, like how one can get tickets, how much they will cost, or where she will actually be performing. As of this date, the web site says she will be performing in the Huentitán canyon, which is also known as the barranca.
This is very strange and mysterious because, while people all know where the barranca is, there is no concert space whatsoever there. Will they build a temporary stage just for the event? Will she perform on the grounds where the Guggenheim will eventually stand? At this point, nobody knows. I'm dying to know though, as Björk is one of the few pop performers that I would go through the expense and hassle to see live.
Her performance here is part of an exciting trend in Guadalajara. As the second-largest city in Mexico, one would think that we would get big musical names here now and again, but up until about the end of last year, that just was not the case. Because the city is known as being very conservative (not like "conservative" in the United States, but more like "very traditionally Mexican"), many rock acts did not want to play here and tapatios generally did not want them here. Just this past year has seen a thawing of this attitude, with some very big international acts coming here, like Shakira and Ricky Martin. Granted, those two have a particular appeal to a Spanish-speaking audience; such is not the case with Björk.
More details as they become available...
Posted by crispy at September 26, 2007 11:45 PM
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björk is amazing live, though if she's on an outdoor stage, hope for a windless night. (at coachella several years ago, her orchestra's notes were blowing away in the wind before they could reach us!)... also, i notice incubus is playing da GDL in 3 weeks too, speaking of big rock bands near you...
[crispy says: According to several sources, in keeping with her artistic philosophy, she was looking for an open-air venue in Mexico, because she wants more of a natural environment for her shows. The same sources said that all but a couple of the venues in Mexico City are indoors, and those were not going to work out for some reason. So maybe all her concerts suffer from the same inherent problem: the unpredictability of the weather. As for Incubus, you're right! It looks like they're playing at the Auditorio Metropolitano (Obreros de Cananea # 747, Colonia Villas de los Belenes) on 20 October. The tickets are relatively high for Mexico...starting at MXN $300 for the cheapest seats and going up to MXN $1000 - about 30-100 bucks a ticket.]
Posted by: brett at September 27, 2007 03:03 AM