Day two of Corona Capital Music Festival 2024 on Saturday (November 16) turned into a multi-generational gathering, with Shawn Mendes’ high energy keeping the young crowd happy and new music’s Post-punk and Britpop also satisfy contemporary adult audiences. During this time, American singer-songwriter St. Vincent paid off old debts to his Mexican fans as one of today’s star artists.
According to promoter Ocesa, more than 69,000 people gathered on day two of the festival, who also enjoyed performances across five stages by Primal Scream, Melanie Martinez, Black Pumas, The Blaze, Jorja Smith, Tora, Busted and more. Curva 4 in Mexico City, the former headquarters of F1.
Canadian-Colombian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez, who has written songs for Dua Lipa, gave a high-energy performance, talking to the audience and using her voice as well as hip-hop, The fusion of soul and jazz captivated everyone.
The show continues on Sunday (November 17) with Paul McCartney making his Latin American music festival debut, as well as Jack White and Iggy Pop To perform, the latter said he would bring Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner, in addition to Empire of the Sun, Beck, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Leon Bridges, Kim Gordon, Maximo Park and Hermanos Gutiérrez, among others.
Here are five of our favorite moments from day two of the 2024 Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City.
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San Vicente settles debt with Mexican fans
In 2021, Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent, followed through on her promise to return to Corona Capital after she had to cancel her show after someone on her team tested positive for Covid-19. What a triumphant return! The singer-songwriter is nominated for four Grammy Awards for music from her 2024 album Everything is born to screamconquered rock festivals with an explosive performance that felt relatable to Mexican audiences—which inspired her to record a Spanish-language version of her latest work, Everyone screams when they are bornjust released on Friday (November 15).
She said hello in Spanish and went through her discography, singing songs including “Reckless,” “Fear The Future,” “Los Ageless,” “Big Time Nothing,” “Marrow” and “Pay Your Way In Pain.” songs. And, in homage to Cervantes’ language, she sang the song “Pulga.”
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Shawn Mendes’s “Señorita” is so sad
For the youngest attendees, the most anticipated moment was Shawn Mendes’ performance. “Hello Mexico, how are you? I don’t know many words, but I can try,” the Canadian star said in Spanish, drawing screams and applause from the mainly female audience, some of whom stood at the front of the stage. , holding a sign dedicated to the singer.
Mendes’ set included “Treat You Better,” “Wonder,” “Monster” and one of the night’s most acclaimed songs, “Señorita,” which was originally a duet he recorded with his ex-girlfriend, the Cuban-Mexican singer .
“I love it here, I love your country, I love the culture,” Mendes added excitedly upon returning to Mexico after five years. He ended the day on the festival’s main stage.
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Travis pays tribute to Oasis
Fran Healy, leader of Scottish band Travis, told the Corona Capital audience that he recently heard Oasis’ iconic song “Wonderwall” and when the first notes of the song started playing, it had some amazing chords. He then asked the audience to keep it a secret as he played snippets of songs by brothers Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher, who will be performing in Mexico next year. This was met with loud applause from the audience, who also sang the chorus loudly along with the band.
Travis is a well-known band beloved by Mexican fans and one of the most anticipated acts of the night. “Writing to Reach You”, “Side”, “Closer”, “My Eyes” and “Raze the Bar” are all the band’s repertoire, ending with the classic “Why does It Always Rain on Me?”
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New Order, Post-Punk Masters
Another highly anticipated group on the second day of the festival comes from New Order, a band born after the disbandment of Joy Division in the early 1980s. The orchestra can boast one of the most loyal audiences in Mexico, having packed the National Auditorium for their performance a few days ago and also turning out in large numbers to see them perform on the Corona Cero stage on Saturday night.
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Black cougars use their psychedelic souls
Among the many audio products of Corona Capital this year, the psychedelic soul of Black Pumas stands out. Their performance was one of the funniest moments of the festival’s second day, an explosion of soul, funk and jazz.
“Fire,” “Gemini Sun,” “You Know Better” and “Ice Cream (Pay Phone)” were all part of their setlist, with vocalist Eric Burton and guitarist Adrian Adrian Quesada has connected not only with long-time fans, but also with many who are listening for the first time.
