Fito Páez has set a new date for his free concert in Mexico City’s Zócalo, which had been postponed after suffering a broken rib in an accident in September. Ana Francis López, the Mexican capital’s culture minister, confirmed at a press conference on Friday (January 3) that the Argentinian singer-songwriter will perform on January 18.
He will speak at the so-called Primer Cuadro de la Ciudad de México before a performance on January 1 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. 21-22, as well as his concert in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on January 21. 26.
This series of concerts, including one in the Zocalo, is part of his El Amor Después del Amor 2025 tour, with which the award-winning Argentinian musician celebrates his seventh and final The 32nd anniversary of the iconic album.
“With 28 albums, three novels, two films as writer and director, 11 Latin Grammys and a Grammy Award, Fito Paéz is more than just a musician: he’s a storyteller A man, an icon who has left a deep impression on generations with his art,” wrote a cultural figure in the Mexico City government department in a post on social media.
In September, Paes revealed on social media channels that he had suffered an accident, resulting in five broken ribs, and that concerts scheduled to be held in Mexico and Colombia this month would be rescheduled.
Mexico City’s Zocalo Plaza is the country’s main public square and the second largest in the world after Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, home to international artists such as Roger Waters, Paul McCartney and Rosalia. Performed here. The band with the most attendance so far is the Argentinian band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which gathered 300,000 people in June 2023, according to official figures, breaking the record of the Mexican band Grupo Firme, which gathered in September 2022 280,000 people.
Check out the announcement from Mexico City’s Minister of Culture below:
