Louis Tomlinson: Fuckin’ shit, México

Every concert by a former member of One Direction is a band-aid on the soul of the people. directioners who suffered with the band’s separation in 2016; Seeing and supporting those who were your idols and platonic loves from your adolescence now in their careers as soloists, is the closest thing to reliving one of the days of the glory days of one of the boybands most iconic of recent times

Louis Tomlinson’s visit to Mexico was one more comfort for the attendees who gathered at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to receive the British man with incredible outfits inspired by their most recent album Faith in The Future in which he addresses topics such as love, loss and personal growth.

The red and black dominated Turn 4 of the Autodromo and all its surroundings; the black or silver sequin skirts, dresses and jackets dazzled.

Although only two years had passed since her previous visit, the euphoria of the fans was overflowing even before the start of the concert, as was the case of Andrea, a resident of CDMX, who has been a fan since she was in primary school and always chose Louis as his 1D favorite. The shine in his eyes adorned with fuchsia and red eyeliner demonstrated his excitement and excitement at seeing his platonic love live for the first time.

With British punctuality, it being 9 pm, the lights on the stage announced Tomlinson’s arrival on stage; a video of the singer writing into the camera lens Faith in The Future He was accompanied by the fans chanting “Louie, Louie” until he came out, combined with the majority of the public, wearing black pants and a red short-sleeved shirt, and began to sing. The Greatest.

For his second song, the audience surprised him with a fan project organized in networks by his fan club: in the choir of Kill my Mind, perfectly coordinated, the lights of the cell phones, some covered with red papers, raised and lowered them to the rhythm of the song. Louis was impressed with the display of affection from his followers. “I loved what they did, Mexico, they are the best. “Sing this next song with me,” said the performer to start singing. Bigger Than Me.

“This blows my mind, the energy they have in these first three songs is incredible, I never imagined this reception. “Damn, Mexico!”

Who were directioners or they still are, they went crazy when Nigth Changes it started to ring. The first song present at One Direction’s night was the perfect excuse to sing with him or the stranger next to him, exchange glances or shed a tear of nostalgia for that adolescent stage they lived with the five British people who surely adorned the walls. of their rooms with dozens of posters.

Although many of the attendees were children between 10-15 years old accompanied by their parents, there were also many twenty-somethings, who shortly after the start of the concert, filled the atmosphere with the smell of marijuana while it played. She Is Beauty We Are World Class and they repeated the light show that again surprised Louis: “Mexico City, that light show is incredible,” he commented before beginning a speech of thanks.

“Growing up I never imagined being a singer or walking on stage, I know that they love it, that we are getting sentimental, now I have the luxury of doing what I want, singing what I want and being what I want and I want to thank them for having me here in this room” he shared.

Copy of a Copy, Walls y 505, by the Arctic Monkeys, were part of the setlist of the night, as was Back to You.

“I know there are many directioners here tonight, who have followed me since I was part of One Direction and who have accompanied me all this way, until now that I am a soloist, but I’m worried about something, they are being really loud, I fucking love you Mexico, I’m about of tears.”

after singing Back to You y Angels Fly They chanted “Louis, brother, you are already Mexican,” to hug their idol and give him a little piece of Beautiful sky.

Although the most emblematic songs of the boy band as What Makes You Beautifulwere conspicuous by their absence, even so, the fans were pleased when almost at the end of his show he sang Where Do Broken Hearts Gotema de One Direction.

After an hour and 35 minutes of concert, with a pyrotechnic show, Louis said goodbye to the Mexican stage with Silver Tongesuntil next Tuesday when it will be presented in Querétaro.

A grain of sand

For those who could not attend last night’s concert, they also had the opportunity to enjoy the show via streaming.

The ticket price was 288.66 and included access to the live broadcast, available to view also up to three days later, in addition to a special encore broadcast that will take place starting at 6 pm today, June 2, with images behind-the-scenes extras.

Additionally, a portion of each ticket sold, as well as additional donations raised, will benefit War Child UK, an organization committed to ensuring a safe future for all children affected by war, working with communities and local governments to protect, educate and supporting children in war zones.

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A large part of the concert attendees are part of the LGBTQ+ community, so the colored flags were noticeable among the audience.