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Macklemore electrifies the first evening of Paléo
For his second appearance on the ASSE plain, the American rapper ignited the big scene in an overflowed show.
Macklemore literally ignited the big scene of Paléo.
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- American rapper Macklemore ignited the great scene of Paléo with his overflowing energy.
- The artist brandished a Palestinian flag in front of the crowd.
- Dance battles marked the show.
- The concert ends in apotheosis with “Can’t Hold Us” in an electric atmosphere.
This is undoubtedly the image that will mark this first day of Paléo: Macklemore, standing on the crowd, a Palestinian flag in hand, blowing up the crowd in delirium of Paleo on his tube “Can’t Hold Us”. Before that, with an unstoppable flow and irresistible energy, the American rapper has, for more than an hour of show, completely galvanized the public of the big scene.
Where it all started
Second concert from Macklemore to Open Air Nyonnais, he may stay in the annals of the festival. Rare were the spectators not to raise their hands in the air and not to succumb to the charism of the singer. It all started in a rather soft sunset atmosphere. Macklemore, expected by a complete flowerbed, arrives and sings “Fighter” before calling the crowd to participate in a small breathing exercise with him. Visibly very happy to reproduce to Paleothe singer quotes the good points of the Helvetia: chocolate and good manners.
The leopard coat of “Thrift Shop” is back.
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“And now,” he says in silence, why not come back where it all started? ” It’s time to put on your leopard fur coat to send “Thrift Shop”, one of its biggest pieces and especially the one that made it known. Delirium on the plain of ASSE. Macklemore runs, jumps, gesticle in all directions to make the show. Behind him, a duo of singer, brass, a percussionist and two dancers garnish everything.
We knew the Macklemore who made us move in a nightclub, we now meet the one who blows up an open air audience in a snap. Discussing at length with his spectators, Macklemore leads the audience to the baguette, makes him raise his hands in the air and repeat vocalizations with him, and above all sing his choruses. For “Same Love”, his title for LGBTQI+rights, he finds himself a little speech: “Brand your fist in the air if you think that all human beings have the right to love and to be who they want.”
«Free Palestine»
Then comes the time to evoke Gaza and especially the famine that rages in Palestine. Palestinian public flags are agitated, and Macklemore greets them by chanting “Free Palestine”. “Hind’s Hall”, sings the most committed to rappers, starts while part of the crowd seems embarrassed. “There’s a lot of speeches!” Or “why a singer must always be political!”, Can we hear on the floor. Meanwhile, Nina Simone and John Lennon turn into their graves.
Playing with the public, Macklemore leads the crowd to the wand.
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A split later, the highlight of the show. On “Dance off”, Macklemore calls two people from the public on stage and starts a dance battle. In the heat of the action, the lucky ones are mistaken and start at the same time. Never mind, the singer recalls two new people and the dance continues. “In eight years of concert, it has never happened to me,” he smiles in the general fun.
Tubes after tubes, the rapper increases the temperature and draws the audience further and further in the euphoria. It’s time to say goodbye. After a first reminder, “Can’t Hold Us” definitively sets fire to the powder. Time to conclude on a last “free Palestine”, mass is said. The faithful exult while the king disappears on “I feel good” by James Brown. For almost an hour and a half, we were back in 2016, preferably in a nightclub, at a time that seemed to be less concerned.
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