Lollapalooza 2023: First show is marked by a lot of sun with 40 people in the audience

the awaited Lollapalooza Brazil 2023finally, it started in the beginning of the afternoon of this Friday, the 24th, and the first shows, from allies, Gab Ferreira It is Curol were marked with a lot of sun and an audience that reached up to 40 people. Respectively, the presentations took place in the Budweiser stage, adidas stage It is Perry’s by Johnnie Walker Blonde.

In an exclusive statement to Rolling Stone Brazil, Gab Ferreira expressed great joy for participating in the festival and being one of the first artists to perform in the tenth edition of the event: “I feel very fulfilled playing at the lolawhich is a festival that I admire a lot and the experience of opening the adidas stage it was amazing.”

In addition to allies, Ferreira It is Curolthe Friday will still have concerts expected from Ana Vitoria, modest mouse, suki waterhouse, conan gray, Kali Uchis, Lil Nas X, Rise Against It is Billie Eilish. A Rolling Stone Brazil is covering the 10th edition of the festival.

Lollapalooza 2023: Meet Brisa Flow, the first indigenous artist to perform at the festival

In the tenth edition of the festival, Lollapalooza Brazil 2023 he brought breeze flowthe first brown indigenous woman present in the lineup. Daughter of Chilean artisans, the singer was born in sabarácity of Minas Gerais, and had his first contact with hip hop at the age of 13.

Throughout her career, she has released three studio albums: Newen (2016), Wild as the Wind (2018) and Janequeo (2022). During an interview with G1, breeze flow commented on the importance of representation in a festival of the scope of Lollapalooza:

We need to have indigenous artists in Latin American festivals, because we are talking about Abya Yala of 800 people, right?

In addition, she also asked: “How are we going to have festivals and festivals and festivals of Latin American music out of 800 indigenous peoples without any indigenous people? With few black people? With few trans people?”

Like any and all artists, breeze flow it also has influences that impact her work directly, whether musically or through speech in lyrics and shows. They are Lauryn Hill, Mercedes Sosa, rational, tupac It is Vine Violet.

About sosa It is vinethe artist told the G1: “They were the people I listened to since I was a little girl and I was able to relate that to rap in a very strong way, even if they are different rhythms. They are lyrics that say basically the same things about our needs for life, basic needs for access, health, to good living.”

I saw a lot of relationship with rational It is Mercedes Sosa. It was a very similar text and it was the way I managed to continue the seed of my family going forward by telling the story of people who are fighting for survival in a world of pressure here in Latin America.