The genre has essentially become Argentine popular music, with local stars listened to by 59% of people, while it is not even among the 10 most listened to by Brazilians. The “singers” and the attuned youth maintain devotion; know
The announcement of the program Primavera Sound Festival in Sao Paulo It was surprising for several reasons, including a very significant cut in the number of attractions. Regular fans of Blur, one of British rock’s biggest bands, were disappointed to see that the group were not present in the Brazilian line-up, despite being one of the headliners of the Argentinian version of the festival, which takes place in Buenos Aires on November 25th and 26th.
It will be Blur’s sixth performance in Argentina, as they also visited Argentine cities in two presentations in 1999, one in 2013 and two in 2015 – this last time, the English did not even perform in Brazil. Drummer Dave Rowntree even commented in a interview with an Argentine radio I don’t know why the band hasn’t gone to Brazil now, but it might have to do with the lack of audience for bands like Blur in the country.
Source: Terra
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