MusicSystem of a Down ends tour in Latin America with apotheotic night in Interlagos

After passing through Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, the system of a Down landed in Brazil to end the tour Wake up! South America Stadium Tour with shows in Curitiba (Couto Pereira Stadium), Rio de Janeiro (Nilton Santos Stadium) and São Paulo, where he performed on two dates in the Allianz Parqueon the 10th and 11th, and did his last show on a apotheotic night this Wednesday, May 14, in Interlagos Autodrome.

Who attended at least one of the shows of the system of a Down In Brazil, it will surely keep the memory of being present in one of the last concerts of the Armenian American band forever in memory. At least that’s what rumors say. For many, the band will no longer present, but nothing has been officially confirmed.

Since 2005, the band members have been undergoing discussions and fights that win the headlines of newspapers and magazines, yet the tours have continued, with the presence of rockers on Brazilian soil at Rock in Rio 2011 and 2015. The vocalist SERJ TANKIAN He has even said in his autobiography Down with the system: a memories book (or something) That hates tours, for all this, the Wednesday night show has become even more special.

Intense show and excited audience

Marked to start at 9 pm, right after the bands Tim and EGO KILL TALENTthe presentation in one of the most emblematic temples of world motorsport delayed a few minutes, which did not discourage the large mass present – the official number was not disclosed, being estimated around 70 thousand people, the maximum capacity of the place. As soon as SERJ TANKIAN (vocalist), Daron Malakian (guitarist), Shavo Odadjian (bassist) andJohn Dolmayan (drummer) appeared on stage, the choir echoed by the cornering and straight corners.

THE system of a Down started the show with the classic “X“, from the album Toxicity (2001) And the public soon inflamed, it seemed that all present knew that this was a rare night and a unique opportunity to be before the musicians. Not even the cold night of few clouds, around 18 degrees, was able to discourage those present. Who was standing was forced to shake, given the capacity of the spaces. The warmth of the people, and the flags, warmed.

There were 38 songs played in total, in what became one of the longest shows in the band’s history – and the longest of the tour, consequently – with exact 2h20 of presentation of a lot of intensity and energy. It is worth remembering that in the concerts of the Allianz Parquethe Nu Metal group played 32 songs, a significant increase compared to other nights in the country, which extended the show in Interlagos in approximately half an hour more than usual.

Unusual moments

Of punctual interactions with the public, Serj and Daron They invited and urged everyone to applaud, dance, shake hands and scream in given songs, which was not denied by the public, which contributed in return with intonation and excitement. Unusual moments also happened in the night of São Paulo, as when Serj extended the microphone to the drummer Johnduring “Bubbles“, album music, Steal this album! (2002), and he answered him with a hilarious “Fuck You“(Check out the moment below).

Opening the final third of the show, the guitarist Daron crashed “Careless Whisper“, from George Michaelwhich took laughter from the audience. The execution of “Gig“, from the album Mezmerize (2005), it was also a separate chapter. In melodic tone, during the intro, Daron joked with the lyrics of the song: “ANDthere is very stupid, but I’m stupid too“.

Soon after the game, the guitarist took the opportunity to thank the people who made the tour happen, the assemblies of the stage, to those who took care of the backstageand even the security teams that made care of the musicians and the public, mentioning the fact that the signaling of flags: “We do not like violence, remove people with affection“.

The Signs Show

During the event in Interlagossome people were removed because they were carrying the artifact forbidden by 30Eproducer of the show. However, many ended up being able to go through the magazine and, thanks or not, they beautify the show, especially the number of “Toxicity“, from the namesake album, already in the final part of the night.

Before one of the most awaited moments by the gifts, Daron leads, provoking: “If you notice, we do not use pyrotechnics on stage, but our fans bring ap **** of the fire !!!“. At that moment, everyone already knows: it is time to light the flags, the SPINNING AROUNDalso known as Mosh Pits or punks wheels, it will start.

Those who have been able to have their feet on the ground must have felt the soil of interlagos shake. Several Mosh Pits they graduated at the race track and a drone of his own system of a Down He traveled the full amplitude of the space. The video was shared on the band’s official Instagram and the drummer John. Check it out:

The end?

Without the present audience could see the stage, taken by the smoke of the flags, the group chanted the last song of the night, “Suck“, from the album system of a Down (1998). At its end, dozens of fireworks took the sky of the neighborhood located at the southern end of the city, celebrating the end of the tour Wake up! South America Stadium Tour. But is it also the end of the band?

What remains for those who attended at least one of the performances is the feeling of having returned to the early 2000s and witnessed the peak of the band, which does not seem to have more than 20 years of career. The same energy and excitement remain present there, both from the musicians and the public, faithful to the last moment.

For those who could not attend, it remains to follow the videos shared by those who witnessed such a apotheotic show, which probably gives a certain desire to be part of that and hope that it was not the last time of system of a Down in Brazilian lands.

We then hope that the rockers will resolve to each other and return, so that again many Mosh Pits will make the floor shake and that the flags light new nights to the sound of a great rock’n’roll. The message was given. Rock remains strong and present in people’s soul and life. Until a next one – strapless -, system of a Down.

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