The first day of the Estéreo Picnic: 'shock' over the death of Taylor Hawkins and rock legends on stage

The Stereo Picnic Festival ended its first day of concerts with a day that will be unforgettable, not only because of the great rock bands that played the stage but also because of the news of the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

This was undoubtedly the most shocking moment of the day. The clock struck a little more than 10 p.m. when thousands of fans waited on the main stage for the band led by the legendary Dave Grohl, former Nirvana drummer, a spokesman for the event took to the stage to announce the news: the rest of the American group's South American tour had been canceled without with prior notice due to a very serious health situation of one of its members, this was the message of the festival that was projected on stage:

Little by little, tears and shock began to appear on the faces of the audience when from the band's Twitter they confirmed the death of their drummer. Despite the fact that news headlines in the world's major media reported Hawkins' death, none of the viewers could believe it. Only 25 minutes later, when Eric Burton, vocalist of the Black Pumas, appeared on the Adidas stage to ask for a minute's silence in honor of the famous drummer was that the audience believed what had happened.

The night was filled with a notable shock among the audience, many people saw no reason to stay and began to leave the festival looking for joy elsewhere. Some were left by candlelight that lit up on stage while listening to the anthem that will become a memorable goodbye for Hawkins: My Hero.

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Before the shocking news, artists such as The Drums were presented on the legendary FEP boards, who started the day with a presentation that calmed the hunger of the fans who waited so long for this band that presented their album Portabento, in commemoration of the twelfth anniversary of its release.

“Portamento was an interesting era in my life. We had just released the previous album and people had really liked it. We were very surprised, because we had just made that debut album thanks to the love we had for the music we liked at that time. We never thought that the rest of the world would notice it and that they would like it,” says its leader Jonathan Pierce to the media outlet BioBioChile.

This was how the event unfolded from the Adidas stage to the Principal stage, where The Libertines was relentless playing the classics that everyone wanted to hear: What Katie Did, Can't Stand Me Now or the unforgettable Up The Bracket, with which the British band that saw the light in 1997, under the leadership of Pete Doherty, opened the show.

Then, after the devastating death of Hawkins, the group from Austin, Texas, Black Pumas appeared on stage minutes later to appease the audience with their psychedelic soul, whose choirs were surely heard until the cloudy night sky that adorned the festival.

The unforgettable night closed with the electronic power of Claptone, which made attendees dance with its mixes full of viral hits and others that highlighted tropical beats, without neglecting its essential “housero” label that was deployed on stage behind its iconic mask.

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