The dictionary of neologisms defines the word 'buenrollismo' as a predisposition or positive attitude towards something. And there was plenty of positivism in the 'show' that Coldplay offered in Montjuïc, as part of the massive tour to present their latest album “Music of the spheres”.
In the third of the concerts the British quartet followed the planned script. From the initial “Higher Power” it became clear that the difference between the new songs and their classics is big. But current affairs oblige and the conceptual and spatial theme of the album -which places it in a fictitious planetary system-, inspired by "Star Wars", is the axis on which the multicolored show revolves, with a proliferation of confetti, fireworks, masks, puppets and a determining special effect, such as the one provided by the very famous bracelets that change colour. Thanks to them, the stadium seems to throb, turning at times into a 'light show' with psychedelic overtones in which even the protagonists are diluted.
The concert is divided into four sections. The first is “Planets” and it takes place on the main stage. And to transmit euphoria, there is nothing better than going to the funk rhythm that beats in “Adventure of a lifetime”, the second song in the repertoire, rescued from their seventh album “A head full of dreams”, already with the bracelets working to the fullest. Going backwards, they address the nebulous and at the same time grandiose “Paradise”, the most famous theme of “Mylo xyloto”, in a first section that ends the calm and reflective classic “The scientist”, with a Chris Martin sporting falsetto on piano.
The second act, "Moons", takes place in an 'unplugged' key on a small stage in the middle of the track. There they quickly address “Viva la vida”, their most emblematic “buenrollista” theme, which is surprisingly played so early and which creates an impressive communion and pineapple with their followers. It doesn't matter where you are from or how old you are because this hymn unites everyone and the respectable one demonstrated it by chanting it with unlimited dedication.
“Hymn for the weekend” was also very suitable for a Saturday, a song rescued from “A head full of dreams” in which, not for nothing, Beyoncé collaborates, without crediting. Changing the third and at the time of the requests, Martin brought an excited fan up to sing a tearful duet version of “Til kingdom come”. Next it was the turn of Lauren Mayberry, the Scottish singer from the opening act Chvrches, with whom he continued to remember Tina Turner via "What's love got to do with it".
Back on the main stage and after "Orphans" came the most memorable song, preceded by an explosion of yellow, a "Yellow" that was the watchword of "Parachutes", their first album, and which remains one of the reasons why Coldplay have become such a big group, mixing guitar opulence with heartthrob falsetto.
Then, already situated in the third act, "Stars", we had to pay the toll of two new songs, the nondescript "Human heart", sung as a duet with a puppet that seemed taken from the muppets, and a "People of the pride ” of strange and protruding glam-rock sound. After such an amazing record, they returned to their course with another stellar moment, provided by the aged substance of "Clocks", another of the songs that have contributed to making them lords and masters of the stadiums, pushing upwards in an ecstasy comparable to those that so well they know how to reach U2.
There was still a good stretch of concert left but nothing comparable sounded anymore. Disguised as bigheads, they tackled the new “Infinity sign”, a celestial minutia suitable for the club, a danceable facet that they continued to explore with “Something just like this” and an almost techno remix of “Midnight”.
Back on the main stage, they tackled "My Universe", another of their collaborations that has given rise to talk since it is halfway with the Korean 'boy band' BTS, although more than K-pop it tends towards AOR. To return to the galactic universe, “A sky full of stars” turned out to be very suitable, a dance collective celebration whose interruption is somewhat forced since, although it asks that mobile phones or anything electronic not be used, all this is overcome by the flickering of some bracelets in white and blue tone, prelude to a barrage of confetti and fireworks at the end.
There was the encore, the fourth act, baptized "Home" and preceded by a brief 'speech' by Louis Armstrong while they stood on a stage at the back of the track, as if hiding, to undertake the biggest mess of the night. And it is that Gipsy Kings at a Coldplay concert doesn't even hit a glue. We don't know who recommended it, but sometimes wanting to be nice to the fans produces monstrosities, even though “Bamboleo” and “My way” can look good in any context.
The downturn no longer came back in a final part of the concert for which inexplicably no 'hit' is saved. Well, “Fix you”, rescued from their third album “X
