Few have experienced one of the greatest pop music artists of all time so closely. The eternal Beatle Paul McCartney gave a special performance in front of around 500 spectators at the Clube do Choro. The show marked the start of the Got Back tour, which will have eight dates, including Brasília next Thursday. As expectedly historic, Paul signed his name at an iconic location in the city.
Room in which Bide da Flute, Sivuca, Hermeto Pascoal, Paulinho da Viola, Valdir de Azevedo, Armandinho, João Donato, Moraes Moreira and Hamilton de Hollanda played, sacred in itself. The performances, which would have made history in any house in the world, could be an opening act for the performance that will move more than two thousand times the number of people who visited the traditional house in Brasília last evening. Paul put on an unforgettable show. It was such a special occasion that in the queue a sentence from history teacher Lourenço de Sant’anna, 32, caused laughter among those present: “I was at the Beatles cover show in Brasília with more people.”
The few hundred people gathered at the edge of the stage experienced the experience of a British pub in the 1960s, when four young people with “pumpkin hair” began the journey of what would become the greatest band in music history. Each verse sung on the evening, which began at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday at the Clube do Choro, was an anecdote told in the homes of the families of those spectators who lived an experience that mixed dreams and reality. The heat of a British cave club in the middle of the Brasília square had Paul’s fans sweating with stories they wanted to tell for posterity.
There was not a single person there who believed in the opportunity that was presented to them, everything seemed surreal: an artist who changed the history of music decided to perform in a temple of culture in the capital only for those who were lucky enough to receive one Email and buy immediately. Sure, that seems to be a lie. It was true, however, and everyone who was there will at least remember Paul McCartney scratching our tongues from the distance a goalkeeper sees with phrases like “Now you” and “I’ll speak a bit of Portuguese.” Penalty taker. .
Without cell phones, everyone had to be sealed at the entrance to the presentation, but they had an unforgettable moment. It was an opportunity to sing Hey Jude’s “na na na” wholeheartedly, like in the distant past, but with the power that music requires. The night went from the joy of the opening track “A hard day’s night” to the tears of emotion in “Blackbird” to the power of the song “Let it be” that shaped The Beatles’ history.
Just over 20 tracks, ranging from the beginnings of the Beatles to the less famous band Wings and the singer’s solo career, filled the hearts of people for almost two hours, representing the love of all of Brazil for Paul McCartney and to this day More than ever it can be said undeniably that Paul loves Brazil very much.
How did it work?
The show had a special program, it was only announced yesterday at 9am, the day Paul would take the stage. The audience that filled the Clube do Choro consisted mainly of lucky people who had received a purchase link via email from the event organizer, students of the club itself who were also drawn, and special guests such as Samuel Rosa, lead singer of Skank, and João Barone, drummer of Paralamas do Sucesso, also occupied the venue. Since it was a lottery, the audience was very diverse. From older people who have accompanied Paul since the Beatles to a child who looked younger than 10 years old.
The experience was exclusive, cell phones or other devices for filming or taking photos were prohibited. Spectators had to seal their mobile phones to gain entry to the Choro Club. The tables familiar from the concert hall were removed to create more space for the fans. However, the most crowded area was near the stage.
The event is part of a series of surprise shows the singer has hosted to celebrate shows and tours. Festival giant Glastonbury in England got a smaller event like this, New York City also opened a pub before the Beatles filled a big house. The Clube do Choro, with all its traditional elements, was simply the most sensible choice for the musician to open his work in Brazil.
The queues formed at 12:30 p.m., the gates opened at 4:30 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m. Paul took the stage, with the punctuality typical of the country in which he grew up. Naked, wearing a Tshirt with the name of the city where he grew up, Liverpool, and a striped shirt over it, Paul sang with a full band, accompanied by a guitarist, a musician who alternates between bass and guitar, and more .a drummer, a keyboardist and a line brass with trumpet, trombone and saxophone. The protagonist of the evening played the traditional bass, guitar and a piano decorated with the Brazilian flag.
McCartneymania
The Beatles are one of the most popular bands in music history, but they have the peculiarity of having fans who treat these idols like gods. The few who had the opportunity to see Paul McCartney at Clube do Choro lived up to the passion of millions of Beatlemaniacs around the world.
The most impressive fan was Javier Lubelski, a 46yearold IT expert, who came from Buenos Aires to Brasília for the thirtieth time next Thursday to see the idol. The 30th show became the 31st when a friend, journalist Amanda Cardoso, gave him the opportunity to see the idol at Clube do Choro. “It’s always good to have a happy Brazilian girlfriend,” jokes the Argentinian, who met her on a fan forum precisely because he wanted to see Paul in Brazil and needed a Brazilian credit card to pay the ticket price.
He observed Paul in four different countries, but he made the greatest contact with the icon in Brazil. “The country where I saw Paul the most was definitely Brazil,” says the fan, who has been coming to the country for all of The Beatles’ tours since 2011. In fact, Javier speaks English with a British accent. When asked if it was because of his favorite band, he replied: “The Beatles were my first English teachers and now I use that language in my work.”
Nicole and Cristina Pilla also traveled from far away. The two, daughter and mother respectively, had arrived in Brasília from Porto Alegre a few minutes before the ticket sales link was made available in the email. Tickets for the special performance at Clube do Choro were purchased at the airport. It was just about time for Nicole to put on the Tshirt she made for her idol and run to the concert hall. “I tried to buy it for Curitiba but I didn’t succeed. I cried a lot. My family found a way and now we are living this dream here,” says the designer, who dragged her entire family to Brasília. “I think I’m a fan because of her,” the mother jokes.