You Titans played three concerts in Sao Paulo last weekend and as incredible as it sounds, the band’s political stance surprised some of their admirers.
During the show, which took place this Sunday (18) at Allianz Parque and was televised and webcast, Nando Rice took the opportunity to express criticism of the government Jair Bolsonaroas was the case with every performance.
Before performing “Jesus Não Tem Dentes no País dos Banguelas”, the singer shared with the audience the timelessness of the lyrics of Titãs songs and reflected that the themes raised in the 80s are still related to the events in Brazil today fit. He said (about Folha de S.Paulo):
Just as happy and emotional as seeing my friends again is the meaning and pleasure of playing songs together with them that we made long ago, decades ago… And its meaning is obvious given the strong communication they have with with what I think today, with what we think today and, even frighteningly, with what Brazil is.
Brazil had a promise for the future, a shadow of the past, a perspective right after redemocratization, when we basically started. And in a way we’ve lived through a terrible scenario in the last four years, which is why this reunion is also related to the moment when we wrote these songs. That is why they are even stronger, more solid, uptodate and express what we have always believed in and what we want to reaffirm here.
Although he didn’t directly quote the former president in his speech, after the performance of the song that titled the group’s 1987 album, he sang “Nome os Bois” and quoted Bolsonaro when listing the list of dictators and tyrants mentioned in the song’s lyrics recited. like the two previous shows in São Paulo.
Aftermath of Nando Reis’ speech at the Titãs show in SP
Fans who attended the third night of Titãs in São Paulo reported on social media that some people in the audience booed Nando Reis while he was giving his speech. For example, one netizen joked about the situation:
Funny moment of the day: Bolsominions discover Titãs’ political position in the middle of the show. Their faces when Nando Reis talked about the horrible last few years we’ve had, it was hilarious!!!!
Another fan who was also at the show pointed out that many people lacked interpretation of the band’s lyrics:
“I’ve been listening to Titans ever since.” [os anos 80]’ and never played any songs? I was amazed at how Bolsominion booed when Nando talked about the 4 years of nightmare and then sang “Police”, “Misery”, “Primate Man”, “Food” etc at the top of his lungs.
Still, it’s worth noting that the TMDQA! was present at the three concerts of the tour in SP and due to his positions, could see a lot of applause, both in Nando’s speech and in the closing part of the show when the group performed a Pride band representing the LGBTQIA+ community.
Below you can watch a recent video and then some of the fan accounts that have drawn much derision from Conservatives.
Titan Encounter Tour
The longawaited Titãs reunion tour offers audiences a unique experience that brings together true classics from the band, presented by Arnaldo Antunes, Branco Mello, Charles Gavin, Nando Reis, Paulo Miklos, Sergio Britto It is Tony Bellotto.
The only member left out is of course the deceased Marcelo Fromer Nevertheless, he was represented by his daughter, Alice Fromerwho sings in some moments of the shows.
After the presentations in São Paulo, two more dates in Brazil are planned for the Titãs Encontro tour (June 23rd in Praça do Papa, in Vitória/ES, and June 30th in the Estádio do Comercial FC, in Ribeirão Preto/SP). in addition to three international dates (03/10 in Hollywood, Florida, USA; 06/10 in New York, USA and 03/11 in Lisbon, Portugal).