Feid Lights Up Medellín With Offered-Out Hometown Exhibits: Live performance Evaluation

La Macarena in Colombia has an extended historical past of internet hosting boisterous power. The stadium has served as a venue for each live shows and bullfights since 1945, however on the weekend of Sept. 9, the ring was populated by Medellín native Salomón Villada Hoyos, in any other case often known as Feid. 

The reggaeton singer-songwriter offered out three consecutive nights on the stadium – a feat that not even two different hometown heroes, J. Balvin and Karol G., can declare (but). Feid additionally famously beat out the late “Ídolo de México” Vicente Fernández, who carried out there for the final time in Colombia in 2012. 

Tickets for all three nights of Feid’s “Nitro Jam” exhibits offered out in simply two days, whereas tickets for opening evening offered out in two hours, in line with El Colombiano.  

Feid has been an lively and profitable songwriter for years, penning songs for Balvin and fellow Colombian reggaeton star Reykon, Sebastián Yatra and extra. Nonetheless, Ferxxo – as some affectionately name him – has grown into considerably of an emblematic determine, representing his residence metropolis with an alluring and emotive sound that’s idolized far past the forests of Antioquia.

So when “Nitro Jam” lastly arrived at La Macarena, fulfilling what the Medellín artist has known as certainly one of his largest targets, the singer was met with a putting response. 

Though Feid didn’t hit the stage till round 11 p.m., the ferocious sing-along to tracks by Dangerous Bunny, Plan B and Don Omar set the tone for the remainder of the evening. A sea of followers sporting neon inexperienced and white goggles studying “Ferxxo” moved like a single organism. Jumbo screens panned to viewers members who would reply by kissing the closest individual to them — and one same-sex couple prompted the gang of 10,000 to set free pulsating screams of approval. 

As the world lights dimmed, Feid’s silhouette appeared within the middle of a white curtain, which fell as the primary notes of the fiery “Regular” began to play. Two DJs and two bikes had been positioned on both facet of the stage; on the best was guitarist Pedro Mejía (who later performed the instrument behind his head). 

Pyrotechnics flared as Feid dove into two extra tracks and after, as he addressed the viewers at size for the primary time that evening, a inexperienced cake was handed to him for the introduction of “Feliz Cumpleanos Ferxxo,” a single launched simply final month in honor of his thirtieth birthday. As an alternative of preserving the cake to himself, he tried to seek out somebody celebrating a birthday within the crowd, however discovered it not possible to make sense of any feedback from the gang. So he he bent down and handed the cake to somebody within the entrance row (who could or could not have been celebrating a fifteenth birthday).

The present proceeded with a number of costume modifications, particular results, stage props and theatrics. For his efficiency of “Te Mata,” a bunch of dancers joined him onstage; mid-set, Feid appeared standing atop a large monster truck for a efficiency of “Castigo.”  

The dancers returned masked in crimson face-paint with jumpsuits to match because the DJ spun “Nieve” – certainly one of Feid’s extra electronic-heavy tracks. Later, a squad of twerking background dancers helped give life to “XXXX,” and because the evening drew to an in depth, Ferxxo teased followers with extra cuts from his upcoming mission.
“Ought to we heat up our voices to sing ‘Ferxxo 100’ or not? Since you sing it extra chimba than me,” he mentioned, virtually immediately firing up the gang to comply with orders and end the final strains of the brand new monitor on their very own. 

“Ferxxo 100” is likely one of the singles for Feid’s subsequent album, which shall be launched through Common Music Latino in December. In earlier interviews, Feid revealed his upcoming mission was conceptualized and recorded in the course of the aftermath of a Dec. 2021 bike accident that left him immobilized for 2 months.

Though few different particulars have been revealed in regards to the new album, Feid has dropped a number of singles this yr and featured on collaborations — following a busy album-per-year schedule since he signed with Common in 2019.

If this string of exhibits is of any proof, it’s clear the Medellín hero is simply getting began.