Black Pantera 's show at Lollapalooza Brazil last Sunday, the 27th, drew a surprising number of fans despite the challenging time slot. Besides the headbangers ready for the mosh pit, the area around the festival stage also had young people waiting for the Korean indie rock band The Rose – who found themselves in the middle of an unexpected brawl.
Wikimetal 's coverage of the event, the isolation of the heavier bands was mentioned many times, since one of Lollapalooza is providing the public with the opportunity to discover new bands live, in a unique experience. To a lesser extent, this happened with the metal band.
At the end of the show, we spoke with some people near the barrier to understand what it was like to have the waiting area invaded by punk circles, mosh pits, and even a "wall of death." "It was a little scary to think I might get beaten up, you know? I didn't want to get too involved," laughed Paula Menas, 29.
Despite the inevitable surprises at certain points in the show, such as when Charles Gama went into the crowd, the band's political message caught the attention of audiences outside the rock and metal bubble.
“I really liked it. The band has a very strong stance, right? I didn't know them because it's not a genre I listen to. So, their stance, their words, make you interested, think 'Let's try to find out who they are,' you know?” said Isabela, 16. “Usually all this movement makes you a little afraid of tripping and falling, getting hurt, but their words, their stances, even their songs, which I didn't know, were incredible.”
Coming from Goiás to the event, 30-year-old Laura Weiller already knew them from a show in Uberaba and admired the protest they staged. “They are an underground band from Brazil, from the interior of Minas Gerais, and they are still independent. And for them to be playing at a festival of this level, [when] we know that Lollapalooza is facing this whole issue of slave labor, their taking a stand demonstrates all the courage and the stance they have, which they take offstage. Very important,” she observed.
Interestingly, bassist Chaene da Gama also attended The Rose's show to accompany one of his daughters, a fan of the indie band. After performing with Black Pantera on the Adidas stage, the musician went to enjoy the festival among the crowd with his family.
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