Photo: Emma Viola Lilja
Argentinean audiences were witness to The Strokes biggest show of their career on 1st April, where the band played to almost 90,000. The crowd at Lollapalooza Argentina, watched as the band celebrated with three encores, taking requests for what to play from the crowd.
We often get the idea that the biggest shows you’ll see are in the UK or the US. Glastonbury headline slots regularly see bands performing to 80,000 people, and some of the EDM festivals in the US have talked about audiences of 200,000 upwards.
Increasingly, as the music festival bug spreads all over the world, we are seeing a huge growth in the audiences. At Lollapalooza Argentina, The Strokes were surprised when almost 90,000 people came to watch them headline on Saturday 1st April.
The show, which saw the band play a 19-track set, ended with three encores. The encores, which are believed to have unplanned, saw the band take requests from the audience.
Spanning music from their entire career, the band enjoyed a warm audience, and thanked fans for sharing the experience with them.
Bassist, Nikolai Fraiture, took to instagram afterwards to share his thanks, saying: Muchas Gracias Argentina!! All 90,000 of you!! Our biggest show ever!”
Also on the bill at Lollapalooza Argentina were The XX, Metallica, The 1975, The Weeknd, and Duran Duran.
One music fan uploaded The Strokes set online for fans to watch back. You can watch some of them below.
Setlist:
The Modern Age
Soma
Drag Queen
Someday
12:51
Reptilia
Is This It
Threat of Joy
Automatic Stop
Trying Your Luck
New York City Cops
Electricityscape
Barely Legal
Last Nite
Encore:
Heart in a Cage
80s Comedown Machine
Hard to Explain
Encore 2:
You Only Live Once (Crowd request)
Encore 3:
Take It or Leave It (Crowd request)
