Saturday night February 22 will be one of the most remembered in the history of British band VNV Nation according to the vocalist Ronan Harris, seeing that many of the old fans but also newer followers crowded the enigmatic Condesa Square. All this just two days after his successful intimate show at the Lunario of the National Auditorium.
Before VNV Nation show off all its power, we had the opportunity to hear the live set of Dimitri Berzerk, that despite being already the consent of the acts of opening of the groups of the gender futurepop-industrial, demonstrates more and more complex elements in his shows and integrating several additional elements such as a cover of "Something ” of Lasgo, helped with the voice of Pamela Castañeda, to give a good push to what was to come.
The lights go out and the band members go out one by one, so that at the end Ronan Harris, the subject of the eternal black guayabera came on stage, interpreting the theme of "To Million”Taken from his most recent album and reason for this tour: I will not go. After this the initial speech of what has already been made a usual request in his concerts would begin: no flash, do not raise the cameras in respect to others "Because tonight we are all friends". The night continued with "Retaliate", "Armor" and the first big ovation of the night with "Space & Time" from the album Automatic, also performed on Thursday at his concert Empires Automaticin this same city in the Lunario of the National Auditorium.
The good vibes of Harris and the great energy it projects allow it to interact directly with the public, in such a way that "Ohh, is that beer?" a fan appeared who bought him a drink to sing Sentinel practically with her in hand all the time. Then came the flagship song from his latest production "Were is the future"; at a time when the communion between the public and the band was fully felt. Then the flurry of success begins: "Honor ”,“ Tomorrow Never Comes ”,“ Illusion ”,“ Epicenter", etc; to overwhelm the audience. Harris question: they are tired? just to let us know that we were not halfway through the session yet. VNV Nation he then makes a very special thanks to the promoter Alexander (mastermind behind the producer Eyescream Productions), To which Harris I had previously asked him what was his favorite song from VNV Nation. The answer as he commented was "Nemesis", which although it is no longer usual to include it in the setlist; that night he made the exception and we could enjoy this classic track from the album Judgment from 2007.
"Not going" and its play of lights illuminated the venue completely so that the concert will begin its sunset, followed by "Standing" which became clear to us is a long-standing song, when we consider it is 21 years old. Almost on the verge of tears and with a broken voice the show ends with "All our sins ”, making it clear throughout the concert and with great emphasis how happy they Harris I was about to visit Mexico. "Everyone here is creating something, let your emotions flow" ended Harris, so that with a "Long live Mexico" Victory No Vengance Nation says goodbye, promising to come back with a special show Maybe a symphony concert? We don't know, let's hope they surprise us soon. [penci_review]
