Criticism of the last concerts of the the strokes They haven’t been the best. The situation culminated in a wave of devastating comments after the American band played in Denmark at the Roskilde Festival, one of the biggest festivals in northern Europe, on July 2. Sound room critic, a place Danish Cultural News (mainly music and film) gave the concert only one star, which it described as a “historic landslide” due to lead singer Julian Casablancas’ performance. The outrage was such that Casablancas himself, generally oblivious to this type of controversy, commented on the case on Instagram, saying precisely that he does not usually connect “to things on Twitter” and that he is doing well, as far as he knows.
After the “Danish incident”, the expectations for this Wednesday night concert at NOS Alive were at least moderate. Added to this is the fact that the previous concerts in Portugal did not impress positively. The performance of the Passeio Marítimo de Algés, which according to the organization received 45,000 spectators this Wednesday, was not as bad as that of the Roskilde Festival (“historic collapse” is not a term applied to it), but it was far from it. be memorable. The musicians were fine (no less expected afterwards), but the same cannot be said for Casablancas.
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Source: Observadora
