A Chunk of Chile with a Dash of South America

Living and travelling in South America from our base in Chile since 1997. I have personally experienced the extremes here, living in a shed without a bathroom in a poor dangerous part of town to the other extreme of having an elegant dinner with the President at the palace. This blog is about things that I have done or that have caught my attention here as well as travel information that may be useful.

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Mega Concerts in Chile

Something that I love about Chile is the number of bands and singers that come through and this last week has been no exception with the Pepsi Music Fest.

These are some that have come through over the last days.
24th March – Peter Gabriel (I love the song Solsbury Hill)
25th March – Chris Cornell and Mike Patton
28th March – Rick Astley, Aha and Blondie (wow a real blast from the past)
29th March – Sonic Youth
3rd April (tonight) – KISS (complete with long-tongued Gene Simmons, kilos of make-up and spiky bits)

Even legendary guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have been here, and more than once. I myself am a (failed) guitarist so seeing these guys strut their stuff in the flesh is amazing. (Would still like to see Eddie here with Van Halen in Chile)

Then there was the Madonna concert in December! Perfection on stage and highly entertaining it was an amazing concert (you would never tell that she is a 50-year-old).

Have you been to many concerts here in Chile? Which ones? Any favourites?
Who would you like to see here?

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