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Isabel Guerra

Before a massive audience made up of thousands of young Peruvian fans, and Ecuadorians and Bolivians, the American band “The Killers” performed last night at the Monumental Stadium in Ate (Lima).

The group, led by its lead vocalist and frontman Brandon Flowers, started the show with “Human,” from their latest album "Day and Age.”

However, instead of favoring the songs from this production, “The Killers” went through songs like "Hot Fuss" and "Sam's Town," which launched them to worldwide celebrity.

Towards the end of the concert the lead singer of the group took a Peruvian flag and sang “When you were young.” The thousands of "victims," (that's what the band calls their fans) answered with deafening cheers and applauses. The concert lasted for about an hour and a half, and packed 35,000 people at the venue.

The band expressed their satisfaction and said that they expect to return soon.

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The Killers, the Las Vegas band which will perform tonight in Lima, chose “Autobús” as their Peruvian supporting band.

Created more than three years ago, the band is conformed by Luis Enrique Piccini, David Acuna, Alejandro León, Luciano Leone and Juan Jose Salazar.

“Autobús'” public activities started in February 2006 with a series of recitals in venues like at La Noche de Barranco, The Dragon, and Backpackers, sharing the stage with groups like Los Dickens, Los Fuckin Sombreros, Los Yaks and Jardín Secreto.

Their song “The Duel” became the musical curtain of the TV program "Entre Titulares" (CMD) and its video clip positioned in a short time among the most requested on MTV, in addition to having a frequent rotation on local channels.

This will be undoubtedly be a great opportunity for the young Peruvian band.

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Spanish singer Raphael captivated thousand of Limeans last night, singing his all-time hits and some of the most emblematic themes of the Latin American songbook, opening the Latin American section of his tour "50 Years Later."

Faithful to his style, Raphael played himself, sang and recited his verses, got angry or  laughed deadly, with committed fans singing along with him to almost all the songs of his 50 year career.

With the sole accompaniment of a piano, the 64-year-old Spanish singer proved that his voice still has the same power even at his age.

Red carnations were thrown over Raphael during all the concert.

The public sang delighted some of Raphael themes, like "Estar Enamorado"/Being in Love or "Mi Gran Noche"/Mi Great Night.

The artist from Linares chose a tango song, and performed classics like "Gracias a la Vida"/Thanks to Life, "Caminito"/Little Path, or "Si yo Tuviera Corazon"/If I had a Heart. But the climax arrived when he performed two Peruvian classics: "Cuando mi Guitarra Llora"/When my Guitar Wheeps and "Chabuca Limeña"/Limean Chabuca, this last one wearing a poncho.

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The duo performed by the popular Peruvian singers, pop singer Pedro Suarez Vertiz and opera star Juan Diego Flórez, a song called “Nadia,” has been very well received, so much so that in many countries the song is positioned amongst the ranking of the Most Listened to 50 Songs in the US, according to a report from the Nielsen Soundscan monitoring system, which is published by Billboard magazine.

The song is included in the latest Suarez-Vertiz album, Amazonas, which also features other songs such as:

1. Amazonas
2. Tunel del tiempo
3. Hay un modo
4. Marilo
5. Ella
6. Ponerme a volar
7. Nadia
8. El bailador
9. Estoy cansado de llorar
10. Se te pararian los pelos
11. Tema del adios
12. Nadia [single]

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Isabel Guerra

Despite  previous information indicating that The Killers would arrive tonight, the band in fact arrived in Lima at 4pm this afternoon.

Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and  Ronnie Vannucci Jr.,  were transported to the Marriot Hotel, where they will stay until the day of their concert (November 19th).

The band brought 18 tons of technical equipment for the stage.

The band members have requested Spanish and Italian wines for the suite, among some other fine liquors, as well as bottled water of different brands and other things.

Reportedly the band is listening to different local bands to select the concert's supporting bands.

The concert will take place on November 19th, at the Estadio Monumental Esplanade.

Tickets are still on sale in Tu Entrada (Plaza Vea and Vivanda supermarkets).

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According to local press, the tickets for  the I and M zones (the most expensive ones) for upcoming Metallica's concert in Lima sold out on the first day of sales.

Coqui Fernandez, the businessman in charge of the concert, said that ticket sales exceeded expectations, and that 90% of these have been acquired with a 25% discount via Ripley credit card.

According to Fernandez, 15,000 tickets, whose prices range between 400 and 600 soles, were sold out yesterday, surpassing the record that Soda Stereo had set when they sold 12,000 tickets in a single day.

The organizers expect to sell between 40,000 and 50,000 tickets.

The largest number of fans gathered at the Teleticket points of sale in San Borja and San Miguel, where some fans waited in line patiently since 4am.

Metallica's concert, scheduled for January 19th 2010, will open the band's Latin American version of “Word Magnetic Tour 2008-2010,” which will also take them to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.

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Spanish band Hombres G thrilled more than 10,000 fans at the Jockey Club del Perú, (Lima) during the Movistar Expo Rock Festival.

The legendary band played along Mar de Copas and Micki González.

Mar de Copas Peruvian band began the program playing ‘Duna,’ ‘Balada de un Encuentro Fugaz,’ ‘Entre los Árboles,’ ‘Un Día sin Sexo,’ ‘Ramera,’ and ‘Mujer Noche’.

Minutes later was Micki González's turn, who sang ‘Lola,’ ‘Vamos a Tocache,' ‘Akundún,’ junto a Wicho, ‘El Mar,’ ‘Chicles, Cigarrillos, Caramelo,’ and ‘Ponte tu Vestido.’ This last song was dedicated to “Cris.”

Finally, Hombres G appeared on stage, making the public jump and sing with the classics ‘Voy a Pasármela Bien,’ ‘El Ataque de las chicas Cocodrilo,’ ‘Separados,’ ‘Si No te Tengo a Ti,’ ‘Lo Noto,’ ‘Te Quiero,’ 'Suéltate el pelo,’ and ‘Venezia.’

In the middle of the euphoria, vocalist David Summers recalled with nostalgia the very beginings of the band's career, precisely in Peru: "When we began to tour in 1987, Peru was the first country to welcome us, and that is something we'll never forget."

David, Rafa Gutiérrez, Dani Mezquita and Javi Molina said goodbye to the public singing "Sufre Mamón." "Thank you, Lima. We love you all. We've had fun. See you again," said Summers at the end of the show.

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The organizers of the Metallica's performance in Lima hope to gather 50,000 people at the concert to be presented on 19th January at the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos Stadium.

The businessman Koki Fernandez, who is promoting the show, told the press that this stadium has the capacity to accommodate the huge crowd of fans of the legendary band of "heavy metal."

"Metallica can't perform to less than 40,000, so that's why we considered this stage, that meets all the security requirements," he said.

The band will perform in Lima as part of a world tour promoting his latest album "Death Magnetic," which also will take them to Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and Argentina.

If the ticket sales meet the organizer's expectations, this concert could become the most massive in Peruvian history.

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Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez praised actress and singer Magaly Solier during a press conference; he admitted he first saw her work through Youtube and her website.

"I saw in her the ideal candidate to accompany me, especially in Quechua," said Florez, who also told the press that he will release an album (in CD) of sacred music in Europe, including a Spanish/Quechua huayno he is currently composing.

“Magaly Solier will be a great help with the huayno,” he said.

Juan Diego Flórez will perform in Callao on November 14th, along with Gianmarco Zignago, Pedro Suarez-Vertiz and Magaly Solier.

Callao's Mayor Alex Kouri said that security will be reinforced to protect all the attendees.

Tickets are on sale in TuEntrada (Vivanda and Plaza Vea Supermarkets).

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Isabel Guerra

Euphoria is on the air in Lima thanks to the comeback of "Hombres G," probably the most popular pop-rock Spanish band during the 80's.

The band is arriving in Lima tonight, to perform at  four presentations events in Peru.

According to press releases, Hombres G will be on November 12th at the Movistar Exporock in Trujillo; November 13th at Movistar Exporock in Lima,; November 14th at the Fiesta Latin Pop Arequipa; and November 17th at Cuzqueña Rock in Tacna.

Hombres G has performed recently a series of concerts featuring former hits, and also has presented new releases like their song "Separados," which is part of a new musical project.

David, Javi, Dani and Rafa have decided to manage their on via their own website:  hombresg.tv, with blogs, a gallery of images taken by themselves, unpublished photos and actualizations in Twitter.

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