With English punctuality and under a sun that normally hides the belly of a donkey from Puerto de la Cruz, Phe Festival. At five o'clock in the afternoon I went on stage Pat Llombet, santacrucera selected in the latest edition of LALACore to perform at the Porto festival, which successfully performed its first performance at an event of these characteristics.
Pat, despite having just turned 27, is one of those young women who makes us regain faith in humanity. Intelligent, his good taste and the quality of his compositions got the public on their feet, and despite the prevailing heat, they did not hesitate to chant his songs. Without a doubt, it is the great white hope of the Tenerife pop scene.
In a brief conversation after her performance, Pat would confess to not knowing if she was more nervous about making her debut with a band at a festival or being the predecessor of jack bison, of whom he confesses to be a fan. And it is not for less, because the duo managed to appease the heat that those who had already accessed the venue passed at those hours. Funny, talented and, above all, dedicated to the public that was already beginning to fill the stalls, they were the perfect appetizer for the elegant and dedicated pop of Women, who, slightly toasted by the sun, enlivened an ideal sunset on the esplanade of the Puerto de la Cruz pier. And we continue to toast to music. Full stalls, a certain melancholy for past times watching the public scrupulously fulfilling what they have to do: each one in his chair and face covered, but enjoying himself.
And with the sunset came the main dish of the night. Zahara and his band, unattainable to discouragement, with a devoted public pushing the stern and with an exquisite, fun, festival-oriented, modern sound. We are running out of adjectives.
The black night gave way to Bizarre Love Triangle, some old acquaintances of Phe and festival experts, perfectly aware of what needs to be done to reconcile the live audience with a normality that, perhaps, is too new for all of us, but to which we will have no choice but to get used to it.
Martí Perarnau IV, alias A lot, closed a first day that in view of the results did not disappoint anyone. Electric, fantastic, vibrant, it almost put the final point of the night, the final bell of a night that does not end here, but leaves the doors open for the real weekend whip, tomorrow, at the same time on the esplanade of the dock of Cross port.
Meanwhile food zone, market, actors who remind you that we are still living through a pandemic. Phe Festival It is the closest thing to normality that we have been able to experience in the last year.
Phe Festival It is organized by Phenomenal and Imoa Productions with the promotion of the Puerto de la Cruz City Council. It also has the sponsorship of the Government of the Canary Islands through the Canarian Institute of Cultural Development and the General Directorate of Youth, as well as the Cabildo de Tenerife. Notable collaborators and sponsors include Aqualia, Hyundai, Mapfre, Heineken, Red Bull, Coca Cola, EcoBB, Hemispheria, Ecoembes, Ecovidrio, Tenerife + Sustainable, Red Cross, Labrador, Atypicap, Green Zone, The Collective Way, Radio 3 , Cine Yelmo, Gente Radio, Lagenda and Tenerife News.
