Beyoncé and Jay-Z, in San Siro, the "real life" of the couple is staged: between family and political clips – Music – Shows

MILAN – Promote a recently released record without playing a single song. We must be original. But if there is one thing that does not fail in the Carter family, namely Beyoncé Knowles and her husband Shawn Corey Carter called Jay-Z this is l & # 39; originality. What other couples in the world not only do not wash clothes in the four walls of the house, but in records and concerts, becoming one of the richest and most famous families in the world?

Disputes, denunciations of horns Lemonade of her), requests for forgiveness ( 4:44 from him), reconciliation (precisely the last album, in couple, Everything is love ), there are all the ingredients of a soap opera. Except All is love, of which there is no trace in the programming of the concert with which the singer and the rapper slide successfully to the stadium of San Siro (answered Sunday evening at the. Olimpico of Rome).

A record that created a scandal for the video of Apeshit filmed with Mona Lisa in favor of the camera at the Louvre (who took the opportunity to propose a thematic tour between the works presented in the clip). And this is not for a good reason: because reconciliation is the concert itself, it takes place on stage as if it were a reality show. A script? They must also have feared to give that impression, since the first thing that appears on the big screen is the words "It's real life", that's real life.

Scenario, but not Neapolitan: we went "americanata". We must never forget that among the spiritual fathers of the United States there was also Phineas Taylor Barnum, that of the circus. And of course, being American, not everything is in style, but perfect, every visual and sound detail is studied, researched, researched.

Let's add that Jay-Z and Beyoncé are world champions respectively rap and a mix of soul, soul and pop, and that everything is mixed with remixes, dazzling video clips between the psychedelic and family film (here and there also almost hard), we find dramatic scenes like the big screen that opens by revealing a four-storey structure that houses the musicians. The result is a unique musical pappy, in the sense that there is never a second pause between one song and the other, everything is mixed indiscriminately, Holy Grail On the Run II and Bonnie and Clyde of Jay-Z who open the concert join Drunk in Love and Diva of Beyoncé, who follow in formation, but sometimes, hidden as surprises to find on the lawn here are also things like Smells like teen spirit of Nirvana in Holy Grail . And further Flawless goes in medley with Feeling me by Nicki Minaj, Crazy in love of her with Show me what you of him

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Everything happens on a stage that is not supported by the tribune, as usual, but at a turn, the South , that of Milan. Very simple reason, to make more money: the pit in front of the stage is left in advance for the modest sum of 161 euros. But the minimum ticket was about 25 euros, more than the acceptable price, and in total we reach 50,000 spectators. For those who are out on the lawn (so to speak, the grbad is covered with tarpaulins) there is also an extra: the flood that hits San Siro around 20 and that delays the concert. half an hour because they have to get the attendants with the brushes, never be that the cat with the heel boots 12 or the rapper with the sneakers slip tragically.

The fans, rightly arrived half-naked saw the 32 degrees of the afternoon, they cover as they can: The flags of Brazil also appear among the public – they disappear when the news of this which has happened in another stage, in Russia – Italy and Israel are spreading. Outside, merchants with cat-strikes and skillful moves spend scarves celebrating the sacred couple in light yellow raincoats, demonstrating the importance of watching weather forecasts.

But as the concert continues, the raincoats fall to the ground, no only because the sky is back, but because everyone is dancing. You can not sit still with those two who for almost three hours in a row – and say that Jay-Z now almost 50 years old – jump like crickets on stage and on the two walkways that slide on the lawn, often accompanied by invaded dancers. From time to time he leaves her room, sometimes she is with him, almost always together, duet, to pretend to bicker, to look into the eyes of lovers. And when one of the two is missing, it is usually for a change of clothes.

They start with white clothes, almost angelic, then they unleash themselves, especially Beyoncé who exhibits a complete showy by the other, from brindle to golden with purple cape, facing superstition, up to take out a silver T-shirt and hot pants in jeans on Crazy in love the moment with more applause from the evening. More sober him, which goes from the all-black rapper costume with hood and hood to an electric blue jacket. In the end, chudini both black, she wrinkled him with the catenary rapper.

Among the various love dialogues, they also pbad messages decidedly more political. Speaking of originality, however, do not follow the fashion of the moment among American singers, and not be caught up with Trump. They prefer other battles, as in the case of Jay-Z's racism over American police racism: while he sings, he broadcasts photos of black political activists, and a very young Jesse Jackson also appears. .

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And (Girls) Running the World Beyoncè is accompanied by a series of feminist messages that incite women to fight and excel to be they same, not to please men gentlemen. The social commitment of the couple is known, on the other hand. Drops, however, in the bucket of a show that exudes love, even in the sense of testosterone, sensuality, energy. And the evidence that nothing has been left to the detail comes quite late: while the notes of Shining continue to echo, the final credits turn on the big screen. As if it was a movie. And maybe that's really the case