Rosalía is the last global superstar to have set foot in the Canary Islands to perform on the islands, however throughout history a multitude of international stars have passed through the archipelago.
Gran Canaria continues to vibrate after Rosalía's visit. The Catalan artist is already a world icon, awarded with various awards (including a couple of Grammys) and on a world tour that, on this occasion, has brought her to Gran Canaria to make all her fans dance on the lawn of the Gran Canaria Stadium.
The arrival of Rosalía has meant a boom in Gran Canaria, filling Siete Palmas with her performance and mobilizing her fans from all over the Canary Islands to meet in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The “Motomami” offered a great show to all attendees with some of her best-known songs such as Chicken Teriyaki, Beso, Tuya or Despechá.
The expectation that has been aroused by Rosalía and everything that it entails is reminiscent of other times when internationally renowned artists came to the archipelago to perform. More than three decades ago, Miles Davis landed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to offer one of the best concerts in memory in the archipelago. On June 24, 1987, Davis made the Bullring of the Tenerife capital vibrate, honoring his status as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz and music in general.
Gran Canaria has also experienced great concerts by international artists. In 1993, Ramones arrived on the island to bring punk rhythm to the people of Gran Canaria. The band, which over the years has been recognized as one of the most influential in its genre, left its mark as an alternative group of the nineties in a concert that, as the promoters claim, left losses due to the Corcuera Law that limited the sale of alcohol in those years but that still delighted the fans of the band who gathered in the premises of the old garage in the capital of Gran Canaria.
However, the undisputed king of kings in this regard is none other than the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, who visited the archipelago on September 26, 1993. Michael's impact after his visit to Tenerife more than three decades ago remains alive to this day, with many concertgoers cherishing every memory of that day. The concert, held on the esplanade of the Cabildo (Island Council) near Plaza de España, became a massive event. The cultural influence of this visit was so profound that this year saw the release of the Canarian film "Matar Cangrejos" (Killing Crabs) , which won an award at the Málaga Film Festival and tells the story of two brothers from Tenerife in the 1990s, precisely when Michael arrived on the island.
Although international talent has arrived on many occasions to the archipelago, native talent is not far behind. The best example of this is the great concert that Quevedo held a few months ago in Gran Canaria as the starting signal for his first tour, filling the Gran Canaria Arena to the brim and giving a show where the Canarian flag and the symbols of the archipelago were present. constantly.
