A lot of rhythm, rhythm, an atmosphere of celebration of rock, folk, Irish indie was experienced with Hozier; His followers thanked him for each of the songs, words and notes live.
The performer offered a concert full of songs with soft, mid-tempo rhythms, which contrasted with the euphoria of his audience: “De Selby”, Parts 1 and 2, were chosen to open the performance in which more than an ostentatious stage design , there was a play of lights and video clips that accompanied the musician.
Hozier put together an indie evening in front of 6,700 people who attended his show at the Center WTC in Mexico City.
“Good night,” said the singer, in Spanish, on the stage of the Center WTC. The shouting echoed. “Are you happy to see me? I’m much happier to see you… Thank you for everything,” he added in English.
With long hair, a semi-formal vest and jacket, always accompanied by a guitar, Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (real name of the 33-year-old performer) introduced himself to the audience. He was also surprised by the frenzy of his fans, who left him speechless because they knew almost all the songs he would play.
He came with the Unreal Unearth Tour 2024, alluding to his third studio album and in the first of two concerts at the venue, which was mostly full of ladies and some gentlemen. It brought together 6,700 people, according to the official figure provided by the organizers.
More than a show, it was a concert full of country, folk and R&B by an impetuous Irishman who, more than speaking into the microphones, expanded by singing, playing his guitar and relying on his band of eight musicians.
When he performed “From Eden,” the audience got excited: they shouted his name, or last name, and raised their hands to move and shake them to the rhythm of the composition.
After the opening act Pahua, Paulina Sotomayor’s electronic dance project, the Grammy and Brit Award nominee confirmed his local acceptance with pieces such as “Like Real People Do”, “Abstract (Psychopomp)” and “Movement”.
To perform “Cherry Wine”, the former Billy Ocean backing singer used only his guitar and sang it in acoustic format, accompanied only by the shy choruses of the audience and some cell phone lights that were turned on at the moment and moved to the beat. Of the piece.
The last part of the recital included some of his best-known songs, such as “Almost (Sweet Music)”, “Damage Gets Done” and “Eat Your Song”.
They shouted “Andrew, Andrew, Andrew” to him on several occasions, and with the clamor already at its peak, the singer-songwriter left his best-known hit, “Take Me to the Church”, for the preamble of the encore, which gave him a Grammy nomination. in 2014 and led him to perform it at the ceremony along with Annie Lennox.
As the composition became an anthem once morest homophobia, due to the theme of the video clip that was praised at the time by the actor Stephen Fry, many of the attendees took out the rainbow flag. It was the most chanted of the night.
“Hozier, brother, you are already Mexican” was the unison cry chosen to say goodbye to him and at the close of this edition he was missing four songs, among them “Work Song.”
