There’s busking and there’s sightseeing busing.
The favored Banda musicians of Tijuana’s Grupo Firme mixed the 2 and boisterously made their approach by means of Boyle Heights on Thursday forward of their record-breaking Memorial Day weekend live performance at SoFi Stadium atop an iconic crimson sightseeing bus.
Performing aboard the two-deck automobile, the regional Mexican music septet visited the Mariachi Plaza and El Mercadito whereas in Boyle Heights — two cultural hubs within the predominantly Mexican L.A. neighborhood. Footage posted on the band’s official Instagram account featured the musicians singing alongside to “Ni el Dinero Ni Nada,” a canopy of a ranchera by legendary Mexican singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez.
Lead singer Eduin Caz posted a number of clips from the looks, a lot to the delight of followers within the feedback who begged the band’s ostentatious bus to commute by means of their respective communities.
The Latin Grammy-winning norteño group — recognized for the hits “El Tóxico,” “Ya Supérame” and 2021’s “Cada Quien” with Maluma — will play SoFi on Saturday. The band will change into the primary to carry out on the Inglewood venue in two consecutive years and the primary artists to play within the heart of the stadium, referred to as the spherical, a consultant for SoFi Sadium stated. (Ed Sheeran will play within the spherical on the stadium on Sept. 23, however all earlier concert events have been been arrange within the stadium’s north finish zone.)
The venue is anticipating between 50,000 to 60,000 attendees Saturday, and tickets are nonetheless accessible.
“Grupo Firme is a mirrored image of our group. Their exhibits at SoFi Stadium signify our dedication to curating distinctive experiences that resonate with our various audiences,” stated Adolfo Romero, the VP of programming and reserving for SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater and Hollywood Park. “Their passionate and electrifying performances embody an genuine reference to their followers and we wished these lasting recollections for followers to be at SoFi Stadium.”
The group additionally broke the stadium’s attendance document for promoting essentially the most tickets by a Latin band or artist. Final 12 months, their Enfiestados y Amanecidos tour bought greater than 100,000 tickets at SoFi over two exhibits. They beforehand set the document in downtown L.A.’s Crypto.com Area for the most important variety of consecutive displays by a Latino group within the historical past of the venue, which was previously referred to as the Staples Heart.
The Metropolis of Inglewood on Tuesday additionally acknowledged the group throughout a metropolis council assembly for “their outstanding musical contributions” and for breaking the SoFi Stadium document. The council additionally stated that Grupo Firme was the primary Mexican regional band to carry out contained in the council chambers on the award presentation.
“It’s one thing distinctive. Actually much more as a result of they advised us they’ve by no means introduced a band to town’s installations,” Caz advised KABC-7. “We bought right here with the band. It’s one thing good for us. Greater than something as a result of folks love us right here.”
In the meantime, the Mexican rock band Maná is about to carry out Saturday throughout the road on the Kia Discussion board in Inglewood.
Occasions workers author Carlos De Loera and Tommy Calle contributed to this report.
