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Corona Capital 2025 Celebrates 15 Years with Rock and Pop
The visceral, gut-punch roar of Deftones tearing through 'My Own Summer (Shove It)' under the Mexico City night wasn't just another festival set; it was a primal scream echoing across the 15-year legacy of Corona Capital, a celebration that masterfully wove together the threads of rock's raw heritage and pop's undeniable present. Chino Moreno contorted at the mic, a silhouette against a light show that felt like a neurological event, while the crowd became a single, heaving entity, a mosh pit of catharsis that proved rock's heart still beats with a furious, unironic intensity.This wasn't nostalgia for its own sake; it was a reaffirmation. And then, the pendulum swung, but with no less power, as Chappell Roan commanded the stage with the kind of pop triumph that feels generational.Her performance was less a concert and more a coronation, a dazzling spectacle of choreography, vocal prowess, and theatrical flair that had tens of thousands singing every word back to her, a testament to her meteoric rise and the curated, genre-fluid intelligence that defines the modern festival experience. The beauty of Corona Capital's 15th anniversary lay in this very juxtaposition—the warm, communal embrace for indie reunions, where bands like The Kills or maybe a surprise appearance from a long-dormant project elicited waves of collective memory, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the sheer, unadulterated force of a pop star at her zenith.This is the alchemy that separates a great festival from a mere concert series: the ability to make a Deftones fan leave humming a Chappell Roan hook, and a pop enthusiast gain a new respect for the tectonic weight of a distorted seven-string guitar. It’s a delicate curation, a playlist writ large across multiple stages, reflecting not just the tastes of the moment but the entire sonic journey of the last decade and a half.From its humble beginnings, Corona Capital has grown into a beacon for the Latin American live music scene, a destination that rivals any Coachella or Glastonbury in its lineup ambition and crowd passion. The 2025 iteration was a statement—that rock, in all its visceral glory, is far from dead, and that pop, in its most ambitious forms, is the defining sound of now. It was a birthday party that looked confidently to the future while tipping its hat to the sounds that built its foundation, a perfect, noisy, beautiful harmony.
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