Bad Gyal raises the stakes for hedonism at the Palau Sant Jordi

BarcelonaThe art of enjoying oneself and enjoying oneself with nonchalance is Bad Gyal's great specialty. The voice and stage presence of the artist from Maresme convey an indolent hedonism, like a narcotic that brings a smile between lulls of drowsiness and sexual nostalgia. She seems like someone who does things without enthusiasm, yet with unwavering conviction. Because behind Bad Gyal, behind the creation of Alba Farelo, lies a determination that has made her an alternative star within the league of superdivas. And above all, there is an immense amount of work, years and countless hours of dedication to building an artistic project that will likely reach its culmination in the tour that began on Friday with the first of three concerts at the Palau Sant Jordi, all three sold out (at 45, 50, or 80 euros), and with a stage design reminiscent of a hotel suite. minimalist chic to celebrate late-night parties. It will arrive right after a record, More expensive (2026), which does not improve on the milestone of The jewel (2024), but it provides some good moments, like the bombastic guaracha Smokes and the successful sexual reggaeton-bachata of Give meAnd two songs that take off looking in the rearview mirror: the reggaeton of aroma vintageI will give you and R&B too vintage ofA choir and that's it :), pure flow 2000.

Bad Gyal wisely places them at strategic moments in the concert, always under the protection of a crowd eager to party: A choir and that's it :) to open the show and link it with More expensive, whose mini-scramble the public devoured with delight. Give me and I will give you He also dispatched them in the first block to guarantee an immediate impact. And Smokes, according to the category of hit, towards the end of the concert, when the Palau Sant Jordi was demanding Fever To round off a night designed to raise the bar for hedonism.

With absolute confidence in the material of More expensiveThe new show, which comprises half of the concert's repertoire, aims to compete at the highest level with the support of an audience that has been renewing and rejuvenating itself for the past decade. "Barcelona in my heart, how are you?" she said, thanking the crowd for their warm welcome. On stage, boxes rose and fell to conceal and reveal what she and the dancers were doing. In fact, more was shown on the screens than on the stage itself. In any case, the connection with the floor and the stands never wavered.

The Turbomerengue Really toughsung with that swaggering indifference of someone stirring the sofrito with a cigarette between their lips, and the little sauce of That's lovely They closed the first block at the top. The more Latina she is, the bolder the Bad Gyal of 2026 is, the one who crowned herself at Sant Jordi. Last night with an overhead camera projecting a choreographed routine with the dancers jerking their movements. The more R&B-oriented parts, like the one in Goro and ToneThey don't work as well, and the expressive monotony of the voice dilutes the effect of other songs, but the show moves along amidst ovations thanks to Bad Gyal's greatest asset: a singular charisma pussy who commands without having to get his hands dirty (and who in For life proclaims that she doesn't want to stay single much longer), a good group of productions with bass that pierces the dance floor (those of She lost this ass, the one who doesn't move and Chulo pt. 2(for example) and, of course, songs like Eat us, One more time, Flow 2000 and BitchThe most celebrated moments at a concert where the purpose was to dance and, surely, to keep dancing afterward at their favorite nightclub.

"Barcelona, ​​I love you so much. Thank you for joining me on this journey. Anyone who has a dream should look at me and see how far we've come," Bad Gyal said at the end. Fever, after an hour and 45 minutes of show.