The New York musician performed this Monday at the Starlite festival in Marbella, before an enthusiastic audience that sang along to his greatest hits for two hours.
The concert with which Lenny Kravitz returned to the Costa del Sol this Monday after more than a decade became a review of his over three decades of musical successes. It was just past 22:00 when the first chords of 'Bring it on' broke the silence of the night at the Starlite festival venue. Amid white smoke and bright neon lights that coloured the darkness of the Cantera de Nagüeles, the artist appeared. Dressed in bell-bottom jeans, a leather jacket, and dark sunglasses, he took centre stage where his band members awaited him.
Without a word and with no more preamble than the applause and cheers of an audience eager to see their idol, he began to sing. The New Yorker's followers didn't stay seated for long and were on their feet from the very first minute. The few who hadn't stood up when 'Dig in' played, with which he won his fourth Grammy in 2002, began to dance with 'Tk 421' and hardly sat down again during the two-hour concert.
There was time for everything on this warm summer night in Marbella, for more upbeat songs like 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' and for some quieter ones like 'Again'. There was also a nod to the locals, to whom Kravitz addressed in Spanish. "I am very happy to be here," he commented, adding that "it is a blessing for all of us to be together today." The audience appreciated Kravitz's effort to speak a language that is not his own and responded with a warm ovation. This is, he said before introducing 'Live', "another day to love, forgive, and live." And so, surrounded by his own, the American delivered a concert that for some of his fans, like Mia, an eleven-year-old girl from Mallorca, will be unforgettable.
The girl, whom he introduced as "the future of rock and roll," sang accompanied by Kravitz's guitar and his band, the penultimate song of the night, leaving the audience in awe. "I can't wait to see what will become of her," he concluded after saying goodbye to her. Hits like 'Believe' and 'Honey' were not missing, and of course, 'American Woman' and 'Fly Away', both awarded Grammys in 1999 and 2000, respectively. 'Let love rule' was the song chosen by Kravitz to close a performance in which he played around twenty songs, but which left his loyal followers wanting more.
The Marbella concert was the second of three scheduled for the American in Spain this summer as part of his European tour. The first was on Saturday, June 27, at the Iberdrola Music in Madrid, and the next will be on July 1 at the Icónica festival in Seville. This tour began just fifteen days ago in Florence (Italy), where on June 12 he headlined the Firenze Rocks festival, and will conclude in August in London (UK). Attendees at the Starlite enjoyed a unique evening with an artist who continues to demonstrate why he is a rock legend.
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