By the Rock al Parque team @spinning zone Photo by Karin Richter
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Another edition of Rock al Parque, and everyone's flocking to social media to share their opinions, report on events, and, at times, create confusion about what's happening around the biggest free festival on the continent. Before the party even starts, we've compiled some of the best comments we've seen:
First of all: We are delighted by the tribute paid to an institution we held dear when the festival began: Fuerza de Paz (Peace Force). When the police refused to oversee the rock events organized by the Bogotá Mayor's Office in 1994, an institution worthy of recognition and praise was born. It brought together diverse urban tribes, involved them in building a less violent society, and set an example of peaceful coexistence. While the festival stages were being set up, the founders were awarded the Order of Democracy Simón Bolívar right there in the park.
25 years ago there was a cultural explosion in which was born #RockAlParque, a scene and an industry in the country; for this reason I promoted the Simon Bolivar Order of Democracy to Peace Force, recognizing the young people who made it possible from the neighborhoods of Bogotá @idartes pic.twitter.com/BZVfp3elYN
— María José Pizarro Rodríguez (@PizarroMariaJo) June 27, 2019
The ticket distribution operation for the children's musical show 31 Minutos sparked numerous complaints. Chaos ensued at the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theater box office, with blatant scalping and widespread discontent over a situation that the festival organizers failed to address effectively.
@rockalparquefes The logistics for ticket distribution at the 31 Minutos event were a complete disaster. There was a lot of disorganization, many people cutting in line, nothing was moving, and there wasn't a single person in charge. #rockalparque assisting with logistics.
— Triple_equis_de (@Triple_x_de) June 28, 2019
Since many of you missed the opportunity of a lifetime because of gatecrashers, we want to see your lines.
Upload a video to your Twitter of yourselves twerking to a song by 31 Minutos. Not the whole song, just 10 seconds is fine.
They tag us and use the hashtag #PirobosColados pic.twitter.com/w08E8BoHEU
— The Curatorship (@LCuraduria) June 29, 2019
This is what causes @31minutos_tv In Colombia, we're on the verge of a riot by people furious at not being able to get tickets. Continued investigation. pic.twitter.com/B9bStgo4eP
— Camilo but not Cienfuegos🚴🤺♈ (@DonAsperix) June 28, 2019
The Simpsons predicted the line for 31 Minutos tickets. pic.twitter.com/8zyoUFPgOv
— Lilianaplacebo⚡ (@lilianaplacebo) June 29, 2019
This leads to the almost obligatory question at this point: If this event was held as part of the Rock al Parque festival, why wasn't it held in the park itself, under more suitable conditions for what they knew would be an avalanche of fans of the Chilean band?
-Regarding Juanes' performance at the festival, some of the funniest memes about the event have emerged:
Hahahahahahaha you son of a bitch#RockalParque2019 #RockAlParque pic.twitter.com/Qbkh4R1bNF
— Alejandro (@AlejoMartinezPo) April 10, 2019
I'm going to Rock al Parque/Just to see Juanes pic.twitter.com/ajGbdpslqa
— 💮 (@_Anaquerida) June 28, 2019
My lungs are black 🎵🎶 because the air is black…come come come baby 🎵🎶 @Juans #Bogotá #RockAlParque2019
— CHUJITSO (@Chujitso) June 29, 2019
-Finally, we are grateful when we see that the artists we like the most share our information with their fans:
🇨🇴 🇨🇴 🇨🇴 https://t.co/zEinWFe0hP
— Christina Rosenvinge (@Ch_Rosenvinge) June 26, 2019
