Surf, sand and scenery have long been Costa Rica’s stock in trade. But recently the small Central American nation has been rocked to its core. This year alone, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Korn, POD, Megadeth and Aerosmith have staged concerts here, portending a cataclysmic live music revolution that will continue through 2010 with MxPx in August, Green Day in October and subsequent dates rumored for Bon Jovi and Pearl Jam. Inside talk hints at U2 and ACDC in 2011. Suzan Crane looks at the heavy-hitting international music groups headlining in Costa Rica.
Originally published in Landings, Nature Air’s in-flight magazine. DOWNLOAD
Surf, sand and scenery have long been Costa Rica’s stock in
trade. But recently the small Central American nation has been
rocked to its core as heavy-hitting international music groups
thunder to its shores. This year alone, Iron Maiden, Metallica,
Korn, POD, Megadeth and Aerosmith have staged concerts
here, portending a cataclysmic live music revolution that will
continue through 2010 with MxPx in August, Green Day in
October and subsequent dates rumored for Bon Jovi and Pearl
Jam. Inside talk hints at U2 and ACDC in 2011.
trade. But recently the small Central American nation has been
rocked to its core as heavy-hitting international music groups
thunder to its shores. This year alone, Iron Maiden, Metallica,
Korn, POD, Megadeth and Aerosmith have staged concerts
here, portending a cataclysmic live music revolution that will
continue through 2010 with MxPx in August, Green Day in
October and subsequent dates rumored for Bon Jovi and Pearl
Jam. Inside talk hints at U2 and ACDC in 2011.
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