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Interpol Play Mexico City: Backstage and in the Crowd
Interpol has a devoted following in Latin America, and they’ve always been particularly popular in Mexico, where lead singer Paul Banks spent time living as a teenager. On Saturday, April 20, the elegant masters of shadow-toned rock & roll thanked one of their most loyal fanbases by putting on a free show in Mexico City’s Zócalo. An estimated 160,000 people showed up to see them, filling the huge public square and marking the biggest audience Interpol has ever played for in their 25-year-plus career. The Brooklyn art-pop duo Water From Your Eyes, a fellow Matador Records act, completed the bill. Here are our best photos from this special show, plus thoughts from both bands.