This weekend MTV's European Music Awards (EMAs) were presented in Madrid. Hosted by Eva Longoria and presented in the Caja Mágica, outside the city. As a part of the celebration, MTV put on a series of free outdoor concerts in the Puerta de Alcalá on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was MTV Day and featured the Spanish artists Efecto Mariposa, Fangoria, and David Bisbal. I only knew one song, "Waving Flag," which David Bisbal performed for the World Cup; but it was a ton of fun to be outside, in a crowd of Spaniards singing, and listening to free live music! Sunday's concerts featured American groups 30 Seconds to Mars, Katy Perry, and Linkin Park. I thought people would be most excited to see Katy Perry, but apparently Spain LOVES Linkin Park! Linkin Park did put on a pretty good show and, in fact, they won the award for Best Live, so it was neat to see them perform! I also appreciated that they prepared a phrase in Spanish! At the end of their performance, they said (in Spanish), "Thank you for coming. It has been a pleasure to be here with all of you in Madrid." It was so cute! 30 Seconds to Mars also put on a really good show. The lead singer really got the crowd involved and jumping! Right away he told everyone to come closer--and we did! We moved up probably 15-20 feet! It was crowded, but fun! I didn't know any of their music, but I really enjoyed their performance. Katy Perry didn't seem very enthusiastic to be performing, and even though I knew most of her songs, I wasn't that impressed with her performance. She didn't do very much to involve the crowd, she kept trying to say Madrid with a Spanish accent and it was just annoying, and her outfit was really ugly... But, hey, it was free! I went with my friend Jackie and I took tons of pictures!
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