Se traduce prin "Du-te cu Dumnezeu", este considerata cea mai de succes trupa din Belgia, a aparut anul trecut pe timbrele postale emise in tara de provenienta si a umplut, pe 13 octombrie, Sala Palatului. Pe parcursul unui concert acustic de o ora si jumatate, Vaya Con Dios i-a speriat pe spectatorii suferind de "sindromul Madonna" (atunci cand solista Dani Klein a vorbit despre muzica rroma), i-a pus pe cei 4.000 de fani sa se ocupe de backing vocals si a cantat o varianta in limba franceza a piesei Sanie cu zurgalai. "I didn't know it was a Romanian song", s-a minunat solista trupei Vaya Con Dios. "Now I know!"

Inceput in jurul orei 20:00, cu piese ca Far Gone Now si Sold My Soul, concertul a oferit repede prilejul unor "schimburi culturale". "How do you say thank you in... in... en roumain, comment est-ce qu'on dit <>?" a intrebat Dani Klein, solista trupei Vaya Con Dios.

"Multumesc!" au raspuns, in cor, spectatorii "poligloti", iar o voce a completat cu un "mersi" ajuns pana la urechile artistei, care s-a aratat surprinsa de coincidenta. "Merci? Non...! C'est vrai? Merci!"

"What I like about my job is that you get to travel around the world a lot. A few weeks ago we were in Angola and Rwanda. And there was a singer that I liked, that I've listened to the first time, in the '70s and that I still listen to, a singer called Bonga. And we covered a song. And because it was so nice in Rwanda and the people were all nice and I loved it so much, I felt like sharing it with you tonight", a fost prezentata piesa Ilia.

I Don’t Want To Know a determinat o reactie neasteptata din partea salii, fapt explicat putin mai tarziu. "It's funny, because I am always surprised, this song was never a hit and everywhere we go, everybody goes "uuuuu". I think it must ring a bell for many of you".

Un solo de bas al lui Salvatore la Rocca a introdus piesa Puerto Rico, iar 4000 de oameni s-au aratat dispusi sa fie backing vocals in locul Mariei Lekranty. "I am a little dissapointed. I thought you could sing better in Romania. Maybe later?" a mimat Dani dezamagirea, pentru ca apoi sa ofere laude nesperate.

"One thing that really impresses me is that I find people to be very friendly. It's true. And one thing that I find very strange is that people used to be friendly in my country too. But it's not like that any longer. So I hope you never change!"

Pack Your Memories a prilejuit un solo de chitara (Thiery van Durme) bine primit, pentru ca apoi, ajutata doar de pianul lui William Lecomte, Dani sa cante despre "parody of love" si "gates of hell" pe At The Parallel.

Cu o partitura special adusa in fata scenei, violonistul Red Gjeci a inceput duios Quand Elle Rit Aux Eclats. Si cum titlul piesa pomenea de rasete, dupa cateva zeci de secunde, intro-ul a "degenerat" in pasaje ritmate, sustinute de o Sala a Palatului care si-a inrosit palmele in bataia piesei.

Retragerea vioarei a insemnat "promovarea" trompetei lui Tim Dejonghe, care a ocupat pozitia dominanta pe scena pentru piesa Don’t Cry For Louie.

"This is another song that I have liked for so many years. By doing this song, I would like to pay my dues to Rroma music. Because gypsies, they are, through the music, enlightening our lives" a spus Dani Klein inainte de Je L’Aime, Je L’Aime, in timp un spectator a tresarit nervos la auzul scurtei prezentari, gandindu-se ca ar putea retrai "cosmarul" Madonna: "Iarasi?"

Dupa What’s A Woman, una dintre cele mai cunoscute piese ale trupei Vaya Con Dios, a urmat un cover dupa Edith Piaf, care la randul sau s-a inspirat din cantecul Mariei Lataretu. Sanie cu zurgalai,Johnny, ultima piesa din program, dar si solo-ul de tobe realizat de Hans van Oosterhout au determinat publicul sa chiuie si sa isi paraseasca scaunele. "What I want to say is that this song... I didn't know it was a Romanian song. Now I know!", ne-a asigurat Dani.

A venit, firesc, un bis de doua piese. Intai i s-a plans de mila diavolului pe Pauvre Diable, pentru ca, din nou, publicului sa ii fie testate capacitatile vocale, de data pe Nah Neh Nah. "Ok. You want it? You want it? Then you're gonna have to worth it! You're gonna sing, but not like Puerto Rico, because that was... It can't be".

Setlist

  1. Far Gone Now
  2. Sold My Soul
  3. I Don’t Know
  4. Heading For A Fall
  5. Ilia
  6. I Don’t Want To Know
  7. Puerto Rico
  8. They Say It’s Love
  9. Travelling Light
  10. Pack Your Memories
  11. At The Parallel
  12. Quand Elle Rit Aux Eclats
  13. Don’t Cry For Louie
  14. Je L’Aime Je L’Aime
  15. What’s A Woman
  16. Johnny
  17. Pauvre Diable
  18. Nah Neh Nah