Thousands of people attended the more than 12-hour tribute that took place this Sunday at the Plasencia Congress Center, in Cáceres, in honor of Robe Iniesta, leader of the rock group Extremoduro, who died this Wednesday at the age of 63. thus left a huge void in the world of music.
Since Sunday morning, his supporters have been waiting at the doors of the venue in Plasencia, the artist’s hometown. Some, in fact, They have been waiting in line since this Saturday and many others had arrived in the city of Cáceres from other parts of Spain.
Jesús, displaced from Guadalajara, explained that he arrived in Plasencia at midnight to “say a last goodbye to Robert.” “He is the best writer, the best musician, the best poet and he deserves this and much more. “I have always followed him throughout his career, with Extremoduro, with Robe, and he deserves nothing less than to be here today,” he said.
Iván, from Béjar, Salamanca, also joined the queue since seven in the morning “just like his colleague, to say goodbye”. Regarding the act of homage, he admitted that he did not know what would be inside the room, but he showed great anticipation: “We are curious to enter and see it.” For him, Robe Iniesta was “practically God”, “a guy who became a legend”.
The tribute began at 10:00 a.m. and had “several books of condolences” so that everyone who wanted to could say goodbye to the artist. However, the organization asked for brevity so that no one is left without participation, as well as “patience and understanding” from all participants.
Photos, flowers, paintings and guitars accompanied the ashes of Roberto Iniesta on the stage of the Palais des Congrès in Plasencia, which will now bear his name. Musicians from his band also played at noon in a performance that moved the artist’s followers who were able to listen to it.
Another of the fans present at the tribute was Abel, who called it a “sad day” for the city, saying goodbye to “an important character who led the name of Placencia in many cornersnot only from Spain, but also from Europe. » For him, Robe was “a great anarchist, an artist and a philosopher in his profession”, although he expressed doubts as to whether the musician himself would have wanted an act of this type.
The death of the artist also provoked a wave of reactions both in the cultural and political world. “Today we say goodbye to the last great philosopher“, the last great contemporary humanist and writer in the Spanish language, and the singer whose melodies managed to shake generations and generations,” his agency announced Wednesday in announcing his death.
Dani Martín, Alejandro Sanz, Rozalén, Bunbury, Amaia Montero, Estopa, Rubén Pozo and Viva Sweden, among others, wanted to say goodbye and pay tribute to the artist from Extremadura these days through texts and photographs with him or of him that they shared on their networks. “He gave us his refuge”“Speechless, you took them all” or “But what is that?” were some of the reactions.
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