RBD Brings Two Decades-Worth of 2000s Nostalgia to Close U.S. Leg of Reunion Tour: Concert Review
variety.comThania Garcia Gratitude and light rain poured over a crowd of thousands during RBD’s — that’s Rebelde, the fictional band turned real-life superstars — final date of North American shows in Los Angeles on Oct.
22. After announcing a comeback tour earlier this year, the Mexican pop group set out for 30 dates across the U.S. and completed the last of it, four sold-out nights at BMO Stadium, with a final bow over the weekend. “Thank you for gifting us these nights of love, of fun, of nostalgia,” said member Maite Perroni, who played the girl-next-door character of Lupita on “Rebelde.” The teen drama series became a massive success and a favorite amongst young Latin American viewers after it aired its first of hundreds of episodes in 2004.
The show was set in the halls of the fictional Elite Way private school in Mexico City and followed a group of musically-inclined young students — played by Perroni, Christopher von Uckermann, Dulce María, Anahí, Christian Chavez and Alfonso Herra, the latter of whom sat out this tour. “Rebelde” has multiple variations in different Latin countries, and the Elite Way school still serves as the foundational plot for the Spanish television series “Elite,” which was created for Netflix and is currently in its seventh season.
Until their disbandment in 2009, RBD released nine studio albums in Spanish, Portuguese and English, and performed sold-out shows all over the world.
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