The show that divided San Luis Potosí (and melted its fans)
Ah, the glorious Teatro del Pueblo, that place where you normally hear rancheras and political speeches, but which yesterday decided to host something more… interesting. Hundreds of fans — dressed like extras from a Tim Burton movie — gathered under a sun that, ironically, seemed straight out of the hell they like to evoke so much. The reason? The concert of Marilyn Manson, that man who has been scandalizing grandmothers for decades and making parents cross themselves when they hear his name.
The lines were so long that they probably stretched back to when Manson was still relevant. Between chants of his hits (yes, he still has them) and selfies with vampire filters, the attendees promised a dark show. Of course, “dark” here means makeup smudged by sweat and bruises from pushing and shoving while entering the venue. At 4:30 p.m., the place began to fill up faster than a confessional after a Manson scandal. A record.
The controversy: because what would a cultural event be without someone complaining?
As in any good drama, the detractors were not long in coming. The local Catholic Church and the National Parents Union—the same people who have probably never heard a Manson song—declared that the show was “contrary to Christian morality.” Of course, because nothing says “family atmosphere” like a fair with rides that look like they were designed by the Marquis de Sade and food stalls that defy the laws of digestion.
But the Fenapo authorities, in a rare moment of coherence, reminded the world that culture is not a children’s menu. The event went ahead, proving that sometimes even bureaucrats have more endurance than the Facebook comments of a group of outraged parents.
So, while Manson did his thing on stage (which, let’s be honest, probably included more theatrics than music), the performance became everyone’s favorite topic: fans, critics, and even those curious people who just wanted to see if the singer still looked like a cheap horror movie villain.
Moral? If you want to bring people together, invite Marilyn Manson. Half will love it, the other half will hate it, and everyone will have something to post on social media. That, dear friends, is the true industrial rock of the 21st century.
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