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Peso Pluma electrified the Barclays Center in New York City on Thursday (Oct. 3), captivating the audience as part of his Éxodo Tour 2024, promoting his latest album of the same name. The Mexican superstar performed hit after hit for nearly three hours and was joined by an array of special guests, including Ice Spice, Eladio Carrión, Estevan Plazola, Los Dareyes de la Sierra, Tito Double P, Yng Lvcas, and Jasiel Nuñez.

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Adding to the excitement, J Balvin made a special virtual backstage appearance right before Peso Pluma took the stage, amping up the crowd as Black Sabbath’s “N.I.B.” roared through the speakers.

With a backdrop that invoked a sense of grandeur, the giant screen displayed verses with a biblical tone: “There are over eight billion people in the world, each of us different, different origins, different stories that make up our character,” the message on the screens read. “Of course, not everyone has the perfect character, perhaps those who think that are the same ones deciding that our ways are defective. But before all of them, I ask: Can a compass, moral and broken, decide which is the right direction? An anti-hero is among us.”

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Meanwhile, a floating gigantic moon added a stunning element, moving across the arena and enhancing the celestial theme.

Dressed in black pants, a white T-shirt, olive Travis Scott Air Jordans, and silver chains — and sporting a slick hairstyle in place of his classic mullet — the Guadalajara native burst onto the stage kicking off with “La Durango.” His energy was infectious, marked by a beaming smile and dynamic movement across the stage. Flanked by hip-hop-style dancers and musicians clad in black, including a brass section, a tololoche, guitars, and a bajo quinto, the ensemble impressively adapted these acoustic instruments to resonate in the sold-out Barclays arena.

Spanning such charting hits as “Lady Gaga,” “Rubicon,” and “La Patrulla,” the highlight of the night was undoubtedly the performances by the numerous special guests. Ice Spice — rocking her curly red hair and showing off her new slim figure — performed “Deli,” Yng Lvcas joined Pluma for “La Bebé,” Jasiel Nuñez — who was the first invite and whom Peso consistently called his best friend — sang “Bipolar,” “Rosa Pastel,” and “Me Activo.” His cousin Tito Double P also joined the superstar for several songs, including Tito’s “Dos Días” and Peso’s banger “La People II.”

Eladio Carrión sang a corridos alongside Peso and had his moment with the trap anthem “Mbappé.” Then, Los Dareyes de la Sierra’s frontman impressed with accordion-powered corridos on “Hasta el Día de Hoy.” Another standout moment was Peso’s performances of “Qlona” by Karol G, 2023’s song of the year “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabon Armado, and the introspective “Hollywood” from Éxodo, during which Peso shared his personal connection with the song penned by Estevan Plazola in 2020.

Outside the arena was another story, with fans gathering to share food and beers at a tailgate party while cars nearby blasted Peso Pluma songs and an array of pirated merch was for sale, displaying that he and modern-day corridos have truly become a cultural phenomenon.