The rock ethos, erasures and political conflicts on Roger Waters' tour in Brazil ; Ethos roqueiro, rasuras e conflitos políticos na turnê de Roger Waters no Brasil

Abstract

Elegendo como corpus a turnê Us + Them do músico Roger Waters, que passou pelo Brasil, em 2018, acumulando polêmicas em torno de seu posicionamento político, este artigo analisa os tensionamentos entre o ethos roqueiro e as especificidades dos grandes espetáculos na contemporaneidade. A partir destas discussões, propomos que a ruptura causada pelas performances de Roger Waters nos 22 dias em que esteve no Brasil visibilizou diversas disputas, negociações e reconfigurações nos afetos entre seus fãs. Analisando as rasuras performatizadas em ambientes digitais geradas pelos shows de Roger Waters no Brasil, localizamos uma crise em relação à ideia de ethos roqueiro e às expectativas em relação aos grandes shows de música. ; Choosing as a central object the Us + Them tour by musician Roger Waters, who passed through Brazil in 2018 accumulating controversies around his political position in the presentations, this article intends to analyze the tension between the rock ethos, the expectations and specificities of great shows in contemporary times and the quiproquós that arise from these arrangements. From these discussions, we propose that the rupture caused by the performances of Roger Waters in the 22 days he was in Brazil made visible several disputes, negotiations and possible reconfigurations in the affections among his fans. To the demonstrations, performed in digital environments, which we designate as erasures, we underline the attempts to boycott the artist, question his legitimacy, exempt him from responsibility and claim some authority over the show.