This Wednesday, Tanxugueiras faced an attempted boycott before their concert in Palencia, which was held as part of protests organized by the PP and supported by Vox in solidarity with Ceuta. It was a group of ultras waving Spanish flags who forced the show to be delayed by up to 40 minutes, shouting “Pedro Sánchez resign,” “the mayor resign,” or “death to Galicia.”
Now Aida Tarrío and Olaia and Sabela Maneiro have spoken about what happened in a video posted on social media: “We’re fine, we’re calm. It was a very unpleasant moment.” They began by thanking the Palencia audience for helping to push that bad moment into the background and continued discussing the dangers of violence: “We must reflect, we need to rethink, because both verbal and physical violence lead nowhere and are extremely dangerous,” explains Olaia Maneiro.
Sabela recalls that “these debates are necessary,” but the objective should be to seek “respect and affection rather than hatred and insults.” On the other hand, Tarrío assures that “the world is getting quite dark,” and that, despite that, they will continue “carrying our language and our culture around the world with all the pride we feel for it.”
To finish, Tanxugueiras take the opportunity to send a message of support to all artists who have found themselves in similar situations at some point, as well as to reassure their fans. The Galician group has no plans to step off the stage: “As long as the moon shines, we will keep singing.”
Tanxugueiras take the stage with tambourines and three ultras suddenly discover that their “Spain” cannot bear listening to Galician.
That is their entire idea of homeland: a huge flag and a country that’s getting smaller, until only they fit in.Luckily, in Palencia they ended up… pic.twitter.com/upcmlvzjEH
— Spanish Revolution (@Spanish_Revo) September 4, 2026
