On October 6, 2025, Argentine President Javier Milei took the stage at a packed Movistar Arena stadium in Buenos Aires, belting out rock anthems in a black leather jacket as circa 10,000 supporters roared. It was billed as the launch of his new book, La Construcción del Milagro (The Construction of the Miracle), and it played as a campaign-style rally, with music, flashing screens, and Milei singing classic rock covers.
The performance unfolded as the economy teetered, his government faced scandal, and midterm elections loomed. To many, the stadium fiesta recalled Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned….
The question followed: Is this the beginning of the end for Milei’s ultra-libertarian-extravaganza government?
The Stadium Spectacle
Milei entered shortly after 8:30 p.m., wading through a euphoric crowd to a Rolling Stones riff. Giant screens showed atomic explosions and crumbling buildings. He opened with Charly García’s “Demoliendo Hoteles,” backed by his self-styled banda presidencial, which includes a congressman on drums and a legislator on backing vocals. It was not their first presentation: they’ve already done something similar in Luna Park stadium. But this time it was different. For nearly a complete hour, the president-turned-frontman worked through national rock standards.
The show aimed to recapture the electric energy of his 2023 campaign. It was an attempt to “recover the mystique,” revive the anti-establishment persona, and turn anger into excitement.
But the context made it stark. Days earlier, Milei’s coalition had suffered a defeat in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina’s largest district.
“Listen, Kirchnerists: you won one battle, but you didn’t win the war!” he shouted between songs.
At the exact same moment, his economic team is in Washington, seeking a financial lifeline abroad, and his top congressional candidate stepped down over ties to drug money. Still, Milei pressed on, even improvising attacks while …
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Author: Rolando García / High Times
