“Feel free to do whatever you want: dance, sing. This is the right place”: Marco Mengoni straightens things out immediately at the start of the show. while some dancers multiply on the giant screen, pointing to a mass releaseon the notes ofno stressgoes wild in front of the singer 60 thousand of Circus Maximus In full white jacket and shorts, inviting the public to be like him. The party has only just begun and the atmosphere is already sizzling hot. Some images of Mengoni in sportswear appear on the LED, A Quote From Christian Bale’s Iconic Workout in “American Psycho”Mary Harron’s film in which the British actor played Patrick Bateman, a bloodthirsty psychopathic killer.
,“Relax”, “Enjoy”, “Shout”, “Dance”, “Sing”, “Feel Free”: The keyword of the show has been reaffirmed as the slogan. They summarize the meaning of the concert, which is between Tribute to the LGBTQI community (On “Warrior”, at the end of the long marathon, the singer will wave Daniel Quasar’s Progress Pride flag, like at Eurovision), Tributes to divas of black music or contemporary pop – From Tina Turner to Beyoncé – E social messagingtakes the form of instant reproduction Mangoniverseof the philosophy that Mengoni’s music revolves around and by which it is often embodied: it is an inclusive and multi-faceted show, A hymn to the freedom to be yourself without hindrance, Able to talk to everyone.
Marco Mengoni arrives on stage, parading through the lawn to the tune ofchange a man”, while glimpses of the last two – intense – years of his career follow each other on the screen. He shakes hands with the luckiest of those attached to the barriers, who have arrived at the ancient Roman stadium from the early hours of the morning to run down the stage when the gates open, and smiles at the camera crews: Catwalk heading for the stairs which divides into two the pit of the Circus Maximus, where they closed their last night First stadium tour with over 300,000 tickets soldIt seems that they want to give back a little of what the public has given them in these fourteen years.
“It’s one of the most beautiful gifts anyone has ever given me in my life”, he said onstage before the concert began, framed, sealed by image, at the end of an era in his career. Made among the 60,000 flashes that turn the ancient Roman stadium into an infinite expanse of light. The concert isn’t just a closing party for the tour (the music starts playing in the area as early as 4.30pm, with DJ sets from Dardust, Estremo and Whitmery, while French Chloë Caillet will be behind the console for the after-party ). Marco Mengoni talks not only about the successes of these two years, three albums (the trilogy of “Materia”, of which “Pele”, released in May, represents the final part), several singles, the return to the competition let’s talk about. Festival of Sanremo with “Two Lives”, participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, first tour in stadiums:.in front of the people of a city that feels like its own – one who, in his early twenties, left Ronciglione, in the province of Viterbo, and moved in search of that path to success to the capital, where between sessions with Giorgia and Alex Baroni’s work team and evenings at clubs, he ” Find tests of “The X Factor” – It also retraces the steps of the journey that started fourteen years ago, Talking about its development.
“Human Beings”, “I Want”, “Muhammad Ali”, “Believe Me Again”: drawing from various titles in his discography, mixing past and present, The singer from Lazio presents the perfect pop show, not only for repertoire, which is actually a Greatest Hits worth 75 platinum records and sold over 4 million copies And that makes the concert a kind of giant open-air karaoke. work of production black skull creativeLondon studio of architects, designers and creatives already together Elton John And dua lipa It does not matter that the staging has already been seen in the San Siro and the Olimpico last year and then on a smaller scale in the arenas, the stage has been conceived as the studio of a music television program since the late 70s. (“Descoring” and ambient, to be clear), a large ring (illuminated by Jordan Babaev’s lights, already behind the show of well-placed editors, before even being called in by the Manskins), a central maxi -above the screen and the two lateral ones (the cameras are managed by Cristian Biondani, who signed last year’s Italian Eurovision) and the musicians, eleven in total, arranged on the stairs around the microphones.
,Flames, lasers, special effects make everything more epic, And you will get impressive views Make the overall effect noticeable. Like when, after making room for singers Morris Pradella, Yvonne Park, Elisabetta Ferrari, and Nicole Di Gioacchino, Joe Sly and The Family Stone’s “Dance to the Music,” Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” in a mash-up between Let’s try our hand. , “Move On Up” by Curtin Mayfield, “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” by Etta James and “Something Special” by Patti LaBelle, Marco Mengoni reappears as the statue at the top of the stage stairs and “K open withLightThe heart of the show, which also sounds like it’s from the 70s, between soul and r&b, He is introduced – for the record – by an extraordinary presenter, Drusilla FoerWhich presents the band amidst retro lights and gold look.
The key entry has no effect on the scene either. Elodies, Marco Mengoni still hasn’t finished singing “L’Essenziale”. rihanna de noantreestarted Quartasio to conquer the Italian music business, He appears on the back stairs with his white shoes on the cue to Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love”.Causing tachycardia to boys who have been dragged to the Circus Maximus by their respective girlfriends: the time has come”crazy music”, one of the most played singles by radio in recent weeks, one of the most anticipated songs in the lineup. It’s all excessive pop, but quality. and well done In an era when the expression “international show production” is most commonly misused, even inappropriately, when describing tours of Italian artists, Mengoni’s example is given – which is the autumn production starting in October. Will leave for European tour in the season. 18 from Barcelona – is the one that comes closest to the goal.
in conclusion .This is the story of Marco Mengoni which looks like a little handbook on how to become a pop star in Italy, ,i will trustWith the couple ARIS But “two clouds(surprisingly, released across platforms at midnight) and with brash But “ask me how am i,Necessary“, Sanremo area”two lives“(complete with a confetti explosion),”Gaurav Phool,You know that,Greetings!,i really loved you” And “but tonightThese are some of the successes that have marked the rise of the singer: This concert itself is a good impeccable compilation, Which sounds absolutely perfect, between hyperpop, funk, 80s dance references, ultra-classical balladone. Mangoni satisfies, satisfies, reassures. Then from time to time a flicker, a scratch appears. bright,
The cover of “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads, which Morgan sang on an episode of The X Factor, is not at the Circus Maximus, unlike the previous week’s show at the San Siro. Feels like remembering that phase of my career Almost punk rock version of “Believe Me Again”, Between distorted guitars and flames: Nothing but “mad music”, Mengoni’s apparent madness re-emerges in the “maybe yes maybe no” of the Hamletic, ambiguous, mysterious “Mad King”., but only then plays into the darkest of pieces with the nuances of his voice The lineup that the singer returns to displace also reverts to the band’s fuller sound, including some musicians who have already played with him in the turbulent period following Talent’s death, such as bassist Giovanni Pallotti (his musical direction) of the show), guitarist Peter Cornacchia and drummer Davide Solazzi (today he also plays with Calcutta).
On the stage of the Circus Maximus, in front of an expanse of glitter, he does it with “.Light,protect yourself from me”, duet with Gazelle on the white soul of “Il meno possibile” and duet with “il maestro” – he calls him – Samuel Bersani on “Ancora una volta”: when he rediscovers his “black” roots, So there’s really nobody for anybody.
From song to song, you don’t miss a beat monologue, Last year’s theme was The Weight of Words. This year is related to the meaning given by Mengoni spectacles – The polyhedron is also recreated on stage, in one of the most spectacular pieces of the show, within a structure on which the singer performs – for an introspective analysis exploring each and every aspect that characterizes the human being. tells.Importance of working on yourself to fight injustice Try to raise awareness of his army, as well as call fans.
Angry: “Everything around us gets crueler as we try to get better every day. ,That is why I want to know how to fight against those injustices that should not be understood, understood and justified. Even passing through the prism is useless. This world, this life is all that we have. And it would be right if they were more beautiful, more fair, easier for everyone. but it’s not like that. And then it was time to sulk. And have to fight. Because maybe together we can still change things, “Are you from the left? Do you read newspapers? / If you come from talent, you can’t have ideals”, she sang “How Do You Feel”, one of the songs from the album “Solo 2.0” twelve years ago, which is a collage of sentences taken from articles The media was devoted to him after his win on The X Factor.
At that time he was intimidated. need to be taken seriously today, ,ForbiddenOne of the most intense parts of the evening. “I have no arms with you now, but you’re even more naked than me / Tonight I sleep with you, you said she wasn’t here”, sings Mengoni, almost a whisper. “It is a very important piece. It tells about a love story. Not full revenge, this love. But Seymour is love. And since this is the last concert I’m doing this summer, I wanted to reiterate that. Prohibition, limitation these two adjectives do not exist in love. love is free and always will be”, he clarifies. “Ready to Run” gives the concert one last electrorock push before a danceable finale”.i am waiting for you”, which accompanies the credits not only of the evening, but of the entire tour, while Mengoni proceeds on the catwalk to thank the public amidst a shower of falling stars and even fireworks: “This is the season of Last concert. I’m a little sad, but from tomorrow I’ll still have this memory and this last picture – he says looking around – You gave me a gift I didn’t even know I deserved,
Ladder:
“Change a Man”
“Human”
“no stress”
“I want”
“Mohammad Ali”
“Trust Me Again”
“I will trust”
“Light”
“Protect Yourself From Me”
“As Little As Possible” (with Gazelles)
“Two Clouds” (with Aries)
“Necessary”
“Crazy Music” (with Elodie)
“two lives”
“Flowers of Pride”
“You know that”
“hola”
“Ask Me How I Am” (with Brash)
“I really loved you”
“Once Again” (with Samuel Bersani)
“Warrior”
“Forbidden”
“But Tonight”
“ready to run”
“I’m waiting for you”