they are over 25 years old Lucca Summer Festival and has managed incredibly well to maintain a high level of quality within a historic city like Lucca, without distorting its characteristic medieval structure, even when the festival’s boundaries include a space demarcated by historic walls. which begins with the great concert. of the Rolling Stones.
this year will welcome the increased space i stigma, as we have already told you in this article, for a long-awaited unique Italian date. The setlist dedicated to his greatest successes will certainly be accompanied by the title track of his new album the ballad of darren, surprisingly announced for 21 July next on the Parlophone label. The concert at the Lucca Summer Festival is scheduled for the next day, July 22So that the event can be turned into a huge release party.
Seven days later, to conclude the festival, in the usual location of the historic walls, the music of Robbie Williams, for a unique Italian date, where our stage will bring the sound of XXV, which redefines its successes in the light of the arrangements of the Metropole Orquesta, a stellar combo with the aroma of jazz from Holland. We have talked about it in detail here. For the occasion, preceded by a spectacular show from Take That, the melodic pop of diodeSpecial guest of the evening.
Another place of celebration, which is no less important, is the setting Napoleon Square, in the center of Lucca and in the historic site of Lucca Summer. In this context, artists of the highest level will alternately start with the great fireworks concert Kiss Anticipated by the opening show, scheduled for June 29 skid Row, We have already told you a few things about this evening dedicated to HM and Hard Rock in this article, it will be useful to remember that this tour is the last chance to see Kiss on stage, which for some time celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. It would be the last of Stanley and Simmons’ band careers.
bus red next first of julyPiazza Napoleone will paint the venue with soulful colours, in light of the great successes that have characterized its sound, driven by unmistakable energy. mick hucknall,
they will obey 4th of July generation sexin the presence of in the presence of D’Alessandro and Alley We devoted an entire editorial. For those who missed it, this is what the superband is made of billy idol, Tony James, steve jones And Paul Cook that brings together some historical members sex pistol i with generation x by Billy Idol, for a repertoire of great punk energy that makes this event worthy of not being missed.
it’s on july 6th Bob Dylan, who returns fifteen years later in Lucca Summer. tall and impressive Rough and Rowdy Veg Tours It’s central to the show and we’ve talked about it on this side.
turn will come on july 12 Sigur RósThe iconic post-rock band has re-released their 2002 third album titled “()” in a carefully remastered version and is nearing the release of an eighth album they are working on. Abhay Road StudioExpected by June. Will tour with all founding members including Icelanders Kjartan Svensson, who is back after ten years of parallel activity. is assigned the opening act king princess, Straight From Brooklyn and with two albums to their credit. The singer-songwriter who has put LGBTIQ rights at the center will bring her sound to the Lucca Summer stage in a mix of pop and songwriting that has already allowed her to achieve a platinum record for the single. make my bed,
July 13 would rather turn placebo, Brian Molko’s Band. Brian will mainly take to the stage at Piazza Napoleone to bring you songs from his latest album released this year, titled never let Me Go,
also for only italian date Norah JonesAn exceptional interpreter suspended between pop and jazz, folk and blues, arrives at the Lucca Summer Festival on July 14, precisely on the wave of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of “run away with me”, the album that anointed his success.
will be on july 16 one Republicled by the band ryan tedderWhose hits have generated hundreds of thousands of streams.
it would be highly corrupted jazz pat metheny to mark sounds July 17Still in Piazza Napoleone. side eye The new project is named and has the taste of a very suggestive experiment, which will allow budding musicians, but with great talent, to try their hand at the stateless jazz of this sacred monster.
three days later, the July 20international rap icon lil nas x Lucca will take to the stage in the Summer, proposing his own disjointed version of the hip hop universe, culture and stereotypes, completely modified by a creative and political fury that focuses on gender identity, sexual freedom, rewriting the history of gender. focuses on a very powerful discourse. Obviously from an anti-macho point of view.
irresistible parody of checo zalone The stage will focus only on the Italian headliner of the festival 21 July with a show titled Love + Vat
July 23 will be the turn of The Great Concert chemical Brothers, Ed Simmons and Tom Rowlands will take to the stage at Lucca with unmatched visuals from Smith & Lyall, the award-winning company that has over the years turned their live performances into truly immersive experiences. We talked about it here, along with some predictions about the concert setlist.
A real double bill in Piazza Napoleone on July 25, Indeed, for that date the guests of the Lucca Summer Festival are Jacob Collier And naughty puppy, Former, protégé Quincy Jones hit the big time in 2016 with his own in my room, as the title suggests, an entirely self-produced album, and which earned him 5 Grammy Awards. After that the doors were opened for iconic collaborations with Herbie Hancock and legendary soundtrack writer Hans Zimmer and many others. In 2018 Jessie, a cycle of four releases, sums up Collier’s ambitions, reaffirming himself as one of the most provocative artists since Prince. The concert line-up consists of Christian Eumann (drums), Robin Mularkey (bass), Elita Moses (percussion), Emily Elbert (guitar), Brian Bliska (keyboards).
naughty puppy Instead they are a genuine American jam band led by Michael League and formed eighteen years ago. Suspended between jazz, rock, world music and funk, with his improvisational prowess he has performed with Erykah Badu, Marcus Miller, Justin Timberlake, Stanley Clarke, Kirk Franklin, Arie Honig, Roy Hargrove, David Crosby, Michael McDonald, Snoop Is. Dog.
Tickets for the Lucca Summer Festival evenings are available for sale on the website www.luccasummerfestival.it and on Ticketone Circuit.