Zucchero, everything is ready in Trieste for the double concert in Piazza Unita on 4 and 5 July

Everything is ready in Trieste for a double concert by Zucchero Fornasciari, the most famous Italian bluesman in the world, ready to excite the public tomorrow and Wednesday, 4 and 5 July, in Piazza Unita d’Italia. Two of Zucchero’s concerts, part of his “World Wild Tour”, are included in the “Live in Trieste” calendar, which will also see the arrival of Biagio Antonucci on Saturday 15 July. But let’s get down to useful information for the thousands of fans who will arrive in Trieste in the next few days. Tickets for the two appointments are still on sale on the Ticketone circuit and will also be on sale at the Via del Teatro ticket office from 6.30pm. The doors will open to the public at 19.00 in anticipation of the live commencing at 21.30. All the information at www.azalea.it. The Live in Trieste review is organized by Zenit srl, in collaboration with the Municipality of Trieste, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and PromoturoFVG. Information and authorized points at www.azalea.it.

The international tour (which sold out last year with 14 sold-out concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Arena di Verona) resumed at Auckland Town Hall in Auckland, New Zealand on 24 April and ended beyond European borders. , at the Sydney Opera House. The “World Wild Tour”, which has been a great success with audiences and critics, will see Zucchero on stages across Europe until August. Zucchero will be accompanied on stage by an international super band composed of Polo Jones (musical director, bass), Kat Dyson (guitar, BVS), Peter Waitz (Hammond, piano and synth), Mario Schilliro (guitar), Adriano Molinari (drums) . ), Nicola Peruch (keyboards), Monica MZ Carter (drums, percussion), James Thompson (horns, BVS), Lazaro Amaury Oviedo Dillout (horns), Carlos Minoso (horns) and Oma Jali (backing vocals).

Most recently, Zucchero was a surprise guest onstage for Coldplay at the San Siro in Milan. The British band sang a duet with Zucchero on the notes of “Diamante”. The band’s frontman Chris Martin left the stage for Zucchero, who performed “Hey Man” with vocals and guitar. One of the leading interpreters of blues rock in Italy, Zucchero (born Adelmo Fornaciari) has sold over 60 million records in his career, 8 million of them with the album “Oro, Incenseo and Beer”. In addition to being the first Western artist to perform in the Kremlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Zucchero is also the only Italian artist to have participated in all 46,664 shows at the Woodstock Festival in 1994, including Nelson Mandela’s. Ambassador and in 1992 at the Freddie Mercury Tribute. Also in 1992 Zucchero and Luciano Pavarotti shared the concept of the charity gala Pavarotti & Friends. The first edition was broadcast live around the world, starting a series of annual charity concerts that continued until 2003. In 1999 they performed in front of 200,000 people at the IMST Festival in Austria, following Bryan Adams and before the Rolling Stones. That same year he was invited by U2’s Bono to play at a worldwide-broadcast Net Aid charity concert in New York. Zucchero also participates in two editions of the Rainforest Fund (1997 and 2019), charity concerts organized by Sting together with his wife Trudie Styler to protect rainforests around the world and the human rights of the indigenous populations living there.

During his career he has played in 5 continents, 69 states, 650 cities including Oman, Mauritius, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Armenia, New Zealand and many more. In 2004 he performed at the Royal Albert Hall in a memorable concert in which he hosted internationally renowned colleagues on stage, including Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Solomon Burke and Dolores O’Riordan. The concert was later released on DVD under the title “Live at the Royal Albert Hall”. In 2007 it was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Traditional Vocal Collaboration with Billy Preston and Eric Clapton. Her concert in December 2012 at the Higher Institute of Art in Havana with over 80,000 people was said to be the largest live performance ever by a foreign singer in banned Cuba. In July 2018, he performed in London’s Hyde Park to mark British Summer Time, alongside international artists such as Eric Clapton, Santana, Steve Winwood, in front of over 65,000 people. During 2020, Zucchero, along with the biggest international stars, participated in the global live streaming “One World: Together at Home” (in support of the World Health Organization in the fight against Covid-19), for a universal message. talked to. Playing the unreleased “Canta la Vita” in front of a deserted Colosseum on the 50th anniversary of World Earth Day, taken from Bono’s “Let Your Love Be Known”, text in Italian signed by Zucchero and performed with Bono Went. And, again, he sent a message of hope, chanting “Amore ora!” in Piazza San Marco, a magical and desolate Venice. went around the world, performing the song, which was an adaptation of the song “No Time for Love Like Now”. Signed by Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner, with text in Italian by Zucchero. In addition, she released the emotional duet “September” with Sting, which was included in Zucchero’s album “DOC Deluxe” (a double CD containing all the songs from “DOC” and 6 new songs) and Sting’s “duet”. Song included. In May 2021, “Inacoustico DOC & More” was released, the first fully acoustic project in Zucchero’s career, and during the summer of 2021 Zucchero performed acoustic concerts in Italy and abroad, despite reduced capacity due to restrictions. made a series. COVID-19. November 2021 saw the release of “Discover”, Zucchero’s first cover project that boasts collaborations with Bono, Elisa and Mahmoud, and a virtual duet with Fabrizio De Andre. In December, “Sing 2 – Semper piu forte” was released in theaters, in which Zucchero tried his hand at dubbing the character Clay Calloway. From April to October 2022 Zucchero returns live with his “World Wild Tour” with 80 concerts around the world, with which he stops in Italy – at the Verona Arena – with 14 concerts. His music has spread beyond national boundaries due to his many collaborations with international artists such as Bryan Adams, Al Green, The Blues Brothers, Solomon Burke, Dolores O’Riordan, Rufus Thomas, Johnny Hallyday, Tony Childs, Sherrill Crowe, Tom Jones, the Scorpions, and more. Has gone. , Bono, Sting, Jeff Beck, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Elvis Costello, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Paul Young, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Mark Knopfler, Brian May, Luciano Pavarotti, Ennio Morricone, Andrea Bocelli, Iggy Pop, Queen, Mana, Alejandro Sanz and many more.