The must-see concerts and festivals in Florence and Tuscany
All the great summer live music dates to mark in your diary
Concerts and festivals bring big names on the music scene to Florence and all of Tuscany. So that you don't risk missing any of the big events scheduled for the coming months, here is a comprehensive summer reminder to jot down in your diary.
JUNE
Firenze Rocks 2024: Avenged Sevenfold and Bob Vylan arrive at the Visarno Arena in Florence on 13 June and Tool, The Struts, dEUS and Night Verses on 15 June.
Ultravox Firenze: No longer on the Cornacchie lawn but in the Tinaia lawn, a stone's throw from the piazzale delle Cascine, in front of the Visarno. New location for Ultravox Firenze, the summer space with free admission in the Parco delle Cascine. The address changes but not the formula: Ultravox Firenze confirms itself as the ideal place to meet up, enjoy an author's aperitif or an excellent dinner, while shows and concerts parade on stage. At the Anfiteatro delle Cascine Ernesto De Pascale, on the other hand, there are pay-per-view concerts: the Versus Festival with Kid Yugi, Nerissima Serpe, Papa V (14 June), La Sad (22 June), Willie Peyote (28 June), Voglio tornare negli anni 90 (30 June), Noemi (12 July), Vasco Brondi (23 July).
Lucca Summer Festival: From 8 June to 24 July in Lucca, 17 days of music with national and international stars: Eric Clapton (2 June), Ed Sheeran (8 and 9 June), Tedua (3 July), Geolier (5 July), The Smashing Pumpkins and Tom Morello (6 July), Swedish House Mafia (30 June), Rod Stewart (7 July), Calcutta (11 July), Lenny Kravitz (12 July), Diana Krall (15 July), John Fogerty (16 July), Salmo and Noyz (18 July), Mika (19 July), Sam Smith (20 July), Duran Duran (21 and 23 July), Toto (24 July) and Gazzelle (26 July).
Estate Fiesolana: at the Teatro Romano in Fiesole (FI) over 100 days of theatre, culture and the music of Carmen Consoli (28 June), Simone Cristicchi (8 July), Cory Henry (9 July), Sergio Cammariere (12 July), Dana Al Fardan (17 July), Rufus Wainwright (20 July), Max Gazzè (29 July).
La Prima Estate: From 14 to 23 June for two consecutive weekends, in the BussolaDomani park in Lido di Camaiore, the festival that kicks off the summer returns. Jane's Addiction, Dinosaur Jr, Sleaford Mods, and Motta take turns on stage on 14 June, while on 16 June it is the turn of Phoenix, 2Manydjs, and Venerus. Friday 21 June: Peggy Gou, Anotr and Todd Terje. Saturday 22 Paolo Nutini, Michael Kiwanuka and Black Country New Road. Finally, on 23 June Fontaines D.C., Kasabian, Shame, Wu-Lu.
LUGLIO
Pistoia Blues a Pistoia: 4 July Calexico, 7 July Tommaso Paradiso, 8 July Elio e le Storie Tese, 11 July Mario Biondi and Dee Dee Bridgewater, 12 July Matteo Mancuso and Mark Lettieri Group, 13 July Antonello Venditti and Devon Allman Project.
Tommaso ParadisoMusart Festival a Firenze: 17 July Pink Floyd Legend and Orchestra della Toscana, 18 July Roberto Vecchioni, 21 July Lorena McKennitt, 22 July Il Volo, 25 July Pooh, 26 July CCCP.
IL VOLO ph Leandro Manuel EmedeAUGUST
Montalfonso sotto le stelle in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana and San Romano in Garfagnana (Lucca): On the festival stage Antonello Venditti (3 August), Inti-Illimani (5 August), Panariello and Masini (7 August), Paolo Crepet (8 August), Alfa (12 August), Roberto Vecchioni (20 August), Roberto Saviano (22 August).
Castiglioncello Festival at the Pasquini Castle in Castiglioncello: 3 August Alfa, 5 August Russel Crowe, 6 August Paolo Crepet, 13 August Andrea Pucci, 16 August Achille Lauro, 19 August Cristiano De Andrè, 20 August Francesco De Gregori, 24 August Fiorella Mannoia.
FIORELLA MANNOIABeat Festival a Empoli: in Serravalle Park, concerts by Marlene Kuntz (29 August), Fulminacci (30 August), Gio Evan (1 September), Silent Bob & Sick Budd (7 September).
SEPTEMBER
Settembre Prato è Spettacolo: From 31 August to 4 September in Piazza Duomo in Prato come Panariello vs Masini (31 August), The Kolors (2 September), Alborosie and Africa United (3 September) and Francesco De Gregori (4 September).
