We have previously mentioned Lucca’s famous Summer Festival, which is a festival in the more international sense of the word than those that are more common in Tuscany; i.e. a music festival rather than a food festival, though it tends to be one concert an evening in the historic centre of the city, rather than multiple stages and acts per day out in a field somewhere. It is one of many the great music festivals that take place in Italy each year but is among those that attract the most amazing of line-ups. This year is no exception with the likes of Elton John, Take That, Ennio Morricone, New Order, and others taking the stage over the course of a month.
The first edition of the Summer Festival Lucca was held in 1998 with a performance by Bob Dylan and, since then, they have welcomed internationally renowned artists and bands such as Eric Clapton, Jamoroquai, James Brown, Green Day, Lauryn Hill, Pet Shop Boys, and The Rolling Stones and popular Italian singers such as Fiorella Mannoia, Pino Daniele, Giorgia and Elisa, and many more excellent acts over the years.
The first edition of the Summer Festival Lucca was held in 1998 with a performance by Bob Dylan and, since then, they have welcomed internationally renowned artists and bands such as Eric Clapton, Jamoroquai, James Brown, Green Day, Lauryn Hill, Pet Shop Boys, and The Rolling Stones and popular Italian singers such as Fiorella Mannoia, Pino Daniele, Giorgia and Elisa, and many more excellent acts over the years.
This year, for the 22nd edition of the festival, things kick off on Friday, June 28th and go on until Monday, July 29th. One of the major headliners this year is one of the most famous and beloved pop stars of all time, Sir Elton John, who has chosen Lucca as one of his 300 final destinations on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. Ennio Morricone, another major act, bidding farewell with his performance at Lucca being one of three final live concerts. See the composer of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cinema Paradiso and hundreds of other incredible scores one last time in person.
So, find a vacation rental in Lucca and enjoy some incredible musical acts in Tuscany this summer…
Full Line-Up:
June 28 - Take That
June 29 - Ennio Morricone
June 30 - Francesco De Greghori
July 5 - Toto
July 6 - Calcutta
July 7 - Elton John
July 9 - Macklemore and Anastasio
July 10 - Tears for Fears
July 12 - New Order (only Italian date)
July 13 - Mark Knopfler and band
July 16 - Eros Ramazzotti
July 19 - Salmo and Maneskin
July 20 - The Good, the Bad and the Queen with vocals by Damon Alburn (the Blur), the Clash bassist Paul Simonon, Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and the Verve guitarist Simon Tong (only Italian date)
July 26 - Gemitaiz
July 27 - The Scorpions (only Italian date)
July 29 – Sting
Get your tickets here.
So, find a vacation rental in Lucca and enjoy some incredible musical acts in Tuscany this summer…
Full Line-Up:
June 28 - Take That
June 29 - Ennio Morricone
June 30 - Francesco De Greghori
July 5 - Toto
July 6 - Calcutta
July 7 - Elton John
July 9 - Macklemore and Anastasio
July 10 - Tears for Fears
July 12 - New Order (only Italian date)
July 13 - Mark Knopfler and band
July 16 - Eros Ramazzotti
July 19 - Salmo and Maneskin
July 20 - The Good, the Bad and the Queen with vocals by Damon Alburn (the Blur), the Clash bassist Paul Simonon, Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and the Verve guitarist Simon Tong (only Italian date)
July 26 - Gemitaiz
July 27 - The Scorpions (only Italian date)
July 29 – Sting
Get your tickets here.
