Ben Harper + Robert Randolph and the Family Band
at 21 Piazza Napoleone
Over the last few years, the Lucca Summer Festival has become very popular amongst music lovers. The programmed concerts range from Jazz, blues, rock and roll, and pop to Latin America music, but they are united by one common denominator which is the high standard and reputation of both national and international artists. About 50,000 people who are generally between the ages of 18 and 35 have in past festivals, filled some historic squares in Lucca, piazza Napoleone, piazza San Martino and piazza Anfiteatro, so as to participate in the eleven concerts being staged. The event is organised by D’Alessandro and Galli in collaboration with the Town Council and Province of Lucca.
The programme 2011 is still being planned. The set dates are:
9/7 Arcade Fire
14/7 Elton John and his band
15/7 Joe Cocker + B.B. King
16/7 Amy Winehouse
18/7 Ben Harper
21/7 James Blunt
Details:
D’Alessandro e Galli
tel 0584 46477
info@dalessandroegalli.com
D’Alessandro&Galli
The first Summer Festival event took place in 1998 and even though it was organised on a smaller scale than successive events (the programme only offered four concerts), presented already the characteristics that went on to make it such a successful event. Concerts took place in the framework of the enchanting piazzas Anfiteatro and Napoleone and featured great artists such as Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker. Following Summer Festivals have seen the participation of important artists from the history of rock, folk, and jazz together with new interesting artists on the horizon: Joan Baez, David Bowie, Elton John, Keith Jarret, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, Youssou N’Dour, Giorgia e The Cranberries to name but a few.
40 euro