OUT & ABOUT - Veneto and Tuscany June 2018 (1)
VENETO AND NEARBY REGIONS
Festa dea Siaresa
Cherry Festival
Through June 3, from 6:30 p.m., Castegnero (Vicenza); local cherries exhibit and sale; food booths; June 3, opens at noon; live music starts at 9 p.m.
https://it-it.facebook.com/pg/festadeasiaresa/about/?ref=page_internal
Festa a Maddalene di Primavera
Maddalene's Spring Festival
Through June 4, Vicenza, Via Maddalene 32; food booths open at 7 p.m.; at 9 p.m. live music and dancing; fireworks on June 4 at 11 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213338455449696&set=gm.1874596829251683&type=3&theater
Festival dei Popoli Indigeni - Lo spirito del Pianeta
International Festival of Indigenous and tribal groups
Through June 10, Chiuduno (Bergamo), Via Martiri della Libertà; traditional songs and dances; ethnic items exhibit and sale; workshops and conferences; free entrance. For program and detailed info, visit https://www.lospiritodelpianeta.it/en/
Dueville e l'Acqua
Water Festival
June 1-3, starts at 7 p.m.; Dueville, Piazza Monza 44; food booths feature a wide variety of Veneto specialties and wines; June 1, local band concert and majorettes show; every night at 9 p.m., live music and dancing; free event.
http://www.vicenzatoday.it/eventi/sagre/dueville-e-l-acqua-2018.html
Peraga Medievale
Medieval Festival
June 1, 6-10 p.m.; June 2-3, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Vigonza (Padova), Peraga Castle, Via Arrigoni 1; food booths feature typical medieval food and beverages; medieval music and dances; fire eaters shows and historical parades; June 3 at 11 p.m. fireworks.
http://www.peragamedievale.org/rievocazione-2018/programma-2018/
Palio del Chiaretto
Chiaretto Contest
June 1-3, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Bardolino (Verona), Lungolago Riva Cornicello; this festival is dedicated to the promotion and tasting of the Lake Garda's rosé wine, Chiaretto. Many Italian wineries display their wines in elegant wooden booths, set up with artistic and pink floral decorations. Food booths feature cold cuts, fish, and white meats accompanied by the Chiaretto wines; music and fireworks; sporting shows including the National Dragon Boat Race, with historic boats with dragon-like heads and tails. http://www.bardolinotop.it/eventi/14-palio-del-chiaretto
STREEAT® Food Festival
June 1-3, 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Bassano del Grappa, Parco Santa Caterina; the best Italian food trucks offer a great variety of specialties, beers and wines from all over Italy; free event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/642593582615088/?fref=ts
Sagra della Luganega
Luganega Fair
June 1-4, Lapio di Arcugnano (Vicenza); local products and crafts exhibit and sale; food booth featuring the local luganega (grilled sausage) and a great variety of Veneto specialties are open 7- 11 p.m.; live music and entertainment; free event.
https://www.italybyus.com/vi/event-pro/sagra-della-luganega-2018-local-festival-lapio
Festa di Primavera
Spring Festival
June 1-4, 7-11 p.m., Costozza (Longare), Via Chiesa Nuova 37; food booths featuring local specialties open at 7; June 3, at 4:30 p.m. entertainment for children with bounce-houses and games; music and dancing start at 9 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1566578313439615/
Fuori Mercato
Vintage, Crafts and creative recycling exhibit and sale
June 2-3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Vicenza, Piazza delle Erbe.
http://www.vicenza.com/eventi-a-vicenza-e-provincia/fuorimercato-2018%20vintage-artigianato-e-riciclo-creativo
Esposizione Giocattoli Storici
Vintage Toys Exhibit
June 2-23, Tuesdays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Chiericati Palace, Piazza Matteotti 37; more than 5000 perfectly kept vintage toys on display; among them, some very rare hand-painted toys; entrance fee: €7, reduced €5; free entrance on June 2-3.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/199129
Sculture di Sabbia
Sand Sculptures Festival
June 2- Sept. 9, Jesolo, Piazza Brescia; this year's theme is "Sand Raptors"; international artists take part in this special event; they compete in shaping every kind of artistic figure with fine golden sand; free entrance.
http://www.comune.jesolo.ve.it/sculture-di-sabbia-2018
Belli Carichi
Fully charged
June 2-3; June 2, 2-11 p.m.; June 3, 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Vicenza, Rugby Stadium, Via Baracca 17; rugby, volleyball; large food stand features local specialties and beers; free entrance.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/198380
Free Museums in Vicenza
June 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free entrance for Vicenza province residents to Palazzo Chiericati, Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 37-39; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; collections of paintings, sculptures, and applied arts from the 13th to the 20th centuries; and to Natural History and Archaeological Museum, Contrà Santa Corona 4.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/199130
Festa di Sant'Antonio
St. Antony Fair
June 3, June 8-10, and June 12-13, Zugliano (Vicenza); food booths open at 7:30 p.m.; bounce-houses, nightly live music and dancing; June 13, fireworks at 11:30 p.m.
http://www.eventiesagre.it/Eventi_Feste/1542_La+Festa+Di+Sant+antonio+a+Zugliano.html
Frida Kahlo - Oltre mito
Frida Kahlo - Beyond the myth
Through June 3, Milan, Mudec, Museo delle Culture, Via Tortona 56. A full exhibition dedicated to Frida Kahlo, from the beginning of her career until the latest steps of her artistic production. The works on display do not follow a chronological order, as they are divided into five sections, including politics, women, violence, nature and death. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; closed on Monday morning. Entrance fee; €13; reduced €11.
http://www.mudec.it/ita/frida/
Riviera Folk Music Festival
June 7-10, 7:30 p.m. - midnight, Vicenza, Via Orlando; live music; food and beer stands open at 7:30 p.m.; free entrance.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/198133
Festa di Sant'Antonio e dello Gnocco
St. Anthony and Gnocco Festival
June 7-13, 7-11 p.m., Veggiano (Padova); food booths featuring gnocchi and other local specialties open at 7 p.m.; local products and crafts exhibit and sale; carnival rides; live music and dancing start at 9 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/proloco.veggiano/photos/a.545432472279967.1073741849.526266084196606/1026166484206561/?type=3&theater
Mexico & Würstel
June 8-10, 7-11 p.m., Costozza (Longare), Via Chiesa Nuova 37; food booths featuring Mexican and Tyrolese specialties open at 7 p.m.; bounce-houses and charity raffle; nightly live music and dancing.
https://www.facebook.com/events/284478678758743/?active_tab=about
Country & Horses Festival
June 8-10, 6-11 p.m., Castegnero, Villaganzerla, Via Piazza, about 9 miles south of Vicenza; it opens at 4 p.m. on June 10; country items exhibit and sale; softair shooting range; Indian village; houses; face-painting; food booth; western games.
https://ch.yumevent.com/villaganzerla/7-festival-country-horses/182504
Festa di Sant'Antonio
St. Anthony Festival
June 8-10 and June 15-17, Sasso, Asiago; about 36 miles south of Vicenza; food booths open at 7:30 p.m.; live music and entertainment at 9 p.m.
https://www.eventa.it/eventi/asiago/festa-di-santantonio-a-sasso
Lucciolata
Charitable night walk
June 8, 5 or 10 km walk will be held in Vicenza, at 8:30 p.m., at Maddalene Sports Center, Via delle Maddalene; free participation; monetary donations will be accepted and sent to Aviano's Cancer Treatment Center.
http://www.marathonclubvicenza.it/calendario.html
Donne Guerriere
Woman Warriors
June 9, 3-8 p.m., Vicenza, Stradella delle Barche 14; a black and white photo exhibit by five photographers of the Vicenza military community, Laura Caldwell-Chall, Monisa Poole Dobbins, William James, Tabitha Jo Morrison, and Sarah Romero; the exhibit's theme is the dual role of mother and Soldier highlighting the women's perseverance and inner strength; free entrance.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/vicenza/eventi/evento.php/198009
Juggling Festival
June 15-16, 6-11 p.m.; June 17, 4-11 p.m., Malo, Villa Clementi, Via Cardinal de Lai 61, about 20 miles northwest of Vicenza; jugglers, magicians, fire and clowns shows; arts workshop; live music; food booths; free entry.
https://www.italybyus.com/vi/event-pro/juggling-festival-malo/
Festa Del Bigolo fatto a mano e del Solstizio d'Estate
Handmade Bigolo and Summer Solstice Fair
June 15-17, Castegnero, Villaganzerla, Via Pasubio 1, about 9 miles south of Vicenza; Bigoli is a type of pasta similar to spaghetti, realized with soft wheat flour, hard bran grain and eggs; the local specialty, "Bigoi co l'arna" (Bigoli with duck sauce) is a renowned local plate; food booths featuring bigoli, grilled meat, and other local specialties open at 7 p.m.; live music and dancing.
https://www.italybyus.com/vi/event-pro/sagra-festa-del-bigolo-country-festival-2018-villaganzerla/
Sagra dei Santi Patroni
Saint Patrons' Fair
June 15-17 and June 22-25, Gambugliano (Vicenza), Via Antonio Bruttomesso 3; bounce houses on Saturdays and Sundays from 6 p.m.; food booths featuring a great variety of local specialties open at 7 p.m.; live music and dancing start at 9 p.m.
http://www.vicenzatoday.it/eventi/sagre/sagra-patroni-gambugliano-giugno-2018
Sagra dei Bigoli
Bigolo Fair
June 16, Pianezze (Arcugnano); food booths featuring bigoli prepared with a variety of sauces open at 7 p.m. Bigoli is a type of pasta similar to spaghetti, realized with soft wheat flour, hard bran grain and eggs; free event.
https://www.italybyus.com/vi/event-pro/sagra-dei-bigoli-2018-local-festival-pianezze/
Lumen Festival
Light, Music and Food Trucks Festival
June 20-24, 7 p.m.-midnight, Vicenza, Salvi Gardens; a great variety of street food selection including Asian, Mexican, vegan and gluten free specialties; draft beers; crafts and vinyl collectibles exhibit and sale; light displays; music with bands and DJs. For tickets and more info, visit https://www.lumenfestival.com/.
Triskell - Festa Internazionale di Musica Celtica
Triskell - International Celtic Music Festival
June 21-July 1, Trieste; Boschetto del Ferdinandeo; Via Carlo de Marchesetti; it opens at 4 p.m. on weekdays and at 10:30 a.m. Fridays-Sundays; Celtic market and food; natural elements, fire and crystal balls shows with Vassago; Celtic wedding celebrations (€10); live music every night starts at 9 p.m.; clay workshops; free Scottish and Celtic dancing workshop; archery workshops; body and face painting.
https://www.celticevents.org/
Fiaccolata di Solferino Torchlight walk in Solferino
June 23. The Italian Red Cross has invited national Red Cross societies around the world to celebrate of the ideals of the Red Cross, and to participate in a 7-kilometer torchlight walk between the towns of Castiglione and Solferino.
The event commemorates Henry Dunant's experience of giving care to the wounded in the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, which took place June 24, 1859. While Dunant did not par¬ticipate in the battle, he witnessed its aftermath and was motivated by the horrific suffering of wounded soldiers left on the battlefield to begin a campaign that would eventually result in the Geneva Conventions and the establishment of the International Red Cross. The Vicenza American Red Cross is organizing a bus to the event; registration fee: €5/person; the bus will leave June 23 at 1 p.m. and return around 1 a.m. on June 24; for more info, POC is Leilani Piaseky, DSN 637-8916, COMM 0444-61-8916.
https://www.cri.it/solferino2018
La Partita a Scacchi a personaggi viventi
Live Chess Game
Sept. 7-9, Marostica, Piazza degli Scacchi, about 18 miles north of Vicenza. Grand opening Sept. 7 at 9 p.m., Sept. 8-9, 9 p.m. This chess match commemorates the historic chess match of 1454. The game is a re-enactment of the match that Lord Taddeo Parisio held to determine the marriage of his daughter. Purchase your ticket well in advance online at http://www.marosticascacchi.it/it/partitaascacchi/ticket.html#1.
Egitto. Dei, faraoni e Uomini
Egypt. Gods, Pharaohs, and Men
Through Sept. 18, Fridays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jesolo, Via Aquileia 123. This exhibit offer a great display of Egyptian artifacts coming from the most important collections of Italian and foreign museums. Visitors not only have a chance to see, know, and analyze the Egyptian world, they can also feel it, thanks to many interactive supports. Entrance fee: €16; reduced: €12 (senior citizens older than 65; students and people with disabilities); €8 (children aged 6-12); free for children younger than 6. Tickets include audio guide.
https://www.jesolo.it/egitto-dei-faraoni-uomini.html-0
Venice Secrets -Crime & Justice Exhibit
Through Sept. 30, open daily, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Venice, Palazzo Zaguri, Campo San Maurizio. In a Venetian palace, through a five-story route divided into 36 rooms, they visitors will be able to know the secret side of the city. On display a wide variety of original finds, instruments of death and torture, and judicial acts, which tell how Venice applied justice. The display is divided in four sections: justice and torture; prisons and prisoners; capital executions; Inquisition and Holy Office. Entrance fee: €16; reduced €12, for senior citizens older than 65 and children ages 6-14.
http://www.venicesecretsbook.it/
Antique markets
Thiene (Vicenza): June 2, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., downtown streets and squares (70 vendors)
Marostica (Vicenza): June 3, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; 8 a.m.-8 p.m., in Piazza Castello (135 vendors)
Noventa Vicentina (Vicenza): June 3, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., in Piazza IV Novembre (120 vendors)
Vittorio Veneto (Treviso): June 3, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., in Serravalle, Piazza Minucci and surrounding streets (75 vendors)
TUSCANY
Festa del Porpo Briao
Drunk Octopus Festival
Through June 3, Castagneto Carducci (Livorno); food booths featuring a great variety of local specialties, among which the renowned octopus cooked in wine, open at noon and again at 7 p.m.; live music and dancing start at 8:30 p.m.; free event.
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/compose/8078732148?.intl=it&.lang=it-IT&.partner=none&.src=fp
BiancoAzzurra - Festa Medievale
WhiteBlue - Medieval Festival
June 1-3, from 4:30 p.m., Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo), at the Fortezza del Cassero; medieval market; flag-throwers, magic shows; medieval war music; horse shows; food booths feature typical medieval dishes; musical fireworks June 3; free entrance.
http://www.festamedievale.it/archivio-edizioni/fmba-xvi-edizione/
Fiera del Gusto e del Benessere
Flavors and Wellbeing Fair
June 1-10, 4 p.m.-midnight, Livorno, Piazza Mazzini; a great variety of local and national products; wellbeing and fitness stands; games and entertainment for children; at night, music, group dances and karaoke.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=1&post=1211
Sagra del Pesce
Fish Fair
June 1-3 and June 8-10, Certaldo (Florence), at multipurpose center, Viale Matteotti 201; food booths feature traditional Tuscan sea food dishes and are open at 7 p.m. and, on Sunday, also at noon.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=1&post=111
Sagra della Bistecca
Steak Festival
June 1-3, and June 7-10, from 7 p.m., Casalguidi, Serravalle Pistoiese (Pistoia), Piazza Vittorio Veneto; food booths feature grilled steaks and many other local specialties and wines; entertainment for children; live music and dancing.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pt/serravalle-pistoiese/sagra-della-bistecca-di-casalguidi.html
Sagra del Cinghiale
Wild Boar Festival
June 1-3 and June 8-10, Agnano Pisano (San Giuliano Terme, Pisa), Via XXV Aprile 32; food booths featuring a wide variety of wild board and local specialties open at 7 p.m. and on June 2 and Sundays also at noon.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pi/san-giuliano-terme/sagra-del-cinghiale-agnano-pisano.html
Sagra del Fiore di Zucca Fritto
Fried Pumpkin Flower Festival
June 1-3 and June 9-10, La Serra, San Miniato (Pisa); food booths featuring many dishes prepared with pumpkin flowers and other local specialties open at 8 p.m.; live music every night.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pi/san-miniato/sagra-del-fiore-di-zucca-fritto.html
La Festa Medicea
Medicean Feast
June 1-17, Pista Rossa Seano (Prato), Via Carlo Levi, 7 p.m.-midnight; live music starts nightly at 9:30 p.m.; medieval market; food booths, live music and shows start at 9:30 p.m.; free entrance.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LaFestaMedicea/events/
Festa Medievale
Medieval Festival
June 2-3, Malmantile, Lastra a Signa (Florence), Piazza Piave, 4 -11 p.m. Medieval market; live music, jesters and street artists; food booths feature typical medieval products; free entrance.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1948114648773217/
Sagra della Chiocciola
Snail Festival
June 2-3, Vicopisano (Pisa); food booths featuring snail dishes and other local specialties open at 7:30 p.m. and, on Sundays, also at noon.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pi/vicopisano/sagra-della-chiocciola.html
Sagra del Ranocchio
Frog Fair
June 2-3, Brozzi (Florence), Via San Martino 6; food booths featuring fried frogs and other local specialties open at 6:30 p.m.; entertainment.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/fi/firenze/sagra-del-ranocchio.html
Sagra delle Ciliegie
Cherry Festival
June 3-4, Lari (Pisa); local products and crafts exhibit and sale; street artists and entertainment for children; a great opportunity to visit the Vicari Castle, in Piazza del Castello; the castle will be open throughout the duration of the event.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/cerca?q=&category=&tag=&area=&city=&date=13&page=4&post=45
Corri sui Lungarni
Running along the Arno River
June 3; this 7.2 km walk departs at 9:30 a.m., Pisa, from Piazza XX Settembre and goes through the most famous and beautiful landmarks of Pisa; participation fee: €5. For more details, check http://www.podisticaospedalieripisa.it/
Du' Pici Sotto le Stelle
Pici Under the Stars
June 8-9, Chianciano Terme (Siena), Piazzolina dei Soldati; 7-11 p.m.; pici is a traditional home-made pasta of the Siena province; food booths feature many local specialties and gluten-free products; free event.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/si/chianciano-terme/du-pici-sotto-le-stelle.html
Festa del Pesce
Fish Fair
June 9-10 and June 15-17, Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno), Caletta di Castiglioncello, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo; food booths feature a wide variety of seafood; live music and entertainment.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/li/rosignano-marittimo/festa-del-pesce.html
Sagra della porchetta e della Birra
Roast Pork and Beer Fair
June 8-10 and June 15-17, Buti (Pisa), Parco Danielli; food booths featuring roast pork and many other local specialties open at 8 p.m.; live music and dancing start at 9 p.m.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pi/buti/sagra-della-porchetta-e-birra-artigianale.html
Ferie delle Messi
Medieval Harvest Festival
June 15-17, San Gimignano (Siena); highlights of this festival include a historical parade; a tug-of-war race; blessing of the horses of the four town districts and horse race; birds of prey demonstrations and medieval market; free entrance.
http://www.casatorremargherita.it/it/News/FERIE-DELLE-MESSI-2018-San-Gimignano/id:205/
La Luminara
The Illumination of Pisa
June 16, from 3:30 p.m., Pisa. The Duomo, the Leaning Tower and every building around the Arno River will be decked with more than 70,000 candles. Flickering yellow flames will light up each doorway and window ledge, their reflections floating along the Arno so vibrantly it be¬comes clear why this night is called La Luminara, Italian for the Illumination. Streets by the Arno will be closed to cars, allowing pedestrians to walk along the river, where vendors sell food, sweets and trinkets for kids; at 11 p.m. fireworks musical show.
https://www.amexessentials.com/events/luminara-di-san-ranieri/
Il Palio di San Ranieri
San Ranieri's Palio
Pisa celebrates its patron saint on June 17. To mark the event, from 9:30 p.m. the city's four historic districts compete against each other in a regatta on the River Arno. This tradition dates to medieval times, when similar competitions took place in Pisa to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. Since 1718, the regatta has become part of the city's patron saints celebrations.
https://www.toscanainside.com/events-in-tuscany/event/luminara-of-san-ranieri-and-its-traditional-historical-regatta/
Sagra del Tortello
Tortello Fair
June 17-23, Donoratico (Castagneto Carducci, Livorno), Parco delle Sughere; tortello is a local specialty prepared with flour, water, salt and a variety of filling, from potatoes, nutmeg to meat ragù; food booths open at 7 p.m.; local crafts exhibit and sale; live music and dancing; bingo.
http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/li/castagneto-carducci/sagra-del-tortello-donoratico.html
Lucca Summer Festival
Lucca, Piazza Napoleone; June 23, Queens of the Stone Age; June 27, Caparezza; July 1, $fera €bbasta; July 7, Hollywood Vampires; July 8, Ringo Star; July 11, Roger Waters; July 12, Gorillaz; July 14, Pezzali and Renga; July 17, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; July 18, Lenny Kravitz; July 20, James Taylor; July 22 Gianni Morandi; July 25, King Crimson; July 26, Norah Jones and Marcus Miller.
http://summer-festival.com/
Man Ray - Wonderful Visions
Through Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., San Gimignano, Modern Art Gallery, Via Folgore da San Gimignano; 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. through Sept. 30; 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Oct. 1-7. On display More than 100 photos by Man Ray, one of the most important photographers of the XX century. His photographic works encompass fashion, portraits, and technical experimentation. Entrance fee: €9, reduced €7 for children ages 6-17 and for senior citizens older than 65; free access for children younger than six.
https://www.lanazione.it/siena/cosa%20fare/man-ray-mostra-san-gimignano-1.3830843
Antique markets
Arezzo: June 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., in Piazza Grande (about 1000 vendors)
Carmignano (Prato): June 3, 9:30 a.m.-7p.m., Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and Piazza Matteotti
Cascina (Pisa): June 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Corso Matteotti
Livorno: June 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Cavour
Orbetello (Grosseto): June 3, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Corso Italia, Piazza Eroe dei Due Mondi, Piazza del Plebiscito
Pietrasanta (Lucca): June 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., in Piazza Duomo
San Giuliano Terme (Pisa): June 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Shelley and Piazza Italia
San Miniato(Pisa): June 3, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza del Popolo
Concerts
Patti Smith - June 9 Venice; June 10 Rome
The Script - June 10 Assago; June 11 Padova
Gun 'N' Roses - June 15 Florence
Iron Maiden - June 16 Florence; July 9 Milan; July 17 Trieste
The Chemical Brothers - June 16 Bologna; June 19 Rome; June 20 Milan
Ozzy Osbourne - June 17 Florence
Marilyn Manson - June 19 Milan
Shakira - June 21 Assago (Milan)
Liam Gallagher - June 21 Milan
Shakira - June 21 Assago (Milan)
Pearl Jam - June 22 Milan; June 24 Padova; June 26 Rome
Sons of Apollo - June 24 Milan
Steven Wilson - June 25 Verona
Queen + Adam Lambert - June 25 Assago (Milan)
LP - June 26 Rome; July 17 Padova
Alice in Chains - June 28 Padova; July 10 Milan
The Dream Syndicate - June 27 Gardone Riviera (Brescia)
Billy Idol - June 28 Padova
Santana - June 28 Milan; June 29 Padova
Ziggy Marley - June 29 Legnano (Milan)
Ben Howard - July 4 Gardone Riviera (Brescia)
Simple Minds - July 5 Marostica
Anastacia -July 5 Pordenone; July 14 Genoa
Jay-Z & Beyoncè - July 6 Milan; July 8 Rome
Cigarettes After Sex - July 7 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 10 Rome
Steve Hackett - July 4 Rome; July 8 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 14 Pistoia
Ringo Starr - July 8 Lucca; July 9 Marostica; July 11 Rome
Deep Purple - July 9 Verona
Ringo Starr- July 8 Lucca; July 9 Marostica; July 11 Rome
James Blunt - July 10 Genoa; July 11 Padova; July 13 Pistoia; July 17 Rome
Roger Waters - July 11 Lucca; July 17-18 Assago
Joss Stone - July 15 Verona
Lenny Kravitz - July 16 Verona; July 17-18 Lucca
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - July 17 Lucca
Pat Metheny - July 18 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 20 Rome
Kasabian - July 17 Ferrara; July 18 Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine); July 19 Genoa
James Taylor - July 20 Lucca; July 22 (Pompei, Naples); July 23 Terme di Caracalla (Rome)
King Crimson - July 22-23 Rome; July 25 Lucca; July 27-28 Venice
Scorpions - July 23 Verona
Norah Jones -July 24 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 26 Lucca (with Marcus Miller)
Marcus Miller -July 25 Gardone Riviera (Brescia)
King Crimson - July 25 Lucca; July 27-28 Venice
Sting - July 28 Rome; July 29 Verona; July 30 Naples
Eminem - Sept. 7 Milan
Europe - Oct. 2 Bologna
U2 - Oct. 11-12; Oct. 15-16 Assago (Milan)
David Garrett and his band - Oct. 17 Rome; Oct. 19 Florence; Oct. 20 Assago (Milan)
The Musical Box - Oct. 28 Rome; Oct. 30 Florence; Oct. 31 Milan; Nov. 1 Padova
Maneskin - Nov. 14 Florence; Nov. 15 Padova; Nov. 17-18 Bologna; Nov. 24 Milan
Liam Gallagher - Nov. 15 Conegliano; Nov. 16 Rome
Dire Straits Legacy - Nov. 20 Assago (Milan); Nov. 21 Padova; Nov. 23 Brescia; Nov. 24 Florence
Elton John - May 29-30, 2019, Verona
ITALIAN ARTISTS
Vasco Rossi - June 6-7 Padova
Lorenzo Live-June 9 and June 12 Padova
Ennio Morricone - June 16-17 Rome
Gianni Morandi - July 12 Marostica
Francesca Michielin - July 12 Pistoia; July 14 Forte di Marmi; Sept. 2 Treviso
Massimo Ranieri - June 23 Verona
Francesco De Gregori - July 13 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 25 Florence; Aug. 14 Asiago
Gianna Nannini - July 13 Mantova; July 16 Pistoia; Aug. 13 Follonica (Grosseto); Aug. 14 Forte dei Marmi (Lucca)
Fabrizio Moro - July 16 Marostica
Vinicio Capossela - July 21 Gardone Riviera (Brescia); July 28 Forte dei Marmi (Lucca); July 31 San Gimignano (Siena)
Ermal Meta - July 28 Villafranca (Verona)
Laura Pausini - Oct. 7 Florence; Oct. 9-10 Padova
Claudio Baglioni - Oct. 16 Florence; Nov. 16-17 Padova; Nov. 20-21 Montichiari (Brescia)
Luca Carboni - Oct. 18 Padova
Mario Biondi - Dec. 13 Florence; Dec. 19 Padova
Moto GP Mugello - June 1-3 Scarperia (Florence)
FIM Superbike World Championship - July 6-8 Misano Adriatico (Rimini)
ACI CSAI Racing Weekend - July 14-15 and Oct. 27-28 Scarperia (Florence)
Tickets are available in Vicenza at Media World, Palladio Shopping Center, or online at www.ticketone.it and www.geticket.it
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