The countdown has already started, the official will arrive tomorrow evening when the king of Italian music announces the dates of his tour. Vasco Rossi in concert in Palermo has not been seen since 2005, when the Zocca singer-songwriter set the Velodrome on fire. Now he is back and for this return he has chosen a place that has been closed for concerts for almost 25 years: the Renzo Barbera Stadium. The official dates are still very confidential, even if, according to PalermoToday’s findings, it should be around the first half of June.
After the confirmation of a new tour that will take Vasco Rossi back to the most important Italian stadiums next year, here is the return of the concerts. The moment coincides with the only three-day arrival of the concert film “Vasco live Roma Circo Massimo 2022” in Italian cinemas on November 14, 15 and 16.
An appointment with history for the city, because the last one to stand on this stage was Claudio Baglioni. Now the door to a new era seems to be opening. Vasco in Palermo, for an event strongly requested by Live Nation, which produces, among others, the concerts of Vasco Rossi and Musica da bere by Carmelo Costa, one of the most important show organizations in Sicily.
The last one organized by Musica da bere at the stadium was a masterpiece co-signed by Eros Ramazzotti, Jovanotti and Pino Daniele. It was 1993. Costa is hoping for a replica with a standing ovation. And until tomorrow evening’s announcement, he awaits in the strictest confidence to PalermoToday: “In 2024, another great artist, Palermo, deserves this and more”.
“The news – explains the mayor Roberto Lagalla – confirms the commitment of this administration to bring the big names of the music scene back to the city. This has already been done to make the Velodrome accessible again last summer to host the concert of Antonello Venditti and Francesco De Gregori and continues to reopen the Barbera Stadium after many years for a great musical event like the Vasco Rossi concert. The city does not deserve to stand still on the edge but to be a destination in the centre great shows The return of great concerts to the city is not only good news for the people of Palermo, but also a great opportunity for the economy and related industries that revolve around shows of this magnitude.