After international success on the Coachella stage in California, Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio returned home to say thank you and get twelve thousand fans from all over Italy dancing. Average age 20 years, but also many children and parents. Two lush hours among many successes, the duet with ex-X Factor coach Manuel Agnelli, a thought for Ukraine and clearing a few stones out of the shoe
“We’re crazy, but different from them“. Stadium choirs played outside in front of the long lineVerona Arena from the early hours of yesterday to get the first row in the unnumbered grandstand for the first of the three Italian dates of the international tour mane skin. Average age 20, but also many children and adults who loved rock from the first moment Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio. Fans from across Italy, from Sicily to nearby Lombardy, turned out to applaud the band who made their mark on another major planetary event: the Coachella, in California. Some queued and others crowded outside the arena’s performers’ entrance to greet the arrival of the maneskins for afternoon rehearsals. As they got out of the car, all four members of the band greeted the fans, signing autographs and thanking them for the compliments.
In the evening, the stage lights come on, ideally embracing the audience and the show begins with the Sanremo hit “Shut up and good”. Distance that not only allowed the maneskin to win theeuro vision (They will be guests again on the last evening of May 14 in Turin, ed.), but rightly enter the panorama of international music. The new album “will come soon” and was born in America. So many moments dedicated to the acoustic version of “Back at home”Played by the Royal Stage of the Arena, al Duet with former X Factor trainer Manuel Agnelli on the notes of “Loving You“From the CCCP. And still talking about the Sky talent, Damiano took some pebbles out of his shoe before singing.Kick off“The song that climbed the world charts”: “When we left the X Factor, the main thing we were accused of was just doing the covers. I would say thank god we do the covers!”.
No mention of Putin last night but the band once again expressed their solidarity with Ukraine. Damiano starts”petrol“With the flag of the country tormented by the war waged by Russia. “We are fortunate to be able to do this job – explained the frontman – but there are times when we have to come down from the chair of privilege to help those who don’t have those privileges.” And then the quote from “speech to mankind“By Charlie Chaplin, based on the masterpiece of world cinema” Ithe great dictator“. Among the words spoken: “All of us people should always help each other, we should only enjoy each other’s happiness, not hate and despise”. Suddenly, Damiano brings about fifty fans on stage to sing together and scream with joy. The show closes”i want to be your slave“Sold out with the other two dates of the Italian tour: Thursday 23 June at the Stadio Comunale G. Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Saturday 9 July at the Circus Maximus in Rome.
THE CONCERT LEADERS
1. Shut Up and Good 2. In the Name of the Father 3. Mammamia 4. Chosen One 5. Womanizer 6. Coraline 7. Fear of the Dark 8. Beggin 9. For Your Love 10. Close to the Top 11. Amandoti feat Manuel Agnelli 12 Gasoline (Palco Reale) 13. Back Home (acoustic) 14. Twenty Years (acoustic) 15. Bass Intro and Drums 16. I Want To Be Your Dog 17. I Want To Be Your Slave 18. Touch Me 19. Bruises on Elbow (Bis) 20. Intro Guitar 21. Distant Words 22. I want to be your slave
∗ PHOTO FRANCESCO PRANDONI
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