It finally begins Rainbow Freedaythe fortnight dedicated to the vast world of independent artistic production in Italy. 15 to 30 January 2021, a rich programme of events and initiatives by some of Italy's leading players in the performing arts and art world will aim to focus on the diversity and productivity of a sector that is so important for everyone. The programme schedule is available at www.rainbowfreeday.com. Among the participants in Rainbow Freeday there is also Slow Music, a non-profit association that promotes numerous initiatives aimed at creating a network of cooperation between the industry and music consumers. Every morning at 11 a.m. from 15 to 30 January, the web channels of Rainbow Freeday and on Optimagazine his Slow Club, a free and independent magazine broadcast on social media during the lockdown months in which numerous Italian and international artists took part, including Peter Cincotti, Nina Zilli, Damien McFly, Ryan Bingham, Saturnino and many others. Barley Arts will play its part, offering the public exclusively on the sales circuit Ticketmaster i tickets for his best concerts at a special price, subject to availability.   FANTASTIC NEGRITO    Currently up for the third Grammy Award of his career for his latest album Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (Cooking Vinyl, 2020), Fantastic Negrito is the embodiment of a musician who has returned to the world after going through countless hardships, and in his songs, the storytelling is as important as the sound: songs born out of a long and troubled life conveyed by typical roots music based on slide guitar, drums and piano. Fantastic Negrito is the story of a man who struggled to make it, only to lose everything and commit to climbing back up from the bottom. He returned to music in 2014 playing on the streets of Oakland and won the first contest to participate in the well-known NPR format Tiny Desk. In 2016 he released his first full length The Last Days of Oaklandwhich earned him his first Grammy as Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2017. Monday 22 March 2021 - Milan, Alcatraz        Single seat: € 25,00 € 17.50 + prev.   PAUL WELLER   British singer, guitarist and composer Paul Weller is a veritable institution in his homeland and one of the main representatives of Mod culture. His recording debut came in 1977 with the release of In The City (Polydor Records) with the Jam, a band of which he was frontman and with which he reached the top of the UK charts several times. In 1982, he founded Style Council together with keyboardist Mick Talbot in order to explore the boundaries of acid jazz. With this experience also over, Paul Weller launched his solo career, pushing the boundaries of pop, folk, soul and even electronic sounds. This incredible capacity for experimentation emerges in Weller's flourishing discography, which has released no less than fifteen studio albums since 1992, the most recent of these, On Sunset (Polydor), was released in July 2020. To make up for the lack of concerts, last November Weller streamed with Mid-Sömmer Musik - A Paul Weller special. Sunday 9 May 2021 - Milan, Alcatraz / Monday 10 May 2021 - Bologna, Estragon Single seat: € 30,00 € 21,00 + prev.   DEATHSTARS    Deathstars formed in 2000 in Strömstad, Sweden. Their music draws on a wide variety of influences, from black and death metal to rock'n'roll and industrial. To date, they have released four albums: Synthetic Generation (2003), Termination Bliss (2006), Electric Night (2009) e The Perfect Cult (2014). Following the return to the line-up of guitarist Cat Casino and their return to the stages of European festivals such as Wacken, Graspop and Master of Rock, the band is currently putting the finishing touches to their new work, due for release in the coming months on the Nuclear Blast label. Wednesday 12 May 2021 - Milan, Legend Club Single seat: € 25,00 € 15,00 + prev.   PENTATONIX    Winners of three Grammy Awards and numerous platinum records, the vocal group Pentatonix has sold over ten million albums and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans in sold-out shows around the world. Nine of their albums have entered the top 10 on Billboard's 200 and have received multiple RIAA awards with multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications. During the lockdown the ensemble released At Home EPwith six previously unreleased tracks, and recently announced the 12 February release of the new album The Lucky Oneswhich includes the individual Be My Eyes e Happy Now. Saturday 29 May 2021 - Milan, Lorenzini District    Single seat: € 30,00 € 24,00 + prev.   COORDINAL LIME            Formed by brothers Oliver and Louis Leimbach, Lime Cordiale were born in Sydney's Northern Beaches area in 2009. Their recording debut dates back to 2012, but it is Permanent Vacation (Chugg Music/MGM, 2017) to make them popular with countrymen by reaching number 1 on the AIR 100% Independent Australian Albums chart, with the single Temper Temper which was awarded a gold disc. Last summer the band opened the doors of its home for the original series Ticketmaster Homecoming at home with... and public 14 Steps to a Better Youwhich reached number one in the Australian charts and earned him eight nominations and the award in the Breakthrough Artist - Release category at the 2020 ARIA Awards. Monday 7 June 2021 - Milan, Legend Club Single seat: € 12,00 € 6,00 + prev.   MILKY CHANCE Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch are deejay and singer/musician respectively, with a background in the jazz group Flown Tones. They achieved success in 2013 with the album Sadnecessary (Lichtdicht Records) and especially the launch single Stolen Dancewhich consecrated the duo by conquering commercial and alternative radio stations around the world and becoming one of the most searched songs on Shazam ever. Their debut also attracts the attention of prominent publications such as - People, Rolling Stone, Entertaiment Weekly. In 2017 they released their second album Blossom (Muggelig Records/Universal Music), which recorded hundreds of thousands of streams in addition to gold and platinum records worldwide. The subsequent Mind The Moon (Muggelig Records/Universal Music, 2019) definitively consecrated Clemens and Philipp's transformation from pop phenomenon to talented songwriters, and Italian fans were able to hear them live at their extraordinary concert in Milan in 2020. The duo also remained active during the lockdown with the release of the EP Stay Home Sessions and the single Don't Let Me Down in the company of Jack Johnson. Thursday 1 July 2021 - Segrate (MI), Circolo Magnolia          Single seat: € 25,00 € 17.50 + prev.   FAT FREDDY'S DROP  Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand band formed in the 1990s in Wellington, whose style is a psychedelic combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz and rhythm and blues. They started playing together as a jam band, investing all their energy in their live improvisations, which were the key to their success, until they became the cohesive group they are today. Their latest album, with the emblematic title Lock-Inwas recorded during a live session without an audience inside the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. Monday 12 July 2021 - Segrate (MI), Circolo Magnolia / Tuesday 13 July 2021 - Bologna, BOtanique          Single seat: € 26,00 € 15.60 + prev.   THE SISTERS OF MERCY The Sisters Of Mercy formed in 1980 in Leeds, England, taking their name from the Sisters of Mercy (sisters of mercy), the prostitutes in Leonard Cohen's song of the same name. Already from their name, the disturbing soul of their music, which constitutes a fundamental page of dark-rock and post-punk, is clear. From the very first years of their career, the band established itself in the dark Olympus alongside bands such as Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus and Joy Division. Eldritch's shaman of darkness vocals remain, along with those of Peter Murphy and Siouxsie Sioux, among the most moving in the entire gothic genre. Wednesday 6 October 2021 - Milan, Alcatraz Single seat: € 30,00 € 21,00 + prev.   THE BLACK CROWES present SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes celebrate the 30th anniversary of their historic debut album Shake Your Money Makerfive times platinum, playing it in its entirety during a special tour. Thanks to the singles Jealous Again, Twice As Hard, She Talks To Angels and the light-hearted Otis Redding cover Hard To Handlethe band immediately conquered the rock world, topping the Best New American Band Readers Poll by Rolling Stone in late 1990. The Black Crowes released eight more studio albums and four live albums, selling tens of millions of copies. They racked up sold-out shows all over the world, hosted the colossal Jimmy Page on guitar, got kicked off a tour with ZZ Top for insulting a sponsor, got ripped off by dishonest record deals, got married and divorced, and fought with each other and the rest of the world. In other words, they did everything a legendary rock band should do. The reunion will surely serve to cement the Black Crowes' legacy as one of the most beloved rock bands of all time. Saturday 6 November 2021 - Assago (MI), Mediolanum Forum  Numbered grandstand A parterre and Gold: € 65,00 € 48.75 + prev. Numbered 1st ring: € 55,00 € 38.50 + prev.   QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA          The Queen Extravaganza is a collective of highly talented musicians personally chosen by Roger Taylor and Brian May. Since their first tour in 2012, the band has become famous for touring the world and performing in front of over 20 million people, earning the love and respect of their growing fan base. The 90-minute show features more than 20 Queen classics, carefully selected from their vast discography: Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Under Pressure, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, A Kind Of Magic, Radio Ga Ga, Somebody To Love, Killer Queen and many others. Tuesday 22 March 2022 - Milan, Alcatraz        Single seat: € 30,00 € 21,00 + prev.  

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