The winner of three Grammy Awards Ben Harper will be in Italy next July along with the Innocent Criminals on four occasions, including a special debut date at Milan in the company of an exceptional special guest: John Butler.
Tuesday 11 July - Milan, Circolo Magnolia w/ JOHN BUTLER (only)
Wednesday 12 July - Villafranca (VR), Scaliger Castle / Summer at the Castle - Villafranca Festival 2023
Saturday 15 July - TB
Sunday 16 July - Sarzana (SP), Piazza Matteotti
I tickets for all concerts will be available from 12 noon on Thursday 22 December at Ticketone (all dates), Ticketmaster (Milan and Sarzana) and Vivaticket (Sarzana).
The concerts will be the perfect opportunity for fans to hear live the hits that made the line-up famous, as well as songs from Bloodline Maintenance, the latest album released last summer and also recently released in a special vinyl version.
Produced by the same Harper together with long-time collaborator Sheldon Gomberg, Bloodline Maintenance applies the inventiveness of hip hop to the classical paradigms of soul, blues and jazz, reaffirming the role of Harper as one of the most important protest singer-songwriters of his generation. In the years Harper gathered around it a worldwide fan base and critical acclaim, winning three Grammy Awards out of seven nominations for his genre-crossing work, and has also produced albums by artists such as Mavis Staples, Rickie Lee Jones, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Natalie Maines, Ziggy Marley and many others. Enthusiastic collaborator, Harper has also recorded with a wide range of artists ranging from John Lee Hooker a Charlie Musselwhitefrom Jack Johnson a Ringo Starrfrom Keith Richards at Harry Styleswhose concerts he recently opened.
