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Bryan Adams Is Playing Trieste in Early February 2027!

Poba 20 October 2026 0

Bryan Adams, the famed Canadian singer-songwriter and evergreen rocker, will play the Politeama Rossetti theater in Trieste on Tuesday, February 2, 2027, as part of his new "Bare Bones - Acoustic Solo Show" tour. Some artists have songs…

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LA’s 80s Nostalgia with Faster Pussycat (Prosecco 2026)

Igorac 6 October 2026 0

Faster Pussycat (40th Anniversary Tour), Blacklist Union, Femme FataleSunday, 9/27/2026Kulturni dom, Prosecco, Italy "Anyone can play R'n'R, you just have to want it badly enough" Traveling around to gigs on Rockline duty comes…

Faster Pussycat (supp. Blacklist Union, Feme Fatale), Prosek (Prosecco, Trieste), Teatro Prosecco,…

Poba 14 September 2026 0

Faster Pussycat (supporting acts: Blacklist Union, Femme Fatale) Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:30 PM to 11:45 PM Kulturni dom Prosek Kontovel - Teatro Prosecco, (Prosecco, Trieste), Italy Facebook event! Faster Pussycat, the cult American…

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Savatage’s Divine Vision (Este 2026)

Igorac 3 August 2026 0

Savatage (support: Vision Divine)Tuesday, July 28, 2026Este (Padua) / Castello Carrarese / Italy "Zoran Stevanović on vocals" A fine little crew gathered south of the Ikea in Padua: two old hands from this very online rock-metal…

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Faster Pussycat Are Coming to Prosecco near Trieste in Late September!

Poba 17 July 2026 0

Faster Pussycat Sunday, September 27, 2026, 7:30 PM to 11:45 PM Gledališče Prosecco Kulturni dom, (Prosecco, Trieste), Italy Facebook event! Faster Pussycat, the cult American hard rock/glam metal band from Los Angeles, formed in…

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Duran Duran and the Storm of New Romantic Nostalgia at the Idyllic Villa Manin (2026)

Poba 13 July 2026 0

Duran DuranSaturday, 11 July 2026, 9:00 PM – 10:50 PMPassariano di Codroipo (Udine) / Villa Manin / Italy Duran Duran are today one of the rare bands that count among the surviving representatives of '80s pop rock, still recording…

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Queensryche Play One Italian Date This Year, Right Next Door to Slovenia!

Poba 5 July 2026 0

Queensryche, the cult progressive metal outfit from Seattle, USA, often counted alongside Fates Warning and Dream Theater as pioneers of the genre, will play on December 10, 2026 in the small Italian town of Roncade near Treviso, at the…

Duran Duran, Codroipo (Udine), Villa Manin, Italy

Poba 22 June 2026 0

DURAN DURAN Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 9:00 PM Codroipo (Udine) // Villa Manin / Italy Facebook event! In the little Italian town of Codroipo near Udine, at the idyllic Villa Manin, the pop rock and New Romantic icons of the eighties, the…

Savatage (support: Vision Divine), Este (Padova), Castello Carrarese, Italy

Poba 22 June 2026 0

Savatage (support: Vision Divine) Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 9:30 PM Este (Padova) // Castello Carrarese // Italy On July 28, 2026, the legendary pioneers of progressive and symphonic metal will take the stage at Castello Carrarese in the…

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Metal – Pop – Rock Opera Live: Avantasia in Lignano (2026)

Poba 11 June 2026 0

AvantasiaMonday, 8 June 2026Arena Alpe Adria, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy "OMG, they killed Kenny!" Not quite. This time Kenny was doing the killing — on stage. Kenny Leckremo, vocalist of the Swedish post Pop-Glam band H.E.A.T,…

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Myrath and Roses Of Thieves Deliver an Unforgettable Night at Club Revolver (San Dona Di Piave,…

Poba 16 May 2026 0

Myrath (support: Roses of Thieves)Tuesday, 22 April 2026San Dona Di Piave / Revolver club / Italy It's been a long, long time since any band so completely knocked this old grumbling nag off its feet — a nag worn weary and…

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StonerKras Fest 2026 – First Band Announced!!

Poba 17 February 2026 0

ARCI Trst, in collaboration with the agency Rocket Panda Management, invites you to the fifth edition of the StonerKras Fest music festival. The festival goes down on Saturday, July 11, at the "B'lanc" in…

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The 69 Eyes and D-A-D Rock the Live Club (2026)

Igorac 2 February 2026 0

The 69 Eyes, D-A-D, Cowpunks & Glampires Tour 2026Wednesday, January 28, 2026Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda (near Milan), Italy "Boring title — at least something to tag." Times are changing — like a few times in recent months,…

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HammerFall and Visions Of Atlantis at Lignano Sunset Festival (2025)

Poba 16 September 2025 0

HammerFall (support: Visions Of Atlantis)Sunday, 14 September 2025Lignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy This year's Lignano Sunset Festival hosted Swedish power metal kings HammerFall, with the band chosen to warm up…

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Maestro Hackett Conjures Magic Amid the Ancient Walls of Vicenza (2025)

Poba 14 September 2025 0

Steve HackettWednesday, 3 September 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:50 PMVicenza / Piazza Dei Signori / Italy Maestro Steve Hackett! One and only! A man whose creativity belongs squarely in the category of pioneering significance — today a…

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The Darkness Storm Friulian Majano Once Again with a Full-Tilt Rock ‘n’ Roll Party…

Poba 3 August 2025 0

The DarknessMajano (Udine) / Area Concerti Festival / ItalySaturday, 2 August 2025, 9:30 PM The Darkness are the very definition of a killer rock'n'roll party when it comes to live shows! We've been hellishly lucky these past few…

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Extreme: Fierce, No-Holds-Barred, and in Brilliant Form in Lignano (2025)

Poba 2 August 2025 1

ExtremeThursday, 31 July 2025, at 9:00 PMLignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy Extreme don't need much of an introduction. Their monster hit More Than Words is known by everyone — or rather, by literally everyone. A crew of…

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SatchVai Band and Surfing with the Hydra in Pordenone (2025)

Poba 16 July 2025 0

SatchVai BandSaturday, 15 July 2025, from 9:30 PM to 11:45 PMPordenone / Parco San Valentino / Italy Sometimes things happen in the world of rock and roll that seem highly unlikely. And yet they do. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are…

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Marillion Weekends Convention XXII – Padova 2025 (Day Two)

Poba 20 June 2025 0

Marillion'Marillion Weekends Convention XXII.' (Day Two)10 May 2025, from 9:15 PM to 11:35 PMPadua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Padua is Padua! Incredibly convenient for day-trip concert visits, especially for everyone based in the…

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Marillion Weekends Convention XXII – Padua 2025 (Day One)

Poba 15 June 2025 0

Marillion'Marillion Weekends Convention XXII.' (Day One)May 9, 2025, 9:15 PM – 11:15 PMPadua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Hard to believe it's already been two years since the first encounter with Marillion at the Marillion Weekend…

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The Dead Daisies — Padua’s Full-Throttle Rock ‘n’ Roll Rush and Doug…

Poba 15 March 2025 0

The Dead Daisies (support acts: The Treatment, Broken Wings)Sunday, 9 March 2025Padua / Hall / Italy (for an English version, please scroll down the bar) The Dead Daisies, the super-rock sensation formed by a quintet of great…

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Holy War in the Capital of Lombardy (November 2024)

Igorac 29 November 2024 0

Event: D:A:D 40th anniversary concert with special guests SandnessDate: Monday, November 25, 2024Venue: Legend Club, Milan, Italy 18 years after the indescribable events at the D:A:D concert in Graz, my buddy and I hit the road down…

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Hardcore Superstar, Wednesday 13 and South Of Salem – Padova, Italy (November 2024)!

Igorac 19 November 2024 0

Hardcore Superstar / Wednesday 13 / South Of SalemSunday, 17 November 2024Padova Hall / Padova / Italy (below you will find the texts also in English language) The rocking evening at Padova Hall was opened by British hard rock…

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Steve Hackett on a Magical Paduan Adventure, Where He Visits the Mystical Lamb Lies Down on Broadway…

Poba 4 November 2024 0

Steve HackettSaturday, 2 November 2024, 9:15 PM – midnightPadua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Steve Hackett is today regarded as one of the most important guitarists in the popularization of electric guitar playing — the very…

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Amon Amarth and Viking Ecstasy on the ‘Golden Sands’ (2024)

Poba 24 August 2024 0

Performing: Amon Amarth (support acts: Insomnium, Kanonenfieber)Date: Monday, 19 August 2024Location: Lignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy Europe, mid-August 2024! Scorched and gnawed to the bone! By blazing sun and…

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Yngwie Malmsteen — Monstrous Fury of Neoclassical Thunder Metal in Udine (2024)

Poba 28 June 2024 0

Yngwie MalmsteenTuesday, 25 June 2024, 9:30 PM – 11:30 PMUdine / Castello Di Udine / Italy Yngwie Malmsteen occupies a singular position in the heavy metal and hard rock universe. After all the years he's stacked onto his career, he…

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A Latin Dance Night with Angra in Mantua (March 2024)

Igorac 27 March 2024 0

Performers: Black Motel Six, Great Master, DragonHammer, ANGRADate: Saturday, 23 March 2024Venue: Arci Tom, Mantua, Italy In my review of Angra's latest album Cycles of Pain, I expressed the wish that they'd come somewhere close…

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Therion on the Final Leg of the “Leviathan” Tour in the Veneto (2024)

Poba 12 March 2024 1

Performers: Sathra (support), TherionDate: Saturday, 9 March 2024Location: San Dona Di Piave (Venice) / Revolver Club / Italy Tours come around. Therion tours! Bringing the band into striking distance of a country that is…

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Atheist and Cryptopsy — Undeniable Double Blasphemy in the Heart of Veneto (2024)

Poba 11 March 2024 0

Performers: Almost Dead, Monastery, Atheist, CryptopsyDate: Friday, 8 March 2024Location: San Donà di Piave / Revolver Club / Italy The wait for this year's first concert expedition of a properly gnashing, clanging nature had been a…

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Gov’t Mule Bewitch Trieste on the Final Leg of the European “Peace… Like A River”…

Poba 27 November 2023 0

Performing: Gov't MuleDate: Tuesday, 21 November 2023Location: Trieste / Politeama Rossetti / Italy Gov't Mule are simply one of those bands. Bands sworn to the old-school — to an analog sonic vocabulary. Few like them are left. A…

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Vader and 40 Years of the Apocalypse! (2023)

Poba 18 October 2023 0

Acts: Vader / Vomitory / Skaphos / AetherianVenue: San Dona Di Piave (Treviso) / Revolver Club / ItalyDate: Saturday, 14 October 2023 Round-number anniversaries have a way of coming around! Including 40th ones. And not even the…

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Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets and the Birth of Pink Floyd’s Psychedelic Era (2023)

Poba 31 July 2023 0

Nick Mason's Saucerful Of SecretsPalmanova / Piazza Grande / ItalyThursday, 20 July 2023 Nick Mason needs no introduction. Pink Floyd and? Drums. The rest is history. Back in 2018, the stately gentleman decided it was time for a…

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Steve Hackett and Another Wonderful Night of Genesis’s “Foxtrot” and Solo Career…

Poba 19 July 2023 0

Steve HackettPalmanova / Piazza Grande / ItalyThursday, 13 July 2023 Steve Hackett is, when it comes to rock music in 2023, something of a phenomenon. The man who turned a handsome 73 this year carries himself, unlike his…

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SUM 41 Conquer Italy’s Jesolo One (Second-to-)Last Time – 10.06.2023

Denis 24 June 2023 0

Performing: SUM 41 (support: Lizi and the kids)Date: Saturday, 10. 6. 2023Location: Jesolo / Palazzo Del Turismo / Italy SUM 41 is one of those bands that introduced the millennial generation — especially those who didn't have older…

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‘Marillion Weekends Convention XXI’ in Padua – Day One (2023)

Poba 2 May 2023 0

Marillion 'Marillion Weekends Convention XXI.' (Day One)Friday, 28 April 2023Padua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Marillion, those prog and art rock luminaries who released their latest studio album "An Hour Before It's Dark" just over…

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Steve Hackett Rocks the Foxtrot at ‘Fifty’! (2022)

Poba 21 November 2022 0

Venue: Padova / Gran Treatro Geox / ItalyDate: Friday, 18. 11. 2022 Steve Hackett is very likely the last of his kind today. With his take on the world of guitar playing and his unexpected inventiveness, the former Genesis guitarist…

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Lordi and the Marathon ‘Lordiversity’ — Shock Theater Prestige at Revolver Club (2022)

Poba 5 November 2022 0

Acts: Victor Smolski's Almanac / LordiVenue: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver Club / ItalyDate: Saturday, 29 October 2022 Lordi need no lengthy introduction. During the pandemic, they pulled off a remarkable feat — releasing no fewer…

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Samael: An Unholy Black Venetian Mass for the 25th Anniversary of “Passage”!

Poba 11 October 2022 0

Location: San Dona Di Piave, Revolver Club, ItalyDate: Thursday, 29 September 2022 We spiced up the tail end of this September with a string of back-to-back gigs. The will was there and so was the time. In the town of San Dona Di…

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Reckless Love and the ‘Turbo Ride’ of Glam Metal Rascals at Revolver klub (2022)

Poba 17 September 2022 0

Location: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver klub / ItalyDate: Friday, 16 September 2022 'Turbo glam metal revival riders' — Finland's Reckless Love, hailing from the city of Kuopio, are with over two decades in the game one of the…

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Soen, Lizzard and Oceanhoarse: A Night of Groove and Transcendence in Veneto (2022)

Poba 16 September 2022 0

Performers: Soen / Lizzard / OceanhoarseDate: Friday, 9 September 2022Location: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver Club / Italy Soen are finally back on tour. One of those tours that came close enough to Slovenia geographically that a…

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Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals Leave Palmanova Spellbound with a Masterful Performance (2022)

Poba 19 August 2022 0

Location: Palmanova / Piazza Grande / ItalyDate: Tuesday, 2 August 2022 Early August 2022, and Ben Harper is coming to Palmanova — just two weeks after dropping his fifteenth studio album, Bloodline Maintenance, with his loyal The…

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Castle Adventure in Udine — On the Trail of Genesis with Maestro Hackett (2022)

Peter 30 July 2022 0

Venue: Udine / Castello di Udine (Piazzale del Castello) / ItalyDate: Tuesday, 26 July 2022 English guitar virtuoso and innovator Steve Hackett rolled through Italian Udine with his band on his current tour — the closest concert…

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The Darkness and an Unbeatable Rock Communion of Madness in Pordenone (2022)

Poba 25 July 2022 0

Performers: Overlaps, The Amazons, The DarknessVenue: Pordenone / Parco San Valentino / ItalyDate: Saturday, 23 July 2022 The final day of this year's Pordenone Blues Festival brought the 'rough-and-ready' British rock rascals and…

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Jeff Beck and Special Guest Johnny Depp – The Elusive Collision of Guitar Doctrine and Hollywood…

Poba 21 July 2022 0

Venue: Pordenone / Parco San Valentino / ItalyConcert date: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 Unbelievable, but true. Jeff Beck, the ace of aces — the man many generously crown as the rock guitarist's rock guitarist — sharing a stage with…

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Steve Vai: A New Flawless Manifesto of Supersonic Guitar Acrobatics (2022)

Poba 8 July 2022 0

Location: Udine / Castello Di Udine / ItalyDate: Friday, July 1, 2022 Steve Vai! What else is there left to say about this guitar deity? Steve Vai is one of those phenomena of a truly brilliant musician. He's an absolute…

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Max and Igor Cavalera: Chasing the Sepultura Legacy (2019)

Poba 30 November 2019 0

Location: Roncade (Treviso) / New Age Club / ItalyDate: Tuesday, 26 November 2019 Sepultura! We all get there in the end. Every single one of us. Even those of you who don't know them. Even to the band that brothers Max and Igor…

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Freak Kitchen and Guitar ‘Spaceman’ Mattias IA Eklundh Fire Salvos of Laughter at…

Peter 22 November 2019 0

"On another occasion, Mattias invited the locals to help him sing the verses of 'Freak of the Week.' He suggested they make it easier on themselves and replace the tricky English words in the chorus with the names of some Italian pizzas."

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A Journey Through the Fourth Dimension with John McLaughlin (2019)

Peter 31 October 2019 0

Location: Cormons / Teatro Comunale di Cormons / ItalyDate: Thursday, 24.10.2019 A live appearance by the legendary guitar wizard John McLaughlin near our western border was something no jazz fusion devotee could afford to miss —…

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Death Metal Spectacle in San Donà di Piave

Primoz 29 September 2019 0

Revolver Club hosted a true death metal feast with a show featuring Nile, Hate Eternal, Vitriol, and Omophagia. The solid turnout made one thing clear: death metal, in any shape or form, is still very much worth your time.

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The Darkness – an unstoppable tornado of top-notch rock ‘n’ roll parody whirls…

Poba 25 July 2019 0

Location: Majano (Udine) / Area Concerti Festival / ItalyDate: Sunday, 21.07.2019 It almost never happens, or at best extremely rarely, that The Darkness come this close to the Slovenian border. Well, OK. Last year the stars…

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Steve Hackett – At the Edge of Light, Genesis, Spectral Mornings and a Lunar Eclipse (2019)

Poba 17 July 2019 0

"Plenty of people were moved to tears that night by the sheer intensity of it all, as Steve Hackett used his magic to stir up, in the corners of their souls, the days when they were teenagers listening to prog rock led by Genesis and…

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King Crimson Chase Away the Storm in the Middle of Palmanova (2019)

Peter 10 July 2019 1

Even though the unpredictable summer weather played a nasty trick on them this time, King Crimson didn't leave their loyal followers in the middle of Palmanova out to dry, pulling off the shortened show just as it should be done and just as…

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Symphony X: From the Underworld to the Champion of Ithaca and Back (2019)

Poba 16 May 2019 0

Location: Roncade (Treviso), New Age Club, ItalyDate: Friday, May 10, 2019 New Age Club in Roncade, a stone's throw from Treviso in Italy, has always been one of the handiest concert destinations: you can reach it by car from…

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Deliver an Unforgettable Concert Spectacle in Trieste (2019)

Poba 23 April 2019 0

Location: Trieste / Teatro Politeama Rossetti / ItalyDate: Thursday, April 18, 2019 It's not every day that Tedeschi Trucks Band roll into Europe. This is a 12-piece outfit led by the husband-and-wife team of the Truckses: slide…

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U.D.O. Bring Steelfactory to Rainy Parma (2019)

Poba 6 April 2019 0

"On the day RockLine publishes its review of the final U.D.O. concert on the Steelfactory tour, the great Udo Dirkschneider celebrates his 67th birthday. The editorial team of our online music magazine wishes the legend a jubilee full of…

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John Mayall and the Return of a Blues Icon in Udine (2019)

Poba 27 March 2019 0

Location: Udine / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine / ItalyDate: Friday, March 22, 2019 John Mayall is the man, and one of the most important musical figures who carried American (especially Chicago) blues over to Europe. That was a…

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Kiko Loureiro and the Neoclassical Metal Guitar of Latin Instinct (2019)

Poba 14 February 2019 0

Location: San Dona Di Piave / Revolver Club / Italy Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Kiko Loureiro is considered one of the finest guitarists in the metal universe. No wonder he stepped into the big league of thrash metal titans…

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Uriah Heep Kick Off the Second Leg of Their European Tour (2019)

Poba 3 February 2019 0

Location: Roncade (Treviso) / New Age Club / Italy Date: Thursday, 01/31/2019 Uriah Heep are long-living rock 'n’ roll legends with a pioneering pedigree, and they're not stopping or letting up. They've been kicking ass since the end of…

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Iron Maiden and the Beast’s Legacy in the Heart of Trieste (2018)

Rok 20 July 2018 0

"A concert of superlatives that once again proved Iron Maiden are simply the biggest of the big."

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Glenn Hughes, Eric Gales and Dr. Feelgood at Pordenone Blues Festival (2018)

Poba 8 July 2018 0

Performers: Dr. Feelgood, Eric Gales, Glenn HughesLocation: Pordenone / Parco San Valentino / ItalyDate: July 6, 2018 The 27th edition of the Pordenone Blues Festival literally snuck up on us from behind. July is packed with…

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Pestilence Spread Their Plague Across Veneto (2018)

Poba 13 February 2018 0

"Patrick Mameli looked in great shape all night. His growling was more than enviable, and the man has clearly been hitting the gym, because he's chiseled and dangerous-looking."

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Procol Harum Celebrate a Major Milestone in Magnificent Style (2017)

Peter 9 October 2017 0

Location: Pordenone / Palazzetto dello Sport / Italy Date: Saturday, 07.10.2017 Procol Harum, the legendary English pioneers of progressive rock, have hit the road on a new tour for their fiftieth anniversary, one that was meant…

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Trivium at Ciao Luca Festival in Gradisca d’Isonzo (2017)

Poba 25 August 2017 0

"Alex Bent's fortress of drums gave rock-solid backing to the front line of twin-guitar phrasing and Matt Heafy's wild abandon, and Heafy, in his own little theater, never forgot to keep flicking his tongue around like crazy all night long.…

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Rival Sons Shake Up Majano in Friuli (2017)

Poba 11 August 2017 0

Date: Tuesday, 8/8/2017Location: Majano / Area Concerti Festival / Italy On day two of the summer festival in the Friulian town of Majano, the stage belonged to red-hot Los Angeles retro hard rock revivalists Rival Sons. This hugely…

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Amon Amarth – Tolkien’s Mountain of Doom Rose Over Friuli Too (2017)

Poba 10 August 2017 0

Location: Majano / Area Concerti Festival / Italy Date: Monday, 07.08.2017 This year's festival lineup in Majano, a little town a good ten kilometers northwest of Udine in Italy, brought two Swedish melodic death metal outfits to…

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Steve Hackett Wowed Prog Rock Fans on a Sandy Beach (2017)

Peter 9 July 2017 0

Location: Lignano Sabbiadoro / Beach Arena / Italy Date: Wednesday, 05.07.2017 Guitar maestro Steve Hackett, who has done by far the most of any (former) member to keep the musical legacy of the legendary Genesis alive, stopped by…

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Premiata Forneria Marconi and a Bouquet of Unforgettable Prog Rock Gems in the Heart of Friuli…

Poba 23 June 2017 0

Location: San Daniele del Friuli / Piazza Vittorio Emanuele / Italy Date: Friday, 06/23/2017 San Daniele Del Friuli is the prosciutto capital of Friuli. On Friday, June 23, 2017, the town once again threw its big annual day devoted…

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Airbourne Set Off the Air-Raid Sirens Over Lignano (2017)

Poba 19 June 2017 0

"No doubt about it! A superb gig. Ridden from start to finish on the crest of a giant wave, a volcanic eruption of primal rock'n'roll riffs, secondarily adapted, of course, and served up again with total confidence. Just the way the new…

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Piano Hangout with the Maestro Wakeman (2017)

Peter 13 February 2017 0

Location: Udine / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine / Italy Date: Thursday, 09.02.2017 Udine's Teatro Nuovo Giovanni played host to a world-class music legend. Rick Wakeman, the English keyboard wizard who made his name as a member of…

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Stu Hamm and Greg Howe: A Close Encounter with Titans of Genre Fusion (2016)

Poba 26 October 2016 0

" Top-notch, eye-catching, wholehearted, and played with incredible delight and a hefty dose of full-blooded fun. Throughout, the show also came with just the right amount of cheekiness and dark humor, which Hamm used to talk to the crowd…

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Marillion on Fire in an Ancient Roman Setting (2016)

Peter 13 September 2016 0

"Marillion surprised us way more with a performance of the more than fifteen-minute title masterpiece, that is "This Strange Engine", with which they closed their fantastic show in Verona in epic fashion."

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Iron Maiden Take Trieste Through The Book of Souls! (2016)

Rok 28 July 2016 0

"The Iron Maiden crew breathes with one set of enormous lungs, powered by the indestructible Harris, the contagiously grinning Murray, the masterfully solemn Smith, the prankster duo Gers and McBrain, and the superb Dickinson, so the fact…

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Steve Hackett – Seaside Hangout Goes Acoustic This Time (2016)

Peter 24 July 2016 0

"The setlist was interesting and nicely varied, with just the right mix of long-standing classics, rarely played pieces and fresh material, so there wasn't a single truly predictable moment."

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Steve Vai Marks 25 Years of `Passion And Warfare` (2016)

Poba 11 July 2016 0

"The regular part of the show flew by in a flash. Vai came back out for the obligatory encore and "modestly" asked the audience: "Can we play one more song?" The band then launched into the sorely missed Firegarden Suite, or rather the…

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Megadeth Bring the Hour of Dystopia to Bologna (2016)

Poba 6 June 2016 0

Performers: Megadeth, Gamma RayLocation: Bologna / Estragon / ItalyConcert date: Friday, 03.06.2016 The day after the notorious Gods of Metal festival, Bologna, Italy, got a mini reprise of it. Megadeth and Gamma Ray, who had shared…

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The Aristocrats Conquer Pordenone with Barnyard Sounds (2016)

Peter 12 February 2016 0

Location: Pordenone / Il Deposito Giordani / Italy Date: Monday, 08.02.2016 The international instrumental trio The Aristocrats, made up of British guitar alien Guthrie Govan (Steven Wilson, ex-Asia, GPS), American bass oddball…

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Operation: Mindcrime Bring the Queensryche Legacy to Life in Trieste (2015)

Poba 6 December 2015 0

"An Operation: Mindcrime show is more than a great experience, it's practically mandatory for anyone who loves classic Queensryche, since the band's repertoire is mostly Queensryche music. And on top of that, Tate still keeps his vocals in…

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Spandau Ballet Triumph Over a Biblical Plague (2015)

Peter 12 August 2015 0

Location: Lignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy Date: Saturday, 08.08.2015 Spandau Ballet, the beloved British heroes of the eighties New Romantic movement, rolled into the lovely Italian seaside resort of Lignano for a…

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Patti Smith and All Her Horses (2015)

Poba 4 August 2015 0

"Even though the years have been fairly kind to Patti, her stage presence, her interpretation of poetry, and above all her singular vision and unapologetically sharp intellect remain forever young, evergreen and free companions of our…

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An Unforgettable Evening in Padua with Alan Parsons (2015)

Peter 1 April 2015 0

"Mr. Parsons once again showed off flawless sonic perfection and delivered a practically spotless show, where, besides some of the most famous The Alan Parsons Project standards, we also heard a few lesser-known tracks that stirred up…

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Gus G. Live in Trieste (2015)

Primoz 28 March 2015 0

"Despite the lousy sound and monotonous lighting, Gus G. pulled off more than a solid show, though we could definitely have used one more Firewind song"

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Fish’s Triumph in Venice (2015)

Peter 10 February 2015 0

"Even live, Fish remains indestructible and rock-solid when it comes to delivering his gut-wrenching messages, and he's still a top-notch entertainer too, so we didn't mind at all that the set list that night leaned mostly on his newer…

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Lizzy Borden and 30 Years of American Metal Drop In on Our Neighborhood! (2014)

Urban Bolta 23 November 2014 0

"Clubs, axes, cloaks and masks came and went like on a conveyor belt, the ominous content fitting right in with the motifs of the classics Notorius, Rod of Iron and Eyes of a Stranger."

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Simple Minds and a Sing-Along in the Rain in Lignano (2014)

Peter 2 August 2014 0

"Even though almost all of us ended up soaked to the bone under the stage, Simple Minds' show in Lignano was a real treat for every nostalgic fan of big new wave hits with the occasional dose of art rock molasses."

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Joe Satriani and All the Lessons of the Six-String Bible (2014)

Poba 6 July 2014 0

"An hour and fifty minutes of exceptional musical and instrumental aesthetics, walking the perfect middle line between ultra-melodic catchiness and the free-spirited playfulness of improvisation from the one-of-a-kind master of the…

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Steve Hackett Conjures Up the Magic of Classic Genesis Once Again in Majestic Style (2014)

Peter 28 May 2014 0

"Watching Hackett's band run through some of the greatest achievements in the history of progressive rock is always an unforgettable, almost transcendental experience, like hopping into a time capsule and landing in a far more romantic…

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Yes Shine at Their Brightest in the Heart of Padua (2014)

Peter 20 May 2014 0

"Over a two-and-a-half-hour set, Yes dazzled with near-flawless takes on three key albums from their vast career, backed by a superb sound system, which means we got a full dose of music 'fit for the gods', the kind only the giants of…

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Frontiers Rock festival 2014: Day Three!

Poba 9 May 2014 0

"Unlike the other bands, Night Ranger also didn't use any canned backing vocal tracks. They're bursting with energy! And that's a really good sign, because the new studio album »High Road« is about to hit the scene, and let's hope a…

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Frontiers Rock Festival 2014 – Day Two!

Poba 8 May 2014 0

"Stryper lived up to their headliner billing, despite the stellar Pretty Maids and Eclipse ahead of them, who for many were the highlight of the second day's festival sets."

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Frontiers Rock Festival 2014 – Day One!

Urban Bolta 7 May 2014 0

"If I may add a personal note: after years of waiting, seeing Tesla again finally made it happen, even though I'd have loved to hear at least a few more songs than the "modest" thirteen. Tesla, Rockline is already looking forward to your…

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House Of Lords – “Precious Metal” Leaves Some Serious Burns (2014)

Poba 6 April 2014 0

"The chemistry between the backing trio of Bell, McCarville and Zampa is outstanding, and House Of Lords suck you in with the hypnotic magnetism of a thoroughly convincing set. As long as James Christian's health holds up, there's nothing…

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Primal Fear Delivers a Shipment of Black Bullets (2014)

Poba 7 February 2014 0

"Primal Fear, with Tom Naumann in the current touring lineup, the proven Beyrodt/Naumann guitar tandem that reads each other like a book, and a great new studio album, »Delivering the Black«, prove they're still a majestic fortress of…

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Skid Row Touch Down in Udine for a December Stop (2013)

Poba 3 December 2013 0

Performing: Skid Row, Dead City Ruins, The MorningLocation: Udine / Pala Cus / ItalyConcert date: Sunday, 1 December 2013 The last show of the current Skid Row tour brought the legendary American glam metallers to Udine, Italy. The…

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Meeting Kamelot in Trieste (2013)

Poba 24 November 2013 0

"If the use of backing tracks hadn't spoiled the impression, you'd say this was an unforgettable heavy metal party, where all those sworn to the solid sounds of metal distortion wouldn't ask for anything more to feed their souls. But a…

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Harem Scarem and a Trieste Night of AOR Perfection!

Urban Bolta 4 November 2013 0

"With their Trieste show, Harem Scarem showed off the magic of live AOR perfection, built on top-notch technical chops and real chemistry on stage."

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Deep Purple Fire Up Majano with Their Biggest Hits (2013)

Peter 27 July 2013 0

Location: Majano / Festival Concert Area / Italy Date: Wednesday, 24.07.2013 These days, Deep Purple are, alongside Black Sabbath, the only 'old school' heavy rock band with roots in the sixties that can still fill big concert…

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Skunk Anansie Storm Čedad (2013)

Poba 24 July 2013 0

"The band played an outstanding two-hour show. The crowd ate out of razor-edged Skin's hand. The singer put a spell on everyone there with her incredible vocal characteristics."

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Brian May and Kerry Ellis Unplugged: Intimate, Hypnotic, Pure Musical Magic (2013)

Poba 19 July 2013 0

Location: Grado, Italy Date: 16.07.2013 Guitar legend and respected astrophysicist Brian May, who rose to fame as a member of one of the best rock bands of all time, the unforgettable Queen, stopped by Grado with 34-year-old singer and…

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Van Der Graaf Generator Spread the Lighthouse Keepers’ Plague in Udine (2013)

Peter 5 July 2013 0

"One of the biggest surprises was a superb rendition of Hammill's solo masterpiece »Flight«, which comes from the album »A Black Box«. Along with »Meurglys III« and »A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers«, it was one of the epic suites of the…

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KoЯn Spectacle Thrills Padua! (2013)

Poba 28 June 2013 0

"After what we saw in Padua, KoЯn remain one of the mightiest stage institutions out there, keeping their music artistically relevant and creatively fresh. Stage firepower is something they have no shortage of."

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