End of April under the pouring rain in Rome, but summer is not far away and so, on the morning of Wednesday 24 April, at the Campidoglio, the line up of Rock in Roma 2024 was revealed. The event, which has been a symbol of summer for years Roman, will return from 13 June to 27 July with a rich program of Italian and international artists, milestones in music and revelation singers of the last year.
As happened in past editions, Rock in Roma will show its total eclecticism, embracing music in all its genres, from rock to pop, from heavy metal to the singer-songwriter scene, from dance music to rap, up to indie .
“We are really happy to present this spectacular and high quality edition of Rock in Roma”said the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri at the press conference to present the Roman concert event. “We are happy that it still takes place in Capannelle, but that it is also a widespread celebration in the Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica and that it is an event for enthusiasts but open to the whole city”.
“Rock in Rome – underlined Alessandro Onorato, councilor for major events, sport, tourism and fashion – it is now a fixed event, every year we wait to know the line up, what the musical offerings will be. This year we move from electronic to rap, from pop music to artists who have made the history of Italian music. There is no shortage of artists of the moment, who sell like crazy and who are the darlings of the general public. Rock in Rome is an event that contributes to tourism, there are events attended by people from all over Italy, even from abroad”.
The singers at Rock in Roma 2024
28 concerts for two months of non-stop live events at the Capannelle Hippodrome and in the Cavea of the Ennio Morricone Auditorium Parco della Musica. The Circus Maximus is missing from this edition of Rock in Roma (at least for now), but Maxmiliano Bucci and Sergio Giuliani, founders and artistic directors of the festival, do not lower the bar: “We aim to achieve last year’s numbers even without Circus Maximus”.
Visionary festival, which has grown year after year at an international level, to the point of being recognized as one of the most well-known musical events in Europe, Rock in Roma 2024 brings the most successful international headliners to the stage of Ippodromo and Cavea, such as 21 Savage, Deep Purple , Placebo, Fontaines DC, Loreena McKennitt; and national artists, including CCCP – Fedeli alla Linea, Tommaso Paradiso, Geolier, Gemitaiz, Salmo & Noyz, Club Dogo and many others.
Among the most anticipated events of this year is, in addition to the concert in Calcutta already sold out and scheduled for June 30th at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle, the only concert in Italy headlined by 21 Savage, which is a candidate for an event urban of the year. The number one artist in the USA is among the most eclectic and sought-after rappers on the global urban scene.
“The Festival was born in 2009 – declared Maxmiliano Bucci – for me and Sergio it was a bet, today we are among the top 2-3 festivals with the highest number of attendances. This pushes us to believe more and more in Rock in Roma. In 2023 we counted 283 thousand attendances, we aim to replicate them this summer. Rock in Rome – added Bucci – it allows us to give space to a modern youth language and not only that, we have the best of current trap with 21 Savage, the best of the national scene with Tommaso Paradiso, Geolier, Salmo & Noyz, Tedua, Club Dogo, then we give space to others artists of the future, such as BNKR44, Massimo Pericolo, La Sad to also reach strong pieces of rock music such as Placebo, Bruce Dickinson, Marlene Kuntz, Deep Purple etc.”.
“Calcutta has been sold out for three months – Bucci closed – in the first years of the festival this only happened with big international artists. There will certainly be other Italian artists who will celebrate the sold out. Rock in Rome is always modern, it will never be out and we are preparing for a new sales record for an Italian festival.”
The concerts of the 14th edition scheduled at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle are: on 13 June the CCCP – Fedeli alla linea; on June 14 Gemitaiz; on June 15th Gabry Ponte and, again in the same venue, Rock Me Pride; Tropico on June 17; on 19 June La Sad; on June 21st Salmo & Noyz; June 22 Teenage Dream; on June 25th BABYMETAL (special guest: DeathbyRomy); on June 28th Geolier; on 30 June Calcutta (sold out); on July 4th Tommaso Paradiso; July 5 Bruce Dickinson; July 6 Kerry King; July 8 Placebo; July 11 Maximum Danger; July 16, 21 Savage; on July 18 BNKR44; on 19 July Club Dogo; on July 20 Deejay Time; on July 24 Marlene Kuntz (special guests: Spiritual Front); on July 27th Tedua.
The Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone will host the following live shows: on 25 June Fontaines DC; Die Antwoord on 3 July; on July 7th Cat Power sings Dylan; on July 10 Deep Purple; on 20 July Cristiano De André; on July 22 Loreena McKennitt.
After the resounding success of last year, for the second time in a row the festival will host the Rock Me Pride (Art Pop Edition) event, the official party of Roma Pride powered by Muccassassina, artistically directed by Diego Longobardi and scheduled for Saturday 15 June at ‘Ippodromo delle Capannelle, with the extraordinary participation of Annalisa, godmother of Roma Pride who, after having marched in the Grand Parade, will be a special guest of the festival.
The Capannelle-Centre of Rome connections
The connections between the Capannelle Hippodrome and the city center have been made easier through a maximum efficiency mobility plan and the collaboration between Rock in Roma and Eventi in Bus, the service that will provide shuttle buses at the end of the concerts to accompany spectators to the center of Rome.
“The Festival– declared Sergio Giuliani in the press conference – remains in Rome, with the Capannelle Hippodrome which is our natural headquarters. The great challenge is how to connect peripheral urban spaces and invent new solutions. This year we have a portal dedicated to parking, you can book spaces via the app and also train tickets that we make available to the public to return from Capannelle to Termini Station. We are imagining new solutions also because we want to bring Rock to Rome with spin-offs in the most peripheral areas of the city, such as Corviale and Tor Bella Monaca”.
Finally, regarding the Capannelle Hippodrome, the historic home of Rock in Rome, councilor Onorato concluded by saying: “Yesterday the tender for the management of the Capannelle Hippodrome came out after 20 years. The new manager will be able to make investments in this area. We imagine Capannelle as a temple of music not only in summer, but also in winter, a stone’s throw from Gra, in one of the most populous areas of Rome”.
