LIVORNO The CGIL May Day celebration moves from the Fortezza Nuova to The Cage due to adverse weather conditions.
Wednesday 1st May doors open from 4.30pm in via del Vecchio Lazzeretto in Livorno, cast of artists confirmed, all free entry; the grand finale will be with Bobo Rondelli and The Madmen of the Giuncaie.
The program of the week at the Labronico rock club opens on Tuesday 30 April with Emergenza Festival and will continue until Saturday 4 May with the Oasis Mania Night
WORKERS’ DAY
The Cage will host the International Day of Workers made in Livorno. Initially scheduled in Fortezza Nuova, the big event moves to the rock club in via del Vecchio Lazzeretto due to the adverse weather forecast for Wednesday 1st May. Alternative solution promptly found by the organizers of the event, namely CGIL province of Livorno, CGIL Toscana and The Cage/Xlr Produzioni in collaboration with Fortezza Village. Fun, entertainment, reflection and information in a day to spend together with friends, family, fellow citizens and more. The invitation is aimed at anyone who wishes to spend the anniversary of May 1st in an unforgettable way and avoiding the adversities of the weather. Doors open at 4.30pm at the theater and free entry throughout the day.
THE CONCERTS
The performances on the stage at The Cage will open from 5pm with a live performance by Unchained. Moved by the passion for Quentin Tarantino’s cinema, the tribute band will revive the cult scenes, through the interpretation of the soundtracks, transversal in style and genre. Following will be the Luarte Project: a project of cosmopolitan musicians who play to stimulate the audience to listen, dance and be moved. Born from a passion for international sounds and rhythms, it offers world fusion and original music. From the songbook of the world to the original songwriting in languages such as Portuguese, English, Spanish, Cape Verdean and in Salento dialect, Luarte brings to the stage a vast source of stories and cultures expressed by the instruments and voices of Chiara Pellegrini (Bachelor in Jazz singing at the “Prince Claus Conservatorie” – Groningen), by Andrea Musio (singer-songwriter, oboist and ethnomusicologist trained in Portugal) and by the Argentine Joaquin Cornejo (multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger).
Great closing with Bobo Rondelli: the artist, who is about to release the album “Storie assurde” produced by The Cage in mid-June, will enchant the audience with the magic and poignant irony that distinguish his live performances. Singer-songwriter, poet, actor and performer, Livorno has always inspired his artistic career. The introspective, irreverent lyrics and intimate interpretations focus on a cynical and light-hearted Tuscan nature, leading him first to success with the Ottavo Padiglione, then to the Ciampi Prize in 2001 with his solo career and to many records and concerts presented throughout Italy, including participation in radio and television shows – at the Sanremo Festival he will be a guest of the Tenco Prize. He also enjoyed success with audiences and critics in the road movie “The Man Who Hit His Head” which director Paolo Virzì dedicated to him, as well as a role in the film “La Pazza Gioia”. He will be the protagonist of the docufilm in homage to Ciampi produced by Sky Arte. Accompanying him is I Matti delle Giuncaie: a folk rock group from Follonica and Grosseto whose name draws inspiration from the protagonist of the story of the same name by Renato Fucini (“Le veglie di Neri”, 1882). Lapo Marliani, Francesco Ceri, Simone Giusti and Mirko Rosi are the sounds, choirs and crazy voices of the queen band of Maremmano hard-folk. All four animators of a patchanka that mixes rock with gypsy music, folk with singer-songwriter music to reiterate the motto “having fun while playing”.
CAGE WEEK
The week of The Cage opens on Tuesday 30 April with the first of the last two preliminary evenings of Emergenza Festival, the world music competition which so far has seen twenty-four individual artists and bands perform on the stage of the Villa Corridi theatre, to which will be added the twelve of Tuesday 30 April and Friday 3 May. Thirty-six musical projects that were presented to a largely very young audience; a large group of artists who were able to compare and challenge each other to try to reach the highly coveted national final: only at the end of the sixth preliminary evening, after a whole series of specific counts, will it be possible to know the lucky artist or the lucky band who will be able to go and play at the Magazzini Generali in Milan. The Cage has hosted Emergenza Festival for many years and continues to do so in the wake of its primary vocation, that is, to be, first of all, a place of artistic promotion for all musicians and of healthy youth aggregation. An important appointment with an initiative of great value which was born in 1992 by the international association Emergenza Live Music and which offers the opportunity to emerging artists to play live in venues all over the world, from the best live clubs to internationally renowned venues and to win a professional production, a sponsored tour, musical instruments and technical material. Each participant has 25 minutes of live set available and the possibility of proceeding through preliminary phases up to the national final, at the Magazzini Generali in Milan at the end of June; all the winners of the national finals will then play in August at the international final in Germany, at the Taubertal Festival, in front of a huge audience, sharing the stage with world-famous musicians. The evaluation of all musical projects and their path at Emergenza Festival is entrusted to the public present during all concerts. The juries are also represented by some of the most important and well-known record labels such as Metatron/INRI, Sony, Krishna Music, BMG, Warner, SlipTrick, Universal, RustBlade.
TUESDAY 30 APRIL – Fifth preliminary evening with Open Mice (9.00pm), Moro (9.30pm), Tornasole (10.00pm), CALLIOPE (10.30pm), Oh Baro (11.00pm), Talleyrand’s Infrared (11pm: 30). Appointment starting from 8.00 pm, tickets can be purchased directly at the cash desk at a cost of 15 euros.
FRIDAY 3 MAY – Sixth and final preliminary evening with FR4G (9.00pm), Hot Coral Springs (9.30pm), Sun flowers (10.00pm), RustMite (10.30pm), ILLSIMO IRONS (11.00pm), Rhombus (11.30pm). The event as a whole will begin at 6.00 pm; tickets can be purchased directly at the ticket office, cost 15 euros. Followed by a DJ set by Robetta Party until late at night; Tickets can be purchased at the cash desk for 10 euros, first drink included.
SATURDAY 4 MAY – Thirty years after the first album by the Gallagher brothers, Definitely Maybe, the world’s largest Oasis fan club brings the Rubbish Oasis tribute band to The Cage for an evening that promises to be rough and full of excellent music, seasoned with that hint of nostalgia for the 90s that has pervaded us all for some time now. It’s impossible not to know Noel and Liam Gallagher, the Britpop brothers who for almost twenty years have given authentic pearls to fans all over the world, from Wonderwall to Don’t Look Back in Anger, through Stand By Me and Champagne Supernova, as well as endless scoops to the media about their rivalries and the constant arguments which then led to the separation of the two. To relive together the true essence of British indie rock of the 90s, the appointment is at the little theater of Villa Corridi, at 10.30pm, with one of the longest-running and most loved by fans Oasis tribute bands, Rubbish. Born in Montecatini in September 2009, Rubbish immediately demonstrated a very strong similarity in sounds and voices to Oasis and even went so far as to play abroad: Vienna, Munich and above all London and Manchester. Their consecration came in 2014, when they became the official tribute of Oasis Mania, a world-class fan club that has more than 600,000 followers. Since 2022 they have entered into a collaboration with the historic Manchester venue The Definitely Maybe Bar, the mecca of Oasis fans, where they return to play every year. Tickets available on TicketSms at 10 euros plus presale rights. Followed, like every Saturday, by British and indie rock DJ sets by My Generation – Cage Night Party. Tickets can be purchased directly at the ticket office, entry 10 euros, first drink included.
