The Ferrara Summer Festival, organized and promoted by the Butterfly association, starts again with its fifth edition. The novelty is the first time of an ‘extra date’ – Monday 14 October – with Luciano Ligabue at the Abbado municipal theater in Ferrara.
Italian artists, emerging talents and foreign big names will perform in the summer festival, from 20 June to 13 July 2024. There will be two locations, both within the walls: Piazza Trento Trieste and Piazza Ariostea.
It starts on Thursday 20 June with Benson Boone, the most listened to artist in the world, expected on stage in Piazza Trento Trieste with his ‘Beautiful Things’ which has reached dizzying numbers and has climbed all the world charts.
The following evening, Friday 21 June, there will be a change of scenery with the ‘Deejay Time’ format in Piazza Trento Trieste with the first date of the summer tour, featuring hours of irresistible music from Articoli 31 to Max Pezzali, from Alexia to the group The Kolors.
On Saturday 22 June, in Piazza Trento Trieste with the ‘Summer Vibez’ (it will also include 22 June and 2 July), we move on to electronic music with the French band AIR, a musical duo composed of Nicolas Godin and Jean Benoît Dunckel, who will bring the album ‘Moon Safari’ was performed live for the first time.
Sunday 23 June change of direction with a younger audience, expected on the stage in Piazza Trento Trieste Tony Effe talented Italian rapper, Drillionaire and Anna. After a few days of break, the exhibition resumes on Wednesday 26 June with Annalisa (piazza Trento Trieste), the artist among the 100 successful women in Italy (Forbes 2023).
On Thursday 27 June, in Piazza Trento Trieste, the scenario will change again with the format ‘I want to go back to the 90s’ but the following evening in the same place, Friday 28 June, the musical event is scheduled with the ‘trance’ music of Markus Schulz , Paul Van Dik, Ali & Fila.
On Sunday 30 June, in Piazza Trento Trieste we turn to love with Tommaso Paradiso’s ‘Tommy Summer Tour’ which returns to the Ferrara Summer Festival for the second time. On Tuesday 2 July, in Piazza Trento Trieste, Coez and Fra Quintale are expected with the ‘Lovebars Summer Tour’ for a fun-filled pop rap evening.
We arrive at Thursday 4th July and also change location moving to Piazza Ariostea, the only Italian date (4th July) of the rock band Extreme plus HEAT and Eclipse. Wednesday 5 July free entry in Piazza Ariostea, on the occasion of the ‘Pink Night of Ferrara’, with ‘Lacrima Party’, ‘Mai dire Goku’, ‘Life at 30’, ‘We Love 2000’ and ‘Tachicardia Party’ . The event continues with Tedua (Piazza Ariostea) on 6 July and the following evening, the scenery changes again in Piazza Ariostea where Calcutta is expected.
On July 8th we take a leap into the past with classic Italian music in Piazza Ariostea awaiting the legendary group ‘Pooh’. On 11 July (Piazza Ariostea) an evening of rock, pop and Italo disco with the groups Fedeli alla Linea, Graznevada and Vasco Brondi.
Friday 12 July (Piazza Ariostea) ‘Fitness Day’ on the occasion of the Fluo Run – the fitness and wellness festival that takes place at night – in a magical and energy-filled atmosphere and aimed at everyone, athletes and families.
Last summer date with free entry, Saturday 13 July, with radio 101 in Piazza Ariostea and a guest who will be announced by the organizers soon.
