Boom in tickets sold abroad for the great live shows of Medimex 2024, the International Festival & Music Conference promoted by Puglia Sounds scheduled from 19 to 23 June in Taranto. A packed program of events including concerts, panels, Bob Gruen’s exhibition on John Lennon, presentations, workshops and networking activities, talks and events dedicated to the historic rivalry between great artists.
On Saturday 22 June the live performance of the British musical group The Smile (first date in Italy), on Sunday 23 June Pulp (only Italian date) and The Jesus and Mary Chain (only date in Southern Italy).
The program was presented at a press conference in Taranto in the presence, among others, of the president of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano, the Director of the Tourism and Culture Department of the Puglia Region Aldo Patruno and the artistic coordinator of Medimex/Puglia Sounds Cesare Veronico. «Every year – explained Veronico – we record good ticket sales abroad but this year, thanks to Pulp’s only Italian date, the number of tickets sold abroad exceeds the record of the countries involved in terms of audience origin. Season tickets and tickets were purchased in 29 countries from the United States to Russia, with almost all European countries, given that never before has this year brought Taranto at the center of the world».
Medimex 2024, added Veronico, «looks to the future with an international scope. This year’s program is made up of 75 events and brings together live music, in-depth meetings and cultural initiatives.” «I am particularly happy – he concluded – with the welcome given by professionals and the public to the line up which fulfills the dream of bringing Tom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood to Puglia with The Smile on 22 June and Pulp and The Jesus and Mary Chain on June 23. The second evening has all the requirements to be the positive surprise of the Italian summer.”
«Also next year the Medimex will take place here in Taranto, if the Lord gives us health and if there are no unexpected events. Sometimes Taranto is the city of the unexpected. I had always considered some things almost taken for granted, but I must realize that life is never taken for granted. I will continue to insist because the move of Medimex from Bari to Taranto was a political decision that I strongly wanted.” This was stated by the president of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano on the sidelines of the presentation in Taranto of Medimex 2024 which will be held in the Ionian capital from 19 to 23 June.
A decision, added the governor, «not a simple one, because Bari deserved it equally, but this demonstration has become a suggestion, an encouragement, a sort of magic that is embodied in the city of Taranto, in its beauty, in its extraordinary people and also in the difficulties that the city has”. Sometimes Taranto is the city of the unexpected. I had always considered some things almost taken for granted, but I must realize that life is never taken for granted. I will continue to insist because the move of Medimex from Bari to Taranto was a political decision that I strongly wanted.” This was stated by the president of the Puglia Region Michele Emiliano on the sidelines of the presentation in Taranto of Medimex 2024 which will be held in the Ionian capital from 19 to 23 June.
A decision, added the governor, «not a simple one, because Bari deserved it equally, but this event has become a suggestion, an encouragement, a sort of magic that is embodied in the city of Taranto, in its beauty, in its extraordinary people and even in the difficulties that the city has.”
