The twentieth edition of the Locus Festival begins on Friday 28 June with the sold out concert in Calcutta, a bastion of the Italian musical summer and a forerunner of the Apulian Renaissance. A great start to the event that will crowd Puglia with music until August 14th and which, added to the over 35 thousand tickets already sold for the many scheduled events, is the premise for a twentieth birthday to remember.
The best way to celebrate a glorious history, which has been able to cross two decades with music and voices from all over the world, hitting courageous discoveries and anticipating times and fashions. A history engraved in the red earth, in the white lime and in the rough stone of a territory that was unexplored and that has now become the place to be for those looking for a summer of high musical quality: Puglia. A history to be honored with a new, unforgettable line-up. To celebrate this incredible milestone, the festival born in Locorotondo (BA) and that in these two decades has put the Valle d’Itria on the maps of all music lovers, chooses as its inspiring theme “It Was Written”making the title of his second album his own Nas, among the most important guests of this 2024 edition. A choice that vindicates its ability to welcome new places and new sounds with courage and foresight, without ever forgetting its roots: since the first edition way back in 2005, in fact, the festival He was able to discover Puglia before others as fertile ground where attractive and quality musical realities could germinate. As if the history and cultural impact of these twenty years of Locus Festival were a reality already written in the air scented with olive trees and salt, in the ancient charm of trulli and ancient villages, in the inimitability of the light, the food and the landscapes between the sea and the hills. An operation maieutics who, starting from the unique qualities of a territory, has been able to write unique pages of artistic and musical beauty. The secret recipe for Locus’ longevity is the perfect fusion between high-profile global artists and the best names on the Italian scene, in an explosive and original blend of past, present and future.
For this reason, in its twentieth year of life, the Locus Festival it treats itself and offers its public an exceptional program for an unforgettable summer and never so rich in artistic proposals of absolute importance. As always, the line-up boasts brilliant stars of world music such as Nas (only Italian date)Toto, Marcus Miller, Robert Plant, Simple Minds, Glen Hansard, the welcome return of Fat Freddy’s Drop, Youssef Dayes, Meute, Channel One (sound system) and some inspired choices carefully selected in the most innovative international panorama with Deena Abdelwahed, Sama’ Abdulhadi, Coco Maria. To these international names are added the quality of Italian music with artists such as Subsonica, Calcutta, Vinicio Capossela, Salmo & Noyz Narcos, Colapesce Dimartino, Fulminacci, Cosmo and some of the freshest news from the Bel Paese such as Daniela Pes, Matteo Mancuso, I Hate My Village, Bassolino, Serena Brancale, Matteo Mancuso, okgiorgio, TY1 and the local legends DJ Tuppi & Modi MC. Furthermore, thanks to the collaboration with the historic Radio2 programme, Musical Boxeshosted by Raffaele Costantino, two artistic proposals of great international scope will also arrive at the Locus such as Galliano And Kassa Overall and two emerging Italian companies such as Coca-Cola Puma And Massimo Silverio. A program of four concerts which will be entirely documented by the radio station RAI Radio2.
Also for this XX edition, the Locus will guide the public in an unmissable musical journey through some of the most beautiful location of Puglia. As usual, the squares and farms of Locorotondo – the historic home of the Locus as well as its driving force – will be the focal point of the August climax of the festival, but in the preceding weeks some of the most recognizable and identifying views of the region will be touched upon. We start at the end of June with some of the most representative places of Bari, from the marvelous Petruzzelli Theater which has flourished again in its beauty, to the historic Fiera del Levante, which has always been the cultural and commercial bridge that connects the capital to the world. In July we continue between the hinterland and the sea: Largo Martellotta and the wonderful Trullo Sovrano, in the heart of the historic center dotted with trulli of Alberobello (BA), a UNESCO heritage site since 1996, for an extraordinary first time of the Locus in Capital of the trulli; the historic Tenuta Bocca di Lupo of Minervino Murge (BT), immersed in the deepest and most ancestral Murgia vineyards; the Campo Boario at the foot of Ostuni (BR), with a unique view of the “White City”; the central square of the historic center of Fasano (BR), the living room par excellence along the trulli coast.
