Lucca Summer Festival

The Lucca Summer Festival is a musical event that has been held in Lucca during the month of July since 1998.

The concerts are held within the historic walls of the city of Lucca, in Piazza Napoleone, Piazza San Martino and Piazza dell'Anfiteatro.

Band and soloists of national and international value have walked the stages of the Lucca Summer Festival, such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Mark Knopfler, Jamiroquai, Seal, Zucchero Fornaciari, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Anastacia, Giorgia, Green Day, Ennio Morricone and the Rolling Stones. The Dave Matthews Band on July 5, 2009 held a concert of over three and a half hours, the longest performance of its career. The DMB Europe 2009 box set was taken from that concert.

On 23 September 2017, the Rolling Stones concert was held alongside the Urban Walls, the only Italian date of the European tour No Filter, which recorded the attendance record (about 55,000 people) for this event. This was also the only occasion on which the stage was set up alongside the Urban Walls.

In the event of a particular turnout of spectators, it is sometimes preferred to use the Porta Elisa football stadium or the Stadio dei Pini in Viareggio.

1998

July 6 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Bob Dylan July 13 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti George Benson July 22nd Piazza Amphitheater Regno Unito Joe Cocker

1999

2nd of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Elton John July 9 Stadio dei Pini (Viareggio) Stati Uniti Backstreet Boys July 11 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Branford Marsalis July 13 Piazza Napoleone Italia Pino Daniele July 20 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Herbie Hancock & Italia Giorgia July 22nd Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Pat Metheny 23 July Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti David Sanborn July 24 Piazza Amphitheater Regno Unito Bill Wyman July 26 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Al Jarreau July 27 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti James Taylor

2000

July 5 Piazza San Martino Regno Unito Joe Cocker July 13 Piazza San Martino Canada Alanis Morissette July 17th Piazza San Martino Irlanda The Cranberries July 18 Piazza San Martino Cuba Buena Vista Social Club July 19 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Pat Metheny & Italia Giorgia July 20 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Ray Charles July 21 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Joan Baez July 22nd Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Natalie Cole 23 July Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Lionel Richie & Italia Giorgia July 24 Piazza Amphitheater Venezuela Oscar D'León July 28 Piazza Amphitheater Senegal Youssou N'Dour

2001

July 7 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Mark Knopfler 10th of July Piazza Amphitheater Cuba Los Van Van July 11 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Marcus Miller July 14 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Eagles 15th of July Piazza Amphitheater Italia Giorgia July 17th Piazza Amphitheater Brasile Milton Nascimento & Brasile Gilberto Gil July 18 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti George Benson July 20 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti David Crosby July 21 Piazza Napoleone Canada Neil Young

2002

July 3 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Jamiroquai July 5 Piazza Napoleone Italia Ron & Italia Pino Daniele & Italia Fiorella Mannoia & Italia Francesco De Gregori July 6 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Paul Simon July 8 Piazza Amphitheater Stati Uniti Keith Jarrett 10th of July Porta Elisa Stadium Italia Renato Zero 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito David Bowie & Brasile Gilberto Gil, open concert Italia Bluvertigo July 16 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Rod Stewart July 17th Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Oasis July 21 Piazza Amphitheater Italia Giorgia July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Italia Fornaciari sugar

2003

July 8 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Toto July 11 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Craig David July 13 Piazza Napoleone Canada Alanis Morissette July 16 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Simply Red July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Italia Giorgia 23 July Piazza Napoleone Italia Sergio Cammariere July 24 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Wynton Marsalis July 25 Piazza Napoleone Canada Diana Krall

2004

2nd of July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Patti LaBelle July 5 Piazza Napoleone Italia Giorgia & Stati Uniti the black Eyed Peas July 11 Piazza Napoleone Canada Michael Bublé July 13 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti James Taylor & Stati Uniti Bonnie Raitt July 14 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Dido 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Italia Eros Ramazzotti July 16 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Alicia Keys July 17th Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Burt Bacharach July 19 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Peter Gabriel July 21 Piazza Napoleone Italia The Vibrations & Stati Uniti Macy Gray July 26 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Pink

2005

June 19 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Blue July 5 Piazza Napoleone Italia Alan Soul & Alanselzer July 6 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Crosby Stills & Nash July 9 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti George Benson July 14 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Lauryn Hill 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Jamiroquai July 17th Piazza Napoleone Senegal Youssou N'Dour July 18 Piazza Napoleone Italia Cesare Picco July 18 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Terence Blanchard July 19 Piazza Napoleone Italia Fiorello July 20 Piazza San Martino Italia Subsonica July 21 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Van Morrison July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Italia Giorgia 23 July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti James Brown

2006

July 7 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Eric Clapton July 11 Piazza Napoleone Italia Riccardo Cocciante July 12 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Roger Waters July 13 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Tracy Chapman July 14 Piazza Napoleone Messico Carlos Santana July 17th Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Coolio July 18 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Lee Ryan July 20 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Massive Attack July 21 Piazza Napoleone Summer Youth 23 July Piazza San Martino Italia Giorgia July 25 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Placebo July 30 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Simply Red

2007

July 8 Piazza Napoleone Italia Torment July 9 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti John Legend 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Elton John July 11 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Dionne Warwick July 13 Piazza Napoleone Italia Roberto Benigni ( Tuttodante ) July 14 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Norah Jones July 16 Piazza Napoleone Porto Rico Ricky Martin July 19 Porta Elisa Stadium Regno Unito George Michael July 20 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Joss Stone July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Italia Elisa July 24 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Lauryn Hill July 26 Piazza Napoleone Summer Youth July 28 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Steely Dan

2008

July 5 Piazza Napoleone Italia Patty Pravo July 6 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Sheryl Crow July 8 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Erykah Badu July 11 Piazza Napoleone Italia Enzo Avitabile July 16 Piazza Napoleone Italia Mario Biondi July 18 Piazza Napoleone Italia Ennio Morricone July 20 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Alicia Keys July 21 Piazza Napoleone Summer Youth 23 July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Hucknall July 26 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Chicago July 27 Piazza Napoleone Canada Leonard Cohen

2009

July 5 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Dave Matthews Band July 8 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Anastacia 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Italia Biagio Antonacci July 11 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Lenny Kravitz 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Italia Enzo Avitabile July 16 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti James Taylor July 18 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Burt Bacharach July 24 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito James Morrison - Regno Unito Amy Macdonald July 25 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Moby July 26 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti John Fogerty

2010

4th July Porta Elisa Stadium Italia Fiorello July 9 Napoleon square Spagna Paco de Lucía 10th of July Napoleon square Regno Unito Mark Knopfler July 13 Napoleon square Stati Uniti ZZ Top guest star Regno Unito Jeff Beck July 16 Napoleon square Regno Unito Seal, open concert Italia Noemi July 17th Napoleon square Italia Eros Ramazzotti July 18 Napoleon square Stati Uniti Crosby, Stills & Nash July 20 Napoleon square Regno Unito Paolo Nutini 23 July Napoleon square Regno Unito Simply Red July 24 Napoleon square Italia Karima July 27 Napoleon square Regno Unito Placebo

2011

July 1st Piazza Napoleone Italia Francesco Guccini July 5 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Burt Bacharach & Italia Mario Biondi July 7 Piazza Napoleone Italia Laura Pausini July 8 Piazza Napoleone Italia Fornaciari sugar July 9 Piazza Napoleone Canada Arcade Fire 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Burt Bacharach & Italia Mario Biondi July 14 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Elton John 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Joe Cocker & Stati Uniti BB King July 16 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Amy Winehouse (concert canceled) July 18 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Ben Harper plus Stati Uniti Robert Randolph and the Family Band July 19 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Liza Minnelli July 21 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito James Blunt 23 July Piazza Napoleone Italia Enrico Brignano July 24 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Jamiroquai

2012

June 29 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 4th July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti blink-182 July 7 Piazza Napoleone Italia Laura Pausini July 14 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Norah Jones 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Kasabian July 18 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Roger Hodgson July 19 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Gossip July 20 Piazza Napoleone Italia Franco Battiato July 21 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Duran Duran July 28 Piazza Napoleone Italia Giorgia & Stati Uniti Tony Bennett July 29 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Toto

2013

July 6 Piazza Napoleone Canada Diana Krall July 8 Piazza Napoleone Italia Litfiba July 9 Piazza Napoleone Canada Leonard Cohen 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Canada Bryan Adams July 11 Piazza Napoleone Australia Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds July 13 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Thirty Seconds to Mars July 17th Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti The Killers July 18 Piazza Napoleone Lucchese Talents July 19 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Mark Knopfler July 20 Piazza Napoleone Italia Alessandro Siani July 21 Piazza Napoleone Italia Renzo Arbore July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Earth, Wind & Fire July 25 Piazza Napoleone Canada Neil Young e Stati Uniti Crazy Horse July 27 Piazza Napoleone Islanda Sigur Rós July 30 Piazza Napoleone Italia Pino Daniele e Stati Uniti Marcus Miller

2014

2nd of July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Eagles July 7 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Jeff Beck, Stati Uniti German Trucks Band , Stati Uniti Robben Ford 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito The Prodigy July 11 Piazza Napoleone Italia Emma 15th of July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Chic e Stati Uniti Nile Rodgers July 17th Piazza Napoleone Italia Elisa July 18 Piazza Napoleone Italia Giorgio Panariello July 20 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Stevie Wonder 23 July Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Backstreet Boys July 24 Piazza Napoleone Italia Enzo Avitabile July 26 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti The National e Stati Uniti Cat Power

2015

July 1st Piazza Napoleone Italia Francesco De Gregori e Stati Uniti Bob Dylan July 5 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti John Legend July 7 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Los Lobos July 8 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Paolo Nutini July 9 Piazza Napoleone Irlanda The Script 10th of July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Billy Idol July 11 Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Elton John July 16 Piazza Napoleone Lucchese Talents July 17th Piazza Napoleone Italia Enzo Avitabile July 18 Piazza Napoleone Italia 610 July 20 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Lauryn Hill July 22nd Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Mark Knopfler 23 July Piazza Napoleone Regno Unito Robbie Williams July 24 Piazza Napoleone Italia Fedez e Italia J-Ax July 26 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Lenny Kravitz July 28 Piazza Napoleone Stati Uniti Snoop Dogg e Stati Uniti Marcus Miller

2016

July 9	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Van Morrison e Regno Unito Tom Jones July 11	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Marcus Miller e Stati Uniti Beth Hart July 12	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Lionel Richie e Stati Uniti Earth, Wind & Fire July 13	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Vinicio Capossela e Stati Uniti Esperanza Spalding July 16	Piazza Napoleone	Canada Neil Young with Stati Uniti Promise of The Real July 17th	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Fabri Fibra, Italia Gué Pequeno , Italia Marracash e Italia Clementino July 20	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Simply Red e Stati Uniti Anastacia July 22nd	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Beppe Grillo (Event canceled) 23 July	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Marco Mengoni July 24	Piazza Napoleone	Ten stories just like that (Free Event) July 25	Piazza Napoleone	Lucchese Talents (Free Event) July 27	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Edoardo Bennato (Free Event)

2017

June 14	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Green Day e Stati Uniti Rancid 4th July	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Imagine Dragons July 8	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Lauryn Hill e Stati Uniti Kamasi Washington July 9	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Ennio Morricone July 11	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti LP e Regno Unito Rag'n'Bone Man July 12	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Erykah Badu with Stati Uniti Mary J. Blige (Single Italian date) July 13	Piazza Napoleone	Italia J-Ax with Italia Fedez 15th of July	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Robbie Williams July 21	Piazza Napoleone	Italia The flight July 22nd	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Single Italian date) 23 July	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Kasabian July 28	Piazza Napoleone	Porto Rico Luis Fonsi July 29	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Giorgio Panariello, Italia Carlo Conti e Italia Leonardo Pieraccioni July 30	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Enzo Avitabile (Free Event) July 31	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Pet Shop Boys (Single Italian date) September 23	Historical walls (ex Campo Balilla)	Regno Unito The Rolling Stones (Single Italian date)

2018

June 23	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Queens of the Stone Age June 27	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Caparezza July 1	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Sphere Ebbasta July 7	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Hollywood Vampires (band) July 8	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Ringo Starr July 11	Historical walls (ex Campo Balilla)	Regno Unito Roger Waters July 12	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito Gorillaz July 14	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Max Pezzali Italia Francesco Renga Italia Nek July 17th	Piazza Napoleone	Australia Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds July 18	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Lenny Kravitz Stati Uniti Gary Clark Jr. July 20	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti James Taylor Stati Uniti Bonnie Raitt July 22nd	Piazza Napoleone	Italia Gianni Morandi July 25	Piazza Napoleone	Regno Unito King Crimson July 26	Piazza Napoleone	Stati Uniti Norah Jones Stati Uniti Marcus Miller