Emilia Romagna Castles

At the Rocca di Cesena - Cesena Fortress, the 16th edition of the famous music festival featuring the best tribute bands.


PROGRAM

July 6
MERCQURYA BAND - QUEEN TRIBUTE

The MerQuryA tribute band, born from the idea of singer Alex Kage, will give us strong emotions by retracing the history of the British group, from its beginnings in the 1970s until the death of frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991. The instrumentation, lighting and stage costumes are extremely faithful to the original and will help create a perfect setting in which to dream to the notes of Queen's greatest hits.


July 20
THE WINEHOUSE SHOW - TRIBUTE TO AMY WINEHOUSE

Formed in 2009, The Winehouse Show is the first Italian tribute band to reintroduce the music and immortal talent of Amy Winehouse throughout Europe, since its international debut on the stage of the largest Hard Rock Café on our continent. Acknowledged as one of the best tributes in the world by Amy Winehouse's own musicians, the band has started an artistic collaboration with them, hosting for several concerts in Italy and abroad its historic guitarist, Robin Banerjee. Five professional musicians, high fidelity in arrangements, a real show.


Aug. 3
SASHA TORRISI - TRIBUTE CONCERT TO LUCIO BATTISTI

Sasha Torrisi a member since 1997 of Timoria after Francesco Renga left the band, began as a singer and guitarist, experimenting with a different sound and renewed rock energy. For Sasha it is an important chapter in his musical evolution, which will lead him to another important encounter. In fact, he meets and begins to collaborate with the pillar of Italian music, Giulio Rapetti aka Mogol. ", the idea of a personal tribute to Lucio Battisti with a truly unique show was born. The project "Sasha Torrisi canta Lucio Battisti" revisits Battisti's great hits in a rock, personal and contemporary key: an exclusive and overwhelming reworking, without fear of confronting the monument of Italian music.


Aug. 17
RADIOACTIVE - IMAGINE DRAGONS TRIBUTE BAND
Radioactive was born from the collaboration between Davide Pupilli (singer of the band) and Fabrizio Amilcare to create a project that was missing. A tribute to the most radioactive band of the last 20 years. One of the first tributes born in Italy that immediately established itself in the live clubs and festivals of the peninsula and received foreign proposals from Europe and Asia, recognized as one of the best tributes to the band overseas. A set list made entirely of hits, power, adrenaline, video projections and special effects to recreate the atmosphere of Imagine Dragons. A show all to jump and sing at the top of your lungs.


Aug. 31
R.C.Y.B. CONTEST - ROCK COVER YOUNG BAND

Rocca in Concerto this summer opens up to UNDER 30 bands, to young bands from the area who would like to propose themselves by participating in the R.C.Y.B. Rock Cover Young Band contest, and play their favorite covers or unreleased songs that they have not yet managed to play in public. Rocca in Concerto is giving them this opportunity by participating in the contest, where the most interesting bands will be selected by a technical jury and the audience, so that the best winning band will be able to play their entire repertoire in an evening dedicated to them. Participation in the contest is completely free, as are the Cover Young Band nights, which are free and open to the public.
The winner of the contest will perform as the featured band on August 31.

Sept. 7
I VASCONVOLTI - VASCO ROSSI TRIBUTE BAND

The tribute band "I Vasconvolti" was born in 2007 from an idea of 6 professional musicians, to create a musical group and perform live concerts throughout Italy, united by the desire, the same passion for Vasco's music and the quality that distinguishes them. Musical arrangements are taken care of down to the smallest detail. The evenings include a set list of about 2 hours, tracing from the beginnings of 1978 ?no to the very last songs of Vasco.


INFO

Location: Rocca Malatestiana di Cesena
via Cia Degli Ordelaffi, 8 (traffic restricted zone)
Ticket office opening hours 7 pm
DJ set starts at 7 pm
Dinner from 8 pm (reservation required)
Concerts start at 9 pm
Organization MICAPOCO APS
info and reservations:
ph. +39 338 3549375 - +39 366 8274626 (also Whatsapp)
The purchase of a ticket in advance ensures admission to the concert but not a seat: we recommend to arrive on time.



Tickets:
Full admission € 10,00
Reduced € 8,00 with MicaPoco2022 card, BCC Romagnolo socIO or bancomat card, CONADcard
Reduced price children under 14 € 5,00

DINNER + CONCERT € 30,00 (possibility to watch the concert from the comfort of your table)
[For BCC Romagnolo and MicaPoco: dinner + concert € 28,00]
August 31: free admission / Dinner + concert € 20,00

SUBSCRIPTIONS (only for MicaPoco cardholders - year 2023):
4 admissions € 25,00 / 3 admissions € 23,00
4 dinners + 4 concerts € 105,00 / 3 dinners + 3 concerts € 85,00
NB: unused admissions cannot be refunded (except for concert cancellation by the organizers), while it will be possible to choose another concert of the review, still available.

RESERVATIONS:
online at
c/o the Rocca Malatestiana box office and c/o the PANDACOMIX Comic Bookstore, via Marinelli 109 Cesena

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE
Two Collection Points:
- Viale Mazzoni (main entrance of Parco della Rimembranza)
- Bus stop in front of the Cemetery (via Pacchioni)
Shuttle service hours: from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
RETURN from Rocca Malatestiana to collection points from 11 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.