Buy tickets:VivaTicketTicketOne Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform in Rome on Tuesday, July 6, 2027, as part of Roma Summer Fest 2027. The American Southern rock band will appear in the Cavea at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, the open-air amphitheatre located at Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30 in northern Rome. The Rome date is one of two Italian concerts announced for the band’s 2027 tour. The performance will bring a catalogue spanning more than five decades to one of Rome’s major summer venues, including classics such as Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird, Saturday Night Special, and Travelin’ Man. Lynyrd Skynyrd Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, Lynyrd Skynyrd became one of the defining groups of Southern rock by combining blues, country, hard rock, and a distinctive multi-guitar sound. The musicians initially performed under names including My Backyard, The Noble Five, and The One Percent before adopting their familiar name. The name was partly inspired by Leonard Skinner, a physical-education teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville who was known for enforcing rules concerning boys’ long hair. The deliberately altered spelling Lynyrd Skynyrd was established before the group achieved national recognition during the early 1970s. The band’s classic Read more [...]