Rod Stewart – Live in Concert Tour 2024

Rod Stewart will perform on Sunday, July 7, 2024, starting with 9.00 pm, in Piazza Napoleone, in Lucca, as part of the Lucca Summer Festival 2024.

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ROD STEWART

Rod Stewart @ the Lucca Summer Festival 2024

Sir Roderick David Stewart was born on January 10, 1945, in London.

His music career began in 1962. In 1963, he joined The Dimensions as a vocalist. In 1964, Rod Stewart joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars before moving to the Jeff Beck Group in 1967.

Stewart joined Faces in 1969, but he also maintained a solo career, releasing his debut album that year.

His third album, Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971, was his breakthrough, featuring the ballad Maggie May.

After Stewart had some UK top-ten hits, the Faces broke up in 1975. His next hit single was Sailing, from the album Atlantic Crossing, released the same year.

A Night on the Town, released in 1976, became number one in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Foot Loose & Fancy Free was released one year later.

The single Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, included on the album Blondes Have More Fun, released in 1978, went to number one in Canada, Australia and the US.

After a disco period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, his music turned to a soft rock style.

The single Rhythm of My Heart was a top five hit in the UK, US and other countries, with its source album, Vagabond Heart, released in 1991, becoming his highest-charting album in a decade.

In 1993, he collaborated with Bryan Adams and Sting on the power ballad All for Love, which went to number one in many countries.

In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists.

He received a Grammy and Brit Award, and he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time.

As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and he was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Faces.

Rod Stewart is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 120 million records worldwide.

He had 10 number-one albums and 31 top-ten singles in the UK, six of which reached number one. Stewart also had 16 top-ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL

The first edition of the Lucca Summer Festival was held in 1998, when Bob Dylan, George Benson and Joe Cocker attended the event.

Over time, important artists performed at the festival, such as David Bowie, James Brown, Ray Charles, Elton John, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Sting, and Scorpions.

As usual, the Lucca Summer Festival 2024 will take place during the month of July, in Lucca.

The concerts of the Lucca Summer Festival 2024 will be held in Piazza Napoleone, Piazza San Martino, Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, or in the former Campo Balilla, located outside the historic walls of Lucca.

Besides Rod Stewart, other artists announced for the 2024 edition of the Lucca Summer Festival are Lenny Kravitz, Diana Krall, The Smashing Pumpkins, Toto, Sam Smith, Mika, and Ed Sheeran.

PIAZZA NAPOLEONE

Piazza Napoleone is the main square of Lucca, and one of the venues where, every year in the summer, is held one of the most important music festivals in Italy, the Lucca Summer Festival.

Piazza Napoleone is located inside the city walls of Lucca, about 650 meters away from the Lucca railway station.

The closest bus stop is Napoleone, located in the northwestern corner of the square, on the bus Lines 5, LAM Blu and LAM Verde.