Sigur Rós – World Tour 2023

Sigur Rós will perform on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, starting with 9.00 pm, in Piazza Napoleone, in Lucca, as part of the Lucca Summer Festival 2023.

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Besides the concert in Lucca, Sigur Rós will also appear on stage in Rome, on July 9, for the Roma Summer Fest 2023, in Bari, on July 11, for the Locus Festival 2023, and in Mantua, on July 13, for the Mantova Live Estate 2023.

SIGUR RÓS

Sigur Rós was formed in Reykjavík, in 1994. The band’s lineup comprises of singer and guitarist Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson.

The band is known for their ethereal sound, for the frontman Jónsi’s falsetto vocals, and for their use of bowed guitar.

Their discography consists of seven studio albums, three remix album, five extended plays, one soundtrack album, sixteen singles, twenty-three music videos and two video albums.

LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL

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

Over time, important names attended the festival, such as David Bowie, James Brown, Mark Knopfler, Jamiroquai, Seal, Zucchero, Ray Charles, Elton John, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Oasis, Anastacia, Giorgia, Green Day, Ennio Morricone, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Scorpions, Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Buena Vista Social Club, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Youssou N’Dour, and Eagles.

As usual, the Lucca Summer Festival 2023 will take place during the summer months in Lucca. So far, besides Sigur Rós, artists like KISS, The Chemical Brothers, Simply Red, Blur, Norah Jones and OneRepublic were confirmed for the Lucca Summer Festival 2023.

THE VENUE

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.