DURAN DURAN NET ITALIAN FIRST WITH DOUBLE SELLOUT

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The iconic group have become the first act to sell out two nights at

Lucca Summer Festival's Piazza Napoleone

Duran Duran are set to make history with their second consecutive sellout performance at Italy’s Lucca Summer Festival (LSF).

The famed British group played the 9,000-cap Piazza Napoleone stage on Sunday (21 July) and return for a second helping tonight (23 July), setting a new milestone in the process.

“Duran Duran was the first act in 26 years to sell out Piazza Napoleone twice,” Mimmo D’Alessandro, CEO of promoter D’Alessandro e Galli (Di & Gi) tells IQ.

“More than 18,000 people attended the two Duran Duran shows, with 14% of the audience coming from abroad and 70% coming from outside Tuscany. This not only represents a deserved tribute to such an iconic band but also a sign of the growth the Lucca Summer Festival is experiencing.”

Tickets were priced €60-100 for the shows, which mark the band’s only Italian dates of 2024 and their first performances at LSF since 2012.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE HAD MORE THAN 220,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING OUR FESTIVAL

Staged in the Mura Storiche area, next to the Lucca City Walls, LSF concludes later this week with concerts by Toto (24 July) and Gazelles (26 July), capping a record-breaking year for the Tuscany festival.

“This edition had one of the best line-ups ever, with sensational artists such as Eric Clapton, The Smashing Pumpkins, Rod Stewart, Lenny Kravitz, among others,” beams D’Alessandro. “Ed Sheeran broke another record, being the first act to sell out our City Walls venue twice.

“For the first time, we had more than 220,000 people attending our festival. With these numbers and the enthusiastic feedback we received from the audience, press, and artists, we’re looking very confident about our future editions. We aim to become more and more a must-visit festival for music lovers around the world.”

Other performers during the outdoor series, which also utilises a separate 40,000-cap venue, included Swedish House Mafia, Diana Krall, John Fogerty, Mika and Sam Smith.

Courtesy IQ Magazine