1. Lucca Summer Festival 2024, the most important music festival in Italy, held since 1998 in
Lucca, will take place during the month of July, 2024.
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LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL – SHORT HISTORY
The first edition of the festival was held in 1998, when Bob Dylan, George Benson and Joe
Cocker attended the event. In 1999, Elton John, Backstreet Boys and Pat Metheny performed on
stage.
In 2000, the most important artists performing at the festival were Joe Cocker, Alanis Morissette,
The Cranberries, Buena Vista Social Club, Ray Charles, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, and Lionel
Richie.
In 2001, the headliners were The Eagles, George Benson and Neil Young.
The 2002 edition of the Lucca Summer Festival welcomed the performances of Jamiroquai, Paul
Simon, David Bowie, Rod Stewart and Oasis.
In 2003, Elton John performed again, together with Alanis Morissette, Simply Red, and Diana
Krall.
In 2004, the lineup of the festival included The Black Eyed Peas, Michael Bublé, Dido, Alicia
Keys, Peter Gabriel and Pink.
On the stage of the Lucca Summer Festival 2005 performed George Benson, Lauryn Hill,
Jamiroquai, Youssou N’Dour, and James Brown.
For the 2006 edition of the festival, were invited Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Santana, Massive
Attack, Placebo and Simply Red.
In 2007, the most important names performing at the event were John Legend, Elton John,
Dionne Warwick, Norah Jones, Ricky Martin, George Michael, and Joss Stone.
In 2008, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Ennio Morricone, Alicia Keys, and Leonard Cohen
attended the festival.
On July 5, 2009, the Dave Matthews Band held a concert of over three and a half hours, the
longest performance of their career.
Between 2010 and 2016, important artists performed at the festival, such as Joe Cocker, B.B.
King, Liza Minnelli, Tom Petty, Bryan Adams, Nick Cave, The Prodigy, Stevie Wonder, Bob
Dylan, Billy Idol, and Tom Jones.

2. On September 23, 2017, the historic Rolling Stones concert was held, which established the
attendance record for this event, of about 55,000 people.
In 2018, the Lucca Summer Festival received the visit of Gorillaz, Lenny Kravitz, Gianni
Morandi and Norah Jones, and in 2019 of Take That, Sting, Scorpions, and Tears for Fears.
Due the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 edition of the festival was postponed first to 2021, and
then to 2022.
The lineup for the Lucca Summer Festival 2022 featured artists such as Liam Gallagher,
Kasabian, John Legend, Robert Plant, Ben Harper, and Justin Bieber.
In 2023, artists like KISS, Simply Red, Bob Dylan, Placebo, Norah Jones, Lil Nas X, The
Chemical Brothers, and Robbie Williams performed on the stage of the festival.
LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024 – THE LINEUP
So far, the artists confirmed for the Lucca Summer Festival 2024 are:
• Sunday, July 7, starting with 9.00 pm: Rod Stewart, in Piazza Napoleone. > Buy Ticket
LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024 – THE VENUES
The concerts of the Lucca Summer Festival 2024 will be held, as usual, in the historical center of
the city.
The main venues of the event are Piazza Napoleone, Piazza San Martino or Piazza
dell’Anfiteatro, or the former Ballila Field (Campo Ballila), located outside the historic walls of
Lucca.
The most important venue of the Lucca Summer Festival 2024 will remain Piazza Napoleone,
also known as Piazza Grande, the main square of Lucca.
The square is located inside the city walls, about 650 meters away from the Lucca railway
station, or about 10 minutes on foot.
The former Balilla Field is a former sports field located between Viale Giosuè Carducci and the
16th-century walls of the city. The Lucca railway station is located about 500 meters away.
Sometimes, when the audience is very large, the Porta Elisa soccer stadium in Lucca or the Pini
stadium in Viareggio are used.