https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed British rock group The Who have announced two Italian concerts as part of a European tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their breakthrough year. https://www.thelocal.it/20160504/the-who-announce-two-italian-dates-for-50th-anniversary Wed, 04 May 2016 10:51:21 +0200 the-who-announce-two-italian-dates-for-50th-anniversary Legendary U2 guitarist The Edge played the first ever rock concert under the famous frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/u2-star-performs-first-ever-rock-concert-in-sistine-chapel Mon, 02 May 2016 12:27:59 +0200 u2-star-performs-first-ever-rock-concert-in-sistine-chapel British singer Sir Elton John will play an unusual concert this summer, inside an ancient Roman amphitheatre of Pompeii. https://www.thelocal.it/20160304/elton-john-to-play-concert-in-pompeiis-roman-theatre Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:27:56 +0100 elton-john-to-play-concert-in-pompeiis-roman-theatre A young Italian pianist has been catapulted to stardom, with work opportunities flooding in, including playing at a concert in London, after he was filmed playing the piano at Milan's Centrale station. https://www.thelocal.it/20160105/from-milan-station-to-a-london-concert-hall Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:31:16 +0100 from-milan-station-to-a-london-concert-hall Foo Fighters, an American rock band, have fulfilled their promise to perform a concert in a central Italian town after a video put together by Italian musicians performing the group’s “Learn to Fly” went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20151023/foo-fighters-fulfill-italy-gig-pledge-after-viral-video Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:51:47 +0200 foo-fighters-fulfill-italy-gig-pledge-after-viral-video Event organizers wanting to hire out Rome's historic Circus Maximus will now have to pay as much as €200,000 for the pleasure, after the city council upped the fee from the much-criticized €8,000 payed by the Rolling Stones last month. https://www.thelocal.it/20140724/rome-ups-circus-maximum-fee-after-rolling-stones-row Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:42:00 +0200 rome-ups-circus-maximum-fee-after-rolling-stones-row A Rolling Stones concert in Rome on Sunday will go down as one of the most profitable in Italian history, boosting the city’s coffers by €25 million in a single day. Frontman Mick Jagger even made a few predictions for Italy's World Cup squad. https://www.thelocal.it/20140623/jagger-boosts-italys-coffers-and-tips-world-cup-win Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:53:00 +0200 jagger-boosts-italys-coffers-and-tips-world-cup-win One group of ancient stones is under threat from another, fear authorities in Rome, as the Rolling Stones prepare for a huge concert among the "very fragile" ruins of Italy's capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20140317/rolling-stones-gig-sparks-heritage-concerns Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:18:00 +0100 rolling-stones-gig-sparks-heritage-concerns