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 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