Max Pezzali closes this evening, July 12, 2026, at San Siro Stadium in Milan the tour Max Forever – The golden years – Stadiums 2026. On the eve of the last date, the singer-songwriter met the press to take stock of a tour that exceeded quota 680 thousand tickets sold.
More than the record, however, Max Pezzali he focused on another data: the number of people who chose to return to see the show in multiple cities.
Max Pezzali: «The real sign is that people are coming back»
Second Max Pezzalithe result achieved also depends on the live performance's ability to convince the audience to repeat the experience.
«It amazes me first. There are people who come back, and many who come back. It means that they had a good time, that they had fun, that they had positive vibes and that, upon leaving the stadium, they are already booking the next experience.”
The songs represent the starting point, but for the artist the decisive work was to build a show each time capable of giving them a new form.
«The songs were already there before. Then you had to cook them well. If people come back and tell their friends it means we are doing our job well.”
The stadium tour built around the 1990s
Max Forever – The golden years – Stadiums 2026 it was conceived as a musical and visual reconstruction of the nineties.
From the stage dominated by denim to television references, up to the presence of Amadeus and upon the return of Uaneach element has been inserted into a precise narrative.
Pezzali explained that the result comes from the balance between the setlist, visuals and speed of the show. A mechanism which, according to the singer-songwriter, kept public participation high from start to finish.
Among the most representative moments is FestivalMaxhomage to the summer musical programs of the period. It was the same at San Siro Amadeus to introduce this part of the concert live, symbolically returning to 1995, when he presented the 883.
A new song for the second season of the series on 883
During the press conference, Max Pezzali also confirmed the arrival of a new song linked to the second season of the Sky series dedicated to the history of 883.
The unreleased song will also be included in the next recording project, the publication of which should accompany the release of the series scheduled for autumn.
At the moment the title has not yet been disclosed, but Pezzali explained that the song was designed to fit into the story told by the new episodes.
The new Max Forever between auditions and unreleased versions
In collaboration with Warner Music Italythe artist is also working on a new recording chapter of Max Forever.
The project should include auditions, first versions of later transformed songs and other materials recovered from the archives.
«We are doing research in the auditions and in the first versions of the songs. Gems are coming out that could fascinate those who have followed this path from the beginning.”
The work is still being defined, but the materials should be delivered in the next few weeks and published in the autumn, at the same time as the release of the TV series.
From stadiums to sports halls with Same story, same place, same bar
The concert on July 12th San Siro the stadium tour closes, but the new live phase of Max Pezzali will start as early as December.
Since December, Max Pezzali will return to the sports halls with Max Forever – Same story, same place, same barthe new tour that will take him throughout Italy with a show built around provincial bars.
For Pezzali those places represented a meeting space between different people, but also a training ground for learning to listen and tell stories.
«The provincial bar was the place where you learned to listen to others and tell stories. That's where my sentimental and narrative education was born.”
The new tour will remain in sports halls until spring 2027, with residencies in Milan and Rome and new stops in various Italian cities.
