Litfiba land in Rome for one of the most anticipated stages of the tour which celebrates forty years of “17 Kings”, the second chapter of the historic “Trilogy of Power”, together with “Desaparecido” and “Litfiba 3”. After the concerts of the past few weeks, the Florentine band – in its original line-up from the Eighties, formed by Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi and Gianni Maroccolo – will take the stage at Rock in Roma on Thursday 16 July, bringing live one of the most representative repertoires in the history of Italian rock.
The concert will be held at the Capannelle Hippodrome. The gates are scheduled to open at 6.30pm, while the start of the show is set for 9pm.
The setlist of the Litfiba concert in Rome
On stage, the Tuscan band offers a selection of songs focused above all on the successful new wave period of the 80s, which will delight historical fans. The tour schedule is not fixed, but it is likely that the live performance will follow the one performed on July 11th in Asti, with a route that completely passes through “17 Kings” and some of the most famous songs from Pelù and his companions' repertoire. This is therefore the possible lineup of the Litfiba concert in Rome.
Fever
17 Kings
Like A God
Black Gold
On Earth
Vendetta
Wound
Apapaia
Ballad
King of Silence
Pierrot And The Moon
Univers
Tango
Coffee, Mezcal and Rosita
Spin In My Circle
Dog
Stay
The Wind
Istanbul
Santiago
Heroes in the Wind
The Prey
Tex
Cangaceiro
Upcoming tour dates
The tour will continue throughout the summer with eighteen events still on the calendar:
- 18 July – Servigliano (Fermo), NoSound Fest
- 21 July – Bologna, Sequoie Music Park
- 23 July – Florence, Prato delle Cornacchie
- 25 July – Cosenza, Rendano Arena
- 28 July – Naples, Arena Flegrea
- 1 August – Alghero, Alguer Summer Festival
- 4 August – Catania, Villa Bellini
- 7 August – Melpignano (Lecce), Sei Festival
- 11 August – Palmanova (Udine), Summer of Stars
- 13 August – Forte dei Marmi, Villa Bertelli Live
- 15 August – Bellaria-Igea Marina, Beky Bay
The meaning of the reunion
Forty years after the release of “17 Re“, Litfiba record the reunion of the historic formation of the 1980s. After the publication of the unreleased “17 Re”, which was excluded from the original album at the time and subsequently released as a maxi-single, and after the reissues of “17 Re” and the live “12/5/87 (Aprite i Vostri Occhi)”, the Florentine band now announces a new live album recorded during the ongoing celebratory tour.
“17 Re 1986-2026” will be released on November 27th on CD and double LP and will document the twenty dates of the tour inaugurated last month in Perugia. Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi and Gianni Maroccolo are back together on stage, protagonists of the formation that gave life to one of the symbolic records of Italian rock of the 1980s. The live concert includes, for the first time in the group's history, the complete performance of “17 Re”, also accompanied by the title track of the same name later released as a single. The album is already available for pre-order.
The meaning of Pelù and companions' project arises from the desire to update the contents of those works. “17 Kings” becomes an explicit reflection on the contemporary balance of power, between technocracy, global conflicts and democracies in danger. “It's not a nostalgic operation – explains Pierò Pelù – This is demonstrated by the song that was born from the ashes of the ancient song excluded from the album. The melodies, parts of the lyrics, the harmony quite intact, but in reality everything has changed: rhythm, bits, groove and spirit”. The idea of the publication took shape with the celebrations for the forty years of the album, released in 1986, during which the band announced 20 dates with the original lineup (Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi, Gianni Maroccolo), something that hadn't happened since 2014.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
