For almost ten years, Noisy Naples has been a festival of great summer concerts, which brought names such as Sting, Massive Attack, Robert Plant and Noel Gallagher to the Arena Flegrea, creating a fixed appointment in Naples for the concerts of the greats of international music. This year, however, the festival takes a step forward and changes shape: the 2026 edition, scheduled for 23 and 24 July, leaves the festival format and becomes a real two-day event, hosted in the larger spaces of the Mostra d'Oltremare, in Viale delle 28 Fontane.
The first day, Thursday 23rd, has a decidedly rock soul. At the top of the bill are Franz Ferdinand, back on tour with the new album The Human Fear. With them Skunk Anansie, who had been missing in Naples since 2019, and the return of Bluvertigo. To complete the evening, Grove, the DJ set by Virgin Radio, and then Addolorata, Esco x Bellettini, Yum-Yab Killers and San Juno, with an after show at the Arena Flegrea entrusted to a DJ set by the Editors.
On Friday 24th the center of gravity shifts to a sound that plays between guitars and synthesizers. Leading the evening are Kasabian with their only Italian date which also counts as a return, given that the band led by Serge Pizzorno had already played at Noisy in 2018. The band from Leicester will also present the new album Act IIIscheduled for release on July 17th and preceded by the single Great Pretender. Alongside them are two pillars of the Italian sound that grew up between electronic and rock, Subsonica and Planet Funk, plus Pellegrino who presents Dance Rituals, followed by Karlove, Curcio, Giuseppe Fava and Obbi. This evening will also have its tail at the Arena Flegrea, with MYD and the Soul Express Soundsystem.
A very rich line up for an edition that promises to be one of the most important in the history of Noisy, and Rolling Stone Italia will be the festival's media partner. Tickets are on sale on the official website, in daily format or as a subscription for both evenings.
