Astimusica: Francesco De Gregori

Once again this year, the city of Asti is ready to welcome, for its 27th edition, one of Italy’s best-known and most anticipated festivals: ASTIMUSICA!

The unmissable events of the festival will be held fromJuly 11 to 17 for the first time in Asti‘s Piazza Alfieri, bringing a touch of magic and music to the heart of the city.

This year’s edition, promoted by the Municipality of Asti under the artistic direction of Massimo Cotto, promises to be unforgettable, with a calendar of top-notch artists who will perform live in the new location, which welcomes more audiences than previous editions.

Astimusica, in collaboration with Politeama Srl(Palco19 Asti) and Audere Eventi, once again confirms itself as a festival capable of intercepting current trends and the tastes of multiple generations.

It represents aunique opportunity to experience evenings of great music and fun in a historic and picturesque setting such as Alfieri Square!

Francesco De Gregori

Francesco De Gregori will perform with his band on July 16, bringing his timeless classics to the stage in an evening of great auteur music.

Francesco De Gregori, born in Rome in 1951, is an Italian pop music singer and composer. He began his career at Folkstudio in Rome in the 1970s, collaborating with Antonello Venditti.

His first solo hit was“Alice Doesn’t Know” (1971).

He worked with Fabrizio De Andrè on the album“Volume VIII” in 1974.

De Gregori produced several successful albums, including“Rimmel” (1975),“Buffalo Bill” (1976) and“Banana Republic” (1979).

He won the Silver Ribbon in 2015 for the soundtrack of the film“Have You Ever Been to the Moon?” and released the album“Francesco De Gregori Sings Bob Dylan – Amore e furto” in the same year.

He also published the collection“Backpack” in 2016 and recent works such as“Under the Volcano” (2017) and“Pastiche” (2024, with Checco Zalone). In 2022, he participated in the docuseries“Venditti & De Gregori – Carpenters and Philosophers” and starred in the film“The Divine Comet.”