Astimusica: VillaBanks

Once again this year, the city of Asti is ready to host, 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!

VillaBanks

Rapper VillaBanks will close the festival on July 17 with his million-stream hits, opening act El Matador.

VillaBanks, stage name of Vieri Igor Traxler, is an Italian rapper and songwriter born in Ravenna, Italy in 2000.

Raised in several European countries and the United States, he is fluent in Italian, French, English and Spanish,influencing his songs with these languages.

He began his career with self-produced mixtapes and digital singles, gaining notoriety in 2019 with the album “I Don’t Know, “ driven by the success of “Candy” with Vale Pain on TikTok.

In 2020 he signed with Universal Music Italia, releasing the album “El Puto Mundo.”

In 2021 he made waves with the mixtape “Filters” and announced the release of the album “Naked, “ combining musical explorations with significant visual impact, as demonstrated by the controversial video on Pornhub of the track “KARDASHIAN.”