{"id":12777,"date":"2025-06-24T22:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/zucchero-to-play-two-concerts-at-circus-maximus-in-rome\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T22:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:36:18","slug":"zucchero-to-play-two-concerts-at-circus-maximus-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polinex.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/zucchero-to-play-two-concerts-at-circus-maximus-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Zucchero to play two concerts at Circus Maximus in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Zucchero to be joined on stage by Russell Crowe for duet<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>Italian singer-songwriter and musician Zucchero &#8216;Sugar&#8217; Fornaciari is to perform two concerts at the Circus Maximus in Rome on 23 and 24 June as part of a tour of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be the first time that Zucchero will perform, with his own show, in this very special place in our city&#8221; &#8211; Rome&#8217;s councillor for major events, sports, tourism and fashion Alessandro Onorato stated &#8211; &#8220;It is the right recognition for a great international artist, who for years has filled arenas and sports halls in Italy and around the world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Zucchero, 69, will be joined on stage by <em>Gladiator<\/em> star and singer Russell Crowe to perform their duet <em>Just Breathe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>June 23 &amp; 24 I will be getting up on stage with the legend that is Zucchero at Circo Massimo ( Circus Maximus) in Rome.<br \/>We are going to perform our duet \u201c just breathe\u201d from his Discover II album. <br \/>Get a ticket, see you there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russellcrowe\/status\/1936448061401927851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" title=\"June 21, 2025\">June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zucchero&#8217;s\u00a0Circus Maximus show is part of his <em>Overdose d&#8217;Amore<\/em> tour which also includes dates in Ancona, Bari, Turin and Padua.<\/p>\n<p>Credited as the &#8220;father of Italian blues&#8221;, Zucchero\u00a0has sold more than 60 million records over his four-decade career and is best known internationally for songs including <em>Diamante<\/em>; <em>Il Volo\/My Love<\/em> and the hit 1990 duet <em>Senza una donna<\/em> (<em>Without a Woman<\/em>) with Paul Young.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years the Circus Maximus has hosted live shows by\u00a0Bruce Springsteen,\u00a0Guns N&#8217; Roses, David Gilmour and, controversially, Travis Scott whose rowdy fans\u00a0sparked earthquake fears\u00a0at the ancient Roman site.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Andrea Raffin \/ Shutterstock.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zucchero to be joined on stage by Russell Crowe for duet. 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