After the success of the recent autumn tour, with sold-out shows in Bologna and Milan, five further concerts have been announced, to be held by Johnny Marr in Italy next July.
Johnny Marr has written some of the most important pages in the history of contemporary music, starting with his time in the Smithswhich established him, from a very young age, as one of the most influential songwriters and guitarists of his generation. His creative path has since placed him at the centre of numerous landmark projects, from The The to Electronic, from Modest Mouse to the Cribs, alongside a wealth of collaborations with major artists including Pretenders, Talking Heads, Avalanches, and composer Hans Zimmer, with whom he worked on the soundtrack of the latest James Bond film, "No Time To Die“co-writing the Oscar-nominated title track with Billie Eilish.
Marr's live return arrives at a particularly fertile moment in his career. With “Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr”, released on 3 November 2023, the guitarist celebrated ten years of solo activity through a personally curated collection retracing the most significant moments of his journey as a frontman. The album includes the most representative tracks from his four albums that reached the UK Top Ten — “The Messenger”, “Playland”, “Call The Comet”, “Fever Dreams Pts 1–4" — alongside stand-alone singles and two previously unreleased tracks, "Somewhere“ e “The Answer“.
In 2025 he also released "Look Out Live!", an album recorded in 2024 at London's Hammersmith Apollo, capturing the power and breadth of his live repertoire: from tracks spanning his solo career to some Smiths classics, by way of his stint with Electronic and iconic covers such as Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" and David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel", with Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys as a special guest.
Here are the dates confirmed so far:
THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026
VERONA (VR) – TEATRO ROMANO
MUSICAL CONTAMINATIONS
Rigaste Redentore, 2, 37129 Verona VR
FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026
ROME – AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA ENNIO MORRICONE, CAVEA
ROMA SUMMER FEST
Via Pietro de Coubertin, 30, 00196 Roma RM
SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026
MINERVINO MURGE (BT) – TENUTA BOCCA DI LUPO
LOCUS FESTIVAL
Contrada Torre D`Isola, Località Tofano, 76013 Minervino Murge BT
MONDAY 20 JULY 2026
UDINE – CASTLE
P.le della Patria del Friuli, 1, 33100 Udine UD
TUESDAY 21 JULY 2026
CABRAS (OR) – THARROS THEATRE
I GIGANTI DELL'ARTE 2026
Tharros archaeological area – San Giovanni di Sinis 09072
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Lancia, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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