Ben Harper: the likely setlist for the Rome show

28-06-2026

Ben Harper returns to Italy with the Innocent Criminals for a new live date. The American singer-songwriter will headline Rock in Roma 2026 on 29 June, performing in the Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. Tickets are available on rockinroma.com, ticketone.it and at authorized outlets.
Based on the setlist played in San Francisco (USA) on May 5th, here's the likely setlist for Ben Harper's Rome show.

Below Sea Level
Steal My Kisses
Need To Know Basis
Burn To Shine
Where Did We Go Wrong
The Will To Live
Pleasure And Pain
Emotional Arson
Another Lonely Day
It Ain’t No Use
Diamonds On The Inside
Roses From My Friends
Say You Will
Faded
Better Way

Encore:

Morning Yearning
I Shall Not Walk Alone
Fly One Time

Regarded as one of the most eclectic artists of his generation, Harper has built a career that moves effortlessly across pop, rock, blues, soul, folk, reggae and funk. Over more than thirty years of activity he has released 18 studio albums, sold more than 16 million records and won three Grammy Awards, also earning recognition for the social commitment that runs through much of his songwriting. In 2023 he received a nomination for the Grammy Special Merit Award in the Best Song For Social Change category.
Over the course of his career he has won Grammys in the Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Blues Album categories, as well as picking up numerous nominations in the gospel and blues fields, along with honors such as an NAACP Image Award and the Blues Foundation Song of the Year.
A songwriter and much sought-after collaborator, Harper has written songs for artists such as Mavis Staples, Natalie Maines, Tom Morello, Taj Mahal, Rickie Lee Jones, Charlie Musselwhite, Solomon Burke and The Blind Boys of Alabama. In the studio he has worked with, among others, Harry Styles, Keith Richards, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, John Lee Hooker, Ringo Starr and Ziggy Marley, while live he has shared the stage with Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.
His latest album, "Wide Open Light", released in June 2023, also features "Yard Sale", a duet with Jack Johnson. The record followed "Bloodline Maintenance", a work heavily inspired by political and social themes that earned him a Grammy nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category.

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Claudio Fabretti, 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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