Cremonini and Salmo: together for the first time, in the studio and live

Cesare Cremonini and Salmo are joining forces for the first time, both in the studio and live. The Sardinian rapper appears on the title track of “Amateur”, the new album by the former Lùnapop frontman due out on 23 October, and he'll also be the first guest at the show Cremonini is set to play on 20 October at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, where he'll preview the new project.
The collaboration came about after the end of Cremonini's last tour, as the singer-songwriter was starting to shape an album conceived as the opening of a new phase in his career. The goal was to challenge established formulas and habits, seeking new stimuli through encounters with musicians coming from different backgrounds.

It's in this context that Cremonini brought Salmo on board, inviting him to join him at Studio 13 in London. Those sessions gave birth to “Amateur”, a track that ended up lending its title to the whole album and that marks the first recorded meeting between the two artists. “In London, Salmo was my guardian angel. He became my Virgil, every dark wood needs its guiding spirit”, Cremonini said, underlining the role the rapper took on during the making of the album.
The partnership will immediately take on a live dimension too. Salmo will indeed be on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on 20 October, three days before the release of “Amateur”. The choice of London is no coincidence: the album was recorded in the British capital, and the show will serve as a kind of live christening for the new songs. Other musicians and artists involved in making the album will also take part in the evening.

After the London date, Cremonini will head back to Italy for the “Amatour”, kicking off on 24 November in Ancona. The tour will then continue through Bologna, Turin and Milan, with shows scheduled through 21 December. Here's the full tour schedule.

Here are the dates:

27, 28 and 30 November 2026 – Bologna, Unipol Arena
9 and 10 December 2026 – Turin, Inalpi Arena
15, 16 and 18 December 2026 – Milan, Unipol Forum

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