Vasco Rossi sets off again from Rimini. The concert setlist and how the tour's opening show went

Vasco Rossi kicked off his 2026 stadium tour with the opening show at the Stadio Romeo Neri in Rimini, in front of around 25,000 spectators, joined by another 25,000 at the following night's fan-club-only show. A performance of over two hours that reaffirmed the bond between the singer-songwriter from Zocca and his audience, spanning almost half a century of material, from his early days to his most recent output.
Before the concert, Vasco met with journalists and reiterated the meaning he attaches to his live shows: “A concert is an extraordinary form of togetherness. We experience a healthy, scandalous collective happiness.” Asked about the role of music in today's world, he answered without hesitation: “Music will save the world, that's for sure. It will at least save us, the people.” Quoting Nietzsche, he added: “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
There was no shortage of references to current international affairs. “There are strange individuals, sociopaths who unleash wars purely for their own personal gain,” he said, dwelling on the consequences of conflicts on civilian populations. Hence his description of concerts as “a form of active resistance against hatred, violence and fear.” Vasco went on to affirm the value of his songs as a means of communication: “I write poems through music, and that's essentially how I speak. I don't need to make speeches.” Introducing the show, he finally revealed: “This is a very ironic, fierce, provocative setlist,” designed to “exorcise this very dark moment in history.”

At 8:45 pm the concert kicked off with “I'm going all out.” In the background stood an imposing stage production, featuring a 70-metre-wide stage, a three-dimensional set design and over 1,200 square metres of LED screens. From there, Vasco alternated between classics from the 1980s, signature songs from his repertoire and more recent tracks, keeping up a constant dialogue with the crowd.
The central part of the show leaned into social and political themes with songs like “Gli spari sopra” and “C'è chi dice no,” while the finale brought together some of the most eagerly awaited moments of his career: “Sally,” “Siamo solo noi,” “Vita spericolata,” “Canzone” and the closing “Albachiara.”

Here is the setlist from Vasco Rossi's concert in Rimini (30 May), which kicked off the tour:

1. I'm going all out
2. It's too late now
3. Liver, mangled liver
4. A new song for her
5. Soap bubbles
6. Alibi
7. I'm still in a coma
8. Ciao
9. Tomorrow yes, now no
10. Tango… (della gelosia)
11. Monday

Interlude

12. Tide
13. We are alone
14. If I could tell you
15. (As for what I've got to do) I'm doing my military service
16. Gli spari sopra
17. C'è chi dice no
18. Stupendo
19. Rewind
20. Un mondo migliore

Grand finale

21. La noia
22. Sally
23. Siamo solo noi
24. Vita spericolata
25. Canzone
26. Albachiara

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