Zucchero celebrated his 56th birthday tonight with a concert at the Arena of Verona (his 6th show there this year). With the ongoing success of Chocabeck, a sold out tour receiving rave reviews and audience responses and the major radio airplay of Vedo Nero in Italy this summer, Zucchero must have had plenty of reasons to celebrate. Meanwhile the Chocabeck World Tour is entering what could be it’s last leg -with dates in Canada, the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France:
SEPTEMBER
25 – ITALY, Verona – Arena
26 – ITALY, Verona – Arena
OCTOBER
14 – CANADA, St Catharines, ON – Sean O’Sullivan Theatre
15 – CANADA, Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
16 – CANADA, Montreal, QC – St. Denis Theatre
18 – CANADA, Ottowa, ON – Centrepointe Theatre
20 – USA, Edwardsville, IL – Southern Illinois University
22 – USA, Chicago, IL – Park West
23 – USA, Cleveland, OH
25 – USA, New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
27 – USA, Cranston, RI – RI PAC
28 – USA, Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite
29 – USA, Boston, MA – Berklee Concert Hall
NOVEMBER
02 – NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam – Heineken Music Hall
03 – GERMANY, Leipzig – Arena
05 – GERMANY, Nuremberg – Arena
07 – ITALY, Milan – Mediolanum Forum
08 – ITALY, Milan – Mediolanum Forum
09 – ITALY, Fiera – Brescia
11 – ITALY, Perugia – Pala Evangelisti
12 – ITALY, Ancona – Pala Rossini
14 – ITALY, Acireale (CT) – PalaSport
16 – ITALY, Rome – Palalottomatica
17 – ITALY, Eboli (SA) – Pala Sele
19 – ITALY, Bologna – FuturShow Station
20 – ITALY, Firenze – Nelson Mandela Forum
21 – ITALY, Firenze – Nelson Mandela Forum
23 – ITALY, Bolzano – Pala Onda
24 – ITALY, Treviso – PalaVerde
26 – ITALY, Torino – Pala Olimpico
27 – ITALY, Torino – Pala Olimpico
29 – ITALY, Genova – 105 Stadium
30 – ITALY, Genova – 105 Stadium
DECEMBER
01 – ITALY, Rimini – 105 Stadium
03 – ITALY, Padova – Arena Spettacoli PadovaFiere
05 – FRANCE, Paris – Le Casion de Paris
06 – GERMANY, Frankfurt – Festhalle
07 – FRANCE, Strasbourg – Palais de Congres (Salle Erasme)
09 – FRANCE, Lyon – Bourse du Travail
10 – FRANCE, Beziers – Salle Zinga Zanger
12 – FRANCE, Bordeaux – Le Femina
13 – FRANCE, Marseille – Le Silo
14 – FRANCE, Toulouse – Le Casino
16 – FRANCE, Biarritz – Gare du Midi
Meanwhile, next week sees the release of Chocabeck in the US. Decca (also responsible for the release of Zucchero Who? in the UK last spring) will release the album in two versions; the original Italian version and the English version with lyrics by Bono and Iggy Pop.
