Zucchero promised something special for Saturday’s San Siro concert; instead of the usual stadium concert experience, San Siro would be turned into the world’s largest theatre. That didn’t really happen, yes there were chairs on the field, and yes the ushers were all dressed up in black suits and ties, but a theatre it was not. Special, however, it was. After supporting acts Neri Per Caso, pianist Giovanni Allevi and rocker Gianluca Grignani played their diverse, but excellent, sets, Zucchero and band entered the stage at 21:00, and began a blitzkrieg of hits that didn’t stop until 23:40.
During that time, thirty songs were played, including four great surprises. Dune Mosse and Un Kilo, regulars on the FLY setlist of last year but unplayed so far, returned to great enthusiasm, Wonderful Life received its tour debut in an excellent version, with the crowd singing along loudly, and Rispetto, the title track of Zucchero’s 1986 album which has gone unplayed for at least 16 years, was thrown into the, now, traditional power trio of Baila/Overdose/Il Mare.
But the entire concert was memorable, from the dancefests of Bacco Perbacco, Baila (sexy thing), and Pippo, to the scream along power of Solo Una Sana, to Miserere, which ended with all of San Siro, including Zucchero himself, honoring the late Luciano Pavarotti with a loud “LU-CIA-NO”. With almost 30.000 visitors at San Siro, and another 1.5 million at home watching Italia 1 (10% of tv viewers at the time of the European football championship), it’s safe to say San Siro 2008 can be called a great success.
Setlist: 01 Iruben Me 02 Occhi 03 Tutti i colori della mia vita 04 Bacco Perbacco 05 Un Kilo 06 Amen 07 Cuba Libre 08 Il Volo 09 Blu 10 Diamante 11 Cosi Celeste 12 Baila (sexy thing) 13 Rispetto 14 Overdose (d’amore) 15 Il Mare 16 Dune Mosse 17 Indaco dagli occhi del cielo 18 Nel Cosi Blu 19 Miss Mary 20 Wonderful Life 21 Con le Mani 22 Pippo 23 Solo una sana 24 Diavolo in me Encore 1; 25 Hi De Ho 26 Hey Man 27 Menta e Rosmarino 28 Miserere Encore 2; 29 X colpa di chi Encore 3; 30 You are so beautiful
Tags: 2008, All the Best, Fornaciari, Milano, San Siro, setlist, sugar, Zucchero
