The Beat Festival is now in its ninth edition and this year there will be no fewer than seven evenings dedicated to music, food and entertainment in the extraordinary setting of the Serravalle Park.
Thursday 24 August
GABRY PONTE
An evening of dance music with DJ and producer Gabry Ponte, the record-breaker for the number of plays and streams among Italian and international DJs, preparing to celebrate his 25th year in the business.
Friday 25 August
VILLABANKS
This young Italian rapper, one of the revelations of recent years, will take the stage together with the young and promising Ele A and other artists.
Saturday 26 August
THE STRUTS
The eccentric English band, which is currently travelling the globe on its world tour, will be on stage at Serravalle Park for an adrenalin-fuelled evening of glam rock.
Sunday 27 August
SANTI FRANCESI
The duo, fresh from their triumph in the last edition of X Factor, will stop in Empoli for their summer tour.
Thursday 31 August
OMINI
The rock band revelation of the last edition of X Factor will get the whole park moving and shaking with their powerful English-style rock. FREE ADMISSION CONCERT
Friday 1 September
TEENAGE DREAM PARTY
A real party celebrating the 2000s with music, Disney Channel-themed karaoke, choreographies from High School Musical and duets from Camp Rock, taking us back to those atmospheres that thrilled us so.
Saturday 2 September
FRANZ FERDINAND
After a five-year absence, Franz Ferdinand returns to the Beat stage with their show Hits to the Head, dedicated to the great hits that have made the band’s history.
Tickets for the Main Stage concerts are available on the Ticketone and Ticketmaster circuits and Viavticket.
In addition to the Main Stage there are the side stages Labella Dischi for Sunset Stage and Ottobit for Ottobit Stage .
At sunset some emerging artists from the regional scene will perform on the Labella Sunset Stage. Labella Dischi is a historic record label in the Empoli area that has produced important national artists over the years. Starting this year, it is working with Beat on the never-ending scouting activity that has characterised the festival since its first edition and is so crucially important to the event.
From midnight until two a.m., Beat’s second stage will be dedicated to DJ sets curated by Ottobit with the Ottobit Stage. The expertise of the Montelupo Fiorentino venue, a point of reference for youth entertainment in the Empolese Valdelsa area, will bring the park to life in the best post-concert tradition.
Music won’t be the only protagonist of Beat. There will be a space reserved for the colourful street food trucks and their tasty offerings. The best trucks, from all over Italy, will put on a veritable show of taste and flavours. There will be some historic trucks, gastronomic landmarks of Beat, but also many new additions.
There will also be an area dedicated to artisan breweries, a space where concert-goers can taste the best beers, from the classics to the latest innovations All thanks to the skilful art of the master brewers and the best Empoli breweries.
For lovers of vintage, there is the Market, not to be missed, which will offer everything from handicrafts to designer clothing, combining quality and style, as always.
