Calcutta

LINEUP

19:00 // Doors
19:45 // Opening act: Jurijgami
20:15 // Break
20:45 // Calcutta
22:30 // end of show

BEIT LIVE & DNA Concerti

present:

CALCUTTA in Live Concert – European Tour 2019

Opening act: JURIJGAMI

26 November 2019, La Madeleine, Brussels

When Calcutta’s debut album, “Mainstream” was released in 2015 via Bomba Dischi, the magnitude of its success took everyone by surprise. The first singles, Frosinone, Cosa mi manchi a fare and Gaetano told tales of longing, love and loneliness in a small world, the Roman neigbourhood where Edoardo D’Erme, aka Calcutta, was living at the time. “Mainstream” was a massive hit: Calcutta’s infallible ear for a good tune and killer pop sensibilities, coupled with his lyrics, by turn harrowing and surreal, fully captured the mood of a generation. Suddenly, concert venues were filled with people singing their hearts out. Categories like “indie” and “pop” were rendered meaningless. Calcutta was everywhere and everything at the same time. Oroscopo, released in May 2016, made gold and was one of the biggest hits of the summer.

Orgasmo, the first single off his sophomore album, was released at the end of 2017 and was an immediate hit with over 10 million streams on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer. It rose to no. 5 of the Spotify chart and made the top 50 on EarOne’s Airplay Chart. The beginning of February 2018 saw the release of Pesto, and by the time “Evergreen” was finally out, expectation was at an all-time high. The album was preceded by Paracetamolo, psychedelic pop at its best, an ode to the buzz of newborn love punctuated with an infectious guitar riff and propelled into infinity by the joyful shout of the chorus.

The summer of 2018 marked a turning point in Calcutta’s live performances, with 30.000 people turning up to see him at Stadio Francioni, in his native Latina (about one hour south of Rome), on July 21st. On August 6th, he performed to a sold out Arena di Verona: the performance was turned into a concert film titled Calcutta – Tutti in piedi, shot and directed by Giorgio Testi, which showed in over 150 theatres all over Italy.

The stage is where Calcutta gives his best. Even when faced with an audience in the tens of thousands, he manages to convey a sense of intimacy with his fans through a bewitching mix of swagger and vulnerability, humour and heartfelt sincerity. His powerful voice and the strength of his live band [inseriamo i nomi?], along with state-of-the-art visuals, make each performance utterly memorable. After a short winter tour, Calcutta and his musicians have embarked on the summer leg of the Evergreen tour, which is setting hearts ablaze all over Italy.

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About JURIJGAMI:

Jurijgami è un cantautore e chitarrista comasco. Figlio di musicisti, cresce nella periferia comasca suonando con vari gruppi della zona e seguendo il padre tra palchi e backstage. A 19 anni inizia a suonare in alcuni locali della zona usando lo pseudonimo “Jurijgami” nato da un gioco di parole tra il suo vero nome “Jurij” e “gami”, che per assonanza si avvicina ad origami.

Nel 2018 partecipa come attore/cantante  nel Musical “Superstars” scritto e diretto da Paolo Meneguzzi

L’8 giugno 2018 pubblica per Cello Label il suo primo singolo intitolato “Christian De Sica”, omaggio ironico all’attore romano (videoclip in anteprima su AllMusicItalia), seguito dal secondo singolo “Tra il tedio e il dolore” e dall’Ep “Breve ma incenso”.

Nel maggio del 2019 pubblica per Piuma Dischi/Matilde Dischi distribuito Artist First il singolo “Pietra” insieme al rapper friulano Doro Gjat (videoclip in anteprima su Billboard).

Il 18 ottobre 2019 esce “Frangia”, canzone dedicata alla “ragazza indie”, che precede l’album in uscita a febbraio 2020. Prodotto da Antonio Chindamo (Auditoria Records) e Alessandro Cirone (Cello Label/Piuma Dischi) distribuito Artist First. Nell’album sarà presente un brano scritto con l’autore Andrea Bonomo ed. Curci.

Tra i locali che lo hanno ospitato, il circolo Ohibò, il Rocket di Milano, il Memo, Piola a Bruxelles mentre tra i festival estivi il Big Bang Music Fest, l’Eat Sound Festival, Italië Evenement in Olanda.

Prossime date Live:

26 ottobre.      Teatro San Giovanni XXIII, Anniversario Radio Pianeta

7 novembre    Ostello Bello, Como

8 novembre    Linoleum Rocket, Milano

16 novembre Tasso Alcolico 05, Como

22 novembre King, Porlezza

23 novembre Cantine Coopuf, Varese

14 dicembre  Arci il Ritorno, Seregno