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Our Blogger: Jona

Even if the concert is held on Friday the 8^th of October 2010, for sure you are able to hear U2’s most famous song “Sunday bloody Sunday”. The Irish rock band which has sold more than 170 million albums and won 22 Grammy Awards. And that is more than any other rock band has achieved. Not only the selling records will guarantee you an unforgettable evening at Olympic Stadium.

 The road to world wide success has been long. Everything started in 1976, when none of the 4 members were very good musicians. Years went by, and they got better. Everything changed in 1987 when they released hit record The Joshua Tree. U2 has all these years made lot of charity work and helping people with groups like:  Amnesty International, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, Bono’s DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign, and Music Rising.

Tickets can be bought online: www.ticketone.it and prices are very reasonable because 85% of all tickets cost less than 95€, the ones for the field in front of the stage cost 55€ and at least 10.000 tickets cost 30€.  

Our Blogger: Angelo

A critic once wrote, “Thaks god there’s Gianna Nannini. Without her there would be in Italy a void as big as the genre ‘female rock’”. This seasoned singer, the female counterpart of Italian rockstar Vasco Rossi, manages to surprise Italians every year with songs about passion, lost love and feminine strenght.

For those who love Gianna or are only curious to meet her, the date to remember is  October the 30^th 2009, when the singer will offer a concert in the Palalottomatica arena in Rome.

It will be all about great Italian music and an excuse to showcase some of the songs of Gianna’s new album, called “Gianna Dream”.

This concert will make go out of your mind, you’ll find a lot of great people and with Gianna’s songs you will find someone who can make you feel really important.

The concert start at 20:30pm. The tickets you may acquire them at the Palalottomatica Roma before getting in or either online www.thicketone.it .

We are sure you don’t want to miss this great concert.To enjoy the best of Rome there’s nothing like Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, its great location and helpful staff are what you need to have a fantastic holiday!

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Our Blogger: Joseph

Singer, song-writer and pianist Tori Amos returns to Rome for the first Italian date of her Sinful Attraction Tour in which she will introduce new tracks off from her new released album entitled Abnormally Attracted To Sin. Amos, also known as the “the goddess of rock” for the die hard fans, is one of the most important figures in contemporary music scene; anyone who has followed her music career, will be able to recognize the overturns from her music in the 90’s thanks to intense activities like Little Earthquakes (1992), Under the Pink (1994) and From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998).

Known for her emotional concerts, Amos will be doing some new covers from her previous albums.. Amos have performed in beyond 1,000 dates in the theatres and prestigious well-know concert venues all over the world. Her last world tour in 2007, has been defined by BBC as "The return of Tori Amos as she had defined herself as well… beyond its end". In the peak of her career Amos has done covers of classic rock tracks such as Angie by the Rolling Stones, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Thank You by Led Zeppelin, I am on fire by Bruce Springsteen and New Age by Lou Reed.

Here at Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes we’ll be glad to help you in every way we can to enjoy this and many other great events in the city.

30 September 2009 – Auditorium Parco della Musica                                                  

Tickets:

Plateau 45 euros;                                                                             First Gallery 35 euros;                                                                     Second Gallery 25 euros.

Our Blogger: Angelo

The Deep Purple are a British rock group born in 1968, among the most important and influential rock bands of all time. A couple of his songs are classics of rock and heavy metal, whose history can’t be told without mentioning this impressive band.

They are considered pioneers of rock and heavy metal. They have sold over 100 million copies worldwide , and as a prove of their significance to the rock world, his classic Smoke In The Water has been used recently to break the Guinness world record for the largest guitar ensemble (over 1600 people in Kansas City!)

The Deep Purple concert will be held in Rome the 12^{th of} December 2009 in the arena PalaLottomatica – piazzale dello Sport (EUR).

Cost of ticket: € 51.75 ring I, II an. € 46.00; II an. lateral € 40.25, an III. € 34.50, € 40.25 parterre

They’re coming back again to rock all of us, so be ready for the best party concert of your life: it’s forbidden to miss this great opportunity so you better be there…

If you are planning to attend the concert, your best choice for accommodation are Yes Hotel and Hotel des Artistes. Its perfect location, only minutes away from the Termini station, will allow you to visit all the sights in the city and the venue for the concert easily, saving you the stress normally associated with the visits to new cities. And when you come back, the great comfort both offer will be a blessing after a long day of rock and roll!

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Attending to the opera is an experience many look forward to experience when they visit Italy. But the opera academies in Italy are not always touristic-friendly and getting a ticket can prove difficult. So, if you’re able to attend a quality Opera concert you can call yourself lucky, but if you are coming to Rome during may you’ll have the chance to have the opera experience of a lifetime.

On May 25^th the famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will offer in the Colosseum (no less) a charity concert to help the people from Abruzzo, where some villages have been almost destroyed recently by an earthquake.

In case you still don’t know him, Andrea Bocelli is a blind tenor famous for its prowess in both the opera and popular music fields, an ability that has enabled him to conquer a wide audience and to spread the interest in Opera all around the world.

That night Angela Ghiorghiu will share the stage with Bocelli. Gheorghiu might be less well- known outside the opera world, but she is one of the new stars of the genre, and another of the many reasons that make this event unique.

The tickets cost one thousand euros and can be bought through the internet.

Don’t miss this beautiful experience and don’t miss either the chance to enjoy Rome staying in two of the best hotels in the city: Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, both very well located, near Rome main station and only half an hour away from the Colosseum!

Our blogger: Stefano

“Dissonanze” is a festival that proposes live music and shows of electronic and alternative. It has become and important manifestation dedicated to the arts and the electronic and digital music in various areas in which they occur: concerts, dj and laptop, multimedia installations, performances and vj projections.

This year the Festival will take place on 8 and 9 May 2009 and for the occasion, the Palazzo dei Congressi and Ara Pacis in Rome will light up with famous names of electronic music as A Critical Mass, Bat For Lashes, Buraka Som system, Kenny Larkin, our beloved Daedelus and many others.
This Festival was born in 2000, initially as a show-case, a selection of little-known international “indie” artists . Today, it has become an important reference point for fans of the genre.

So the date to remember are 8 and 9 may 2009, at the Ara Pacis and the Palazzo dei Congressi, and you’ll see artist like: Costa vs Ad Bourke, The Gaslamp Killer vs Daddy Kev, Flying Lotus feat. Samiyam, Daedelus Visuals Clichevideo, Mokadelic, Telepathe, Atom, Byetone, Signal and others.

To enjoy Rome and all the incredible activities it has to offer, come to Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel, where we’ll be glad to guide you to this and many other events taking place in the city.

Il Nostro Blogger: Arianna

Lo aspettiamo tutti con ansia, il nuovo tour di Claudio Baglioni “Questo Piccolo Grande Amore 2008 – il concerto”

I nome del tour prende spunto dal film da poco uscito “ Questo piccolo grande amore” ispirato all’omonima canzone dell’artista, del quale il cantautore ha curato la parte musicale

Un concerto che, attraverso musica e parole, ripercorrerà le tappe della carriera artistica di Claudio Baglioni, con particolare attenzione alle canzoni dell’album che lo ha reso famoso.

Dal tour prende il nome anche il doppio cd live, una chicca per i romantici e per quelli che volessero fare un salto indietro del tempo.

Personalmente amo molto le canzoni di Baglioni, hanno accompagnato la mia infanzia e la mia adolescenza.

Molti non sanno che gli inizi non sono stati facili per il cantautore romano ma proprio con l’album “ Questo piccolo grande amore” arriva un successo spiazzante che dura fino ai giorni nostri.

Non solo cantante Baglioni, ma un’artista in piena regola. ai suoi concerti siamo abituati a vedere dei veri e propri spettacoli, mai banali ma pieni di musica e colori.

Credo che anche questo concerto meriti di essere visto e mi chiedo quali sorprese ci riserverà questa volta.

Qualche piccola curiosità: Claudio Baglioni è stato il primo cantante a esibirsi negli stadi. Il primo concerto è al Flaminio dove viene applaudito anche per avere posizionato il palco al centro dello stadio, aperto in tutte le direzioni, così da avere un contatto a tutto tondo con il pubblico

L’artista si presenterà a Roma il 22/05/2009 in piazza di Siena.

Vi invito tutti a stare qui da noi all’Hotel Des Artistes. Il nostro hotel costituisce infatti la base ideale per raggiungere la sede del concerto.

Partendo da via villafranca 20, camminare per 450metri e prendere la linea M per sei fermate, scendere alla fermata Victor Hugo e ancora a piedi per 450 metri.

Our Blogger: Andrea

On the 14^th July. The Killers and Franz Ferdinand will mix in Rome their music styles in a abig concert. The Killers are four talented musicians from one of the most spectacular cities in the world, Las Vegas. They are playing together since 2002, when Brandon Flowers (vocals, keyboards), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar, backing vocals), Dave Keuning (guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums and percussion) have made up the project.

“Franz Ferdinand” started its career in Glasgow. At the beginning of its story (2002) the group was composed of four players: Alex Kapranos (guitar, vocals), Nicholas McCarthy (guitar, backing vocals, keyboard), Paul Thomson (drums, backing vocals), and Robert Hardy (bass). Recently Andy Knowles, ex drummer of “ The Fiery Furnaces” has joined them. He plays guitar, drums and keyboards.

Have you never been to a similar rock concert? If you are a fan of these bands or not, you can not miss it. The “Ippodromo Le Campanelle” will welcome everybody in its fantastic atmosphere.

However, Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes are proposing competitive rates and a qualified service to receive all music lovers and give  all of them a comfortable night after the concert. The hotels are situated in the centre of the “oldest” city, close to Termini Station.

The event starts at 7.00 p.m. and  the tickets will be available from the from the 2^nd of March.

Our Blogger: Diana

Formed in 1980, Depeche Mode is now one of the most influential and long lasting electronic music bands, with forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart and with 75 million albums sold worldwide according to EMI.

The historic members of the band are:Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Andrew Fletcher (keyboards).

The band will visit 28 cities in 21 countries with their new Tour of the Universe kicking off on May 06th at the Rockhal in Luxembourg and landing then on May 10th at Tel Aviv, as announced by the band at the Olympiastadion of Berlin during a press conference held last October. During their last tour in 2006 the exhibition at the Israeli city was cancelled due to the war. Tour dates are planned throughout Europe: Greece, Bulgary, Hungary, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy and others more.

Italian fans can’t wait for these two dates of the tour: the first one on June 16th 2009 in the Stadio Olimpico of Rome and the second one on June 18th 2009 in Milan, in the San Siro Stadium. Tickets have been sold since October!

Sounds of the Universe (2009), twelfth album of the band, is the result of a creative

process,  started in early 2008 with some songs Martin Gore had been working on at his home studio in Santa Barbara. The first single released from the album  is Wrong, available on the band’s official website.

Hotel des Artistes and Yes Hotel are two excelent options to consider as a base in Rome. Staying there you will be able to reach easily both the venue of this concert and the most interesting areas of the eternal city.

WHEN

June 16th, 2009

WHERE

Olimpic Stadium

Foro Italico, 00194 Roma

HOW TO GET THERE

From Termini take the red subway line, get off at Lepanto station, and then take the bus 280

Our Blogger: Jona

Lenny Kravitz is one of the most popular American singers among young audiences. He plays a savvy mix of rock and pop. He’s a multi-talented star: besides singing, He plays the guitar, bass, the drums, piano, harmonica, and the sitar. Lenny was born and raised in New York. His father was of jewish descent and his mother came from the Bahamas.

  In 1989, Lenny Kravitz recorded his first album, Let Love Rule, which had some success. 1990, Madonna, the undisputed queen of pop, made a cover of one of his songs, Justify my love and brought him to the spotlight. It was through this implicit acknowledgement of his talent that Kravitz obtained his first real success. Another very important year for the singer was in 1999, when 5 was released, an album that took him to the highest positions in the hit parades of all the world. With this album, Kravitz experienced for the first time with electronic sounds. 5 was very successful in Europe, mainly due to its single entitled Fly Away and other hits like I belong To You, If you Can ‘ t Say No, and the cover American Woman.

The following year his first collection of greatest hits came out. The record included all the hits mentioned before, plus a new track called Again.During his career Lenny has established many fruitful collaborations with other pop artists like Michael Jackson, P. Diddy and Aerosmith.

It’s time for a love revolution is the title of the 2008 rock album with which the singer  reached the 4th position in the Billboard in America, and a 3rd place in Italy earning a golden record. Last year, however, Kravitz was hospitalized due to a bad flu, complicated by bronchitis  and severe dehydration, and the tour planned for this year to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his career was postponed. Anyway, to the delight of his fans everywhere, Lenny has a concert scheduled in Rome for June 05, 2009. All the tickets in the Palalottomatica Arena, in the EUR district, are expected to sold out, so hurry to get yours and to make a reservation at Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel!

PALALOTTOMATICA ARENA

Piazzale dello Sport, Roma (near subway stations EUR Fermi/ Eur Palasport- map)

Tickets:

3rd Ring:59

2nd Ring:69

1stRing:78

Gallery:130