In horse racing, whoever wins the photo-finish of a few centimeters, it is said that he wins with a “short nose”. In an old press conference as a Juventus coach, the Livorno-born Massimiliano Allegri used this concept to explain that even in football you can impose yourself on the measure, so much so as to make it a theory that the old lady married to sanction the beginning of the second marriage. with Allegri, who returned to the Juventus bench this year.
President Andrea Agnelli also reiterated that the important thing is to get to the front; a goal or a point more than the others is enough, it is not necessary to leave the gap behind. If anything were needed, even the Olympics just ended in Tokyo have enriched the blue medal table with medals won by a whisker: one above all is the gold in the 4x100m won by the Italian quartet formed by Jacobs, Patta, Desalu and Tortu. Coincidence of life, a music festival called Cortomuso was born in Livorno and will take place from 20 to 29 August inside the Federico Caprilli Hippodrome, which is located a stone’s throw from the sea.
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Guests of the first edition
A new indie pop live music event was born in Livorno with the organization of the LEM Foundation – Livorno Euro Mediterranea for the Municipality of Livorno and the collaboration of The Cage and Musiche Metropolitane. There will be ten evenings of concerts in a program that has been enriched with the addition of Manu Chao: he will close the Cortomuso Festival by bringing his “El Chapulín Solo-Manu Chao Acústico” tour to the city of Labronica. The famous Franco-Spanish artist will be the protagonist in the acoustic version, accompanied by Lucky Salvadori on guitar and Mauro Mancebo on percussion. His repertoire blends different cultures and styles, from reggae to rock, from rap to Iberian music.
The first edition of the Cortomuso Festival will begin on Friday 20 August with Lo Stato Sociale, a band fresh from the successes of Sanremo, with the opening entrusted to Tommaso Novi. On Saturday 21st August the Psychologists will arrive at Caprili, while on 22nd August Bobo Rondelli will perform in his hometown to present the new album, “Cuore libero”. On Monday 23rd August it will be Willy Peyote’s turn, then the 24th for the Modena City Ramblers, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year.
Bobby Solo, accompanied by the Honolulu Symphonic, will perform at the Caprilli Hippodrome on Wednesday 25 August. Fresh from the success of the TV film on its debut recently broadcast on Rai Uno, on Thursday 26 August the iconic Nada will return to Livorno in a duo with Andrea Mucciarelli on guitar. Cortomuso Festival will then continue with the concerts of Iosonouncane (27/8) and Coma_Cose (Saturday 28) until the grand finale with Manu Chao. «The goal – declares the Mayor of Livorno, Luca Salvetti – is to return the Caprilli to the city, in its original destination, that is, as a place of frequentation for the people of Livorno. The huge investment made by the Administration has as its aim the re-functionalization of the Hippodrome which has experienced 5 years of decay and abandonment. The Cortomuso Festival, in its first edition, has the potential to continue in the years to come and evolve into a more important event ».