Milan, November 6 (askanews) – Marco Mengoni has officially launched Allo Sbagliato, the new Milanese venue created to do things backwards, under the creative direction of the singer-songwriter until December 19th: seven weeks with 36 evenings, each different from the previous. A concert with a difference, of the highest quality, in which Mengoni, accompanied by an exceptional band, gives his best.
For Marco, "wrong" is anything that isn't standard: everything revolves around the concept of imperfection, that which surprises, disorientates, and, even if only for a small detail, isn't what you expect. Hence the crooked button-up shirt, the constant changes in the setlist, and the pauses and chatter between songs. An idea that becomes the underlying theme of the entire project, from the program to the staging to the way the evening is experienced.
Of course, it's not a comfortable concert in every sense—there are only a few seats, and not everyone standing has a good view, even though the audio is decidedly good quality. But the discomfort is part of that imperfection Marco seeks, which makes every evening unique and forces us, without cell phones, to question ourselves about the music and the experience we're living in that moment, without the mediation of a screen.
Then came the controversy over the less-than-affordable prices, to which the singer-songwriter responded by saying, "Think of this concert as a Michelin-starred dinner." Allo Sbagliato is a multidisciplinary space where music, art, theater, comedy, and design meet, mingle, and intermingle; a venue with a hybrid identity, deliberately unconventional, where underground atmospheres, vintage references, and contemporary design coexist without following any precise rules. At the heart of the project is a 26-night live residency for the singer-songwriter, produced and organized by Live Nation, in which Marco performs amidst his audience with his 11-piece band, eliminating all barriers: there are no barriers or stage; the audience surrounds the performance area, and Marco is free to roam throughout the club. The music, all played live, is rooted in soul, blues, and rhythm and blues, blending groove with a certain flair for imperfection, which gives the project its name. There's no set setlist: night after night, Marco and his musicians shape it, even at the last minute, drawing from a repertoire of around sixty songs, half from the singer-songwriter's catalog and the other half chosen from songs he loves, which have influenced and inspired him. Thus, no concert is the same as the last, and every evening becomes an experience that is never the same.
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