From Aug. 31 until Sept. 11 (municipal stadium area) twelve evenings of music, with a rich “food area,” fun fair and market. At the center of the festival is beer, featured with as many as 16 craft labels
An unmissable sequence of “live” concerts and “live shows,” all with free admission. Enlivened by a “food” area with as many as sixteen different craft beers, Italian and German. Twelve evenings to be enjoyed to the fullest, with attractions for all ages, from funfair to craft market. An exciting program that of the third edition of the Castellana Beer Festival, which will take place in the stadium area of Castelfiorentino (Roosevelt Avenue) from Wednesday, August 31 to Sunday, September 11.
At the center of the festival will obviously be Beer, present every evening through numerous artisanal labels with unmistakable flavor, in cans and on tap, enriched by the food stands, where you can range from fried fish and barbecued meat, from pasta dishes to lampredotto, from paella to fried rabbit, to a wide range of products for celiacs. Not to mention crèpes, doughnuts or Thai ice cream.
Booths open each evening from 6 p.m. until late at night, while musical performances will take place from 8:30 p.m. with an opening event, to be followed at 9:30 p.m. by the main concert of the day. Kicking off the festival on Wednesday, Aug. 31, with “Combriccola del Blasco,” a Vasco Rossi tribute band present since the first edition; followed by Thursday, Sept. 1, “Monsters of Rock,” an Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi tribute band. Friday, Sept. 2 appointment with “Metempsicosi,” in the company of DJ Sets that have made history (Ricky le Roy, Mario Più, Miki Anela, Luca Beijing) protagonists of the most alternative and transgressive Italian nigthlife, while Saturday, Sept. 3 live show $ music with “Mamamia.”
Sunday, Sept. 4 concert of Killer Queen, enthralling Queen Tribute Band. Monday, Sept. 5 evening of music with Edoardo Brogi, a very promising young musician from Empolese Valdelsa, which will be accompanied by the presentation of all the Castelfiorentino soccer teams. Tuesday, Sept. 6, “Brain Shake,” AC/DC tribute band while Wednesday, Sept. 7 live show with “Ride Gorilla” electropunk show that Luca Martelli (complete show man as well as Litfiba drummer) is proposing in these months around Europe.
Thursday, Sept. 8, great live music with “Bandabardo & Cisco,” which will see the wildest, bombastic and colorful Italian folk band in the company of Stefano Bellotti (Cisco), as part of the “Non fa paura tour 2022,” while Friday, Sept. 9, make way for the “live show and Music” of “Circo Nero.” On Saturday, September 10, live music from the 1980s to the early years of the new century with “Stranobakkano; grand finale on Sunday, September 11 with “Sonohra,” a duo that has already won the “young” category at the 2008 Sanremo Festival and has produced successful records in recent years. The name of this musical Duo, moreover formed by two brothers, takes its cue from the Sonora Desert, which is located on the border between Mexico and the USA, and would like to represent their concept of music, “completely without borders.”
The Castelfiorentino Beer Festival is organized by the Pro Loco with the sponsorship of the City of Castelfiorentino, and the contribution of numerous sponsors including Banca di Cambiano, Ekom, Ceramiche-arti, Eurocar, and Mb auto.
“The Beer Festival is back,” observes the mayor, Alessio Falorni, “which since the first edition in 2019, and despite the difficulties and the interruption in 2020 due to the pandemic, has registered a growing interest and participation, from young people and beyond. The third edition will be even richer, for the names of the groups that will be present, but also for the overall organization of the refreshment area, within which there will also be products for celiacs. My thanks go to the Proloco, in particular to Emanuele, Enrico and Luca, who have conceived and organized it again this year in great detail.”