Every summer, Lucca’s Renaissance walls turn into one of the best concert stages in Europe, and 2027 raises the stakes even further: it’s the Lucca Summer Festival’s 30th anniversary.
Six names are now confirmed for the Lucca Summer Festival’s 30th anniversary edition: Mariah Carey on July 11, 2027, Muse on July 17, Santana on July 18, Toto on July 19, Take That on July 20, and Simply Red on July 30. All six shows take place at Lucca’s Mura Storiche. Tickets are on sale now: check the table below and click through to the act you want to see, always via the officially authorized reseller.
This is consistently one of the best summer festivals in Italy, and one of the best in Europe, drawing major international acts to the walled city for weeks of open-air concerts every June and July.
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Lucca Summer Festival 2027 Tickets
The 2027 edition celebrates 30 years of the Lucca Summer Festival, and six names are already on the bill. Mariah Carey, Muse, Santana, Toto, Take That and Simply Red will play the Mura Storiche between July 11 and July 30. Tickets are currently available through the links below, all pointing to the officially authorized reseller.
| Date | Artist/Band | Online Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2027 – 9:00 pm | Mariah Carey | Buy Here |
| July 17, 2027 – 9:00 pm | Muse | Buy Here |
| July 18, 2027 – 9:00 pm | Santana | Buy Here |
| July 19, 2027 – 9:00 pm | Toto | Buy Here |
| July 20, 2027 – 9:30 pm | Take That | Buy Here |
| July 30, 2027 – 9:00 pm | Simply Red | Buy Here |
Keep an eye out for the official festival calendar, as more names are expected to be announced for the 30th anniversary program. And if you’re thinking of extending your trip beyond Lucca, our guide to renting a car in Florence will help you hit the road with confidence.
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Mariah Carey Makes Her Lucca Summer Festival Debut
Mariah Carey takes the stage at the Mura Storiche di Lucca on Sunday, July 11, 2027, at 9:00 pm. It will be her first Lucca Summer Festival appearance and the only Italian date announced for 2027, arriving during the festival’s 30th-anniversary edition.
The show brings more than three decades of pop, soul and R&B to Lucca, from landmark songs such as Hero, Fantasy and We Belong Together to music from Here For It All.
Read our complete Mariah Carey in Lucca guide for ticket details, venue information and practical tips for planning a concert weekend in Tuscany.
Muse Make Their Lucca Debut
Muse are the third act announced for the 30th anniversary edition, and they play the festival for the very first time. The band takes the stage at the Mura Storiche di Lucca on Saturday, July 17, 2027, at 9:00 pm, in what the festival bills as their only Italian date.
Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme will bring more than three decades of hits to Lucca, along with music from their new album, The Wow! Signal. It is their tenth studio album, released in June 2026, and it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
The band’s story began in 1994. Since then Muse have sold more than 30 million records worldwide and collected two Grammy Awards, two BRIT Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, an American Music Award, eleven NME Awards and seven Q Awards. For the first time they will play inside Lucca’s Historic City Walls Area, with the Renaissance walls as the backdrop.
Muse Tickets: How to Buy
Tickets are available through the officially authorized reseller. Check the current availability and prices at the ticket link below.
Planning a Tuscan summer around the show? Get your Muse tickets for Lucca here, through the officially authorized link.
Santana: A Music Legend on Lucca’s Walls
Santana comes to the Lucca Summer Festival on July 18, 2027, bringing the Planet of Free Will Tour 2027 to the Mura Storiche. It will be the legendary guitarist’s third appearance at the festival, with a night built around rock, blues, jazz and Afro-Latin rhythms.
For more than five decades, Carlos Santana has made the meeting point between cultures and musical languages his signature. From Abraxas to Supernatural, his guitar has become a universal voice. A ten-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner, Santana is also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and received the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026.
Tickets went on sale Friday, October 23, at 11:00 am through TicketOne. Buy your tickets for Santana in Lucca here.
Toto Bring Their 50th Anniversary Tour to Lucca
Two days after Muse, the same stage welcomes Toto. The band plays the Mura Storiche di Lucca on Monday, July 19, 2027, at 9:00 pm, on its 50th Anniversary Tour. It will be Toto’s fifth appearance at the festival and the first on the city walls, in the year the festival itself turns 30.
Expect the songs everyone knows, Africa, Rosanna and Hold the Line among them. The band’s story began on January 7, 1977, when David Paich and Jeff Porcaro joined Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, Steve Porcaro and David Hungate at Davlen Studios in North Hollywood to record the first demos for their debut album. Since then Toto have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and won six Grammy Awards for Toto IV, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for Rosanna.
The music has aged well: the catalog has passed nine billion streams worldwide, with Africa above two billion on Spotify and Hold the Line above one billion, and the festival says more than half of the band’s annual streaming audience is 34 or younger. The current line-up features Steve Lukather on guitar and vocals and Joseph Williams on lead vocals, with Warren Ham (horns, percussion, vocals), John Pierce (bass), Keith Carlock (drums), and Dennis Atlas and Rai Thistlethwayte (keyboards and vocals).
Toto Tickets: How to Buy
Toto tickets are now on sale through the officially authorized reseller. Check the current availability and prices at the ticket link below.
Planning a Tuscan summer around the show? You can now get your Toto tickets for Lucca here, through the officially authorized link.
More on the show: Toto in Lucca 2027: date, tickets and what to expect.
Take That: Dreamers Tour Comes to Lucca
Take That is the first act confirmed for the Lucca Summer Festival’s 2027 edition, which marks the festival’s 30th anniversary. The British band — Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen — will play the Mura Storiche di Lucca on July 20, 2027, at 9:30 pm, bringing its Dreamers Tour to Tuscany as part of a run of international dates announced for summer 2027, spanning festivals, open-air shows and some of Europe’s most iconic music venues.
In Lucca, the trio will perform songs from its upcoming tenth studio album, Dreamers — due out by the end of 2026, with further details to be revealed soon — alongside the classics from its catalog, in a show designed to appeal to fans across generations.
Alongside the tour announcement, Take That revealed the title of the new album and confirmed a new single, Feel My Love, out Friday, September 4, 2026. The track features Irish-American singer-songwriter Michael Patrick Kelly, whose most recent album reached number one in Germany and Switzerland, and was written by the band together with Kelly, Jamie Scott (One Direction, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran) and Mike Needle (Tom Grennan, Niall Horan, Rag’n’Bone Man). It follows the previously released singles You’re a Superstar and Sweet July.
2026 has already been a big year for the band: the Netflix documentary Take That reached number one on its release in February, the group wrapped its UK and Ireland stadium tour The Circus Live — which sold more than 736,000 tickets — and one of the Manchester shows, streamed live by Amazon Music on Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app, became the most-watched British livestream performance ever. With more than 45 million records sold worldwide and 12 UK number-one singles, Take That remain one of the biggest names in British pop, more than three decades after its debut.
Take That Tickets: How to Buy
Tickets are available through the officially authorized reseller and its call center.
Planning your trip around the show? Get all the Take That ticket details here.
Simply Red Brings the Summer Funk ’27 Tour to Lucca
Ten days after Take That, the same stage welcomes Simply Red, the second act confirmed for the 30th anniversary edition. The band plays the Mura di Lucca on Friday, July 30, 2027, at 9:00 pm, on a European run billed as the Summer Funk ’27 tour. For frontman Mick Hucknall it will be a seventh appearance at the festival, which tells you plenty about how well the band and the Lucca crowd get along.
Expect a singalong set: Fairground, Something Got Me Started and Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) are among the hits the festival has flagged. Alongside Hucknall, the current line-up features Ian Kirkham (sax, EWI, horns), Kenji Suzuki (guitar), Kevin Robinson (trumpet, horns, percussion), Roman Roth (drums), Gary Sanctuary (keyboards) and Orefo Orakwue (bass).
Summer Funk ’27 is the band’s first tour since its 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025, which sold out close to 50 dates across the UK, Europe and Latin America and produced the live album, film and box set Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red, Live in Santiago. According to the festival, Hucknall said the band is looking forward to playing historic venues around the UK and Europe in summer 2027, with a set built for sunny evenings with friends and family.
Over four decades, Simply Red has racked up five UK number-one albums, a number-one single and nine more top 10 hits, three BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and the MOBO Award for Outstanding Achievement. In North America, the band scored two Billboard Hot 100 number ones and three Grammy nominations, and its 1991 classic Stars was the best-selling album in the UK and Europe two years running.
Simply Red Tickets: How to Buy
Tickets are available through the officially authorized reseller.
Full-price tickets start at €69.00 for Posto in Piedi, the general admission standing area, and go up to €126.50 for the PIT (the standing area right in front of the stage) and Settore Numerato 1.
In between sit Settore Numerato 2 at €98.90, and Settore Numerato 3 and the Gradinata Laterale side stands at €89.70. The restricted-view sector was listed as unavailable. Booking fees are added on top; prices may change, so check the current listing before purchasing.
Planning a Tuscan summer around the show? Get your Simply Red tickets for Lucca here, through the officially authorized link.
Lucca is one of five Italian stops on the Summer Funk ’27 tour, with Venice, Rome, Pompeii and Bari. See Simply Red in Lucca 2027: tickets, prices and the other Italian dates.
A Celebration of Music in the Heart of Tuscany
European summers come alive with a unique allure, especially for music enthusiasts, as they bring a series of unmissable festivals. Yet, the Lucca Summer Festival stands out with its exceptional lineup set against the breathtaking backdrop of the ancient city of Lucca.
Tip: It’s worth extending your stay to visit the city of Pisa and take a photo with the iconic leaning tower!
For 2027, the festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a program that’s just beginning to take shape. As in previous years, renowned bands and artists are expected to take the stage, offering an eclectic blend of genres, from rock to pop, folk to electronic, and everything in between — and this guide will be updated as new names are confirmed.
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Beyond the Music: Discover the Charm of Lucca
In addition to the extraordinary nighttime concerts, the Lucca Summer Festival presents an opportunity to explore the stunning city of Lucca by day.
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Lucca is renowned for its remarkably preserved Renaissance walls, which still embrace the historic center in a protective circle. Today, those ancient fortifications are a favorite spot for both locals and visitors, who enjoy strolling or cycling along the tree-lined pathways that crown them. Beyond the walls, the city unfolds with a quiet charm, offering an elegant mix of art, cuisine, and culture.
At the heart of Lucca lies Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, a distinctive oval square built on the foundations of a Roman amphitheater. Its curved shape creates an intimate atmosphere, now filled with bustling cafés and inviting restaurants.
Rising above the cityscape, the Guinigi Tower captures attention with its rooftop oak trees—a rare blend of medieval architecture and nature—rewarding those who climb it with panoramic views of the red-tiled rooftops.
Not far away, the San Martino Cathedral impresses with its striking Romanesque façade, leading into an interior adorned with remarkable artworks that reflect the city’s deep artistic heritage.
Prepare for a summer that you’ll remember for a lifetime at the Lucca Summer Festival 2027!
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