The Parterre, near Piazza della Libertà, is one of Florence’s most popular outdoor summer venues and it offers a huge variety of activities. Starting in the late afternoon on Mondays and Wednesdays, kids are catered for with shows and games. Cocktails are served on the terrace at sunset and live concerts – jazz, world music, blues, hip hop – are held every night at 10pm. A bar, snack bar, ice cream and frozen yoghurt stands are nearby to fill your belly and sporting events are projected onto a giant screen.
The Who
May 28, 2009 - Comments Off
They may be middle-aged but these rock legends still continue to define and deliver to a generation. Old pals Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle are together again and it’s fitting that Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, takes over as drummer, having played on Keith Moon’s kit as a child. Expect great songs like ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, ‘I Can’t Explain’, ‘Substitute’, ‘Baba O’Riley’ and other Townshend classics. The British alt-country roots-rock group UnAmerican support.
Hollywood Star Cars
May 18, 2009 - Comments Off
Get a first hand look at some of the most recognisable cars in Hollywood. At this exhibition, you’ll see Batmobiles I and II, the Munster’s Koach, the 1966 convertible used in the movie ‘Thelma and Louise’, the Flintmobile from ‘The Flintstones’, the 1955 Chevrolet convertible used in ‘American Graffiti’ and a host of others including, the James Bond Lotus submarine car and the Mustangs from the recent Nicholas Cage film ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’.
expo
May 5, 2009 - Comments Off
expo is a shop cum gallery that offers modern Japanese curiosities. While there are a few traditional products on sale, such as divine tatami flip-flops with velvet strips, most of the space is taken up with cuddly akira-like knitted dollies whose names are scrawled on the walls in pencil alongside little flurries of verse in German and English. Owner Mana Furuyama also imports a wide range of impeccable writing instruments in amazing colours, stationary and postcards with yet more strange little creatures by Japanese artist Yoko Yamamoto.
Pet Shop Boys
April 29, 2009 - Comments Off
Those nice young men Neil and Chris come to town on the promotional tour for their latest album, ‘Nightlife’, sporting spiky wigs in an effort to stave off the advancing years. They’re not fooling anyone, but their Europop backbeat, coupled with Tennant’s idiosyncratic vocals and lyrics, remains as wry and arch as ever. Expect a good crowd and a fair outing for all the old hits, like ‘West End Girls’ and ‘Go West’.
Jason Byrne
April 14, 2009 - Comments Off
A Perrier award-winner and darling of Edinburgh festival-goers, Jason Byrne plays to the home crowds for the first time in months with a gig at Vicar Street. Byrne has been variously described as one of the most exciting comedy performers working today and his helter-skelter style makes him somewhat unique among his peers. The audience for this gig can expect fast, furious, free-wheeling comedy. Keep an eye on the props that, apparently, feature quite heavily in his routine of high-energy lunacy.
