History
The history of emerging music over the last 30 years has a landmark known to all music professionals in 28 countries: The Emergenza Festival
75.000 Bands, over 300.000 young musicians from all over the world. 50.000 concerts in over 150 cities.
On January 7, 1996, the Gibus Club in Paris hosted the first Emergenza concert outside Italy. One hundred thirteen bands signed up. The following year 2.500 people attended the first Emergenza European Final at the London Astoria in the United Kingdom.
In 2001, the festival crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Montreal, and in 2002 five cities hosted Emergenza; by 2003 more than 700 bands were playing 190 engagements in the first U.S. season. The following year, 2.876 musicians took part in the United States, and some sixteen thousand played for audiences in Europe and Canada. In 2005, seventy North American cities took part.
The Emergenza Festival expanded to both Japan and Australia in 2006, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Tokyo. Later, Perth in Western Australia and Brisbane were included in Australia's list and Osaka in Japan's. From 2008 through 2010, The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Russia, South Korea and New Zealand began participating.
The Covid crisis of course hit our Festival as bad as most other concerts organizers, but as we celebrate our 30 years Jubilee, Emergenza is already back in 10 countries around the world.
75.000 Bands, over 300.000 young musicians from all over the world. 50.000 concerts in over 150 cities.
The first Emergenza Festival emerged in 1992, when a group of musician friends staged the first event in Rome, Italy, before an audience of 245. Five months later, the attendance had grown to three thousand, and in that year the festival's first compilation album was made.
From 1993 to 2003 Emergenza recorded 54 such albums, both live and in studio. In 1995 the Emergenza logo was created.
From 1993 to 2003 Emergenza recorded 54 such albums, both live and in studio. In 1995 the Emergenza logo was created.
On January 7, 1996, the Gibus Club in Paris hosted the first Emergenza concert outside Italy. One hundred thirteen bands signed up. The following year 2.500 people attended the first Emergenza European Final at the London Astoria in the United Kingdom.
In 2001, the festival crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Montreal, and in 2002 five cities hosted Emergenza; by 2003 more than 700 bands were playing 190 engagements in the first U.S. season. The following year, 2.876 musicians took part in the United States, and some sixteen thousand played for audiences in Europe and Canada. In 2005, seventy North American cities took part.
The Emergenza Festival expanded to both Japan and Australia in 2006, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Tokyo. Later, Perth in Western Australia and Brisbane were included in Australia's list and Osaka in Japan's. From 2008 through 2010, The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Russia, South Korea and New Zealand began participating.
The Covid crisis of course hit our Festival as bad as most other concerts organizers, but as we celebrate our 30 years Jubilee, Emergenza is already back in 10 countries around the world.
You can find our concerts archive here: www.emergenza.net