Conservation organisations say that St Mark’s Square in Venice could be damaged by two concerts to be staged there on 5 and 6 June by British pop star Elton John. The concerts are part of Sir Elton’s Red Piano tour and will coincide with the opening of the Venice Biennale. Although the City of Venice has not yet granted official permission for the concerts to take place, tickets for the events are already for sale online. Prices start at 200 euros with the top advertised price set at 1,000 euros. Around 5,000 tickets are available for each event.
Note it is the crowd which would damage the square, not the concert itself. Here is the story. Venice was splendid, and Yana, who came along, enjoyed it as well. I learned you have to walk, from the square, about twenty minutes to arrive in any part of town which could at least vaguely be considered "real." Thirty minutes, if you take away the quotation marks and demand the actual real.
Amazing…I was there recently for the carnival and they had free concerts every night at San Marco with a huge {ugly} stage, dodgy Italian rock bands and huge crowds…nobody complained then…
The Venice Biennale is one of the greatest art events in the world. I went in 2002. The grounds of the Biennial are about 20 minutes walk from Piazza San Marco and nothing is “real”, which is the best thing that this event has going for it. Away from the Biennale, if you’re in Venice, getting lost in the narrow streets along side a canal is what really makes this city amazing. It sure beats getting played by all of the 3 card monte players in the un-real parts of the city.
Some years ago, tiles were knocked off the roof of the Doge’s
Palace by the music from a rock concert, much to the
consternation of cultural economist, Tonu Puu. I apologize
that I do not know the exact year or the group.
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