It’s Only Rock & Roll

Where there’s an arena, there seems to be a musician queueing up to be photographed in it, play an open air gig there, or name their band after it. Excellent acoustics and a ready made stage set clearly play a part.

It used to be just opera using these structures as a backdrop for their grand and imposing productions. It had to follow that when rock music aspired to the grand and imposing, it would start colonising ancient buildings. Spoiler Alert - it’s almost inevitable that this will at some stage involve Sting (See Senlis). This section explores how and by who.

If any site has claims to a rock & roll connection, there will be a section at the end of the blog page.

Featured Artists and Amphitheatres

Pink Floyd/ David Gilmour/ King Crimson/ Travis Scott - Pompeii

Rory Storm and the Hurricanes - Saintes

Jon Hiseman and Colosseum - The Colosseum

David Gilmour/Duran Duran/Sting/Dua Lipa/Simple Minds - Pula

Chuck Berry/The Cranberries/Kool and the Gang/James Taylor - Nice

Radiohead/Slipknot/The Pretenders/Sam Smith/James Blunt/Simple Minds/Dua Lipa/Avril Lavigne/Metallica/Franz Ferdinand/Nine Inch Nails/Sting - Nimes

George Benson/The Manhattan Transfer/Gregory Porter - Avella