Pioneering Italian promoter Francesco Sanavio dies
"Francesco was one of the founding fathers of the contemporary touring business in Italy, known by pretty much everyone"
News By Lisa Henderson | 19 July 2023
Francesco Sanavio, a pioneering promoter in the Italian music business, has passed away at the age of 81. Sanavio battled a series of bacterial infections before he died in his hometown of Venice on 10 July 2023.
The longtime ILMC member started promoting concerts in 1971 and brought many artists to Italy for the first time including Pink Floyd (1971), Deep Purple (1971), Jethro Tull (1971), YES (1971), Donna Summer (1978) and Kiss (1980).
Among his many sold-out tours were Europe in 1987, Ray Charles in 1985 and Neil Young…
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