Milan: The engine of Italy’s live music boom
Behind Milan's growing musical prestige are an advantageous location, a sophisticated audience, and a brand-new arena
Feature By Eamonn Forde | 16 April 2026
With its proximity to other European markets, a newly opened arena, and an affluent population, Milan may not be Italy’s capital, but it certainly seems to be the nation’s city of music.
The recent Winter Olympics and moves by Live Nation earlier this year to acquire ForumNet Group, which includes the 15,800-capacity Unipol Forum, the 1,700-cap Teatro Repower, and management of the 12,000-cap open-air Carroponte have thrown a spotlight on Italy’s second-largest city that Roberto De Luca, president…
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