Italy’s Comfort Festival nestles into new location

Barley Arts’ Comfort Festival is set to move to Milan for its fourth edition this July, with the first batch of national and international artists already announced.

The five-day festival, which takes place on 4-5, 9-10 and 13 July, will transition from its previous location in Ferrara to Milan’s historic Villa Casati Stampa in Cinisello Balsamo. Organisers plan to stage the expanded festival inside the seventeenth-century noble residence’s garden.

“The years from 2021 to 2024 have seen three wonderful editions of the Comfort Festival, as well as the passionate and memorable concert by Bruce Springsteen [in Monza in 2023],” says Claudio Trotta, Barley Arts and festival founder. “The bond is solid, sincere and concrete, and I am sure that we will see each other again soon in Ferrara.”

The first artists announced include the Warren Haynes Band, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Fink, Wolfmother, Blackberry Smoke, Treves Blues Band, and the Satchvai Band featuring Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. More artists will be announced in the coming months.

The Italian promoter is set for a busy year, with two stadium shows from Bruce Springsteen in Milan

The event, staged in 2021, 2023 and 2024, has grown from two days to five and featured acts like Jack Johnson, The Gaslight Anthem, Gary Clark Jr. and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, along with Italian acts like Edoardo Bennato and Gianluca Grignani.

National promoter Barley Arts is set for a busy year, with two stadium shows from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Milan’s San Siro Stadium (cap. 80,018) in July, along with performances from Joe Bonamassa, Soccer Mommy, Lovesick, and others.

Single-day tickets for the event are on sale now and range from at €35-€65 + fees and are available exclusively through TicketOne.

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