Visarno Arena (Florence, Italy)
Visarno Arena
The Visarno Arena is located inside the Visarno Hippodrome, located in Florence in the Parco delle Cascine. Surrounded by greenery and with a large capacity, the area is a perfect summer theater for large concerts, festivals, events and reviews.
Active since 2015, it has hosted Italian and international artists including David Gilmour, Massive Attack, Einsturzende Neubauten, Sting, Duran Duran, Max Pezzali, Litfiba.
Visarno Arena was chosen by UNHCR for the 2015 and 2016 editions of World Refugees Day, a music and entertainment event to raise public awareness of the conditions of millions of people forced to flee due to war, discrimination and human rights violations.
The first Italian edition of the Wish Outdoor Festival, two editions of the XL Day branded Tenax and the Beer Craft Arena review also took place at the Visarno Arena.
In 2017 it hosted the first edition of Firenze Rocks (with Aerosmith, Eddie Vedder, System Of a Down) and of Firenze Summer Festival (Jamiroquai, Arcade Fire).