Brian May & Kerry Ellis to guest on Italy Raitre TV Parallelo Italia on September, 1st ahead of February 2106 Italian tour
Following soon after the recent announcement of their six date Italian tour scheduled for February 2016, BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS will make a rare Italian TV appearance next Tuesday, September 1, when they will appear live on Raitre TV’s Parallelo Italia, the travelling talk show hosted by Gianni Riotta airing at 21.15.
Brian and Kerry, whose regular concert and recording work together has kept them highly in demand throughout Europe, will perform songs from their albums Anthems and Acoustic By Candlelight as well as speaking about the forthcoming One Voice – The Tour! which will see them perform in major cities across Italy including Firenze, Milan and Rome early next year.
From website (translated):
Live from the House of Architecture in Rome, guests of the program Anna Ascani, deputy PD, Mariastella Gelmini, deputy Forza Italy, Alessandro De Nicola, President Adam Smith Society and columnist of “the Republic”, Massimo Giannini, host of “Ballaro”, director and Oscar winner Giuseppe Tornatore, Maurizio Landini, Secretary General of the FIOM and Matteo Salvini, federal secretary Lega Nord.
And for this latest installment of the cycle led byGianni Riotta, a guest guitarist Brian May, founder with Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor of the historic British band Queen, who will perform a number of famous songs with the singer Kerry Ellis.
WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOUR IN FEBRUARY, BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS IN PARALLEL ITALY RAITRE
After the recent announcement of their six concerts Italian in February 2016, BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS will make a special appearance on Italian TV scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, September 1, live on RAI-3 in the last episode of “47 35 Parallel Italy “The talk show traveling conducted by Gianni Riotta , broadcast from h. 21:15 ( www.paralleloitalia.rai.it ).
Brian and Kerry, who over the years have built an art project of great depth and success throughout Europe, will play some songs from their album Anthems and Acoustic by Candlelight, and interveranno during the debate to talk about the upcoming One Voice – The Tour! that will see them in concert in major Italian cities next year.
Here are the tour dates:
Sunday 02.21.16 – ANCONA Theatre Le Muse
Monday 02/22/16 – PADUA Gran Teatro Geox
Wednesday 24/02/16 – FLORENCE Obihall
Thursday 02.25.16 – MILAN Arcimboldi Theatre
Saturday 02.27.16 – MANTUA Grand Palace Theatre c / o Palabam
Sunday 28.02.16 – ROME Auditorium Parco della Musica
Tickets are available on Ticketone ( direct link ) and in stores Vivaticket .
The artistic duo has recently recorded the song ‘One Voice’, written by Ruth Mood, co-founder of The Wailin ‘Jennys. Brian May said on his website brianmay.com: “This track is intended as art for the pleasure of making art, something I am very proud with his magnificent voice, and Kerry Ellis with a social message clear: ‘You have a voice, a voice CAN ‘make a difference'”. This song will be presented during this new tour together with the most significant songs of the respective repertoires, as well as those of other great artists of the past.
The project Brian May & Kerry Ellis was born after the encounter of the two artists … [resulting in] We Will Rock You The Musical in London in which Kerry played the original role of Meat. Brian May produced the debut album Anthem’ in 2010, followed by the ‘Anthems Tour in 2011. The next Born Free Tour was presented with a series of intimate acoustic show in picturesque settings illuminated by candles and sensitizing the audience the work of the duo in favour of the Born Free Foundation. From this last tour May and Ellis have recorded the live album ‘Acoustic by Candlelight’ came out in 2013.