US EditionRaves at Rome’s ancient amphitheater? New Colosseum director sets the record straight
Simone Quilici plans controlled cultural events and concerts at the Colosseum, limiting attendance to preserve its historical and religious significance, with first events in two years.
- On Oct. 20, Simone Quilici, director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, clarified the Colosseum will not host electronic dance music parties in his first interview earlier this month.
- Social media circulated AI-generated images of raves, prompting complaints from archaeologists and ordinary Romans, while Simone Quilici plans new access points linking adjacent sites around the Colosseum to manage crowds.
- The amphitheater could host poetry readings, dance performances and theater once the small platform is expanded, Quilici said, with music carefully controlled, including historically based gladiatorial reenactments.
- Only a handful of concerts have occurred historically, including Ray Charles, Paul McCartney and Andrea Bocelli, and past events had severely restricted audiences, implying tight limits on future shows.
- Quilici said first concerts will be in no less than two years, the emperor's secret passage opens on Oct. 27, and the Colosseum hosts the Via Crucis during Easter.
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New Colosseum director sets the record straight on plans for sacred area
ROME — The man who just took charge of Rome’s top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: The Colosseum won’t be hosting any electronic dance music parties on his watch. Simone Quilici, director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, shared his plan to bring concerts to the almost 2,000-year-old amphitheater in an interview with an Italian newspaper earlier this month, and social media proceeded to do what it all too often do…
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The man who just took charge of Rome's top tourist attraction wants to set the record straight: The Colosseum will not be hosting any electronic dance music parties on his watch. Simone Quilici, director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, shared his plan to bring concerts to the almost...
The man who has just taken over the direction of Rome's main tourist attraction wants to make things clear: the Colosseum will not host electronic music parties under his supervision.
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