Porretta Soul Festival 38th edition: press release and bios
In this 38th edition, the bond with the city of Memphis is further strengthened: also this year the music...
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
House Band 2025:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
House Band 2025:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
In association with:
National Italian American Foundation
House Band 2025:
Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band
In association with:
American Consulate in Florence
With over thirty years of history, Porretta Soul Festival has hosted the best Soul music Bands, many of whom have come to Europe for the first time.
Rufus Thomas Park
Dedicated to Rufus Thomas, this Park host Porretta Soul Festival main stage.
Rufus Thomas Cafè
Central Square, the best location to enjoy daily free shows.
Street Food Village
With more than 30 street foods from around the world, Street Food is in for all days of the shows.
Sweet Soul Music, is an association created to promote Soul music knowledge. It was founded by Graziano Uliani in 1987.
The following year Porretta Soul Festival was born, which over the years has taken on such dimensions of prestige and notoriety as to make it the most important European event dedicated to Soul and Rhythm & Blues music.
Rick Hutton, Master of Ceremonies. For the press release and biographies click here.
Line up:
Curtis Salgado & Soul Shot Band
Mitch Woods & Bononia Sound Machine
The Sweethearts
TBA (Special Guest)
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
Line up:
Eric Gales, Stefanie Bolton, Bigg Robb,
Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band
The Jewels
Tad Robinson Band
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
Line up:
Lenny Williams, Karen Wolfe,
Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band
The Jewels
TBA (Special Guest)
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
Line up:
Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band Revue with The Jewels,
Eric Gales, Lenny Williams, Stefanie Bolton, Bigg Robb, Karen Wolfe,
TBA (Special Guest)
Up to 13 years of age free entry accompanied by parents. From 14 years old up to 18 years old 50% discount.
“An accurate portrait of Porretta Soul Festival legends”
Available on demand on
The best of PSF 2025. Unforgettable footage shot by NJ Video & Drones. See you in 2026!
Interviews with the artists and staff, gags and curiosities, why Enrico doesn’t give up and tries to fit in everywhere.
Anything can happen at the Porretta Soul Festival, even meeting the Blues Brothers or record producer Albhy Galuten.
To TV Libera S.p.A. Production in association with: Sweet Soul Music & Lepida TV. Created by: Riccardo Fagioli
The best of PSF 2024. The unforgettable images shot by NJ Video & Drones. See you in 2025!
Remembering PSF 2023. Some images of an unforgettable edition. Thanks to NJ Video feat. Jacopo Indelicato & Nicola Galati. Supervision of P. Gramegna.
A special interview in which Graziano Uliani tells us about the Porretta Soul Festival and murals that have changed the face of Porretta Terme (Bo).
The best of the female vocal performances of the Porretta Soul Festival 2022. Made by Alessandro Baroncini (Lepida TV).
Porretta Soul Festival Street Art has created a path that allows you to discover characteristic corners of town. Selected European artists.
Porretta Terme is located in the middle of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, halfway between Bologna and Florence, not so far from International Airports.
Airport Guglielmo Marconi Bologna Airport Galileo Galilei Pisa Airport Amerigo Vespucci Florence
Hourly departures from: Bologna Centrale, Pistoia, Florence Santa Maria Novella Trains Station.
From Northern Italy, enter the A1 Milan-Rome Autostrada del Sole and exit at Sasso Marconi. From Southern Italy, enter the A11 Firenze Mare highway and exit at Pistoia.
On most trains to Porretta there is a bicycle transport area equipped with e bike charging. Surrounding area nature is definitely worth a ride!
In this 38th edition, the bond with the city of Memphis is further strengthened: also this year the music...
The program is currently being finalized and will be made definitive as soon as possible. Thursday 23 JulyCurtis Salgado...
Bononia Sound Machine, in collaboration with the Porretta Soul Festival, presents: “SWEET SOUL MUSIC” – Tribute to the Porretta...