Porretta Soul Festival 2026: the full program and what’s new
The program for the 38th edition of the Porretta Soul Festival is complete! Four evenings at Rufus Thomas Park from July 23 to 26 and free concerts at the Rufus Thomas Café Stage in Piazza della Libertà. Discover all the artists and showtimes in the official 2026 edition posters. And for the true soulmen and […]
Porretta Soul Festival 38th edition: press release and bios
In this 38th edition, the bond with the city of Memphis grows even stronger: once again, the Porretta Terme music festival will host the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band, directed by Kurt Clayton, bringing the authentic spirit of American soul to the stage. Among the guests, Eric Gales, a blues-rock guitarist with a soul […]
Porretta Soul Festival 38th edition: line-up
The program is currently being finalized and will be made definitive as soon as possible. Thursday 23 JulyCurtis Salgado & Soul Shot BandMitch Woods & Bononia Sound MachineThe SweetheartsTBA (Special Guest) Friday 24 JulyEric Gales, Stefanie Bolton, Bigg RobbMemphis Music Hall Of Fame BandThe JewelsTBA (Special Guest) Saturday 25 JulyLenny Williams, Karen WolfeMemphis Music Hall […]
On 28 November 2025, the warmth of Soul music will light up the stage of the Dehon Theatre in Bologna with “Sweet Soul Music”.
Bononia Sound Machine, in collaboration with the Porretta Soul Festival, presents: “SWEET SOUL MUSIC” – Tribute to the Porretta Soul Festival. On 28 November 2025, the warmth of Soul music returns to vibrate on the stage of the Dehon Theatre in Bologna with “Sweet Soul Music”, a musical project by Bononia Sound Machine that pays […]
Soul Museum opens in renovated old prison building
On May 18, 2025, on the occasion of the European Night and International Museum Day, the Soul Museum will open in Porretta Terme (Bologna) in the renovated location of the old nineteenth-century prison. Free guided tours and tours of the murals. The museum is located in the center of Porretta in the characteristic via Borgolungo, […]
TPER service in collaboration with Porretta Soul Festival 2025
Do you want to attend the Porretta Soul Festival but don’t know how to get back to Bologna at the end of the show? You have the opportunity to use TPER, without worrying about driving and parking. Every night at the end of the concerts. You no longer have any excuses not to come to […]
37th edition of Porretta Soul Festival previews
Here are some previews of the 37th edition of Porretta Soul Festival (July 24-27, 2025). In 2025, it will be 60 years since May 11, 1965, when Wilson Pickett flew to Memphis from New York and entered Stax for the first time for a session that produced “In The Midnight Hour,” which in a few […]
Vincent Carr special guest at Porretta Soul Festival 2025
Vincent Carr will be a special guest for a tribute to James Carr at the Porretta Soul Festival July 24-27, 2025. Vincent is the youngest son of James Carr. In the video Vincent Carr and his nephew Dozzy Daniel perform some classics accompanied by the fantastic Memphis Music Hall Of Fame Band, directed by Kurt […]
PSF 2024. PSF 2024. Billy Vera, will be awarded the Sweet Soul Music Award 2024
During the 2024 edition of Porretta Soul Festival, Billy Vera will be awarded with the Sweet Soul Music Award 2024, for his contribution to the promotion and diffusion of soul and rhythm & blues music. The award will be presented to him during the Porretta Soul Festival, which will be held in Porretta Terme (on […]
Porretta Soul Festival 2024! Dates and House Band
The bond between the Porretta Soul Festival and the city of Memphis is consolidated. The Memphis Music Hall of Fame Band, directed by Kurt Clayton (2 Time Grammy Nominated, producer, songwriter arranger and Music Director), will be the house band of the 36th edition of the Porretta Soul Festival which will be held in Porretta […]