Three days packed with events showcasing the stars and stories that have shaped the international music scene, with a focus on rock and metal. The City&City Festival returns to Sassari , presenting its winter series of events from November 20th to 22nd at the Arci spaces, at the Tom Benetollo Cultural Center, in Piazza Castello 11.
The event kicks off on Friday, November 20th at 6 pm with Stefano Cerati , journalist for Rock Hard , who will present Children of the Damned. Lyrics and songs by Iron Maiden from the origins to Senjutsu (Tsunami Edizioni, 2026). He will be in conversation with Francesco “Fuzz” Pascoletti , founder and editorial director of the historic music magazine Psycho! At 7:15 pm there is Fernando Rennis with Disorder - The story of Joy Division , in a meeting moderated by journalist Gianni Della Cioppa , contributor to Classic Rock and Metal Shock . Accompanying the presentation will be the group La Terapia , composed of Simone Dore , Diego Budroni , Federico Meloni and Federico Reni , who will perform some of the band's best-known songs. The event will close with the concert Friday I'm in Love!, a tribute to The Cure entrusted to Pornography.
On Saturday, November 21st at 5:30 pm, it will be the turn of Gianni Della Cioppa and Francesco Andrea Brunale and their Born Again - Alien Records by Famous Artists , in conversation with Francesco Pascoletti . The roles will then be reversed for Heavy Metal Heroes . Immediately afterwards, Luca Garrò will talk about Keith Richards. The Dirty Work of Rock (Diarkos, 2026), in the company of Riccardo Frau .
The third day, Sunday 22 November , will begin at 5pm with the cartoonist and illustrator Andrea Balance Sheet and his Bad Boy Boogie. The rock ballad by Bon Scott, AC/DC's cursed poet , moderated by Franco Mario Frau . At 6:15 pm, Luca Garrò will present Brian May. Just One Life , a book co-written with the Queen guitarist. He will be in conversation with the author Gianni Della Cioppa, accompanied by guitarist Gabriele Lias with some musical interludes. At 7:15 pm, the program will continue with Salvatore Martorana and the volume Così parlò Vasco Rossi. Antologia poetica completa , in a discussion moderated by journalist Franco Ferrandu and accompanied by musical interludes.