Rome, Oct. 6 (LaPresse) – After the extraordinary success of the tour dedicated to ‘Ballate Per Piccole Iene’, which last year drew more than 100,000 spectators, Afterhours return live in 2027 to celebrate two important anniversaries: 40 years since the release of their first 45 rpm single ‘My Bit Boy’ (1987), which marked the band’s debut, and 25 years of ‘Quello che non c’è’ (2002), one of the most significant albums of their career and of Italian rock. A crucial role for Afterhours in Italian music, also recognized by the Tenco Career Award 2026, just announced. For the occasion, the band announces the reissue in a special edition of ‘Quello che non c’è’ (Universal Music Italia) for next January 22. This release will coincide with the start of the Italian leg of the ‘Quello che non c’è – Tour 2027′, the tour that from January 12 will visit some of the main European and Italian cities with fifteen live dates. The Berlin dates, the first nights of the two dates in Rome and Milan (tickets for the second dates are still available), and the two dates in Nonantola (MO) are already sold out. The tour will start in Amsterdam and then travel through some of the main European cities, including Brussels, London, Paris and Berlin, before arriving in Italy on January 22, the release day of “Quello che non c’è”. Tickets are available on MC2Live.it, Vivaticket.com and authorized outlets. Frontman Manuel Agnelli will be joined by Andrea Viti (bass), Dario Ciffo (violin and guitar), Giorgio Prette (drums) and Giacomo Rossetti (multi-instrumentalist), Published in 2002, “Quello che non c’è” followed two fundamental works such as “Hai paura del buio?” and “Non è per sempre”, albums that had consolidated AFTERHOURS’ artistic journey and defined their role within the Italian alternative scene. With “Quello che non c’è” the band takes a further step forward, creating an intense and layered work that over the years has become a benchmark for generations of listeners. “We were tired of shouting symbolic choruses, of showing a cynical irony toward the realities of life that disgust us. Ironizing about things is part of Italian culture, but now is no longer the time to joke: we have to face the facts head-on. Today’s world disgusts us and we have to say it without too many smiles,” Manuel Agnelli said when presenting the album’s nine tracks at the time, a work that surprised audiences and critics with the depth of its lyrics and with a musical exploration capable of making it timeless. Twenty-five years on, the themes running through the album retain a surprisingly contemporary force. Existential unease, a sense of disillusionment, the need to confront a reality that is often distorted and elusive continue to speak to the present, making “Quello che non c’è” a work that is still alive, capable of engaging with new generations of listeners.
Music, Afterhours return live in 2027, 40 years after first 45 rpm single ‘My Bit Boy’
Rome, Oct. 6 (LaPresse) – After the extraordinary success of the tour dedicated to ‘Ballate Per Piccole Iene’, which last year drew more than 100,000 spectators, Afterhours return live in 2027 to celebrate two important anniversaries: 40 years since the release of their first 45 rpm single ‘My Bit Boy’ (1987), which marked the band’s debut, and 25 years of ‘Quello che non c’è’ (2002), one of the most significant albums of their career and of Italian rock. A crucial role for Afterhours in Italian music, also recognized by the Tenco Career Award 2026, just announced. For the occasion, the band announces the reissue in a special edition of ‘Quello che non c’è’ (Universal Music Italia) for next January 22. This release will coincide with the start of the Italian leg of the ‘Quello che non c’è – Tour 2027′, the tour that from January 12 will visit some of the main European and Italian cities with fifteen live dates. The Berlin dates, the first nights of the two dates in Rome and Milan (tickets for the second dates are still available), and the two dates in Nonantola (MO) are already sold out. The tour will start in Amsterdam and then travel through some of the main European cities, including Brussels, London, Paris and Berlin, before arriving in Italy on January 22, the release day of “Quello che non c’è”. Tickets are available on MC2Live.it, Vivaticket.com and authorized outlets. Frontman Manuel Agnelli will be joined by Andrea Viti (bass), Dario Ciffo (violin and guitar), Giorgio Prette (drums) and Giacomo Rossetti (multi-instrumentalist), Published in 2002, “Quello che non c’è” followed two fundamental works such as “Hai paura del buio?” and “Non è per sempre”, albums that had consolidated AFTERHOURS’ artistic journey and defined their role within the Italian alternative scene. With “Quello che non c’è” the band takes a further step forward, creating an intense and layered work that over the years has become a benchmark for generations of listeners. “We were tired of shouting symbolic choruses, of showing a cynical irony toward the realities of life that disgust us. Ironizing about things is part of Italian culture, but now is no longer the time to joke: we have to face the facts head-on. Today’s world disgusts us and we have to say it without too many smiles,” Manuel Agnelli said when presenting the album’s nine tracks at the time, a work that surprised audiences and critics with the depth of its lyrics and with a musical exploration capable of making it timeless. Twenty-five years on, the themes running through the album retain a surprisingly contemporary force. Existential unease, a sense of disillusionment, the need to confront a reality that is often distorted and elusive continue to speak to the present, making “Quello che non c’è” a work that is still alive, capable of engaging with new generations of listeners.