Simply Red Lucca

Simply Red Lucca Tickets 2027

Simply Red return to Tuscany on Friday, July 30, 2027, for a 9:00 PM concert at Mura di Lucca, part of the Lucca Summer Festival. The show brings Mick Hucknall and the band’s Summer Funk ’27 tour to one of Italy’s most distinctive open-air concert settings, beside the historic walls surrounding Lucca’s old town. The date is also part of the festival’s 30th-anniversary edition, giving the concert an additional connection to one of Italy’s established summer music events. Browse Simply Red Lucca tickets to compare the available options for the July 30 show and choose the tickets that best suit your visit.

Summer Funk ’27 in Lucca

Simply Red’s Summer Funk ’27 tour takes the band across the UK and Europe during summer 2027, with the live show built around the more upbeat side of their catalogue. The official Lucca announcement specifically highlights “Fairground,” “Something Got Me Started” and “Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)” among the songs planned for the concert.

The tour follows Simply Red’s extensive 40th Anniversary Tour, which filled arenas throughout 2025 and revisited material from across four decades of recordings. Recent performances have included “Stars,” “Sunrise,” “If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” “Holding Back the Years” and the band’s version of the Four Tops classic “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Those recent setlists provide a useful indication of the range of soul, pop and funk material that continues to shape Simply Red’s live shows, although the exact Lucca setlist may differ.

The band has also continued revisiting its catalogue in the studio. Recollections, their latest release, features 40 newly recorded versions of Simply Red songs, including “Stars,” “Fairground,” “Holding Back the Years” and “If You Don’t Know Me by Now.” The project followed the anniversary celebrations and complements the live Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red, Live in Santiago release recorded during the 2025 tour.

A Familiar Return to Lucca Summer Festival

The 2027 concert is more than another stop on the European tour. It marks Mick Hucknall’s seventh appearance at Lucca Summer Festival, reflecting a long-running relationship between Simply Red and the event. The festival has confirmed that the July 30 performance will take place in the Historic City Walls Area, the setting being used for the concerts in its special 30th-anniversary edition.

That history makes Lucca a particularly fitting destination for a tour centred on songs that have remained part of Simply Red’s live repertoire for decades. Rather than focusing on a single album, Summer Funk ’27 is designed around recognisable tracks from different periods of the band’s career, with Mick Hucknall describing the tour as a chance to perform Simply Red’s upbeat hits at historic venues around Europe.

Simply Red at Mura di Lucca

The setting helps distinguish the Lucca date from a conventional arena concert. Lucca’s city walls form a continuous Renaissance fortification around the historic centre, built between the 16th and 17th centuries and extending for more than four kilometres. Today, the walls and surrounding green spaces form one of the city’s best-known landmarks and regularly provide a backdrop for major outdoor events.

For the 2027 festival, the Historic City Walls Area will host the programme’s major concerts, including Simply Red on July 30. Visitors can therefore combine the show with time in central Lucca, where the old town, squares and pedestrian streets sit immediately within the city’s historic fortifications.

Buy Simply Red Tickets for Lucca

The Simply Red concert at Mura di Lucca on July 30, 2027 at 9:00 PM brings the Summer Funk ’27 tour to Tuscany for one of the band’s key Italian summer dates. With the festival highlighting major tracks such as “Fairground,” “Something Got Me Started” and “Money’s Too Tight (To Mention),” the show is firmly centred on the songs that have defined Simply Red on stage.

Browse available Simply Red Lucca ticket options, compare the current listings and select the option that works best for your plans at Lucca Summer Festival.