Festival Beat

Since 1993, the Festival Beat is the most important italian fest of 60's garage music and culture, ideated by Attilio Fellegara and later organized by Gianni Fuso Nerini; located in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza) till 1999, later moved to Nibbiano (Piacenza), Pianello Val Tidone (Piacenza), Zorlesco di Casalpusterlengo (Lodi), Salsomaggiore Terme (Parma). I edition: June 27, 1993, Castel San Giovanni (Sport palace's courtyard): Sciacalli, The Hermits, The 99th Floor, The Bag One, Croakers, Cave Dogs, The Space Cakes, Cavemen Eaters, Mofos. II edition: June 25, 1994. Castel San Giovanni (Sport palace's courtyard): The Flashback V, The Thanes, Thee Hairy Fairies, La Macchina Del Tempo, The Others, I Pirati. III edition: June 24, 1995, Castel San Giovanni (Sport palace's courtyard): Head And The Hares, Jetsons, The Kartoons, The Mystreated, Sciacalli, The Slow Slushy Boys, The Uninvited, Ups!, Moonraker. IV edition: June 22, 1996, Castel San Giovanni (Villa Braghieri): The Nuthins, The 99th Floor, Thee Changing Men, I Cosmonauti, The Headstones, The Hunchbacked Men, The Petrifieds, Jimmy E Gli Antenati, Subways. V edition: June 27 and 28, 1997, Castel San Giovanni (Villa Braghieri): The Embrooks, Fase Quattro, The Godzillas, Head And The Hares, The Kartoons, Morticia's Lovers, The Others, Rising Few, The Satelliters, Space Cakes, The Tripmakers, The Uninvited, Ups!, Tijuana Tex & The Cowbones, Gommoni. VI edition: June 26, 27 and 28, 1998, Castel San Giovanni (Villa Braghieri): 1-2-5’s, Assist, Bradipos IV, Easy Dream Of Movement, Thee Hairy Fairies, Head And The Hares, The Hermits, Loose, The Mersey Sect, Middlefinger And His Fingertips, The Others with Craig Moore, I Pirati, The Rookies, Sick Rose, The Sleepwalkers, Steve Sperguenzie & The Incredible Lisergic Ants, Tony Borlotti E I Suoi Flauers, Gli Ultimi, Pretty Face, Rockin’ Bones, Muds, Negative Choice, Orange Down. (Plus Thee Changing Men and Ray Daytona & Googoobombos at Circolo Arci Dalì in S. Nicolò) VII edition: June 25 and 26, 1999, Castel San Giovanni (Villa Braghieri): The Diaboliks, The Grains, Joe Perrino And The Mellowtones, Pot Belly, The Satelliters, Gli Scriteriati, Star-T, The Waistcoats, The Wildebeests VIII edition: June 23 and 24, 2000, Nibbiano: The Green Hornets, Kim's Teddy Bears, Made, Ray Daytona & Googoobombos, Sir Bald Diddley and his Wig Outs, The Solarflares, Monolith, Chiara E Gli Scuri, Trilly. IX edition: June 22 and 23, 2001, Pianello Val Tidone (Sport center): Gonn, The Bristols, The Cleopatras, The Hunchbacked Men, The Juanitos, The Rapiers, The Sires, Uragani X edition: June 21 and 22, 2002, Pianello Val Tidone (Sport center): Fifty Foot Combo, Kek '66, Les Terribles, Get Lost, Men From S.P.E.C.T.R.E., Mini Vip, Montesas with The Montesitas, Revelaires, The Slow Slushy Boys, Titty Twisters Orchestra, Tilt-A-Whirl XI edition: June 20 and 21, 2003, Pianello Val Tidone (Sport center): Reverend Beat-Man & Isabelle Hell, Sick Rose, Bradipos IV, Defectors, Frantic V, Masonics, Never Evers, Curlee Wurlee, Dutronic, Los Banditos XII edition: July 2, 3 and 4, 2004, Pianello Val Tidone (Sport center): The Hermits, Tony Borlotti E I Suoi Flauers, The Petrifieds, The Rippers, Intellectuals, Link Quartet, Mojomatics, Motorama, Tito And Thee Brainsuckers, Tiki Tiki Bamboos, Bee Dee Kay and The Roller Coaster, Big Boss Man, Google-A, Snags XIII edition: June 17, 18 and 19, 2005, Pianello Val Tidone (Sport center): B-Back, Mojomatics, Ribelli, Speedball Jr., Zeno Tornado, The Monsters, Sound Explosion, The Wet-Tones, The Staggers, Hi-Risers, Playboys, Preachers, Dippers XIV edition: June 16, 17 and 18, 2006, Zorlesco di Casalpusterlengo (Villa Biancardi's Park): The Thanes, Cavemen, Doctor Explosion, The Hangee V, The Hara Kee Rees, Gli Intrusi, The Maggots, Pretty Face, The Rookies, Thee Stolen Cars, Tunas, Valvolettes XV edition: July 6 and 7, 2007, Salsomaggiore Terme (Ponte Ghiara's Area): Cynics, Four By Art, Fumestones, The Giant Robots, The Higher State, Home, Hot Star, June, Number 71, Phantom Keys, Priscillas, Subcandies, Sun Sparks, Urges, Montefiori Cocktail. (Plus The Cheaters, Funny Dunny at Devil’s Den Pub) XVI edition: July 4, 5 and 6 2008, Salsomaggiore Terme (Ponte Ghiara's Area): Gli Avvoltoi con Gene Guglielmi, The Bellrays, Downliners Sect, Hoo Doo Girl, Gli Illuminati, Jackets, Jarvis Humby, Les Bof!, The Maharajas, The Masonics with Ludella Black, Thee Psychotones, I Ganzi, Branded (Plus David Peter And The Wilde Sect, Mojomatics, Vermillion Sands, Number 71 at Devil’s Den Pub) XVII edition: July 3 and 4, 2009, Salsomaggiore Terme (Ponte Ghiara's Area): The Pretty Things, The Trashmen, The Barbacans, I Barbieri, The Dead Rocks, King Salami & The Cumberland Three, Los Immediatos + Gonn, The Rookies, Montefiori Cocktail, Dos Hermanos, Link Quartet (Plus Cocos, Goodnight Loving at Devil’s Den Pub) XVIII edition: July 2 and 3, 2010, Salsomaggiore Terme (Ponte Ghiara's Area): The Sonics, The Gravedigger Five, Mojomatics, Pamela Tiffins, David Peter And The Wilde Sect, Boilers, Slacktone, Tokyo Sex Destruction + The Lords Of Altamont (Plus Bad Love Experience, Deaf Players, Miss Chain & The Broken Heels at Devil’s Den Pub)