An international music star at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii: over the weekend, Bryan Adams was in fact visiting the Park on the occasion of his concert, which was held last Friday at theAmphitheater of Pompeii. The Canadian rock star arrived in Pompeii at the heart of the second edition of the BOP - Beats of Pompeii festival, accompanied by the site’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel. There have been many Italian and international artists who have performed at the Amphitheater this summer, but Bryan Adams was the only one to share his impressions of the park on Instagram, and he is also the only one for whom the Archaeological Park itself gave notice of the visit.
Bryan Adams walked among the alleys and paintings of the ancient domus, documenting the experience on his social profiles. In the three videos posted on Instagram, Adams did not really hide his sincere enthusiasm nor his wonder. In the first video he showed the amphitheater, “This is the stage. Isn’t it wonderful?” and greeted with a “Hello everyone” in Italian. In the second video, still from the amphitheater, he said, “As I walk here I reflect on everything that happened in this place before it was covered with ashes. Look how much beauty.” In the third video, Bryan Adams caught himself walking down the Street of Plenty: “Look, these are the streets of Pompeii, I’m walking there right before the concert. Look at the ancient street paving slabs. It’s unbelievable, this place has been entirely covered with ash and now I’m walking on it. I’m walking through history. Wonderful!” In addition to the videos, Bryan Adams, who in addition to being a singer is also a professional photographer, shared some photographs of the archaeological site. The Park, in turn, on its social channels did not fail to share photographs of Bryan Adams’ visit, along with director Zuchtriegel.
Bryan Adams’ concert in Pompeii was part of the Bare Bones Tour, the tour in which the Canadian singer performs his most successful songs in an acoustic version. During the evening, on the microphone, he said, referring to the Amphitheater, “I’ve played so many unusual places, but this is the most beautiful place I’ve ever played.” The Amphitheater at the Pompeii Ruins, built around 70 B.C. and capable of seating up to 20,000 spectators, is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world. For some time now it has returned to host high-profile cultural events, transforming the archaeological setting into a live stage for music and entertainment, and since last year it has been hosting the Beats of Pompeii festival, created in 2024 and promoted by the Ministry of Culture, the Campania Region and the Archaeological Park, with the aim of creating an innovative dialogue between heritage and contemporary music.
Then, from Campania, Bryan Adams left for Lucca, where on Sunday evening he closed the 2025 edition of the Lucca Summer Festival in front of 25,000 people, with a concert part of the Roll with the punches Tour, the tour with which he is promoting the new album Roll with the punches due out on August 29, playing the three singles from the new album as well as many of the great hits from the past and present. Not to mention a few siparietti in Italian.
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