November Concerts in Florence
In November, live music in Florence happens almost entirely indoors, in theaters, clubs and arenas. Below are the month’s concerts in date order, from Laura Pausini and Lucio Corsi at the Mandela Forum to the Gregorian chant that Boosta brings into the Duomo. For each one, a few lines on who is playing and the link for tickets.
Malika Ayane –
the month opens at the Verdi
On Wednesday, November 4, Malika Ayane sings at the Teatro Verdi with Malika Ayane – A teatro 2026. Born in Milan in 1984, she started out in the children’s choir of La Scala and has competed six times at the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy’s best-known song contest, most recently in February with Animali notturni. She has won its Critics’ Award twice, in 2010 and 2015.
Where Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99
When Wednesday, November 4, 8:45 pm
Tickets on the event page
Marco Masini –
from the sea to the arenas
On Wednesday, November 4, Marco Masini brings his arena tour to the Mandela Forum. It follows Ci vorrebbe ancora il mare, the tour that celebrated his thirty-five-year career, and his return to Sanremo in February, paired with Fedez on Male necessario.
Where Nelson Mandela Forum, piazza Enrico Berlinguer
When Wednesday, November 4, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Ibrahim Maalouf –
a trumpet between Beirut and Paris
On Thursday, November 5, the Teatro Cartiere Carrara hosts Ibrahim Maalouf, a trumpeter and composer born in Beirut in 1980 who later became a French citizen. His music blends different genres, and for ten years it has filled France’s biggest concert halls. In 2022 he became the first Lebanese musician nominated for a Grammy, with Queen of Sheba, written with Angélique Kidjo.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara, via Fabrizio De André, corner of lungarno Aldo Moro
When Thursday, November 5, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Laura Pausini –
her twelfth world tour
On Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, Laura Pausini comes to the Mandela Forum with the Io Canto World Tour, the twelfth world tour of her career. She announced it with five videos shot in five languages, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English and French, just hours after the release of the first single from her new album.
Where Nelson Mandela Forum
When Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Fabrizio Moro –
two Sanremo wins and a Canzonissima
On Friday, November 6, Fabrizio Moro sings at the Teatro Cartiere Carrara with Non ho paura di niente – Live 2026 (“I’m Not Afraid of Anything”). Born in Rome in 1975, he has been to Sanremo seven times and won twice: in 2007 in the newcomers’ section with Pensa, and in 2018 in the main competition with Non mi avete fatto niente, alongside Ermal Meta. This year he also won Canzonissima, the TV singing contest, with Lucio Battisti’s Il mio canto libero.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Friday, November 6, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso –
prog rock born in a stable
On Friday, November 6, the Viper Theatre brings Banco del Mutuo Soccorso to the Tenax, one of the bands that shaped Italian progressive rock. It formed between 1968 and 1969 around keyboard player Vittorio Nocenzi, who still leads it, and its first rehearsals took place in a converted stable in Marino, in the Castelli Romani hills south of Rome. In 1972 came the first two albums: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, with its piggy-bank-shaped cover, and Darwin!.
Where Tenax, via Pratese 46
When Friday, November 6, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
The Molotovs –
two brothers from London at the Tenax
On Tuesday, November 10, the Viper Theatre, which has made its home at the Tenax this season, hosts The Molotovs. They are a London rock band formed by two teenage brothers, Matt and Issey Cartlidge; their first album, Wasted on Youth, came out in 2026.
Where Tenax, via Pratese 46
When Tuesday, November 10, 9:30 pm
Tickets on the event page
Aiello –
the singer-songwriter from Cosenza
On Wednesday, November 11, Aiello brings his Tour 2026 to the Teatro Cartiere Carrara. Born in Cosenza, in Calabria, in 1985, he debuted in 2019 with the album Ex voto and competed at Sanremo in 2021 with Ora. In February he was back on the Ariston stage as a guest on covers night, singing Riccardo Cocciante’s Era già tutto previsto with Leo Gassmann.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Wednesday, November 11, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Anna Castiglia –
la paura in tasca at the Combo
On Thursday, November 12, the Combo Social Club hosts Anna Castiglia, a singer-songwriter from Catania born in 1998, with La paura in tasca Tour 2026 (“Fear in My Pocket”). She mixes Italian songwriting, jazz and Latin sounds: she made her name on X Factor in 2023, won the Musicultura festival in 2024 with Ghali, and in 2025 took the Targa Tenco, Italy’s top songwriting award, for best debut album. She is bringing her new album on the road, previewed by the single Miró.
Where Combo Social Club, via Mannelli 2
When Thursday, November 12, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Max Gazzè –
a three-night residency at the Puccini
From Monday, November 16, to Wednesday, November 18, Max Gazzè settles in at the Teatro Puccini with L’ornamento delle cose secondarie, which is also the title of his new album. The tour has more than forty dates between October and December, and in every city he stays three nights in a row: a residency rather than a run of repeat shows, with a setlist that changes from one night to the next.
Where Teatro Puccini, via delle Cascine 41
When Monday, November 16, Tuesday, November 17, and Wednesday, November 18, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Steve Hackett –
Genesis and the solo years
On Monday, November 16, Steve Hackett, the longtime Genesis guitarist, comes to the Teatro Cartiere Carrara with Best of Genesis & Solo Gems. The setlist covers the Genesis albums he played on, from 1971’s Nursery Cryme to 1977’s Wind and Wuthering, plus tracks picked from his solo catalog. The lineup has two newcomers: Swedish keyboardist Lalle Larsson and German drummer Felix Lehrmann.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Monday, November 16, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Francesca Michielin –
from X Factor to the theater
On Monday, November 16, Francesca Michielin brings Live nei teatri 2026 to the Teatro Verdi. Born in Bassano del Grappa in 1995, she won X Factor in 2011, and in 2016 she took Nessun grado di separazione first to Sanremo and then to Eurovision. This year she released the singles Una donna non può, which she sang at Rome’s May Day concert, and Strega comanda.
Where Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99
When Monday, November 16, 8:45 pm
Tickets on the event page
Fiorella Mannoia –
Anime salve, thirty years on
On Tuesday, November 17, and Wednesday, November 18, Fiorella Mannoia brings Anime salve to the Teatro Verdi: the album Fabrizio De André wrote with Ivano Fossati in 1996, De André’s last. The heart of the show runs as long as the record; around it are songs by both writers, including C’è tempo and La guerra di Piero.
Where Teatro Verdi
When Tuesday, November 17, and Wednesday, November 18, 8:45 pm
Tickets on the event page
22simba –
rap from Saronno, in a theater
On Wednesday, November 18, 22simba, a rapper from Saronno born in 2002, comes to the Teatro Cartiere Carrara with the Miria Live Tour. His first album, V per ventidue, came out in 2025 and went gold; in January he released La cura, in nome di Miria, the deluxe edition of his EP La cura.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Wednesday, November 18, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Boosta –
Gregorian chant inside the Duomo
On Thursday, November 19, Davide “Boosta” Dileo, keyboardist and co-founder of the Italian band Subsonica, premieres Lux Non Finita in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore. Gregorian chant, sung by the choir of the Cathedral’s Cappella Musicale, passes through electronics and becomes a soundscape, together with a small ensemble. The journey begins with invocations to God and ends with a Franciscan monody.
Where Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, piazza del Duomo
When Thursday, November 19, time to be confirmed
Tickets admission details not yet announced, updates on the event page
Immanuel Casto –
formato non riconosciuto
On Thursday, November 19, Immanuel Casto plays the Otel, on a Viper Theatre night, with the Formato non riconosciuto tour (“Unrecognized Format”). Born in Alzano Lombardo in 1983, he is a singer-songwriter, game designer and activist; from 2019 to 2023 he was president of Mensa Italia.
Where Otel, via Generale Dalla Chiesa 9
When Thursday, November 19
Tickets on the event page
Federico Mecozzi –
Battiato on the violin, in Fiesole
On Thursday, November 19, at the Teatro di Fiesole, Federico Mecozzi, the violinist and composer who has played with Ludovico Einaudi for fifteen years, presents Traiettorie impercettibili (“Imperceptible Trajectories”). It is a journey through the music of Franco Battiato: the songs lose their words and become instrumental pieces, built around the violin.
Where Teatro di Fiesole, largo Piero Farulli 1, Fiesole
When Thursday, November 19, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Eugenio in Via Di Gioia –
from Turin, born on the street
On Friday, November 20, the Viper Theatre brings Eugenio in Via Di Gioia to the Otel with their Club tour 2026. The group formed in Turin in 2013 as a street band and takes its name from its three founders, Eugenio Cesaro, Emanuele Via and Paolo Di Gioia. Their latest album of new songs is L’amore è tutto, released in 2025.
Where Otel, via Generale Dalla Chiesa 9
When Friday, November 20
Tickets on the event page
Michele Bravi –
a musical comedy
On Sunday, November 22, Michele Bravi brings Commedia musicale – Tour 2026 to the Teatro Cartiere Carrara. Born in Città di Castello in 1994, he won the seventh season of X Factor Italy; in February he competed at Sanremo with Prima o poi, and on covers night he sang Ornella Vanoni’s Domani è un altro giorno with Fiorella Mannoia, who plays the Verdi just a few days earlier.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Sunday, November 22, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Kneecap –
hip-hop from Belfast
On Wednesday, November 25, Kneecap, the hip-hop trio from Belfast, come to the Teatro Cartiere Carrara with the Fenian Tour. Fenian is their third album, produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Kae Tempest, Wet Leg), following 2024’s Fine Art. They mix hip-hop, electronics and punk, with lyrics rooted in Irish cultural identity; in 2024 their story became a film, Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Wednesday, November 25, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Lucio Corsi –
inside the “iron beetles”
On Friday, November 27, Lucio Corsi brings his first arena tour to the Mandela Forum; from the outside, he wrote when he announced it, arenas have always looked to him like “giant beetles of iron and concrete.” Born in Grosseto in 1993, he came second at Sanremo in 2025 with Volevo essere un duro, winning the Critics’ Award, and with the same song finished fifth at Eurovision.
Where Nelson Mandela Forum
When Friday, November 27, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Arisa –
two Sanremo wins
On Monday, November 30, Arisa sings at the Teatro Verdi with her Live Tour. Born in Genoa in 1982, she has won Sanremo twice: in 2009 in the newcomers’ section with Sincerità, and in 2014 in the main competition with Controvento. In 2012 she had come second with La notte.
Where Teatro Verdi
When Monday, November 30, 8:45 pm
Tickets on the event page
Madame –
Disincanto closes the month
On Monday, November 30, Madame closes the month at the Teatro Cartiere Carrara with the Disincanto Tour. Disincanto (“Disenchantment”) is her third album, released on April 17 by Sugar Music: fourteen songs that move from enchantment to rupture and on to rebirth. Born in Creazzo in 2002, in 2021 she won two Targhe Tenco, for best debut album and for the song Voce.
Where Teatro Cartiere Carrara
When Monday, November 30, 9 pm
Tickets on the event page
Before you go
Twenty-three shows, from Gregorian chant in the Duomo to the big arenas, with a side trip to Fiesole. We took dates and times from the pages of theaters, promoters and box offices at the end of October: if a date moves or a concert sells out, the ticket page will say so before anyone else.
