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GET YOUR TICKET Pre-sales on TicketOne.it are over... tickets can be purchased at the door until available. VIP (100 only) → € 99 WEEKENDER (from 3pm) → € 60 DAILY (from 3pm) → € 20 NIGHT (from 9pm) → € 10 |
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Once again the event will be streamed live on Facebook at the Surfer Joe Music page |
Hosts of the show: | Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" (Italy) | |
Jonpaul Balak (USA) | ||
Ralf Kilauea (Germany) |
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THURSDAY 20 | Which ticket should I buy? |
FREE ADMISSION | Tiki Garden | Concert | 9pm | I FAT TONES (Italy) |
10pm | THE GHIBLIS (Italy) | |||
11pm | ATOLLO 13 (Italy) | |||
DJ Set | 12am | MZ. SIREN (UK) |
FRIDAY 21 | Which ticket should I buy? |
VIP includes exclusive brunch | Tiki Room | Symposium | 12pm | Don Diego presents "Country & Rockabilly VS Surf" What are the differences between the styles and how one influenced the other. |
Symposium | 1pm | The Spaghetti Western Story: Hosted by FABIO MEINI Let's discover this music, when and how it was born, through the records that define it. | ||
Symposium | 2pm | Recording Spaghetti Western: Hosted by ERIC PENNA What is the recoding approach to this music and how you get that special "vibe". | ||
VIP, Weekender, Daily | Tiki Room | Spaghetti Western Afternoon | 3pm | REQUEL (Italy) |
4pm | DOME LA MUERTE E.X.P. (Italy) | |||
5pm | TRABANTS (USA) | |||
Tiki Garden | Concert | 6pm | TOPDROP (Italy) | |
6.40pm | THE LOCALS (Italy) - Set #1 | |||
7pm | RPS SURFERS (Israel) | |||
7.40pm | THE LOCALS (Italy) - Set #2 | |||
8pm | THE SONORAS (Mexico) | |||
8.40pm | THE LOCALS (Italy) - Set #3 | |||
VIP, Weekender, Daily, Night | Tiki Garden | Concert | 9pm | DURANGO 14 (Spain) |
10pm | DIRTY FUSE (Greece) | |||
11pm | ATOMIC MOSQUITOS (USA) | |||
12am | THE TREMOLO BEER GUT (Denmark) | |||
Afterparty FREE ADMISSION | Tiki Room | Concert | 1am | LOS COGUAROS (Italy) The reverb side of the Don Diego Trio |
Tiki Garden | DJ Set | 1am | Martin Hemmel aka LEMON SQUEEZER |
SATURDAY 22 | Which ticket should I buy? |
VIP includes exclusive brunch | Tiki Room | Symposium | 12pm | Italian Surf Music Story: hosted by WHITE SEED A trip into the Italian surf music wave to find out if there has ever been one. |
Symposium | 1pm | The Art of STEPHEN BLICKENSTAFF Meet & greet with the great American artist. Stuff for sale and posters signing. | ||
Concert | 2pm | I SURFONIANI (Italy) | ||
VIP, Weekender, Daily | Tiki Room | Symposium | 3pm | Surfing VS Surf Music: Hosted by LUCA BATTISTINI Analysing the history of the sport and the music to understand why at some point they split. |
Meet & Greet | 3.45pm | Fracesco Ciaponi presents AMAZING SURF LOGOS | ||
4.15pm | All About INSECT SURFERS: Dave Arnson Not many bands arrive to 40 years and Dave will tell how it was when he started and what was around him. | |||
Tiki Garden | Concert | 5pm | DEL-TOROS (Netherlands) | |
6pm | PAR AVION (USA) | |||
7pm | THE MULLET MONSTER MAFIA (Brazil) | |||
8pm | THE PHANTOM DRAGSTERS (Spain) | |||
VIP, Weekender, Daily, Night | Tiki Garden | Concert | 9pm | MOMS I'D LIKE TO SURF (France) |
10pm | THE KILAUEAS (Germany) | |||
11pm | THE BRADIPOS IV (Italy) | |||
12am | INSECT SURFERS (USA) | |||
Afterparty FREE ADMISSION | Tiki Room | Concert | 1am | THE SONORAS (Mexico) |
2am | THE HICADOOLAS (Germany) | |||
Tiki Garden | DJ Set | 1am | LUKINO UNGAWA & BUDDY (Italy) |
SUNDAY 23 | Which ticket should I buy? |
VIP includes exclusive brunch | Tiki Room | DJ Set | 12pm | Lukino Ungawa |
Symposium | 1pm | Tiki Cocktails DIY: Hosted by MARIE KING & RAN MOSESSCO (USA) with special guest ORIOL (Spain) Wanna prepare great cocktails at home? We will tell you how just using everyday products and tools. | ||
Concert | 2pm | MOLOKAI COCKTAIL (Italy) | ||
VIP, Weekender, Daily | Tiki Room | Super Trad Surf Rotation Set | 3pm - 6pm | SURFER JOE (Italy) THE KILAUEAS (Germany) THE BRADIPOS IV (Italy) |
Tiki Garden | Concert | 6pm | KILLERS FROM SPACE (USA) | |
7pm | THE GUANTANAMOS (Italy) | |||
8pm | I SURFONIANI (Italy) | |||
VIP, Weekender, Daily, Night | Tiki Garden | Concert | 9pm | TRABANTS (USA) |
10pm | SURFER JOE (Italy) | |||
11pm | EL ZEB (Belgium) | |||
12am | LES AGAMEMNONZ (France) | |||
Afterparty FREE ADMISSION | Tiki Garden | DJ Set | 1am | SNOOPY (Italy) |
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Once again the event will be streamed live on Facebook at the Surfer Joe Music page |
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They will be available for sale at the festival together with the classic "Surfer Joe logo" t-shirts. |
VIP SURF BRUNCH Meeting surf friends from everywhere does not happen too often, that's why the brunch is the perfect occasion to spend some time together enjoying the exclusive events of the Tiki Room! We are offering a different buffet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 12pm. Coffee is included with free refill. |
TIKI DRINKS Ungawa! was the pioneer of tiki bars in Italy and a reference for cool music. Since it joined Surfer Joe in Livorno we have continued this experience with the same energy in our Tiki Room. The tiki culture is well known as "the art of drinking" and so we are glad to offer some tiki cocktails at our bar. Besides the classic Mai Tai do not miss to try our original drinks: WIPEOUT, SURFER GROG and ITALIAN ZOMBIE. |
TIKI CARVING After a few years, tiki carvers have become a steady presence at the festival. A group of artists transforming pieces of wood into statues and artefacts during the time of the event. Everybody is free to admire the craftsmenship and ask questions about their techniques, it's simply amazing! This year we will have: Thaly (Germany) Tiki Campese (Italy) L.Wood (Switzerland) Andrea Cecconi (Italy). |
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SURFER JOE STORE As a great source for modern and classic surf records, the store will also be present with a booth selling CDs, vinyls and merchandise of the performing artists. You are invited to send us pre-orders that you will be able to pay and collect directly on site. www.surferjoestore.com FAMILIES ARE WELCOME Kids are always welcome here, help spreading surf music to new generations! |
RESTAURANTS At the Surfer Joe Diner and Food Truck you can find a large menu including burgers, salads, finger food, meals and sweets. There are veggie and vegan friendly offers too. The kitchen will be open from 10.00 to 1.00 no-stop during the festival days. Please be advised that it will NOT be possible to reserve a table. And remember... we are open in Lucca too! About 45 min from Livorno, Lucca is a very nice town with lots of history and certainly it's a great tourist attraction in Tuscany. If you are planning to have a tour around while you are in Italy, don't miss to visit us there. www.surferjoe.it |
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GET YOUR TICKET Pre-sales on TicketOne.it are over... tickets can be purchased at the door until available. VIP (100 only) → € 99 WEEKENDER (from 3pm) → € 60 DAILY (from 3pm) → € 20 NIGHT (from 9pm) → € 10 |
VIP TIKI COCKTAILS D.I.Y. I am not a bartender and I have basic common liquors at home, but I like tiki cocktails. What can I do? This is when the pros come in to help! And in this case you can really tell you will get helped by some of the very best around. They will present some drinks you can easily prepare at home with everyday ingredients. |
![]() MARIE KING queen of the tiki cocktails and manager of the legendary Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, L.A. |
![]() RAN MOSESSCO rum expert from San Diego, CA, and creator of his own signature cocktail, the Reverb Crash. |
VIP DON DIEGO presents "Country & Rockabilly VS Surf" Diego is a great country and rockabilly player from Italy. Always on tour with his band in Europe and USA, he has become a steady support for many legendary musicians in the scene. Also Diego is involved in several educational projects and has an alternative surf band line-up called THE COGUAROS, so he will illustrate the technical differences between surf and other guitar styles. Get in touch with Don Diego via Facebook VIP SURF MUSIC IN ITALY People ask if in Italy there has ever been surf music and the answer is certainly yes! Before and after Pulp Fiction many surf bands were formed and some are still very strong now. White Seed is writing a book about this and he has been collecting detailed information for years. We will go through this and compare the local scene with the rest of Europe and USA. Contact White Seed via Facebook THE LOCALS Let's add a touch of beach music to the festival with this new band dedicated to recreate the magic of the Beach Boys "Party". Formed by members of the local 90s band The Pipelines, they will perform 3 semi-acoustic sets in the garden. ![]() SURFING VS SURF MUSIC Why did surfing and surf music split in 1963? What has changed in the attitude of the surfers from the 50s? It's interesting for one time to see who the surfers are and how their lifestyle has influenced the music. LUCA BATTISTINI is a local surfer and a musician, also he is involved in various activities around surfing. He will host an open discussion about this subject analysing sport, music and movies industries from the 50s to present day. ![]() |
VIP The Art of STEPHEN BLICKENSTAFF Meet & greet with this great artists from USA who will tell his story and showcase artworks done throughout the many years of activity: free illustrations, posters and album covers. Stephen is the master of monsters! Facebook / Instagram ![]() VIP SPAGHETTI WESTERN Join us for this Spaghetti Western afternoon, let's see the history of this sub-genre so much loved and discussed! FABIO MEINI is almost an "authority" in this, a well-known Italian researcher and cinema fan. He will guide us through images and sounds, listening to the main recordings that created the myth. Contact Fabio via Facebook ![]() Following this, it will be interesting to see how to record in studio this music, what elements and techniques are necessary, and for this ERIC PENNA will be an appropriate teacher. Leader of Trabants from Boston, Eric is a collector of European music and music producer involved with TV and soundtracks. Contact Eric via Facebook Eric's latest production for Ace Records dedicated to 60s French instrumentals: cyclone-gallic-guitars-a-go-go-1962-66 ![]() And we could not miss of course the live action with 3 bands firmly into instrumental music inspired by Spaghetti Western. This is going to be amazing! |
THE INSECT SURFERS 40 years of instrumentals Not many bands achieve this goal and stay alive for so long, but the Insects have always remained on top of the wave with their psychedelic and rocking approach to instrumental surf music. It's time to celebrate with legendary DAVE ARNSON and find out all about how and when he started! Contact Dave via Facebook |
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GET YOUR TICKET Pre-sales on TicketOne.it are over... tickets can be purchased at the door until available. VIP (100 only) → € 99 WEEKENDER (from 3pm) → € 60 DAILY (from 3pm) → € 20 NIGHT (from 9pm) → € 10 |
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