Italian founded, UK based La Villa Strangiato are the definitive celebration of RUSH who embody 'the spirit of' their heroes. 2026 will see the trio tour all over Europe and the UK with a show on Friday 29 May at Voodoo, Belfast. Tickets are on sale this Friday morning from usual outlets.
The band was formed in 2010, mainly to revive their music from the 70s and 80s. With the help of musician friends, they performed their first show in Rome in March 2011, dedicated to the album ‘Exit Stage Left’.
After going from strength to strength playing around Europe and headlining Rush EuCon (the European Fan Convention) in the UK in 2014, and with Rush’s 40th anniversary being recorded in 2015, they toured Europe, the production titled “Rush 40”. LVS toured “Signals Under Pressure” and were invited to play at Rushest in Scotland, with original Rush producer Terry Brown in the audience.
In 2017 the tour was a tribute to “2112” and at Rush EuCon they played with Terry Brown once again. 2018 was the “Stranger Spheres” (Hemispheres) tour and 2019 was “A Show Of Hands”.
For 2020 they had prepared “Permanent Changes” but after only a few shows the tour was postponed due to the pandemic………..resuming from mid-2021 until the end of 2022. During that season the band will make a big change in the Line Up and in addition to the founding member Gabriele Ferrari, is made up from top UK musicians.
The band will subsequently returned to the road in 2023 with the DIFFERENT Men on STAGES tour where they enjoyed great success around all Europe…..and Rush fans can always expect the unexpected with a fantastic collection of Rush material from the new 2024 Tour CRush Under Pressure!!
2026 will see La Villa Strangiato return to many of their favourite venues for this special anniversary tour celebrating their 15 years performing their homage to their heroes al over Europe.
