Eurovision winners Maneskin sent their first US audience in a storied New York rock venue wild with their provocative style and manic crowdsurfing Wednesday night.
Shouting "Italy does it better", the hard-rocking band made up
of Damiano David (vocals), Victoria De Angelis (bass), Thomas
Raggi (guitar) and Ethan Torchio (drums) fed the frenzied crowd
in the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan for an hour and a half.
The Bowery is where the godmother of punk Patti Smith played for
15 years straight and where legends like Tony Bennett, Coldplay,
Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Metallica, and Robert Plant have strutted
their stuff.
With their genderless style, dressed in red and purple, the
Italian Fab Four played 13 numbers including their Eurovision
winner 'Zitti e buoni', 'Mammamia', 'In nome del padre', and
'Beggin', a cover of the '60s Four Seasons hit that has been top
of the world Spotify playlists for the last few days.
Many present compared the show to a classic Rolling Stones
performance - the rock and roll greats Maneskin will open for on
November 6 in Las Vegas.
"Are you ready motherf*****s?" screamed Damiano before jumping
onto the crowd and then inviting dozens of fans onstage for a
mass pile-up that ended the set.
According to Forbes magazine, "with over 38 million monthly
listeners on Spotify Maneskin are firmly intent on joining the
greatest rock exponents of the current generation".
Emulating the Beatles, the band made their first US TV
appearance on the iconic Tonight Show, where host Jimmy Fallon
announced the Stones gig.
Before playing the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ahead of the
ageless British rock giants, Maneskin will be at the Roxy
Theatre in West Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday NOvember 1.
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