Velvet (music venue)

The Velvet Club was an alternative music club in Rimini, Italy. The club has hosted many notable bands since its opening in 1989, at that time it was known as Velvet Perestrojka. It was founded by Thomas Balsamini and was the continuation of the Slego which closed its doors in 2000 after 21 years of existence.

Velvet

Address	Via Santa Aquilina, 21 Rimini Italy
Coordinates	44.004996°N 12.537210°E / 44.004996; 12.537210
Owner	Thomas Balsamini
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Opened	1989
Closed	2016
Website
http://velvet.it/

Some past concerts

dEUS live in 2006.

The Alan Parsons Project Asian Dub Foundation Bad Religion Bandabardò Baustelle Belle and Sebastian Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Bloc Party Cornelius Ice Cube The Cult dEUS The Dandy Warhols Donatella Rettore Dream Theater The Dresden Dolls Dropkick Murphys Editors

Flaming Lips Giardini di Mirò The Hives Interpol Jamiroquai Jethro Tull Joe Satriani Julie's Haircut Kaiser Chiefs Keane Lacuna Coil Massimo Volume Melvins Mogwai Motorpsycho Muse Napalm Death Nirvana

Paul Weller Ramones DJ Shadow Shellac Skiantos Stereolab Stranglers Subsonica Sud Sound System Supergrass Tito & Tarantula Tricky Verdena Uzeda Wire Yo La Tengo Youssou N'Dour ZU

Bibliography

• Elisa Genghini, 101 cose da fare in Romagna, Roma, Newton Compton, 2009. ISBN 978-88-541-1504-0
• Arturo Compagnoni, Italia '80. Il Rock indipendente italiano negli anni Ottanta

External links

• Official website