Ultimo's Tor Vergata concert draws 250,000 paying spectators, a record for Italy

On July 4, 2026, Ultimo (Niccolò Moriconi), the Italian singer-songwriter, captivated an audience of 250,000 at Tor Vergata in Rome, marking it as Italy's largest paid concert and the second largest worldwide. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours in July 2025. The southeastern outskirts of Rome transformed into an open-air venue, supported by a specialized security plan from the Rome Police Headquarters. All night, metro lines A, B, and C remained operational, while free shuttles ran from Anagnina metro to Calatrava Vela. Drones were deployed for surveillance, and water was provided in response to soaring temperatures. Born in 1996, Ultimo won the Nuove Proposte category at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2018, making this concert a significant case study for large cultural events.