Defrag, live club in Tufello

Defrag is a live club and cultural center in Tufello, in Municipio III, at Via delle Isole Curzolane 75. It's run by the cultural and social promotion association Defrag, which hosts live concerts, art exhibitions, creative workshops and neighborhood activities. Concerts require the ticket for the individual night, sold in advance by the promoters. Any membership conditions for entry aren't published by the operator.

The 2026 calendar focuses mainly on metal, punk and ska, but the hall also hosts hip hop, doom and stoner nights and album presentations. The tourism portal of Roma Capitale describes it as an independent space dedicated to live music and exhibitions.

Data checked on October 16, 2026 on the Turismo Roma portal, on the pages of the promoters who organize concerts at Defrag and in the music press.

At a glance: address, nights, entry

• Address: Via delle Isole Curzolane 75, 00139 Rome, Tufello neighborhood (Municipio III).
• What it is: live club and cultural center run by the social promotion association Defrag.
• Nights or schedule: the announced dates fall mostly on Friday and Saturday, with festivals and nights organized by outside promoters. The operator doesn't publish a full calendar on a single page.
• Entry: ticket or advance sale for the individual night. Membership card not published by the operator.
• How to get there: public transportation not published by the operator. Use the ATAC route planner.
• Official contacts: phone 06 64495085, mobile 320 0486439, Facebook page DefragTufello.

What Defrag is and what you hear

Defrag presents itself as an association born and rooted in Tufello, working for integration and exchange between different people and supporting independent music, emerging artists and craftspeople with concerts, exhibitions and workshops. Alongside the concert hall, the Turismo Roma portal mentions the creative workshops and the activities aimed at the neighborhood.

The most visible part of the programming comes from the promoters. Altamira Events brings much of the metal to Defrag. In 2026 the lineup included Urgehal on February 22, Saor with Lili Refrain on March 20, Dennis Stratton, formerly of Iron Maiden, on April 11, and Opera IX on May 2. On October 3 it was the turn of a doom night with L'Impero delle Ombre, Lunarsea, Misantropus and Still Wave. On October 10 the Trivel collective brought the hardcore hip hop of Ozone Dehumanizer with Click Head and Doye Tex, with a second date announced for October 23.

On the punk and rock side, in 2026 Defrag hosted Statuto with the RiSKAtto Tour on February 20. On the calendar are the 30th anniversary of Colonna Infame on November 28 and Shandon's 30 years of activity on December 21. Our contrarian view: Defrag is not a venue to treat like just any neighborhood club. For Statuto, for Urgehal in their 20th-anniversary show and for Impaled Nazarene, the Tufello stage is the Rome date, and in our judgment it deserves to be followed with the same attention as the better-known clubs.

A curiosity about Defrag

This is where the Rome Carnage Extreme Fest is held, a festival of death metal, black metal and grindcore organized by Altamira Events together with Defrag. The fourth edition is scheduled for Friday, October 16, 2026, with a pre-festival night featuring Aborym, Burial, Criminal Madhouse Conspiracy, Blodder and Conflict Within, and Saturday, October 17 with the Finnish Impaled Nazarene, Whiskey Ritual, Dead Chasm, Crawling Chaos, Idlegod and A Cat In The Brain. The magazine Suoni Distorti, announcing the lineup, speaks of the "historic Defrag of Rome".

Something nobody tells you about Defrag

The Turismo Roma portal and several directories still list associazionedefrag.net as the official site, and an address on the same domain as the email. Today that domain no longer leads to the association. It shows a gambling site. For information, use the phone numbers published by the Turismo Roma portal (06 64495085 or 320 0486439) and the Facebook page DefragTufello, or the pages of the promoters who organize the individual nights.

Upcoming events at Defrag

On our site there are already listings for the Rome Carnage Extreme Fest 2026 on October 16 and 17 and for the concert of Alessandro Zavatti and band on November 6, 2026. For the rest of the programming, the reference is the venue's official channels and the promoters' pages. Altamira Events has already announced Dark Quarterer for December 4, 2026, Peso 666 with Shockproof and Dethroner on December 12, and Fabio Lione & Friends on January 9, 2027. A Stoner Night with Bantoriak, Cult of Chaga, PoisonFog and Scoville is planned for Friday, October 30.

How do you get to Defrag?

The operator doesn't publish directions for buses, the metro or parking. Number 75 on Via delle Isole Curzolane is in Tufello, in the northern part of Rome. To get there by public transportation, use the ATAC route planner, entering the address as your destination.

My advice for Defrag

My advice is to follow the promoters' pages rather than look for a single program for the venue, which the operator doesn't publish. That's where lineups, advance sales and times come out. Before heading out, check the start time on the promoter's page. For Altamira Events concerts, the dates on the calendar list the start at 21:00 or 21:30, while the hip hop night on October 10 was announced from 19:00.

The neighborhood around: Tufello

Tufello is an urban zone of Municipio III, inside the Monte Sacro neighborhood. It was born in 1939-40 as an official borgata for Italians repatriated from abroad, and the name comes from tufillo, the rock derived from the tufa of the small hills on which it was built. Via delle Isole Curzolane itself marks the boundary between the southern part, tied to the plan of the Città Giardino Aniene, and the northern part, with the public housing of the 1960s and 1970s. At the corner of Via Tonale and Via Capraia is Lucamaleonte's mural dedicated to Gigi Proietti. Also in Municipio III, toward the Aniene, lies the Parco delle Valli.

Frequently asked questions about Defrag

Where is Defrag?

At Via delle Isole Curzolane 75, 00139 Rome, in Tufello, in Municipio III. It's the street that divides the historic part of the neighborhood, tied to the Città Giardino Aniene, from the public housing of the 1960s and 1970s. The operator doesn't publish directions for public transportation.

What music do you hear at Defrag?

Mostly metal in all its variants, from doom to black, then punk, ska, stoner and hardcore hip hop. Many nights are organized by promoters such as Altamira Events, which also holds the Rome Carnage Extreme Fest there. The association also hosts exhibitions, creative workshops and activities for the neighborhood.

Do you need a membership card to get into Defrag?

The operator doesn't publish this information on the channels we checked. For concerts, the promoters sell tickets and advance sales for the individual night. Before going, it's best to ask by phone at 06 64495085 or by mobile at 320 0486439, the contacts listed by the Turismo Roma portal.

When is the Rome Carnage Extreme Fest held?

The fourth edition takes place on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Defrag. Friday is the pre-festival night with Aborym and Burial, and on Saturday Impaled Nazarene play with Whiskey Ritual, Dead Chasm and other bands. The festival is dedicated to death metal, black metal and grindcore.

Are there other live clubs in Rome with rock and metal concerts?

On our site you'll find listings for other stages in the city, such as Orion and Atlantico Live. Concert dates are given in the individual event listings.

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