Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

The Talco Freek Tour 2027 comes to Rome on Friday, April 2, 2027 at Hacienda, on Via dei Cluniacensi 68, 00159 Rome, in the eastern part of the city: doors open at 20:30, the band is on stage at 21:30. The evening is presented by the company that runs Hacienda and is for adults only. The ticket costs €23 on the presale network authorized by the organizer. Hacienda is reached from Tiburtina station, served by Metro Line B and by trains, with a little over a kilometer on foot or by surface buses. The most convenient route at the time of the evening can be calculated with the transport company's trip planner. The venue has no private parking. For information Hacienda answers at 393 3873161 and at info@haciendaroma.it.

Talco in Rome, the Freek Tour in brief

The April 2 concert is the Rome stop of the tour with which Talco present Freek, the new album out on January 8, 2027. It's an evening of ska punk in a club, with a standing audience and the band from the Veneto that for more than 20 years has toured Europe with its mix of punk, ska and folk music.

Date and times

Friday, April 2, 2027: doors open at 20:30, Talco on stage at 21:30. The end of the evening is listed around 00:30 the next day. Any opening acts are not announced.

Ticket

The price is €23, published by the sales channel indicated by the organizers. The evening is open to adults only: it's best to bring an ID to the entrance.

Who is organizing

The concert is presented by Hacienda di Popi e Renato srl, the company that runs the venue on Via dei Cluniacensi. For questions about the evening the point of reference is therefore Hacienda directly.

The day

April 2, 2027 is a Friday: the city has already entered the spring season, with long days and milder evenings. A Friday night in a club in east Rome is the natural setting for a concert of this kind.

Freek, Talco's new album

Freek comes out on January 8, 2027 and is, according to the official tour presentation, a bold record about mental cages, social expectations and the dreams left behind while trying to fit into a world designed by others.

The theme

In our opinion the title plays on the English word freak, someone who doesn't fit the mold. It's a theme the band has always frequented: its lyrics, from the beginning, take the side of those on the margins and look with suspicion at rules imposed from above.

The two 2026 singles

The album's release was prepared in 2026 by two tracks released as B-sides: Bside 1: Banality Deathmatch and Bside 2: Discorotto Talent Show. The titles alone say a lot about the tone: banality turned into a wrestling match, the talent show reduced to a broken disco.

What to expect from the setlist

The setlist is not published. It's reasonable to expect that a tour devoted to a new record will present many of its tracks, and that the audience will also ask for the old songs: the tour presentation promises a night of ska punk, sweat, choruses and pure live energy, and invites fans to meet in the mosh pit under the stage.

Who Talco are: the biography

Talco are an Italian patchanka and ska punk band born in Marghera, on the Venetian mainland, in 2001. Their first works were released under Creative Commons licenses, and the lyrics are often anti-fascist, anti-racist and anti-capitalist in inspiration.

The beginnings as Talco Mentolato

The first step is a demo from 2001, recorded at Lesder Studio in Treviso and released under the name Talco Mentolato. The name was shortened in the following years, but the approach stayed: horns, fast guitars, offbeat rhythms and choruses to sing all together.

Tutti assolti, the first album

The first studio album, Tutti assolti, came out in 2004, produced by Verona's Kob Records and distributed in Europe by the German label Mad Butcher Records. A tour in Italy and Germany followed: it's the start of a relationship with the German-speaking audience that would mark the band's whole career.

Combat Circus

In May 2006 the second album, Combat Circus, arrived, reviewed among others by Rockerilla and Rock Sound. The single La carovana was taken from the record, with a video shot by the MTV director Giuseppe Tufarolo. The promotional tour took Talco to Germany, Spain, Switzerland and as far as Eastern Europe.

Mazel Tov and St. Pauli

In 2008 the third album, Mazel Tov, came out. In 2009 the band wrote St. Pauli, the song that became the anthem of the Hamburg soccer team of the same name: since then Talco have performed several times at Millerntor-Stadion, the club's stadium.

La Cretina Commedia

On August 20, 2010 La Cretina Commedia came out, a concept album dedicated to the story of Peppino Impastato. Two singles were taken from it, La parabola dei battagghi and Perduto maggio: the second, released on the anniversary of Impastato's death, is very far from the band's usual ska punk sound.

Gran Galà

The fifth album, Gran Galà, came out on November 9, 2012 on the label Destiny Records. The first single is Danza dell'autunno rosa, with a video released on October 19, 2012. The one for San Maritan followed on December 2. Danza dell'autunno rosa is still the band's most-listened-to track today.

The live album from Pamplona

In November 2014 Talco recorded their first live album at Sala Movie in Pamplona, over two nights on November 22 and 23: 10 Years, Live in Iruña was born from it. The same year the single Zu atrapatu arte was released.

From 2015 to today

Silent Town followed in 2015, And the Winner Isn't in 2018, Locktown in 2021 and Videogame in 2022, the year of the EP Insert Coin and the singles Ames and Papel. In 2024 20th Anniversary (Live) came out, the live album celebrating 20 years since the first album. In 2026 the two B-sides that anticipate Freek arrived.

The lineup

The current lineup is made up of Tomaso De Mattia (vocals and guitar), Emanuele Randon (guitar and backing vocals), Marco Salvatici (bass and backing vocals), Nicola Marangon (drums), Andrea Barin (trumpet) and Carlo Mezzalira (tenor saxophone). Other musicians have passed through the band over the years, on keyboards, bass and horns.

Talco's discography, record by record

In 25 years Talco have released a demo, nine studio albums, an EP and two live albums, with Freek the tenth studio album, out in January 2027.

The studio albums

Tutti assolti (2004), Combat Circus (2006), Mazel Tov (2008), La Cretina Commedia (2010), Gran Galà (2012), Silent Town (2015), And the Winner Isn't (2018), Locktown (2021), Videogame (2022). Before all of them, the demo Talco Mentolato from 2001.

Live

10 Years, Live in Iruña, recorded in Pamplona in 2014, and 20th Anniversary (Live), from 2024. Two records 10 years apart, which show how much the stage matters to this band.

The titles

In the last 10 years the titles have switched to English: Silent Town, Locktown, Videogame, Insert Coin, and now Freek. It's the sign of a band that sells records and plays concerts mostly outside Italy, while still singing a lot in Italian.

Patchanka and ska punk: the sound of Talco

Patchanka and ska punk are the two labels used to describe Talco's music: a mix of punk, ska and folk music, with the horns up front and rhythms made for dancing.

The horns

Trumpet and tenor saxophone draw the melodies, often close to folk party music, while guitars and drums keep up punk's fast rhythm. The ska offbeat does the rest: it's music that asks you to move.

The lyrics

The lyrics tell stories of resistance, of margins, of civic memory. La Cretina Commedia, entirely dedicated to Peppino Impastato, is the clearest example. Freek shifts the gaze to today's social pressures.

The relationship with the audience

The band's concerts are described by the official presentation as explosive: choruses, mosh pit, raised arms. Those who don't know the songs learn them fast, because the refrains are built to be sung in chorus.

A curiosity about Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

The best-known curiosity about Talco concerns soccer, and not Italian. In 2009 the band from the Veneto wrote St. Pauli, a song dedicated to the Hamburg team, and that track became the club's anthem. Since then Talco have played several times at Millerntor-Stadion, the St. Pauli stadium, in front of the fans of a German team who sing a song written by musicians from Marghera.

The second curiosity concerns licenses. The band's first works were released under CC BY-ND Creative Commons licenses. In the early 2000s it was a rare choice for a band looking for an audience: Talco used it to circulate their music as widely as possible, and that circulation helped build their European following.

The third concerns Spain. The band's first live album was not recorded in Italy but at Sala Movie in Pamplona, over two consecutive nights in November 2014, and is titled 10 Years, Live in Iruña. To celebrate the first 10 years since their record debut, Talco chose a foreign stage: a sign of how much the audience outside Italy counts in their story.

The fourth concerns the album's name. Freek is spelled with two e's, and the declared theme of the record is the struggle of those who don't adapt to the shapes others have drawn: mental cages, social expectations, dreams left on the road.

Something nobody tells you about Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

What nobody tells you is that a ska punk concert in a club is experienced in two very different ways depending on where you stand. Under the stage there's the mosh pit: shoving, jumping, sweat, and the tour presentation openly says so, inviting fans to meet right there. Those who want to listen and dance without ending up in the scrum should move to the sides or toward the back of the hall, where you can see well and it's calmer.

The second thing concerns timing. Doors open at 20:30 but the band takes the stage at 21:30: there's an hour to fill, and with a big crowd the line at the coat check and the bar gets longer right then. Arriving around 21:00 is a good compromise.

The third concerns age. The evening is for adults only: it's not a concert for families with kids, even though Talco's music appeals a lot to younger people. Someone who is 17 stays outside, and ID is checked at the entrance.

The fourth concerns clothing. At the start of April the evening is still cool, but inside a packed club for a ska punk concert it gets hot fast. Hacienda's coat check is there for exactly this.

Hacienda Roma, the concert hall

Hacienda Roma is a space for concerts and events on Via dei Cluniacensi 68, in Municipio IV, Collatino area, with 1,500 square meters indoors and more than 1,500 outdoors, a bar and a coat check.

A name that comes from Manchester

The name recalls Manchester's Fac 51 Hacienda, the club opened in 1982 and closed in 1997, which became famous for the concerts and nights it hosted in its 15 years of life. The Roman venue takes up its spirit: live music, clubbing, events.

The hall for a concert

For a concert like Talco's the audience stands in front of the stage, in a large, no-frills covered space. It's the right size for a band that lives on contact with its listeners: big enough for a large crowd, tight enough to see the musicians up close.

The calendar

In the same season Hacienda hosts very different nights: the German electronic duo Digitalism, the Frontiera Festival, the punk of Codefendants and the Californian melodic punk of Lagwagon. The punk audience in east Rome knows this hall well.

Contacts

For information the venue answers at 393 3873161 and at info@haciendaroma.it.

My advice for visiting Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

My advice is to listen to Freek in the days before the concert. The album will have been out for almost three months, and a tour presenting a new record plays many of its tracks: anyone who arrives knowing the choruses enjoys the night twice as much, because with Talco the concert is sung together with the band.

The second piece of advice concerns the old songs. Danza dell'autunno rosa, St. Pauli, La carovana are the tracks the audience waits for: a quick refresher, maybe starting from the 2024 live record, 20th Anniversary (Live), helps you get into the mood.

The third concerns position. In our opinion it's best to decide beforehand if you want the mosh pit or not: under the stage you jump and get pushed, on the sides you dance with more room. If you bring glasses, phone and wallet, keep them in closed pockets.

The fourth concerns the return. The band plays from 21:30, and the evening ends around half past midnight: Metro Line B at that hour is no longer a sure thing, and it's best to check schedules and alternatives beforehand, among night buses and a booked taxi.

How to get to Hacienda for Talco

Hacienda Roma can be reached from Tiburtina station, connected to Metro Line B and to regional and high-speed trains, continuing by surface buses or on foot for a little over a kilometer.

By Metro Line B

The metro stop is Tiburtina. From there Via dei Cluniacensi can be reached on foot in about a quarter of an hour. With surface buses the trip is shorter. The transport company's calculator shows the most convenient line at the time of the evening.

By train from outside Rome

Those arriving from out of town get off directly at Tiburtina station, the closest to the venue. For those coming from the Veneto to follow the band, high-speed trains stop right there.

By car

Hacienda has no private parking: you leave your car in nearby areas. On Friday nights you can find a spot, but rarely in front of the entrance. After a concert with the bar open, it's better for the driver to be someone who hasn't been drinking.

The return

After the metro closes, night buses, taxis and car services with driver remain. It's best to plan the return before going in, because on the way out everyone is looking for a ride at the same time.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It's well known that Talco are a committed band: the anti-fascist, anti-racist and anti-capitalist lyrics are the first thing you read about them. Less often remembered is how deep the work behind one of their records is. La Cretina Commedia, released on August 20, 2010, is an entire concept album dedicated to the story of Peppino Impastato, told track by track.

From that record the band took two singles very different from each other. La parabola dei battagghi has the ska punk pace the audience knows. Perduto maggio, released on the anniversary of Impastato's death, is instead very far from that sound, a track that slows down and changes color. It's a detail that says a lot: to tell a true story the band agreed to give up, at least for one song, its trademark.

A second fact little cited concerns the European dimension. The distribution of the first album entrusted to a German label, the tours in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Eastern Europe, the anthem for St. Pauli, the live record from Pamplona: Talco built a good part of their audience outside Italy, and a Rome date in a mid-sized club is the chance to see them up close without traveling.

The right photo to take at Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

The right photo is taken from the side of the hall, slightly elevated if possible, when the band launches into a chorus and the audience raises their arms all together. With Talco the horns are in the front line: trumpet and sax pointed toward the hall, with the stage lights behind, are the most recognizable image of the evening.

Inside the mosh pit it's better to leave the phone in your pocket: you risk losing it, and you take space from others. Those who want to take photos stay at the edges, shoot two or three pictures and then go back to enjoying the concert.

Outside, the Hacienda sign on Via dei Cluniacensi with the line at the entrance is the other image of the evening: the Rome of the outskirts clubs, far from postcards, where on Friday nights live music finds its space.

Some important events that happened here in history

The history of Hacienda Roma is recent, and its oldest memory is in the name: Manchester's Fac 51 Hacienda, opened in 1982 and closed in 1997, which the Roman venue recalls. 15 years in which that club became one of the most famous places in European music, to the point that the name Hacienda has remained a synonym for club.

The recent history of the hall on Via dei Cluniacensi can be read in its calendar. The Roma Capitale portal lists among the events hosted the live show by Digitalism, the Frontiera Festival, the Indie Power night, the stand-up comedy of Martina Catuzzi and Salvo Di Paola, the Bunny Club party. Punk is at home: in autumn 2026 Codefendants, in February 2027 Lagwagon.

In Talco's history the important events have precise dates: the 2001 demo in Treviso, the first album in 2004, St. Pauli in 2009, La Cretina Commedia on August 20, 2010, the double date in Pamplona on November 22 and 23, 2014, the record for the 20th anniversary in 2024. On April 2, 2027, at Hacienda, the band brings to Rome the next chapter, Freek.

Who has passed through Talco Freek Tour 2027 at Hacienda Roma, April 2, 2027

Through Hacienda Roma, according to the official Roma Capitale portal, very different artists have passed: the German electronic duo Digitalism, the Frontiera Festival, the Indie Power and Bunny Club nights, the stand-up comedians Martina Catuzzi and Salvo Di Paola. In November 2026 Codefendants brought here their mix of punk and hip hop. In February 2027 Lagwagon arrive.

Through Talco's history have passed musicians and places that tell 25 years on the road. In the lineup, besides the current Tomaso De Mattia, Emanuele Randon, Marco Salvatici, Nicola Marangon, Andrea Barin and Carlo Mezzalira, those who have played include Simone Vianello on keyboards, Francesco Rioda and Daniele Sartori on bass, Riccardo Terrin on trumpet, Davide Sambin on alto saxophone, Ilaria Pasqualetto, Enrico Marchioro and Marco Piccioni on tenor saxophone.

And then the places: Lesder Studio in Treviso, where the demo was born. Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, where the band played for St. Pauli fans. Sala Movie in Pamplona, where the first live record was recorded. On April 2 a hall in east Rome is added to this list.

Around Hacienda: Tiburtino, Collatino, San Lorenzo

Hacienda is in a quadrant of east Rome far from tourist routes and close to Tiburtina station, among rail yards, postwar working-class neighborhoods and a nightlife that in recent years has moved toward the eastern outskirts.

San Lorenzo and Verano

Beyond Tiburtina station you find the basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura and the Verano Cemetery. San Lorenzo, the university neighborhood, is the classic place to have dinner or a drink before an evening around here.

Pigneto

A little farther south is Pigneto, another east Rome nightlife neighborhood, where the Pigneto Comedy Fest is also held. Those staying in the city on Saturday can spend the day after the concert there.

Where to eat before the Talco concert

Around Tiburtina station there are neighborhood pizzerias, rotisseries and ethnic places open late. San Lorenzo, not far away, offers a much wider choice of trattorias, pizzerias and aperitif places.

An early dinner

On Friday nights places fill up: it's best to book. Sitting down around 19:30 lets you have dinner without rushing and get to Hacienda shortly after doors open, in time to settle in before 21:30.

At the venue's bar

Hacienda has a bar service, meant more for drinking than for eating. For dinner it's best not to count on the concert hall.

How to plan the evening of April 2

The Talco concert starts at 21:30 on Friday, April 2, with doors open from 20:30: the evening is easy to plan by having an early dinner around Tiburtina station or in San Lorenzo.

From 19:00 to 20:30

A dinner at 19:00 or 19:30 leaves time to move without rushing. From San Lorenzo to Hacienda the route goes through Tiburtina station. It's best to calculate it beforehand with the transport company's trip planner.

From 20:30 to 21:30

When doors open you leave your jacket at the coat check, get a drink at the bar and pick your position. An hour is plenty: whoever arrives at 21:00 misses nothing.

During the concert

Under the stage people jump. On the sides you dance with more room. A little water between songs helps, because the hall heats up fast.

After the concert

On the way out it's past midnight: better to have already decided how to get back. A booked taxi, a car service or night buses are the alternatives when the metro is no longer running.

Practical tips for the evening

ID

The event is for adults only: a photo ID is essential.

Clothing

Closed, comfortable shoes, light clothes under the jacket you leave at the coat check. In the mosh pit open shoes are a bad idea.

Ears

A ska punk concert in a club reaches high volumes: a pair of earplugs takes nothing away from the music and protects your hearing.

Accessibility

Accessibility information is not published in detail: anyone with specific needs does well to contact the venue before the evening, at 393 3873161 or at info@haciendaroma.it.

Live ska punk: the unwritten rules of the hall

A ska punk concert in a club has rules that nobody writes down but everybody respects, and knowing them before entering Hacienda makes the evening better for you and for others.

The mosh pit

In the mosh pit people push, but don't hit. Whoever falls is picked up right away by those nearby: it's the first rule, and it always applies. Whoever wants to leave the scrum moves to the side, without hurry, and finds space.

The skank

On the offbeat tracks the ska crowd dances by running in place, with arms going back and forth. You don't need to do it well: just follow the rhythm and leave a bit of room for whoever is next to you.

The choruses

With Talco the choruses are half the concert. The refrains are learned fast, and singing them together with the hall is the best way into the evening even for those who know few songs.

The bar

It's better to line up at the bar before the band takes the stage or in the pauses between songs. With the hall full, crossing the crowd with two glasses in hand is an ordeal for whoever carries them and for whoever gets them spilled on.

Early April in Rome, club season

At the start of April Rome enters full spring: longer days, cool but not cold evenings, the first outdoor tables. It's also the period when the city's clubs have their busiest calendars, before summer moves live music to outdoor arenas. A Friday night at Hacienda can open a weekend in east Rome: Saturday morning the market and streets of San Lorenzo, the afternoon at Verano or Pigneto. In spring the city fills with visitors: it's best to book restaurants and lodging in advance.

Frequently asked questions about Talco in Rome

When do Talco play in Rome in 2027?

Talco play in Rome on Friday, April 2, 2027 at Hacienda, on Via dei Cluniacensi 68, with the Freek Tour 2027. Doors open at 20:30 and the band takes the stage at 21:30. The evening is presented by the company that runs Hacienda.

How much is the ticket for Talco at Hacienda?

The ticket for Talco at Hacienda on April 2, 2027 costs €23 on the presale network authorized by the organizers. The price at the door, if tickets are available the same evening, is not published.

Is the Talco concert open to minors?

No, the Talco concert at Hacienda Roma is listed as an event for adults only. It's best to bring a valid ID to the entrance.

What is Talco's Freek?

Freek is Talco's new album, out on January 8, 2027: according to the official presentation it's a record about mental cages, social expectations and dreams left behind to fit into a world designed by others. The tour passing through Rome presents it live.

Who are Talco?

Talco are a patchanka and ska punk band born in Marghera in 2001, with nine studio albums, two live albums and tours across Europe. They are also known for St. Pauli, the 2009 song that became the anthem of the Hamburg soccer team.

How do you get to Hacienda Roma?

You get to Hacienda Roma from Tiburtina station, served by Metro Line B and by trains, continuing on foot for a little over a kilometer or by surface buses. The venue has no private parking.

What time does the Talco concert end?

The Talco evening at Hacienda is listed as closing around 00:30 on Saturday, April 3. It's best to plan the return before going in, because at that hour Metro Line B may no longer be running.

Is there a coat check at Hacienda?

Yes, Hacienda Roma has a coat check service and a bar, according to the venue's listing on the Roma Capitale portal. For a ska punk concert with the hall full it's best to leave jackets and backpacks there.

The final tip on Talco at Hacienda

The Freek Tour at Hacienda is a ska punk evening in the fullest sense: horns up front, choruses to sing, an east Rome club filled by an audience that knows the songs by heart. In 25 years Talco have built a European career, from St. Pauli in Hamburg to Pamplona, and live they are at their best. The tip is to buy the ticket in time, listen to Freek in the days before, choose between the mosh pit and the sides, and plan the return before going in. In our opinion, for a Friday in early April, it's one of the most energetic ways to spend an evening in Rome.

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