They took Europe by storm when they triumphed at this year’s Eurovision song contest. Now, Italian rock band Måneskin have swept Londoners off their feet with a surprise gig at the O2 Academy Islington.
The concert, which was announced a mere 24 hours before doors opened, was sold out in minutes, with fans queueing for hours to catch a glimpse of the glamorous group outside the 800-capacity north London venue.
The band getting ready for their surprise London show last night. Credit: @maneskinofficial via Instagram.
The surprise event is a barometer for the popularity of the group in the UK and around the globe, as the punctiliously punk stars prepare for a European tour in early 2022.
“Since I saw their performance on TV I thought they were so cool,“ said one fan joining the queue for the event. “It was an absolute bloodbath trying to get tickets tonight.“
The rock band first rose to prominence when they competed in the Italian X Factor competition in 2017, finishing second. They then went on to be nominated to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, easily topping the table in 2021 with 524 points.
Måneskin have since gone on to reach two top-10 singles in the UK, including their number 5 hit, ’I Wanna Be Your Slave’. Their top three songs had 433 million streams on Spotify in the month of July alone.
The group will return to London in February, making their first stop on a jam-packed Europe-wide tour at the O2 Academy Brixton.
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They took Europe by storm when they triumphed at this year’s Eurovision song contest. Now, Italian rock band Måneskin have swept Londoners off their feet with a surprise gig at the O2 Academy Islington.
The concert, which was announced a mere 24 hours before doors opened, was sold out in minutes, with fans queueing for hours to catch a glimpse of the glamorous group outside the 800-capacity north London venue.
The band getting ready for their surprise London show last night. Credit: @maneskinofficial via Instagram.
The surprise event is a barometer for the popularity of the group in the UK and around the globe, as the punctiliously punk stars prepare for a European tour in early 2022.
“Since I saw their performance on TV I thought they were so cool,“ said one fan joining the queue for the event. “It was an absolute bloodbath trying to get tickets tonight.“
The rock band first rose to prominence when they competed in the Italian X Factor competition in 2017, finishing second. They then went on to be nominated to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, easily topping the table in 2021 with 524 points.
Måneskin have since gone on to reach two top-10 singles in the UK, including their number 5 hit, ’I Wanna Be Your Slave’. Their top three songs had 433 million streams on Spotify in the month of July alone.
The group will return to London in February, making their first stop on a jam-packed Europe-wide tour at the O2 Academy Brixton.
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