Roman band Måneskin have a thing for bucking trends. They should be one-hit wonders but aren’t. They’re often credited with reviving rock, a moribund genre. Perhaps most remarkably they’ve managed to export Italian pop. Throughout a show that’s both too long and more entertaining than it has any right to be, this bilingual glam rock four-piece gleefully pile tired trope upon antiquated rock cliche – and somehow remain doggedly likable too.
The schoolfriends burst into renown in 2021, having won Eurovision with Zitti e Buoni (Be Quiet and Behave), a hard-hitting Italian rap-rock song. Charisma, great hair and the band’s louche, vintage rock fashion sense were key supporting factors. Tonight, Måneskin dispense with that hit early on.
