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Live music and DJ sets at San Basilio: the Waterfront Music Fest returns on 2 October. Check out the evening programme

Music lights up the night at San Basilio: on Friday 2 October, the San Basilio Waterfront Music Fest returns, featuring performances by three emerging university bands and two DJ sets. The event, held in the area between Magazzino 5 and Magazzino 6 in San Basilio, is organised jointly by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority – Ports of Venice and Chioggia.

Over the past five years, the event has showcased the creativity of Venice’s student community. As in previous editions, the organisers issued a call for performers, open to anyone studying in Venice who writes original music.

Until midnight, the San Basilio university campus will become an open-air stage for the entire Ca’ Foscari student community – a chance to welcome the new academic year in style.

Each live set will last 30 minutes and feature a selection of original songs, as well as three sea-themed covers chosen and reinterpreted by the three bands taking to the stage: Zapomni Imya, neon, prima di padme and Lynx Load. DJ RØRA will get the party started at 7 p.m. and, after the live performances, the celebrations will continue with a DJ set by Christian Effe from Hard Rock Cafe Venice.

Admission is free, subject to the concert area's maximum capacity.

Food and drinks will also be available at the event.

The programme

7 p.m. – Opening DJ set with DJ RØRA
Followed by live music from ‘Zapomni Imya’, ‘neon, prima di padme’ and ‘Lynx Load’
After-party with DJ Christian Effe until midnight

For further information, visit unive.it/musicfest [ITA].

The  bands

Zapomni Imya
Formed in Russia by Anna Petrova, a Ca’ Foscari student, and Adil Satriobimo, this alternative rock band is now continuing its musical journey in Italy. Their music blends rock with a touch of hip-hop, exploring emotions, personal experiences and the events unfolding around us.

neon, prima di padme
An experimental singer-songwriter, performance and electroacoustic music duo formed between Venice and Belluno in 2023. The duo consists of Zoe Mariti (born in 2008, currently studying jazz singing at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory) and Federico De Carlo (born in 2005, currently studying Philosophy at Ca’ Foscari and jazz guitar at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory).

Lynx Load
Lynx Load is an Italian rock band that blends classic rock with modern influences, particularly in its melodies. Drawing on pop, soul, metal, and punk, they cultivate a dynamic, emotionally charged style that fuses authenticity with a contemporary vibe.
Formed in 2024 by Luca Marcellino, Massimiliano Miotto, Niccolò Netto, Stefano Mazzarino and Leila Pellizzato, Lynx Load is defined by hard-hitting riffs, dynamic rhythms and powerful vocals.