Locus Festival – Ostuni Stop

Locus Festival in Ostuni

The Locus Festival is Apulia's most important touring music event: founded in 2005 in Locorotondo and organized by the Bass Culture association, every summer it brings big names from the Italian and international music scene to squares, masserie, archaeological sites, and arenas throughout the region. For its 22nd edition, dedicated to the Miles Davis centenary, the festival runs between June and September 2026 and chooses Ostuni, the famous White City in the province of Brindisi, as one of its most fascinating venues with two very different evenings.

John Legend at the Arena Bianca

The first major Ostuni appointment is scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Arena Bianca (the former Foro Boario), where John Legend takes the stage with his show «A Night of Songs & Stories». This is the only date in Southern Italy for this intimate show, in which the American singer-songwriter's soul voice retraces over twenty years of his career, alternating stripped-back versions of his greatest hits — from All of Me to Ordinary People and Tonight — with stories, anecdotes, and personal reflections. A concert designed for an audience that loves great singer-songwriter music in a refined setting.

Cosmo's dawn matinée

The second event is one of the most original of the entire edition: Saturday, August 15, 2026, on the occasion of Ferragosto, the Archaeological and Naturalistic Park of Santa Maria di Agnano hosts Cosmo's dawn matinée. It is a sonic awakening that guides the audience from sleep to the full light of day as the sun rises over the park, in a unique and evocative location at the foot of the White City. The «Matinée Tour» thus reinvents the traditional Apulian Ferragosto in a collective and immersive experience.

A festival spread across Apulia

The Ostuni stops are part of a program that in 2026 crosses numerous Apulian locations — from the Fiera del Levante in Bari to the Masseria Ferragnano in Locorotondo, passing through Molfetta, Alberobello, Andria, Minervino Murge, Castellana, and Fasano — with guests such as David Byrne, Skunk Anansie, Marcus Miller, Mannarino, Thundercat, Subsonica, and many others. Experiencing Locus in Ostuni means attending a great concert and, at the same time, discovering one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, perched and whitewashed with lime above the plain of ancient olive trees, in the heart of the province of Brindisi.