MILANOSPORT was established in late 2019 when Federico returned to Milan after living in the Netherlands for five years, his suitcase stuffed with dozens of cool demos and lyrics about his experiences and the Dutch way of life. After meeting Paolo, the first version of MILANOSPORT emerged: something between post-punk and surf-rock, with the goal of playing each other’s songs. Later, three more musicians joined them: Riccardo, who had just returned after two years of electronic music experience in Sweden; Pietro, who added pop melodies on synths; and Matteo, an impeccable rock drummer.

As a result, every member brings along different musical baggage and that leads to a delicious mix of punk, surf-rock, synth-pop, Sovietwave, shoegaze and Irish folk. In 2020, they began to rehearse in an underground garage behind the Milanese Bar Picchio, the same spot where Milanese greats like Tropea, Nava, Giallorenzo, Nobody Cried for Dinosaurs and Visconti rehearsed.

MILANOSPORT's first, legendary concert was in 2021 in Club Lume, where 500 partying people tried to forget the pandemic. A year, and countless shows later, their first EP Ain't Big Enough was released. In 2023, they won the prestigious Steve Strange Award during The Great Escape. Since then, there have been several singles released to herald their debut album, which is to be released on March 15. MILANOSPORT is all about Fender guitars, 10 amps, a central synthesizer, fun and teamwork. Get ready for a post-nostalgic surf/punk night.

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