Jan. 31 – Barcelona, Munich, Zurich, Paris, Brussels, London and New York are the set dates for Modà’s upcoming international tour. The pop-rock band formed by Francesco Silvestre (voice and piano), Diego Arrigoni (electric guitar), Enrico Zapparoli (electric and acoustic guitar), Stefano Forcella (bass) and Claudio Dirani (percussions) is preparing for a long journey. After thirty sold out gigs and 300,000 spectators for the “Gioia Tour 2013,” the band ready to leave the national borders and start its first international tour on May 3 in Barcelona, to end in the US, in New York, on May 21. In July, Modà will return to perform in Italy in another major venue: stadiums. On Friday, July 11 they will be featured at the Olimpico in Rome and on Saturday, July 19 in San Siro in Milan. The public will have the opportunity to listen to the greatest hits of the band: “La notte”, “Sono già solo”, “Come un pittore” – a duet with Pau Donés dei Jarabe de Palo – as well as the Sanremo-competing “Arriverà” and “Se si potesse non morire”. Their latest album, the fifth in the studio, was published by Ultrasound on February 14 2013 under the name Gioia. It contains 12 previously unreleased tracks, including those presented at last year’s Sanremo: “Come l’acqua dentro il mare” and “Se si potesse non morire”, song with which they arrived third in the “Champions” category.