Luciano Ligabue Partners with Hard Rock International to Donate Special Personal Performance Item for Display in World Famous Memorabilia Collection

Becomes the First Italian Music Artist to Donate Limited-Edition Items at Hard Rock Cafe New York

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Oct 20, 2014, 05:27 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Luciano Ligabue, Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer, made a special appearance at Hard Rock Cafe New York to donate his Fender Telecaster White guitar to Hard Rock International's world famous memorabilia collection. The guitar was played by Ligabue during his recent New York performance at Terminal 5 as part of his "Mondovisione Tour - Mondo 2014" and now joins Hard Rock's one-of-a-kind collection of more than 73,000 original pieces of artist memorabilia.

Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer Luciano Ligabue donates his Fender Telecaster White guitar, which he played during a New York performance of his "Mondovisione Tour - Mondo 2014," to Hard Rock's world famous memorabilia collection while at Hard Rock Cafe New York, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for Hard Rock International/AP Images)

In conjunction with his memorabilia donation, Ligabue will also kickoff the North American leg of his tour and perform in the United States for the first time in his career. Tour stops include Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 22; DNA Lounge in San Francisco on Friday, October 24; and Grand Central in Miami on Sunday, October 26. As always, Mr. "LIGA" will be accompanied on stage by the "Group," his band which includes Federico "Fede" Poggipollini (guitar), Niccolo Bossini (guitar), Luciano Luisi (keyboards and programming), Michael Urbano (drums) and David Pezzin (bass).

"As a global music brand, we are honored to partner with international icon Ligabue," said Marc Carey, Marketing Director for Hard Rock International. "Ligabue's guitar is a great addition to our collection and exemplifies the diverse group of artists represented on our walls."

For additional information, please visit www.hardrock.com.

About Ligabue
Ligabue is now considered the greatest rock performer in Italy. Singer, song-writer, film director, writer, father of two sons. Luciano Ligabue represents the most renowned and credible personification of rock music in Italy in the latest quarter of the century. Born in Correggio in 1960, he made his official debut when he was thirty years old, with the album Ligabue, making one of the most successful debuts in the history of the Italian recording industry and proving himself worthy since the beginning thanks to a formula capable of combining a straightforwardly rock attitude with the narrative finesse of a singer-songwriter. 280.000 tickets have been sold in just two concerts in Campovolo (2005 and 2011). Ligabue holds the European record for tickets sold in just one gig by a single artist: 165.264 (Official SIAE/BIEM certified with platinum ticket). He is also the first in the Pollstar's world chart for the number of tickets sold in just one concert in the year 2005.

About Hard Rock International
With a total of 190 venues in 58 countries, including 144 cafes, 21 hotels and 10 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands. The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. HRI also owns, licenses and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide. Destinations include the company's two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl., both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Biloxi, Chicago, Cancun, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego and Singapore. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Seoul, San Juan and Marseille. New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Daytona Beach, Los Cabos, Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen and Haikou in China. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.