Tragedy in the world of entertainment. The Catania promoter Carmelo Costa died in Messinathe king of great events in Sicily. Costa, 72 years old, the sole director of the music to be Ber srl, died at the Polyclinic of Messina, where he had been hospitalized for two days after the illness that had hit him in the hotel, at Royal. The manager had been in Messina for a few days to deal with the next concerts at the “Franco Scoglio” stadium next summer: in fact his signature brought the events related to Vasco Rossi, Cesare Cremonini and Marco Mengoni. Some friends had found him in the hotel, after Costa did not answer the phone. The race in the hospital where the conditions had immediately appeared very serious. Today, in the late afternoon, the death. In his career he had organized hundreds of shows in almost 50 years of activity and 5,500 concerts.
Just a few days ago on his Facebook page he wrote: “We return to work for the organization of the great shows of 2025. Vasco, Cremonini, Mengoni at the Messina stadium: an unprecedented challenge in Sicily manage 175 thousand spectators in a few days! It will be a Great working group to manage everything: many confirmations from previous years and some new face to leave nothing to chance.
The greeting of colleagues: “undisputed protagonist of music”
“Live music cries the disappearance of Carmelo Costa. The world of entertainment loses an undisputed protagonist, one of the most prepared and visionary Italian promoters. His passion and talent have made it possible to arrive in Sicily of great international stars such as Bob Dylan, Sting, Peter Gabriel and many others. His 50 years of career, a goal that tells his immense dedication. Giuseppe Rapisarda.
Gallo: “The largest event organizer in Sicily”
“Carmelo Costa, the largest organizer of events in Sicily (and not only) unfortunately today left us. To him they link me many memories in a path of almost twenty years in which he helped me to bring (in 2007) and a Bringing (after 2020) the great events in Messina.
You were really great, you didn’t forget “the words of the national deputy Francesco Gallo, former councilor for events of the Municipality of Messina.