Playing their biggest British show to date, Måneskin brought leather trousers and feather boas, gender-fluid lyrics and party-metal anthems to a packed O2.
Touring in the build-up to Eurovision, the contest that catapulted these Roman glam-pop gladiators from local heroes to multi-platinum global stars following their 2021 victory, was clearly a smart promotional strategy. But the hook-driven, arena-sized anthems on the band’s latest album Rush, a top five hit in January, also help explain why they are still selling out massive venues two years after many dismissed them as a short-lived novelty act.
