The Sanremo Music Festival 2015 will take place from the 10th to the 14th of February in the Ariston Theatre in Sanremo (Italy).
The announced presenter for this edition Carlo Conti has confirmed that the American alternative band Imagine Dragons from Las Vegas will be guest of the festival and will perform on the first night (February 10, 2015).
The full programme of 5-day festival follows.
Tuesday, February 10
The opening night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 will see the performance of the first 10 artists of the Champion category, and the first 4 of the New Proposals category.
A tribute will also be paid to famous Italian singer-songwriters Pino Daniele and Mango, who both died at the end of last year.
Wednesday, February 11
The second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 will see the performance of the remaining 10 artists of the Champion category, and the other four of the New Proposals category.
Thursday, February 12
On the third night of the Sanremo Festival 2015 , the Champions will perform cover versions of popular Italian and international songs selected by presenter Carlo Conti.
On this same night the quarter finals of the New Proposal category will take place.
Friday, February 13
On this night the finals of the New Proposals will be held. With regards to the champions category, the artists who will come in 17th or below in the results list will be eliminated.
Saturday, February 14
The final night of the Sanremo Festival 2015 will see the Champions performing 16 songs.
The winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 will be named among the three most-voted songs on the night.
Time and voting system
Scheduled duration time for all nights is 4 hours, between 9pm and 1am.
The position of each artist in the results chart will be determined by both remote voting from home and press room in Sanremo.