The Piper nightclub, a historic nightclub in the capital , has been placed under precautionary seizure. The venue on Via Tagliamento has been placed under preventive seizure, pending judicial approval. Inside, police reportedly found structural modifications to the facility, evacuation risks, a lack of certification, and a higher-than-required number of people .
Police checks on Rome's premises have been ongoing for some time and continue after the Crans-Montana tragedy .
Since its opening on February 17, 1965, the Piper has been the Italian counterpart to what other clubs were for Swingin' London or for New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles: a meeting place where new young people could finally find a place to listen to beat groups live , where fans were divided between Equipe 84 and the Rokes, the most famous, together with Mal of the Primitives, of that large colony of English emigrants who hadn't made it at home and had found fortune in Italy.
Everyone went to the Piper: from Moravia to Schifano to the average guy; for girls, miniskirts were a must; some went to the tailor to get their bell-bottoms and flared trousers made, and some bought their trendy clothes on Carnaby Street. Then there were the Collettoni and the Collettine, Rita Pavone's dancers, including Renato Zero and Loredana Bertè; the room was dominated by Mita Medici and Patty Pravo, the quintessential "Piper girl." Many experienced their coming-of-age story at this venue.
And then there were the legendary concerts, like those of Pink Floyd and Procol Harum, the first Italian progressive groups. But the "Piper Generation," born at the height of the Italian boom, wasn't just about musical excitement; it was also imbued with a fresh air and a desire for freedom in the years when divorce, abortion, and sex education were beginning to be discussed in schools , while Italy was still backward and prudish, just like the reality of Italian customs.
(Unioneonline)