Italy: How to watch Festival di Sanremo 2022 online

Italy’s iconic Sanremo Music Festival 2022 starts its five night run on Tuesday 1 February, concluding with the final on Saturday 5 February. Local fans can catch the festival by switching their televisions to RAI 1 while international viewers can watch online.

Here’s when and how you can watch Sanremo online.

Watch Festival di Sanremo 2022 online

RAI will stream all five nights of Sanremo on RAIPlay.

Typically, the on-demand player is geo-blocked for viewers outside Italy. However, RAI will lift restrictions during the live shows.

Watch Sanremo 2022 on RAIPlay.

All performances are uploaded to YouTube immediately after the broadcast. Alas, RAI usually removes them shortly after the last night of the Festival.

Watch Sanremo 2022 performances on YouTube.

First evening — Tuesday 2 February

Time: 20:40 CET to 01:30 CET

Twelve of the 25 acts will perform tonight. They are:

• Achille Lauro “Domenica”
• Ana Mena “Duecentomila ore”
• Dargen D’Amico “Dove si balla”
• Gianni Morandi “Apri tutte le porte”
• Giusy Ferreri “Miele”
• La Rappresentante di Lista “Ciao ciao”
• Mahmood e Blanco “Brividi”
• Massimo Ranieri “Lettera di là dal mare”
• Michele Bravi “Inverno dei fiori”
• Noemi “Ti amo non lo so dire”
• Rkomi “Insuperabile”
• Yuman “Ora e qui”

There is also due to be guest appearances from:

• Fiorello
• Måneskin
• Meduza

Second evening — Wednesday 2 February

Time: 20:40 CET to 01:30 CET

The rest of the 25 sing tonight. They are:

• AKA 7even “Perfetta così”
• Ditonellapiaga con Rettore “Chimica”
• Elisa “O forse sei tu”
• Emma “Ogni volta è così”
• Fabrizio Moro “Sei tu”
• Giovanni Truppi “Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia”
• Highsnob e Hu “Abbi cura di te”
• Irama “Ovunque sarai”
• Iva Zanicchi “Voglio amarti”
• Le Vibrazioni “Tantissimo”
• Matteo Romano “Virale”
• Sangiovanni “Farfalle”
• Tananai “Sesso occasionale”

There is also due to be a guest appearance from Laura Pausini.

Third evening — Thursday 3 February

Time: 20:40 CET to 01:30 CET

All 25 acts will perform their songs once more. Checco Zalone is due to guest.

Fourth evening — Friday 4 February

Time: 20:40 CET to 01:30 CET

Friday is covers night! Most of the 25 acts will pair up with a non-competing artist to duet on a cover of an Italian or international classic from the 1960s up to the 1990s.

• Achille Lauro con Loredana Bertè – “Sei bellissima” (Loredana Bertè – 1975)
• AKA 7even con Arisa – “Cambiare” (Alex Baroni – 1997)
• Ana Mena con Rocco Hunt – Medley
• Dargen D’Amico – “La bambola” (Patty Pravo – 1968)
• Ditonellapiaga con Rettore – “Nessuno mi può giudicare” (Caterina Caselli – 1966)
• Elisa – “What a Feelin'” (Irene Cara – 1983)
• Emma con Francesca Michielin – “…Baby One More Time” (Britney Spears – 1998)
• Fabrizio Moro – “Uomini soli” (Pooh – 1990)
• Gianni Morandi con Mousse T. – Medley
• Giovanni Truppi con Vinicio Capossela – “Nella mia ora di libertà” (Fabrizio De André – 1973)
• Giusy Ferreri con Andy dei Bluvertigo – “Io vivrò (senza te)” (Lucio Battisti – 1968)
• Highsnob e Hu con Mr. Rain – “Mi sono innamorato di te” (Luigi Tenco – 1962)
• Irama con Gianluca Grignani – “La mia storia tra le dita” (Gianluca Grignani – 1994)
• Iva Zanicchi – “Canzone” (Milva – 1968)
• La Rappresentante di Lista con Cosmo, Margherita Vicario e Ginevra – “Be My Baby” (The Ronettes – 1963)
• Le Vibrazioni con Sophie and the Giants e Peppe Vessicchio – “Live and Let Die” (Paul McCartney – 1973)
• Mahmood e Blanco – “Il cielo in una stanza” (Gino Paoli – 1960)
• Massimo Ranieri con Nek – “Anna verrà” (Pino Daniele – 1989)
• Matteo Romano con Malika Ayane – “Your Song” (Elton John – 1970)
• Michele Bravi – “Io vorrei… non vorrei… ma se vuoi” (Lucio Battisti – 1972)
• Noemi – “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (Aretha Franklin – 1967)
• Rkomi con Calibro 35 – Medley di Vasco Rossi
• Sangiovanni con Fiorella Mannoia – “A muso duro” (Pierangelo Bertoli – 1979)
• Tananai con Rosa Chemical – “A far l’amore comincia tu” (Raffaella Carrà – 1976)
• Yuman con Rita Marcotulli – “My Way” (Frank Sinatra – 1969)

Cesare Cremonini is scheduled for a guest performance.

Fifth evening: The final — Saturday 5 February

Time: 20:45 CET to 01:45 CET

The 25 acts will perform their songs one final time. By the end of the night, we will have a new Sanremo champion.

Unlike other Eurovision-related festivals, the winner will not necessarily be the act that goes to the song contest. Before the contest, acts are required to tell the broadcaster whether they would be willing to represent Italy at Eurovision or not. If the Sanremo winner has agreed to do Eurovision, they’ll get the ticket to Turin. If not, RAI will internally select one of the other competitors.