Rino Gaetano died in Rome aged 30 on 2 June 1981. Italy remembers the great singer-songwriter Rino Gaetano on the 40th anniversary of his untimely death with several important cultural initiatives in his honour on 2 June. Each year on this date a festival known as Rino Gaetano Day takes place, centred around a concert organised by Anna and Alessandro Gaetano, Rino's sister and nephew.

Normally performed in front of a live audience in the Rome district of Montesacro, for the last two years the tribute concert has moved online due to covid-19. This year the 11th edition of the event, #rinogaetanoday2021, will be broadcast on 2 June at 18.30 in live streaming on the Facebook page "Rino Gaetano Band" and on their Youtube channel. The event will also be aired on Radio Italia Anni 60 Roma FM 100.5.