Anticipated by the single Ask and by the participation as guest of honor at the 66th edition of the Italian song festival, in April 2016 Zero publishes  Alt , an unpublished album that already from the title indicates the message you want to convey. An explicit invitation to reflect, in search of lost values, to return to the streets to shout their disappointment, to live less virtual relationships. The originality of the record lies in the fact that Zero for the first time offers a lucid and angry look at the present. Fourteen songs ranging from pop to funk, passing through Latin rhythms, electric guitars and strings.
A kaleidoscope of sounds at the service of incisive and courageous texts that address issues such as faith, ecology, the drama of youth work, political ill repute, hospitality. The record (released in a limited edition together with the single Ask / My years tell also on vinyl) will reach the first position in the charts. In June he will perform in three event concerts in the magnificent setting of the Verona Arena. With the title Arenà - Renato Zero tells itself, a montage of the three evenings will be broadcast in September by Rai, collecting the favors of the public with over 4 million spectators and 20% share. Subsequently, an elegant box will be created containing a DVD , two CDs containing the recording of the concerts and the unpublished “Don't forget me”.

In November, " Alt in Tour " starts from Bologna, over 30 dates all sold out, where Zero, in a scenography that recreates a construction site, presents the songs of the new album alternating them with old hits, accompanied by the Franciacorta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the maestro Renato Serio, from Neri per Caso to the backing vocals, from the young actor Luca Giacomelli Ferrarrini and from Sal da Vinci with whom he duets in the unpublished Singles, present in the album "Do not make themselves prisoners" by the Neapolitan singer-songwriter to whom Zero collaborated on the writing of 7 tracks. On some dates there will be some guests of honor: Ron, Mario Biondi, Raf, Giorgio Panariello, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Tosca, Max Tortora, Eros Ramazzotti, Elio and the tense stories, Samuele Bersani, Franco Battiato.