Band confirmed first European dates of the tour that marks its 40 years of activity; South America will be on the route later
THE Helloween has ambitious plans for the next two years. The band confirmed, for the final months of 2025, the start of the tour that will celebrate its 40th anniversary. The tour begins in Europe and will extend in 2026 to Asia, South America and North America, before returning to the old continent for summer festivals (winter here).
Considering that Brazil is the fifth country in the world in which the group has performed the most in their career — behind only their homeland of Germany, the United States, Japan and Spain —, the chances of them being here are very high. The forecast is sometime in the first half of 2026.
The vocalists Andi Deris and Michael Kiskethe guitarists Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen and Sascha Gerstnerthe bassist Markus Grosskopf and the drummer Dani Löble They continue working on a new studio album, succeeding the 2021 album of the same name. The idea is that the 40th anniversary tour will feature some new songs.
Not only that: the German power metal icons also promise to revive old songs that haven’t been played for a long time. And, of course, classics such as “Eagle Fly Free”, “Dr. Stein”, “I Want Out”, “Power” and “If I Could Fly”.
If confirmed, the next visit of the Helloween to Brazil will be the 13th in total. The most recent took place in April 2023, for performances at Monsters of Rock, in São Paulo, in addition to the Ribeirão Rock Series, in Ribeirão Preto, and at Live, in Curitiba.
In a note, Markus Grosskopf states:
We brought some big surprises for the fans. In addition to the new songs being played live for the first time, we will also be playing tracks from the band’s history that you haven’t heard live in a long time or ever before. The shows will be a fantastic experience for all of us!”
Andi Deris adds:
We’re having a lot of fun working creatively in the studio and the album promises to become an absolute highlight – but nothing compares to a live show from Helloween: Our audience’s energy is simply indescribable and we can’t wait to finally go full steam ahead with our fans again. The next tour will be bigger, better and more impressive than ever!”
Helloween 40 years — tour dates in Europe
- October 17th – Luxembourg – Rockhal
- October 18 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
- October 20th – London, United Kingdom – Eventim Apollo
- October 22nd – Paris, France – Zénith (Le Villette)
- October 24th – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
- October 25th – Zvolen, Slovakia – Tiposbet Arena
- October 26th – Budapest, Hungary – Papp László Sportaréna
- October 28th – Katowice, Poland – Spodek
- October 31st – Bochum, Germany – RuhrCongress
- November 1 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
- November 3rd – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
- November 4th – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
- November 6th – Helsinki, Finland – Helsingin Jäähalli
- November 8th – Gothenburg, Sweden – Partille Arena
- November 13th – Lisbon, Portugal – Campo Pequeno
- November 15th – Madrid, Spain – La Cubierta de Leganés
- November 19th – Milan, Italy – Forum
- November 20th – Zurich, Switzerland – The Hall
- November 22 – Stuttgart, Germany – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Source: Rollingstone
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