Following an extensive co-headline tour with Eluveitie in Europe last year, Finnish metal icons Amorphis are ready to hit the road again visiting some cities and countries they didn’t at the end of 2022.
Today, the band is proud to announce their “Halo European Tour 2023” alongside with Icelandic metal institution Sólstafir as special guest and Finnish modern metallers Lost Society as opener.
Amorphis’ Esa Holopainen states:
“We are happy to announce the 2nd leg of the Amorphis ‘Halo’ European tour which starts this October. This time we cover countries and cities where it was not possible for us to go last year. The tour line-up is absolutely great. We will bring along our Icelandic friends Sólstafir and our country fellows Lost Society. Looking forward to see our beloved fans again across EU”.
Icelandic metal cowboys Sólstafir enthuse:
“Since our debut show in Helsinki back in 2004, we have had a great love relationship with Finland, and discovering Amorphis a decade before with their great ‘Tales From the Thousand Lakes’ album and watching them grow over the years, we are super pleased to hit the road with Finland’s finest metal act. This tour was written in the stars”.
Lost Society’s front-man Samy Elbanna concludes:
“It’s been a long time coming – and now we are finally able to announce that we’ll be joining our brothers in Amorphis on their huge European tour! We can’t wait to visit a lot of places we’ve never been to before and to bring our massive #IfTheSkyCameDown show to you ALL. Get your tickets and prepare yourselves for Lost Society”.
Don’t miss the opportunity to catch this stellar package on the following dates.
European Tour Dates 2023:
26.10 CH ZÜRICH – KOMPLEX 457*
27.10 DE KÖLN – CARLSWERK VICTORIA
28.10 DE GEISELWIND – MUSIC HALL
29.10 NL UTRECHT – TIVOLI
31.10 AT WÖRGL – KOMMA VZ
01.11 HR ZAGREB – BOOGALOO CLUB
02.11 MK SKOPJE – YCC
03.11 GR THESSALONIKI – PRINCIPAL
04.11 GR ATHENS – FUZZ CLUB
05.11 BG SOFIA – PIROTSKA 5
09.11 SK KOSICE – COLLOSSEUM
10.11 SK BRATISLAVA – MMC
11.11 AT LINZ – POSTHOF
12.11 CZ ZLIN – M.O.R CAFÈ
14.11 PL GDANSK – B90
15.11 PL KRAKÓW – KAMIENNA12
16.11 DE DRESDEN – STROMWERK
17.11 DE WANGELS – METAL HAMMER PARADISE
18.11 DE HANNOVER – CAPITOL
* (no Sólstafir)
The tickets will be on sale on Friday May 19th 2023 at 10 am CET, here.
Rock and metal music have always been a haven for those who have bigger stories to tell; who have grander emotions to convey. For more than thirty years, Finnish figureheads Amorphis have done their best to carve their very own niche in heartfelt yet aggressive, melancholic yet soothing tunes. On “Halo” (which charted on #1 of the Finnish and #3 of the German album chart), their staggering fourteenth studio effort, the Finns underline their trailblazing status as one of the most original, culturally relevant and rewarding acts ever to emerge from the land of the thousand lakes.
Thirty-one years after their inception, with uncounted global tours under their belt and fourteen albums deep in their career, Amorphis still prove to be the musical fountain of youth, an extraordinary band constantly reinventing itself without abandoning its mystical roots. With “Halo”, they delivered an astonishing album that deserves to be played everywhere, transcending the realms of metal and rock by its sheer profoundness and musicality.
Live Shows 2023:
08.06 E Zamora – Z! Live Rock Fest
09.06 NL Leeuwarden – Into the Grave Festival
30.06 FIN Seinäjoki – Provinssi
15.07 D Neukirchen-Vluyn – Dong Open Air
21.07 FIN Turku – Logomon Terassikesä
22.07 FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival
28.07 FIN Kuopio – Kuopiorock
02.08 D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
04.08 RO Râșnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
12.08 B Kortrijk – Alcatraz Festival
12.09 J Osaka – Umeda Club Quattro
13.09 J Tokyo – Shibuya Club Quattro
14.09 J Tokyo – Shibuya Club Quattro
Line-up:
Tomi Joutsen – Vocals
Esa Holopainen – Guitars
Tomi Koivusaari – Guitars
Olli-Pekka Laine – Bass
Santeri Kallio – Keyboards
Jan Rechberger – Drums
Weblinks:
www.amorphis.net
www.facebook.com/amorphis
