It was the banger of the year 2021: With their sixteenth record, the self-titled album “Helloween”, the legendary metal band Helloween returned with a seven-member line-up and caused a global metal earthquake. The album easily cracked the #1 chart position in several countries and was celebrated frenetically by fans and journalists alike.
The triumphal procession continued live throughout 2022/2023 with 60 emotional concerts in 30 countries, leaving nothing to be desired. Among others at shows in Los Angeles, New York, the “Monsters of Rock” festivals in South America, headlining Wacken Open Air as well as the first sold-out gig at the legendary Budokan in Tokyo, tears of joy flowed from over 800,000 fans and the reunited band members – which can be experienced on the live CD / Blu-ray / DVD “Live at Budokan”, to be released on December 13th, 2024 (RPM).
With these highlights, Helloween are heading into their anniversary year, celebrating 40 years of band and metal history. While Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, Markus Grosskopf, Sascha Gerstner and Dani Löble are working intensively on the successor to their sensational reunion album, they are now announcing an anniversary tour of superlatives at the same time, as bassist and founding member Markus Grosskopf explains: “We came up with some great surprises for the fans. Besides the brand new songs to be performed live for the first time, we will also play tracks from the band’s history that you haven’t heard live for a very long time or even never before. The shows will be a fantastic experience for all of us”!
Frontman 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 Helloween live concert: The energy of our audience is simply indescribable and we can’t wait to finally go full throttle with our fans again. The upcoming tour will be bigger, better and more impressive than ever”!
The live dates will start on October 17th, 2025 in Luxembourg and take Helloween all over Europe for six weeks. Besides the brand new songs of their still untitled new long player, they will bring along Beast In Black from Finland as their “very special guests” – and this guarantees a metal party to be out of this world.
Beast In Black bass player Mate Molnar comments: “A few months ago we were planning a headline tour for the autumn of 2025. We had great plans on how to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Beast In Black. However, now we have been asked to be the very special guests for Helloween on their 40th anniversary tour. We halted all the initial preparations for headlining, and confirmed joining Helloween immediately. We’ve all grown up with their music and had their posters on our walls. We are extremely proud that our heroes chose us to celebrate this great milestone together with them”!
2026 will be starting with dates in Asia, South and North America, before Germany’s No. 1 metal ambassadors will make it to Europe’s biggest festivals in the summer of 2026.
Europe Tour Dates 2025:
17.10.2025 LU Luxembourg – Rockhal
18.10.2025 NL Tilburg – 013
20.10.2025 UK London – Eventim Apollo
22.10.2025 FR Paris – Zénith (Le Villette)
24.10.2025 CZ Prague – O2 Arena
25.10.2025 SK Zvolen – Tiposbet Arena
26.10.2025 HU Budapest – Papp László Sportaréna
28.10.2025 PL Katowice – Spodek
31.10.2025 DE Bochum – RuhrCongress
01.11.2025 DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena
03.11.2025 NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene
04.11.2025 NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene
06.11.2025 FI Helsinki – Helsingin Jäähalli
08.11.2025 SE Gothenburg – Partille Arena
13.11.2025 PT Lisbon – Campo Pequeno
15.11.2025 ES Madrid – La Cubierta de Leganés
19.11.2025 IT Milan – Forum
20.11.2025 CH Zurich – The Hall
22.11.2025 DE Stuttgart – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Tickets & info here.
Pre-order “Live at Budokan” in your preferred physical format [digipak-2CD, 3LP (limited “deluxe edition” first press in trifold), Blu-ray, DVD], pre-save it on your favourite digital service provider (DSP), or pre-order the album digitally to receive “Eagle Fly Free” (live) and “Best Time” (live) instantly here.
Line-up:
Michael Kiske – Vocals
Andi Deris – Vocals
Kai Hansen – Guitars, vocals
Michael Weikath – Guitars
Sascha Gerstner – Guitars
Markus Grosskopf – Bass
Daniel Löble – Drums
Weblinks:
www.helloween.org
www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial
