Revered Swedish rock act Opeth can today reveal a European and UK headlining tour for February & March 2025, with special guests Grand Magus.
The dates continue their mainland Europe stretch of dates announced last week.
European & UK Tour Dates 2025:
9 Feb: Helsinki (FI) @ Ice Hall
11 Feb: Stockholm (SE) @ Cirkus
12 Feb: Oslo (NO) @ Sentrum Scene
14 Feb: Copenhagen (DK) @ DR Koncerthuset
15 Feb: Hamburg (DE) @ Docks
17 Feb: Cologne (DE) @ Palladium
18 Feb: Berlin (DE) @ Tempodrom
19 Feb: Munich (DE) @ Muffathalle
21 Feb: Paris (DR) @ L’Olympia
22 Feb: Amsterdam (NL) @ AFAS Live
23 Feb: Brussels (BE) @ Ancienne Belgique
25 Feb: Bristol (UK) @ Bristol Beacon
26 Feb: London (UK) @ Roundhouse
28 Feb: Birmingham (UK) @ Symphony Hall
1 Mar: Manchester (UK) @ Albert Hall
2 Mar: Glasgow (UK) @ Barrowland
Opeth are offering a special bundle for fans who pre-order newly announced album “The Last Will and Testament”. Fans who pre-order the album will receive a special ticket pre-sale code for the UK tour! The offer will end on Tuesday, August 13 at 1pm BST. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, August 16 at 10am BST, here.
Pre-order & pre-save “The Last Will and Testament” here.
Tracklist:
01. §1
02. §2
03. §3
04. §4
05. §5
06. §6
07. §7
08. A Story Never Told
Opeth’s fourteenth album was written by Åkerfeldt, with lyrics conferred with Klara Rönnqvist Fors (The Heard, ex-Crucified Barbara). “The Last Will and Testament” was co-produced by Åkerfeldt and Stefan Boman (Ghost, The Hellacopters), engineered by Boman, Joe Jones (Killing Joke, Robert Plant), and Opeth, with Boman, Åkerfeldt, and the rest of Opeth mixing at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe Studios in Stockholm. Strings were arranged by Åkerfeldt and returning prog friend Dave Stewart (Egg, Khan) and conducted by Stewart at Angel Studios in London. Visual artist Travis Smith returns to the fold, crafting his 11th cover, a haunting “photograph” reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s infamous “Overlook Hotel” photograph. Miles Showell (ABBA, Queen) also revisits mastering and vinyl lacquer cutting at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Opeth vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt admits: “I love this record. I have to say it (write it). Maybe I’m proud even? There are some familiar ingredients in there I suppose. Most of our music has sprung from the same source, so I guess it’s not much of a shocker if it’s going to sound like ‘us’. I’m a bit in awe of what we did with ‘The Last Will and Testament’. It feels like a dream. There is some ‘coherence’ and ‘songwriting skills’ I hope, but what do I know? I tend to favour the ‘strange’ over the ‘obvious’, but I feel like I’m in the minority, and that’s fine. So… fair warning! Don’t expect an instant rush (as per usual), but if you do ‘get it’ (have you got it yet?) right away, that’s ok too”!
North American Tour Dates 2024:
11 Oct: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club
12 Oct: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater & Ballroom
14 Oct: Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
15 Oct: Montréal, QC @ L’Olympia
16 Oct: Worcester, MA @ Palladium
18 Oct: Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
19 Oct: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
20 Oct: Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
22 Oct: Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
23 Oct: New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore New Orleans
24 Oct: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
25 Oct: Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
27 Oct: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
29 Oct: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
30 Oct: Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
31 Oct: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
(w/ Tribulation)
Lineup:
Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, guitars
Fredrik Åkesson – Guitars, backing vocals
Martin Mendez – Bass guitar
Waltteri Väyrynen – Drums and percussion
Joakim Svalberg – Keyboards, backing vocals
Special Guests:
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) – spoken word (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7) // flute (tracks 4, 7)
Joey Tempest (Europe) – backing vocals (track 2)
Mirjam Åkerfeldt – spoken word (track 1)
Album credits:
All Music and Lyrics written by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lyrical concept by Mikael Åkerfeldt, dramatic consultation by Klara Rönnqvist Fors
Produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt
Co-produced by Opeth and Stefan Boman
Engineered by Stefan Boman, Joe Jones and Opeth
Mixing by Stefan Boman and Mikael Åkerfeldt and Opeth at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe, Stockholm, Sweden
Mastering and vinyl lacquer cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road studios, London, UK
Strings conducted by Dave Stewart at Angel Studios, London, UK
Strings arrangement by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Dave Stewart
Artwork by Travis Smith with directions from Mikael Åkerfeldt
Weblinks:
www.opeth.com
www.facebook.com/Opeth
