We’re huge fans of the military grandeur that is Swedish power metallers Sabaton. Their music does a solid job of merging both the harsh realities of war and the elaborate theater with which war is remembered. Now, the band are taking things on the road in the UK and Europe with two bands who embody the power of history and onstage dramatics respectively — Mongolian folk metallers The Hu and Finnish monster-rockers Lordi.
Sabaton are calling this jaunt ‘The Tour to End All Tours,’ and will kick things off in Norway before weaving its way through the continent and closing out in Finland.
“We have all been waiting for far too long for this… And we are more ready than ever,” says bass player Pär Sundström. “By the time we start this tour we will have a whole treasure chest of new songs to play along with a lot of other surprises. You do not want to miss The Tour to End All Tours.”
Look out for death in the shape of a Panzer Battalion at one of the shows below:
3/4 – Norway Oslo Spektrum
3/5 – Sweden Stockholm Avicii Arena
3/6 – Denmark Copenhagen Royal Arena
3/8 – Germany Hamburg Barclays Arena
3/9 – Luxembourg Esch zur Alzette Rockhal
3/11 – Germany Berlin Mercedes Benz Arena
3/12 – Czech Republic Prague O2 Arena
3/13 – Hungary Budapest Arena
3/15 – Italy Milan Lorenzini District
3/16 – Switzerland Geneva Arena
3/18 – UK London The SSE Arena, Wembley
3/19 – UK Leeds First Direct Arena
3/20 – UK Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
3/22 – UK Glasgow The SSE Hydro
3/24 – Belgium Antwerp Sportpaleis
3/25 – Netherlands Amsterdam Ziggo Dome
3/26 – Germany Leipzig Quarterback Immo.Arena
3/28 – France Paris La Seine Musicale
3/30 – Austria Vienna Stadthalle
3/31 – Germany Munich Olympiahalle
4/1 – Germany Cologne Lanxess Arena
4/2 – Germany Hannover ZAG Arena
4/4 – Poland Krakow Tauron Arena
4/6 – Estonia Tallinn Saku Arena
4/8 – Finland Kuopio Kuopio Hall
4/9 – Finland Helsinki Hartwall Arena
Tickets for specific European dates of Sabaton’s ‘The Tour to End All Tours’ are available now. UK dates will go on sale on Friday, July 9th, at 10am local time. Ticketing info can be found at the band’s website.
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Words by Chris Krovatin
