The waiting is over: BLIND GUARDIAN will return! As of today Hansi Kürsch & Co. have announced the first dates for their highly anticipated European tour, that will see the band en route through nine different countries in April and March 2015. Kicking off on April 10, 2015 in the Netherlands (Eindhoven - Effenaar), shows in Belgium, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy and Greece will follow, concluding the run on May 10, 2015 in Athens. From April 23 to May 02, the Metalheads will be in Germany, with shows in Trier, Frankfurt, Bamberg, Munich, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Hamburg and as a highlight the “home show” at Düsseldorf “Mitsubishi Electric Halle” (former Philipshalle) on April 25, 2015.Tickets for all shows are available at Eventim, Metaltix and all pre-sale ticket providers. Those who can’t wait that long, will have the chance to see BLIND GUARDIAN perform live at the “70.000 Tons of Metal” cruise that will be taking place January 22. to 26, 2015 and will take off at Miami to the Caribbean Sea.
BLIND GUARDIAN will also appear at a few chosen shows this year, the first of which will be at Saarbrücken “Garage” on Mai 30, and the very next day, May 31, 2014, BLIND GUARDIAN will be headlining at “Out & Loud Festival” in Geiselwind. Furthermore, the band has been confirmed to play at “Seerock Festival” in Graz on August 02 and at “Metal Hammer Awards” at Berlin “Kesselhaus” on September 12, 2014. "The last time we were on stage was at “Rock Harz Festival” 2012,“ vocalist Hansi Kürsch explains. "After that we had to take a pause from touring in order to work on our ninth studio album. Now that the production is almost done, we are really eager to go on tour again and to introduce the new songs live and to celebrate the old hits with the fans in 2015."
BLIND GUARDIAN European tour includes the following dates so far:
10.04. NL Tilburg - O13
11.04. BE Antwerps - Hof ter Loo (Trix)
12.04. UK London - The Forum
14.04. FR Paris - Bataclan
15.04. FR Strasburg - La Laiterie
17.04. ESP Bilbao - Santana 27
18.04. ESP Barcelona - St Jordi Club
19.04. ESP Madrid - La Riviera
21.04. CH Pratteln - Z7
23.04. D Trier - Europa Halle
24.04. D Frankfurt - Batschkapp
25.04. D Düsseldorf - Mitsubishi Electric Halle
26.04. D Bamberg - Brose Arena
28.04. D München - Zenith
30.04. D Leipzig - Haus Auensee
01.05. D Stuttgart - Liederhalle Beethoven Saal
02.05. D Hamburg - O2 Arena
05.05. I Milan - Alcatraz
06.05. I Rome - Atlantico
08.05. GR Thessaloniki - Principal Club
09.05. GR Athens - Fuzz Club
10.05. GR Athens - Fuzz Club
Source: Press Release
