It is with great regret, but obvious and necessary compliance, that APOCALYPTICA have postponed their North American tour until Jan/Feb 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that all tickets bought will remain valid for the rescheduled dates and tickets remain on-sale.
Said Apocalyptica:
“These are uncharted waters for humanity – for the entire planet – and it is imperative that we do the right thing and take the right steps to ensure a return to the days we once took for granted. For us as a band, we hope that mankind may become more united and that we appreciate both our environment and each other more than ever before. We look forward to being able to see you all, and feel your wonderful communal energy intertwine with ours, early next year. In the meanwhile, please be good to each other, be good to yourselves, practice the healthy habits now needed more than ever, keep listening to music and…wash your hands. We will see each other when this is all over.”
To keep the band’s fans and everyone else involved with the shows safe at this time, the shows have been postponed to the following dates, ALL PUCHASED TICKETS WILL BE VALID FOR THE NEW DATES.
JANUARY 2021
27 The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
28 The Masquerade – Heaven, Atlanta, GA
30 Emo’s, Austin, TX
31 House of Blues, Houston, TX
FEBRUARY 2021
2 Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
3 The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
4 The Mayan, Los Angeles, CA
5 The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
6 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
8 Showbox Sodo, Seattle, WA
9 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC Canada *
10 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC Canada *
12 Midway, Edmonton, AB Canada
13 The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB Canada
15 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
15 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
17 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
18 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON Canada
19 MTelus, Montreal, QC Canada
20 Big Night Live, Boston, MA
21 Webster Hall, New York, NY
23 Webster Theatre, Hartford, CT
*Current ticket holders’ tickets will be valid for the 9th February 2021 date only. If current ticket holders wish to attend the 10th February 2021 date, the promoter will do their best to accommodate on a case by case basis.
March 6, Finland’s multi-Platinum cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA released their brand-new track and music video, “Live Or Die (featuring Joakim Brodén)”. The song, which boasts what is certainly one of the most dynamic liaisons in heavy metal – the spellbinding music of Apocalyptica and the potent, iconic vocals of Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén – is a fierce battle cry focused on the desecration of our planet. “Live Or Die” was composed by Apocalyptica and recorded in Finland with Apocalyptica and Martin Hansen (Scorpions) producing. The video, directed by Ville Juurikkala and filmed in Berlin, Germany on January 25th, is a fiery performance piece that features Brodén on vocals.
The track, which will be available exclusively in digital form can be accessed HERE.
Apocalyptica and Sabaton have a new but notable history of collaboration. Most recently, the two bands recorded a version of the 2010 Sabaton track “Angels Calling,” released in November 2019, with a companion music video. In addition, Apocalyptica was Special Guest on Sabaton’s just-concluded, critically acclaimed, 15-country European tour, that included Apocalyptica joining Sabaton onstage every night for a half dozen songs. As one UK reviewer wrote, “The chemistry between the two bands was absolutely incredible. Apocalyptica were throwing around their cellos just as hard as Sabaton were throwing around their guitars.”
In support of their current studio album release, the all-instrumental Cell-0, (Silver Lining Music), Apocalyptica – cellists Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso, and Paavo Lötjönen, and drummer Mikko Sirén – will kick off the first leg of their 2020 North American tour on May 3 in Orlando Florida. The band will bring their moving and bombastic live performances to 20 cities over a three-week period wrapping up on May 26 in Boston MA. With a set list that will likely vary night to night, Apocalyptica’s performances will be comprised of new songs from Cell-0 as well as from the band’s rich catalogue. Lacuna Coil will support on all North American dates.
Whilst Europe will enjoy one of the most engaging, exciting and “Apocalyepic” events of the year this coming Autumn 2020, when the cello metal giants Apocalyptica unite with Epica to entertain audiences all over the continent, from Budapest to Barcelona, on the Epic Apocalypse Tour. The two will co-headline, showing both a refreshing camaraderie and lack of ego, and will be joined by the exciting, progressive metal band Wheel, who will open each night with their engaging juxtapose of time-defying grooves and deep social exploration.
Tickets are on sale now, for all pre-sales, VIP packages, and ticketing details go to this location.
Apocalyptica’s upcoming and massive 2020 tour itinerary is as follows:
MARCH
12 Logomo, Turku, Finland
14 Pakkahuone, Tampere, Finland
15 Musiikkikeskus, Kuopio, Finland
27 Tullisali, Oulu, Finland
28 Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki, Finland
APRIL
13 Échos & Merveilles, Le Bascala, Bruguières, France
This fall Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA will join forces for the ‘Epic Apocalypse Tour’. The tour comes in support of EPICA’s upcoming album which will be released later this year. Support on all dates will be provided by Helsinki prog metallers WHEEL.
EPICA‘s Simone Simons comments “To celebrate the upcoming release of our long awaited 8th album, we are going to bring the ‘Epic Apocalypse Tour’ to Europe together with our friends from the mighty APOCALYPTICA. It’s a great new step as we’ll be playing some bigger venues which allows us to add some new exciting production to the show as well. We couldn’t be more excited to present our new songs and to finally tour with APOCALYPTICA. See you there!”
APOCALYPTICA’s Eicca Toppinen adds “This is all about adventure, exploration and bringing the dynamic excitement of symphonic metal to yet more fans both old and new. Cell-0 is, for us, a return to our roots while exploring new artistic universes within that realm, and this tour will help our horizons expand even further. So come one, come all, because we are going to present a great night of entertainment”
Full ‘Epic Apocalypse Tour’ Dates »The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2020« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL 21.10. CH Zurich – Komplex 22.10. CH Lausanne – Komplex 23.10. IT Milan – Fabrique 25.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 26.10. CZ Brno – Hala vodova 27.10. D Munich – Tonhalle 29.10. S Stockholm – Berns 30.10. N Oslo – Sentrum 31.10. DK Copenhagen – Amager bio 02.11. D Hannover – Capitol 03.11. D Hamburg – Docks 04.11. D Berlin – Columbiahalle 06.11. PL Warsaw – Progresja 08.11. D Leipzig – Haus Auensee 09.11. AT Vienna – Gasometer 26.11. P Lisbon – Coliseum 28.11. E Murcia – Gamma 29.11. E Madrid – La Riviera 30.11. E Barcelona – Razzmatazz 03.12. F Paris – Zenith 04.12. BE Brussels – AB 05.12. UK London – Roundhouse 07.12. UK Bristol – O2 Academy 08.12. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 09.12. UK Manchester – Academy 11.12. NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live 12.12. LUX Luxembourg – Den atelier 15.12. DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria 16.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 17.12. DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
Tickets for all shows and VIP upgrades will be on sale from 10.00AM CET on Friday 21st February from www.epica.nl/tour
With their new album “The Great War”, Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have reached fantastic chart results all over the world, including the #1 top position in Germany & Switzerland, as well as their home country Sweden. Get the album here: http://www.sabaton.net/thegreatwar
SABATON are proud to present another musical collaboration with the finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA, after the success with “Fields of Verdun“. With the “Angels Calling” single release, SABATON also give their fans a good taste of what to expect on the European tour. Get the single digitally now, here: https://nblast.de/Sabaton-AngelsCalling
Anyone who will attend the upcoming concerts will experience a truly unique live show since SABATON will be reinforced by APOCALYPTICA on stage for several newly arranged songs, including this one.
“Angels Calling” was the first song we wrote on the topic of World War 1 for the “Attero Dominatus” album back in 2006, and together with Apocalyptica we have really given the song a new life. Due to the song’s topic, our recent album, the upcoming tour and a great demand from fans, the song is now back on the setlist for the tour. The song´s arrangement was made in August, when Apocalyptica visited our hometown Falun to perform at the Sabaton Open Air festival. It was recorded in Black Lounge studios by Jonas Kjellgren and the Apocalyptica parts were later recorded in Finland. Richard Erixon, our long time video producer, captured the best moments from the rehearsals in Falun and edited it into a music video for the song. We wanted this tour to offer something that we have never done before, and when I attended an Apocalyptica show in Madrid a few years ago I already had a strong vision to perform together, so I explained the idea to Apocalyptica and here we are, with the best show we have ever done”, says Pär Sundström
Several shows of the upcoming European tour are already sold out and for the premiere on Saturday in Helsinki there are only a very few tickets left, so anyone who wants to see Sabaton and Apocalyptica perform together should hurry up to get one of the last tickets.
SABATON – The Great Tour w/ APOCALYPTICA + AMARANTHE:
17.01. CH Zürich – Hallenstadion 18.01. D Stuttgart – Schleyer-Halle 19.01. D Munich – Olympiahalle 21.01. A Vienna – Gasometer *SOLD OUT* 22.01. H Budapest – Arena *SOLD OUT* 24.01. PL Warsaw – Arena COS Torwar *SOLD OUT* 25.01. D Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle *SOLD OUT* 26.01. CZ Prague- O2 Arena 28.01. I Milan – Alcatraz 30.01. D Leipzig – Arena Leipzig 31.01. D Frankfurt – Festhalle 01.02. D Oberhausen – König-Pilsener-ARENA *SOLD OUT* 02.02. B Antwerp – Sportpaleis 04.02. E Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi 05.02. E Madrid – Vistalegre 07.02. F Paris – Zénith 08.02. UK London – Wembley Arena 09.02. NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live *SOLD OUT* 11.02. D Hamburg – Sporthalle *SOLD OUT* 12.02. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box 14.02. S Gothenburg – Scandinavium 15.02. S Stockholm – Hovet 16.02. N Oslo – Spektrum
»The Great Tour« – Russia & Belarus 2020 06.03. RUS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Stolitsa 07.03. RUS Vladivostok – Craft 08.03. RUS Khabarovsk – Velicano Club 10.03. RUS Irkutsk – Wild Horse 11.03. RUS Novosibirsk – Dkzh 13.03. RUS Moscow – Stadium Live 14.03. RUS St. Petersburg – A2 Green Concert 16.03. RUS Omsk – Angar 17.03. RUS Tyumen – Baikonur 19.03. RUS Yekaterinburg – Tele-Club 21.03. RUS Ufa – Ogni Ufy 22.03. RUS Samara – Zvezda 24.03. RUS Volgograd – VS club 26.03. RUS Nizhny Novgorod – Milo Concert Hall 28.03. RUS Voronezh – Palazzo 29.03. RUS Rostov-on-Don – Arena Don 31.03. RUS Krasnodar – Arena Hall 02.04. BY Minsk – Prime Hall
With their new album “The Great War”, Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have reached fantastic chart results all over the world, including the #1 top position in Germany & Switzerland, as well as their home country Sweden. Get the album here: http://www.sabaton.net/thegreatwar
SABATON are proud to present another musical collaboration with the finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA, after the success with “Fields of Verdun”. With the “Angels Calling” single release, SABATON also give their fans a good taste of what to expect on the European tour.
Anyone who will attend the upcoming concerts will experience a truly unique live show since SABATON will be reinforced by APOCALYPTICA on stage for several newly arranged songs, including this one.
“Angels Calling” was the first song we wrote on the topic of World War 1 for the “Attero Dominatus” album back in 2006, and together with Apocalyptica we have really given the song a new life. Due to the song’s topic, our recent album, the upcoming tour and a great demand from fans, the song is now back on the setlist for the tour. The song´s arrangement was made in August, when Apocalyptica visited our hometown Falun to perform at the Sabaton Open Air festival. It was recorded in Black Lounge studios by Jonas Kjellgren and the Apocalyptica parts were later recorded in Finland. Richard Erixon, our long time video producer, captured the best moments from the rehearsals in Falun and edited it into a music video for the song. We wanted this tour to offer something that we have never done before, and when I attended an Apocalyptica show in Madrid a few years ago I already had a strong vision to perform together, so I explained the idea to Apocalyptica and here we are, with the best show we have ever done”, says Pär Sundström
“Angels Calling” is exclusively released on YouTube and will be available on all major platforms on January 17th.
Watch the video here:
Several shows of the upcoming European tour are already sold out and for the premiere on Saturday in Helsinki there are only a very few tickets left, so anyone who wants to see Sabaton and Apocalyptica perform together should hurry up to get one of the last tickets.
01.12. S Stockholm – Sabaton Cruise *SOLD OUT*
07.12. BRA São Paulo – Nova Arena Anhembi
THE GREAT EU TOUR
Special Guest and special appearance: APOCALYPTICA
Opening band: AMARANTHE
2019:
23.11. FIN Helsinki – Hartwall Arena
2020:
17.01. CH Zürich – Hallenstadion
18.01. D Stuttgart – Schleyer-Halle
19.01. D Munich – Olympiahalle
21.01. A Vienna – Gasometer *SOLD OUT*
22.01. H Budapest – Arena
24.01. PL Warsaw – Arena COS Torwar
25.01. D Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle
26.01. CZ Prague- O2 Arena
28.01. I Milan – Alcatraz
30.01. D Leipzig – Arena Leipzig
31.01. D Frankfurt – Festhalle
01.02. D Oberhausen – König-Pilsener-ARENA *SOLD OUT*
02.02. B Antwerp – Sportpaleis
04.02. E Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi
05.02. E Madrid – Vistalegre
07.02. F Paris – Zénith
08.02. UK London – Wembley Arena
09.02. NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live *SOLD OUT*
11.02. D Hamburg – Sporthalle
12.02. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box
14.02. S Gothenburg – Scandinavium
15.02. S Stockholm – Hovet
16.02. N Oslo – Spektrum
»The Great Tour« – Russia & Belarus 2020
06.03. RUS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk – Stolitsa
07.03. RUS Vladivostok – Craft
08.03. RUS Khabarovsk – Velicano Club
10.03. RUS Irkutsk – Wild Horse
11.03. RUS Novosibirsk – Dkzh
13.03. RUS Moscow – Stadium Live
14.03. RUS St. Petersburg – A2 Green Concert
16.03. RUS Omsk – Angar
17.03. RUS Tyumen – Baikonur
19.03. RUS Yekaterinburg – Tele-Club
21.03. RUS Ufa – Ogni Ufy
22.03. RUS Samara – Zvezda
24.03. RUS Volgograd – VS club
26.03. RUS Nizhny Novgorod – Milo Concert Hall
28.03. RUS Voronezh – Palazzo
29.03. RUS Rostov-on-Don – Arena Don
31.03. RUS Krasnodar – Arena Hall
02.04. BY Minsk – Prime Hall
Finland’s multi-Platinum cello-rock band APOCALYPTICA– classically-trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso and Paavo Lötjönen, and drummer Mikko Sirén – have announced the Spring 2020 North American leg of the “Cell-0 World Tour”. This tour leg will launch on Sunday, May 3 in Orlando, FL, and see the band performing in 20 cities over a three-week period wrapping up on May 26 in Boston, MA. With a set list that will likely vary night to night, Apocalyptica’s performances will be comprised of new songs from Cell-0 as well as the band’s rich catalogue. Lacuna Coil will support on all dates. Ticket pre-sales and access to VIP packages begin today, November 20 at 10AM (local); public on-sale starts Friday, November 22 at 10AM (local). For all pre-sales, VIP packages, and ticketing details visit http://www.apocalyptica.com
In concert, Apocalyptica is known for its moving and bombastic live performances with sparse production but an abundance of head banging. Anyone who might think that there wouldn’t be a deluge of excitement with three cellists should think again…these are symphonic rock stars who know how to shred their bows.
These tour dates are in support of the band’s new album Cell-0, set for a January 10 release (Silver Lining Music). Produced by Apocalyptica, mixed by Andrew Sheps (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lana Del Rey, Metallica and Black Sabbath), and recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, the recording of Cell-0 followed a four-year break between albums that gave the band a fresh perspective and affected the way they approached the new music. Cell-0 is the quartet’s first instrumental album in 17 years and found the musicians challenging themselves to discover new flavors and colors in their respective instruments.
View the band’s new music videos, “Ashes Of The Modern World” and Rise” here.
The confirmed North American Spring 2020 dates for the “Cell-0 World Tour” are as follows:
MAY 2020
3 The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL
4 The Masquerade – Heaven, Atlanta, GA
6 Emo’s, Austin, TX
7 House of Blues, Houston, TX
9 Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
10 The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
11 The Mayan, Los Angeles, CA
12 The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
13 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
14 The Showbox, Seattle, WA
15 Imperial, Vancouver, BC, Canada
17 Midway, Edmonton, AB, Canada
18 The Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB, Canada
20 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
21 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
22 The Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
23 MTelus, Montreal, QC, Canada
24 Webster Theater, Hartford, CT
25 Webster Hall, New York, NY
26 Big Night Live, Boston, MA
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