Currently in the midst of their ‘20th Anniversary Farewell Tour’, recently re-united Italian symphonic metal band RHAPSODY are taking no time for a breather.
Having performed sold-out shows in Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago and Buenos Aires, the band have already announced a second Latin America tour leg, which will bring them (back) to Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Columbia and Mexico in January 2018.
But the good news doesn’t end there; right after this second Latin America tour leg the band will return to Europe and play 23 shows in 11 different countries, including a show at London’s Islington Academy – plus shows in Germany, Italy, France and many more!
Fabio Lione (vocals) comments: “After the incredible success of the RHAPSODY reunion shows in Latin America the time has finally come for us to meet all of our European fans. Don’t miss the upcoming shows for any reason as Luca, Dominique, Patrice, Alex and myself are ready to invest our heart and soul once again in this new great adventure, sharing some unique and wonderful emotions in the name of RHAPSODY’s music.” And guitarist Luca Turilli continues: “We can not imagine a better ending for this amazing ‘Farewell Tour’ than playing in Europe for the final time after so many years. It will be pure magic and throughout each show we will present a memorable setlist full of legendary classics, some surprises and a few songs never played before. See you soon!”
RHAPSODY
‘20th Anniversary Farewell Tour’ – Europe
17.02. Bologna – Zona Roveri (IT)
18.02. Treviso – New Age (IT)
19.02. Rome – Orion (IT)
20.02. Milan – Alcatraz (IT)
21.02. Freiburg – Crash (DE)
23.02. Eindhoven – Effenaar (NL)
24.02. Antwerp – Trix (BE)
26.02. London – Islington Academy (UK)
28.02. Leeuwarden – Neushoorn (NL)
01.03. Bochum – Zeche (DE)
02.03. Hamburg – Grünspan (DE)
04.03. Stockholm – Fryshuset (SE)
06.03. Warsaw – Proxima (PL)
08.03. Budapest – Barba Negra Club (HU)
09.03. Zlín – Masters of Rock Café (CZ)
10.03. Zvolen – Rates Sports Hall (SK)
11.03. Regensburg-Obertraubling – Eventhall Airport (DE)
13.03. Munich – Backstage (DE)
15.03. Pratteln – Z7 (CH)
16.03. Paris – Trabendo (FR)
17.03. Toulouse – Metronum (FR)
18.03. Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2 (ES)
20.03. Madrid – La Riviera (ES)
Tickets will also go on sale Friday at 9.00am from: www.rhapsodyreunion.com/tour and VIP upgrades are available from: www.soundrink.com
More RHAPSODY dates:
02.11. Moscow – Red Club (RU)
06.11. Tokyo – O-East (JP)
08.11. Nagoya – Club Quattro (JP)
09.11. Osaka – Club Quattro (JP)
11.11 Seoul – Muv Hall (KR)
12.11. Taipei – The Wall Live House (CN)
14.11. Shanghai – Bandai Namco (CN)
15.11. Xian – 1935 Live House (CN)
17.11. Beijing – Mao Live House (CN)
‘20th Anniversary Farewell Tour’ – Latin America Leg 2
07.01. São Paulo – Tom Brasil (BR)
10.01. Salta – Teatro del Huerto (AR)
11.01. Buenos Aires – Groove (AR)
13.01. La Paz – Teatro Al Aire Libre (BO)
14.01. Lima – Teatro de la Uni (PE)
16.01. Santiago – Teatro Caupolican (CL)
20.01. San Jose – Pepper Club (CA)
21.01. Bogotá – Metal Millenium (CO)
23.01. Medellín – Teatro Universidad de Medellin (CO)
24.01. Cali – Teatro Jorge Isaacs (CO)
26.01. Chihuahua – Expo Chihuahua (MX)
27.01. Guadalajara – C3 Stage (MX)
28.01. Merida – TBA (MX)
30.01. Mexico City – Circo Volador (MX)
01. – 05.02. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL – 70000 Tons of Metal (US)
Check out the ‘after movie’ from the band’s first Latin America tour
Currently, RHAPSODY consists of Fabio Lione (vocals), Luca Turilli (guitars), Dominique Leurquin (guitars), Patrice Guers (bass) and Alex Holzwarth (drums).
RHAPSODY recently performed at European festivals such as Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium), Sweden Rockand Leyendas del Rock (Spain), presenting a set list full of classics such as ‘Emerald Sword’, ‘Land Of Immortals’,‘Dawn Of Victory’, ‘Lamento Eroico’, ‘Holy Thunderforce’ and many more.
RHAPSODY‘s influences include the most epic orchestral soundtracks, classical composers such as Vivaldi,Bach, Beethoven, Paganini, renaissance and folk music. These elements combined have made RHAPSODY a unique band in the metal world and, thanks to their magic, brought together many fans around the world and inspired many other bands.
