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Sting Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts

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Followers 1,224,075
Category New Wave, Alternative, Jazz, Pop, Rock
Concerts
Dec
07
Planai
Schladming
Tickets
Jan
23
Observatory
Santa Ana
Tickets
Jan
24
Arizona Financial Theatre
Phoenix
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Jan
25
The Belasco Theater
Los Angeles
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Jan
26
Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Wheatland
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Feb
08
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis
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Feb
16
Parque Ibirapuera
São Paulo
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Feb
21
Movistar Arena
Santiago
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Mar
07
Auditorio Nacional
Ciudad De México
Tickets
Mar
08
Auditorio Nacional
Ciudad De México
Tickets
Mar
22
SunBet Arena Time Square
Pretoria
Tickets
Mar
25
Grand Arena at GrandWest
Cape Town
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Mar
26
Grand Arena at GrandWest
Cape Town
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Apr
03
Etihad Arena, Yas Bay
Abu Dhabi
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Apr
11
JMA Wireless Dome
Syracuse
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Apr
26
American Family Field
Milwaukee
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May
10
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
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May
19
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison
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May
20
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison
Tickets
May
23
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City
Tickets
May
25
Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Bend
Tickets
May
26
Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Bend
Tickets
Jun
07
Wertwiesenpark
Sontheim
Tickets
Jun
09
SparkassenPark Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
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Jun
11
IGA Park
Rostock
Tickets
Jun
12
Platz der Völkerfreundschaft
Zwickau
Tickets
Jun
14
Nordmarksportfeld
Kiel
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Jun
15
Tivoli Friheden
Aarhus C
Tickets
Jun
18
Westonbirt Arboretum
Thornbury
Tickets
Jun
19
Isle of Wight Festival 2025
Newport
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Jun
22
Liverpool Pier Head
Liverpool
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Jun
24
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln
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Jun
25
Bellahouston Park
Glasgow
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Jun
27
Cannock Chase Forest
Rugeley
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Jun
28
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff
Tickets
Jul
01
Luxexpo
Luxembourg
Tickets
Jul
03
Parc Du Port Mulon
Nort-sur-erdre
Tickets
Jul
04
Pause Guitare 2025
Albi
Tickets
Jul
04
Base de Loisirs de Pratgraussals
Albi
Tickets
Jul
06
Bassano Music Park
Bassano Del Grappa
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Jul
07
Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Rome
Tickets
Jul
09
Villa Manin
Codroipo
Tickets
Jul
15
Burg Clam
Klam
Tickets
Jul
16
Colours of Ostrava 2025
Ostrava 3
Tickets
Jul
17
KIRJURINLUOTO
Pori
Tickets
Jul
18
KIRJURINLUOTO
Pori
Tickets
Jul
19
KIRJURINLUOTO
Pori
Tickets
Jul
22
Brottet Halmstad
Halmstad
Tickets
Jul
24
Henham Park
Eye
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Oct
08
Lanxess Arena
Köln
Tickets
Oct
13
Hallenstadion
Zürich
Tickets
Oct
14
Olympiastadion München
München
Tickets
Oct
16
Uber Arena
Berlin
Tickets
Oct
20
Tauron Arena Krakow
Kraków
Tickets
Oct
24
O2 Forum Kentish Town
London
Tickets
Oct
26
Eventim Apollo
London
Tickets
About Sting
Sting (born Gordon Matthew Sumner on October 2, 1951) is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. Prior to a distinguished solo career, he was the lead singer, principal composer and bassist of the 1970s/1980s rock band The Police. Biography Sumner was born in Wallsend, near Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England, to Audrey Cowell and her husband, Ernest Sumner. He is the eldest of four children and has a brother, Philip, and two sisters, Angela and Anita. His father managed a dairy, and as a boy Sumner would often assist him with the early morning milk delivery rounds. Sumner was raised in the Roman Catholic tradition, due to the influence of his paternal grandmother, who was from an Irish family. Sumner attended St. Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then the University of Warwick, but did not graduate. During this time, he would often sneak into nightclubs like the Club-A-Go-Go. Here he would watch acts like Jack Bruce and Jimi Hendrix who would later influence his music. After jobs as a bus conductor, a construction labourer, and a tax officer, he attended Northern Counties Teachers' Training College, which later became part of Northumbria University, from 1971 to 1974. He then worked as a teacher at St. Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years. From an early age, Gordon Sumner knew that he wanted to be a musician. His first music gigs were wherever he could get a job, performing evenings, weekends, and during vacations from college and teaching. He played with local jazz bands such as the Phoenix Jazzmen, the Newcastle Big Band, and Last Exit. Origin of nickname He has stated that he gained his nickname while with the Phoenix Jazzmen. He once performed wearing a black and yellow jersey with hooped stripes that bandleader Gordon Solomon had noted made him look like a bumblebee; thus Sumner became "Sting." He uses Sting almost exclusively, except on official documents. In a press conference, he once jokingly stated that even his children call him "Sting". However, his wife Trudie Styler, affectionately refers to him by his real name, Gordon. The Police In January 1977, Sting moved from Newcastle to London, and soon thereafter he joined Stewart Copeland and Henry Padovani (who was very soon replaced by Andy Summers) to form the new wave band The Police. The group had several chart-topping albums and won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980s. Although they jumped on the punk bandwagon early in their career, The Police soon abandoned that sound in favor of reggae-tinged rock and minimalist pop. Their last album, Synchronicity, which included their most successful song, "Every Breath You Take", was released in 1983. Solo career Early solo work In September 1981, Sting made his first live solo appearance, performing on all four nights of the fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis. He performed solo versions of "Roxanne" and "Message in a Bottle". He also led an all-star band (dubbed "The Secret Police") on his own arrangement of Bob Dylan's, "I Shall Be Released". The band and chorus included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, all of whom (except Beck) later worked together on Live Aid. His performances were featured prominently in the album and movie of the show and drew Sting major critical attention. Sting's participation in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the beginning of his growing involvement in raising money and consciousness for political and social causes. In 1982 he released a solo single, Spread a Little Happiness from the Dennis Potter television play Brimstone and Treacle. The song was a re-interpretation of a song from the 1920s musical Mr. Cinders by Vivian Ellis, and was a surprise Top 20 hit in the UK. 1980s Sting's first solo album, 1985's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, featured a cast of accomplished jazz musicians, including Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones, Omar Hakim, and Branford Marsalis. It included the hit single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". The single included a fan favorite non-LP track titled "Another Day", which to this day is one of the very few Sting songs not released on compact disc. The album also yielded the hits "Fortress Around Your Heart", "Russians", and "Love is the Seventh Wave". Within a year, it reached Triple Platinum. This album would help Sting garner a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. The film and video "Bring On The Night" documented the formation of the band and its first concert in France. Also in 1985, he sang the introduction and chorus to "Money for Nothing", a groundbreaking song by Dire Straits. He would perform this song with Dire Straits at the Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium. Sting also provided a short guest vocal performance on the Miles Davis album You're Under Arrest. He also sang backing vocals in Arcadia's single "The Promise" from their only album, "So Red The Rose". He also contributed a version of Mack the Knife to the Hal Willner-produced tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill. Sting released ...Nothing Like the Sun in 1987, including the hit songs "We'll Be Together", "Fragile", "Englishman in New York", and "Be Still My Beating Heart", dedicated to his recently-deceased mother. It eventually went Double Platinum. The song "The Secret Marriage" from this album was adapted from a melody by German composer Hans Eisler, and "Englishman In New York" was about the eccentric writer Quentin Crisp. The album's title is taken from William Shakespeare's Sonnet #130. Soon thereafter, in February 1988, he released Nada Como el Sol, a selection of five songs from Sun sung (by Sting himself) in Spanish and Portuguese. Sting was also involved in two other recordings in the late 1980s, the first in 1987 with noted jazz arranger Gil Evans who placed Sting in a big band setting for a live album of Sting's songs (the CD was not released in the U.S.), and the second on Frank Zappa's 1988 "Broadway The Hard Way" album, where Sting performs an unusual arrangement of "Murder By Numbers", set to the tune "Stolen Moments" by jazz composer Oliver Nelson, and "dedicated" to fundamentalist evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. 1990s Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages was dedicated to his recently-deceased father and included the Top 10 song "All this Time" and the Grammy-winning "Soul Cages". The album eventually went Platinum. The following year, he married Trudie Styler and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in music from Northumbria University. In 1993, he released the album Ten Summoner's Tales, which went Triple Platinum in just over a year. The title is wordplay on his surname, Sumner and Geoffrey Chaucer's classic The Canterbury Tales. Concurrent video albums were released to support "Soul Cages" (a live concert) and "Ten Summoner's Tales" (recorded during the recording sessions for the album). In May 1993, Sting released a cover of his own classic Police song from the Ghost In The Machine album, "Demolition Man" for the Demolition Man film. Sting reached a pinnacle of success in 1994. Together with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, they performed the chart-topping song "All For Love" from the film The Three Musketeers. The song stayed at the top of the U.S. charts for five weeks and went Platinum; it is to date Sting's only song from his post-Police career to top the U.S. charts. In February, he won two more Grammy Awards and was nominated for three more. The Berklee College of Music gave him his second honorary doctorate of music degree in May. In November, he released a greatest hits compilation called Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting, which eventually was certified Double Platinum. Sting's 1996 album, Mercury Falling debuted strongly, but it dropped quickly on the charts. Yet, he reached the Top 40 with two singles the same year with "You Still Touch Me" (June) and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (December). During this period, Sting was also recording music for the upcoming Disney film Kingdom of the Sun, which went on to be reworked into The Emperor's New Groove. The film went through drastic overhauls and plot changes, many of which were documented by Sting's wife, Trudie Styler. She captured the moment Sting was called by Disney who then informed him that his songs would not be used in the final film. The story was put into a final product: The Sweatbox, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. Disney currently holds the rights to the film and will not grant its release. That same year Sting also released a little-known CD-ROM called All This Time, which was well ahead of its time in providing music, commentary and custom computer features describing Sting and his music from his perspective. The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack was released, however, with complete songs from the previous version of the film, which included Rascall Flatts and Shawn Colvin. This is seen by many as a move on Disney's part to soothe the relationship with Sting and to keep open the door for future projects. The final single used to promote the film was "My Funny Friend and Me". Sting also performed a duet country cover version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" on Toby Keith's 1997 Dream Walkin’ album. 2000s Sting's September 1999 album Brand New Day included the Top 40 hits "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" (Top 10). The album went Triple Platinum by January 2001. In 2000, he won Grammy Awards for Brand New Day and the song of the same name. At the awards ceremony, he performed "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. For his performance, the Arab-American Institute Foundation gave him the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award. However, Sting was criticized for appearing in a Jaguar advertisement using "Desert Rose" as its backing track, particularly as he was a notable environmentalist. In February 2001, he won another Grammy. His song "After The Rain Has Fallen" made it into the Top 40. His next project was to record a live album at his Tuscan villa, which was to be released as a CD and DVD, as well as being simulcast in its entirety on the internet. The resultant album and DVD "...All This Time" was released in November and featured re-workings of Sting favourites such as "Roxanne" and "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." It was recorded on September 11, 2001 and is dedicated "to all those who lost their lives on that day." In 2002 Sting won a Golden Globe Award and in June, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the summer, Sting was awarded the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 2003 with, he released Sacred Love, a studio album collaboration with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar. He and Blige won a Grammy for their duet, "Whenever I Say Your Name." His autobiography Broken Music was published in October. Sting embarked on a Sacred Love tour in 2004 with performances by Annie Lennox. Sting went on the Broken Music tour, touring smaller venues, with a four piece band kicking off in Los Angeles on 28 March 2005 and ending this "College Tour" on 14 May 2005. Continuing with his involvement in Live Aid, he appeared at Live 8 in July 2005. In October 2006, Sting released an album entitled "Songs From The Labyrinth" featuring the music of John Dowland (an Elizabethan-era composer) and accompaniment from Bosnian lute player Edin Karamazov.[1] As a part of the promotion of this album, he appeared on the fifth episode of Studio 60 during which he performed a segment of Dowland's "Come Again" as well as his own "Fields of Gold" in the arrangement for voice and two archlutes. Reports surfaced in early 2007 that Sting would reunite with his former Police bandmates for a 30th anniversary tour. These rumours were confirmed by posts on the popular fanzine Stingus and on various other newswebsites such as De Standaard, Yahoo! etc.
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What fans are saying
Patty DeLaat
5 / 5
Fantastic show. Elew was his opener - fascinating and talented pianist. Elew can play - simultaneously - completely independent songs with each hand. Sting was his usual fun and entertaining self. He played a significant number of Police songs, as well as a couple of new compositions. We love live shows because, in addition to the music, artists like Sting tell really interesting stories about their inspiration behind their music.
Massey Hall Toronto, ON
Sep 27, 2024
Ellyn
5 / 5
Sting and team sounded great, as always. Love the way band members are showcased and the storytelling is fun. Joe Sumner is always a great opening act and love that he comes back to sing with Sting and co. Venue is smaller - intimate but still large enough. Wish people were more considerate of others - especially those of us who are less than 6 ft tall!
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
Sep 04, 2023
Victoria
5 / 5
Sting is a fluid singer songwriter & musician who crosses all genres (not to be missed performer) and Shaggy is a one of a kind amazing performers-who can easily incorporate magic into both his space & his good friend’s Sting space. Hats off to all 8 performers on stage...what a fabulous experience because of these true gifted artist😄
Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Sep 19, 2018
Ralf
3 / 5
Das Konzert ging früher los, schon 19:50 Uhr statt 20:00 Uhr. Die Leute waren noch nicht mal auf dem Gelände und da spielte er schon mit Message in a Bottle und Englishmen in New York los. Was soll das? Auch die Gegebenheiten waren schlecht: Kaum Sicht auf die Bühne, und Sound war viel zu leise für die hinteren Reihen.
Freilichtbühne Peißnitz Halle (Saale), Germany
Jun 18, 2023
Jose Luis Caballero
3 / 5
No acabó de conectar con el público. El sonido no llegaba con claridad por las ráfagas de viento y la ausencia de pantallas dificultó el disfrute para los más alejados. Resultó corto a mi entender. Algo más de 1 hora y cuarto hoy día, en un artista con esa trayectoria, me parece un poco escaso.
Auditorio Recinto Ferial Ubeda, Spain
Jul 24, 2019
Uta
5 / 5
I've enjoyed any second of this concert! Great Sting, great band, great background singers and not to forget great Joe Sumner as opening act! Only minus has been that the main concert only lasted ~ 90 minutes, but I'm not complaining as we have seen Sting as its best. Looking very much forward to the next concert!
Residenzplatz Würzburg Würzburg, Germany
Jul 25, 2022
Triple
4 / 5
OMG-Sting was amazing. Played all the hits we all wanted to hear and love so much. He still sounds incredible. Was a real treat. The new Echo Lounge Music Hall is very cool. Good sound, lots of bars so easy to get a drink. Hope more good Artist play there. Dallas TX rules!!
The Echo Lounge and Music Hall Dallas, TX
Jan 01, 2022
Marc L
5 / 5
Bravo Arena bien organisé a l entrée et sortie,très fluide..juste le contrôle sac un peu léger en vigilance attentat😡 1ere partie le fils de Sting très bien Pour Sting 2 h intensif il est au top ..merci Mr Sting et respect pour vos belles chansons Vraiment il faut le voir et vibrer😉
Accor Arena Paris, France
Dec 05, 2023
Joni
5 / 5
Little did I know that I would see the man again, a year and a half after merely watching him perform from a distance... 🇸🇮 🤗 🇬🇧 I still can't believe my lucky stars; tix to this gig is the best Christmas present that I ever got! 🎅
Dvorana Stožice Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jan 16, 2020
Anonymous
5 / 5
The Sting concert was incredible. However, the Ticket source people were scammers. Ticket Fullfillment Services are in cahoots with Ticketsales.com and I was ripped off. They substituted seats I reserved and paid for in the 5th row to seats very near the back.
Ravinia Highland Park, IL
Aug 29, 2022
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Sting Tour Cities
Schladming, Austria Bend, OR Zwickau, Germany Kraków, Poland Syracuse, NY Albi, France Klam, Austria Liverpool, United Kingdom Milwaukee, WI Bassano del Grappa, Italy Halmstad, Sweden Lincoln, United Kingdom Nort-sur-Erdre, France Santiago, Chile Phoenix, AZ Pori, Finland Rostock, Germany São Paulo, Brazil Cardiff, United Kingdom Pretoria, South Africa Los Angeles, CA Morrison, CO Cape Town, South Africa London, United Kingdom Glasgow, United Kingdom Santa Ana, CA Luxembourg, Luxembourg Newport, United Kingdom Codroipo, Italy Kiel, Germany Indianapolis, IN Charlotte, NC Rugeley, United Kingdom Salt Lake City, UT Zürich, Switzerland Rome, Italy Mönchengladbach, Germany Thornbury, United Kingdom Berlin, Germany Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Wheatland, CA

Frequently Asked Questions About Sting

Concerts & Tour Date Information

Is Sting on tour?

Yes, Sting is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming Sting concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Sting tour is scheduled for 56 dates across 41 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.

How many upcoming tour dates is Sting scheduled to play?

Sting is scheduled to play 56 shows between 2024-2025. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.

When does the Sting tour start?

Sting’s tour starts Dec 07, 2024 and ends on Oct 26, 2025. They will play 41 cities; their most recent concert was held in Schladming at Planai and their next upcoming concert will be in Bend at Hayden Homes Amphitheater.

What venues is Sting performing at?

As part of the Sting tour, Sting is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:

2024 Tour Dates:

Dec 07 - Schladming, Steiermark @ Planai

2025 Tour Dates:

Jan 23 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
Jan 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
Jan 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco Theater
Jan 26 - Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live Sacramento
Feb 08 - Indianapolis, IN @ Lucas Oil Stadium
Feb 16 - São Paulo, SP @ Parque Ibirapuera
Feb 21 - Santiago, Chile @ Movistar Arena
Mar 07 - Ciudad De México, CDMX @ Auditorio Nacional
Mar 08 - Ciudad De México, CDMX @ Auditorio Nacional
Mar 22 - Pretoria, GP @ SunBet Arena Time Square
Mar 25 - Cape Town, WC @ Grand Arena at GrandWest
Mar 26 - Cape Town, WC @ Grand Arena at GrandWest
Apr 03 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates @ Etihad Arena, Yas Bay
Apr 11 - Syracuse, NY @ JMA Wireless Dome
Apr 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Field
May 10 - Charlotte, NC @ Bank of America Stadium
May 19 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 20 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Rice-Eccles Stadium
May 25 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
May 26 - Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Jun 07 - Sontheim, Germany @ Wertwiesenpark
Jun 09 - Mönchengladbach, Germany @ SparkassenPark Mönchengladbach
Jun 11 - Rostock, MV @ IGA Park
Jun 12 - Zwickau, Germany @ Platz der Völkerfreundschaft
Jun 14 - Kiel, SH @ Nordmarksportfeld
Jun 15 - Aarhus C, Denmark @ Tivoli Friheden
Jun 18 - Thornbury, United Kingdom @ Westonbirt Arboretum
Jun 19 - Newport, United Kingdom @ Isle of Wight Festival
Jun 22 - Liverpool, United Kingdom @ Liverpool Pier Head
Jun 24 - Lincoln, England @ Lincoln Castle
Jun 25 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Bellahouston Park
Jun 27 - Rugeley, United Kingdom @ Cannock Chase Forest
Jun 28 - Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff Castle
Jul 01 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Luxexpo
Jul 03 - Nort-sur-erdre, France @ Parc Du Port Mulon
Jul 04 - Albi, France @ Base De Loisirs A Pratgraussals
Jul 04 - Albi, France @ Base de Loisirs de Pratgraussals
Jul 06 - Bassano Del Grappa, Italy @ Bassano Music Park
Jul 07 - Rome, Italy @ Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Jul 09 - Codroipo, Italy @ Villa Manin
Jul 15 - Klam, Austria @ Burg Clam
Jul 16 - Ostrava 3, Moravskoslezský kraj @ Parkoviště Dolní Vítkovice
Jul 17 - Pori, Finland @ KIRJURINLUOTO
Jul 18 - Pori, Finland @ KIRJURINLUOTO
Jul 19 - Pori, Finland @ KIRJURINLUOTO
Jul 22 - Halmstad, Sweden @ Brottet Halmstad
Jul 24 - Eye, United Kingdom @ Henham Park
Oct 08 - Köln, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
Oct 13 - Zürich, ZH @ Hallenstadion
Oct 14 - München, Germany @ Olympiastadion München
Oct 16 - Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
Oct 20 - Kraków, małopolskie @ Tauron Arena Krakow
Oct 24 - London, England @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
Oct 26 - London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo
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