King Diamond Confirms Manchester And London Shows As Part Of Summer European Tour
Thursday, 12 December 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Alexander Pirro
King Diamond will return to Europe in 2025.
The heavy metal legend has confirmed a run of headline shows and festival appearances for the summer months, including UK shows at Manchester Academy and London's Roundhouse on June 30 and July 1, respectively.
The trek also includes appearances at Copenhell festival in Denmark, Graspop in Belgium and Beyond The Gates in Norway.
The tour will feature Myrkur, aka singer Amalie Bruun, providing backing vocals for King Diamond at each performance. The Danish black metal artist also appeared with them on their fall North American Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920 Tour.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (December 13). Support on select headline dates will come from Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others. King Diamond said:
"We have made a pact with the Devil himself to bring you a blasphemous summer in 2025. Join us with Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others on select dates as we open the gates of Hell throughout your cities. Also joining us is Myrkur as special guest vocals during the King Diamond set."
King Diamond are set to release 'The Institute', their first studio album in 18 years, in 2025. When asked if a new album was completed, guitarist Andy La Rocque told Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice podcast, "No, it's not. We're still working on it. And as soon as we get back from tour, we're gonna have a little Christmas break and then we're gonna pick it up again. So the plan is to have everything done this spring, and it will be released shortly after the European summer festival tour and all that. That's the plan we have."
Their most recent studio album is 2007's 'Give Me Your Soul...Please'.
King Diamond Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Mon June 30 2025 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Tue July 01 2025 - LONDON Roundhouse
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