Opeth have announced a very special Evolution XXX ‘By Request’ tour, set to take place in October 2021 to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary.
The setlists for the eight exclusive shows will be chosen by the fans through a voting system.
“So, we’re planning to celebrate a belated band-birthday, also known as BBB,” says frontman, guitarist and Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt. “How do we celebrate a thing like this, you ask? Well, we go to work. We are planning a very few select shows around the world in 2021 where you basically have the collective choice of picking the songs for the setlist. Since we’ll be celebrating 30 years we would love to play a song from each album we’ve done. All 13 of them. If you can help us and pick your choice of one song per album from the list, and then we’ll simply play the songs with the most votes. It’s been done before, but not by us. I am reluctant and nervous, but also excited to see what songs you will choose. I can’t really believe we’ve been around for 30 years, but there you go. So please help us. And be gentle. The final setlist will have 13 songs. One from each album. Your call….”
Voting begins HERE on 7th September 2020.
Dates for the Evolution XXX – Opeth By Request tour are as follows:
October 2021
Wed 13th – BERLIN, DE – Admiralspalast
Thu 14th – WIESBADEN, DE – Schlachthof
Fri 15th – PARIS, FR – Salle Pleyel
Sat 16th – LONDON, UK – Eventim Apollo
Mon 18th – WUPPERTAL, DE – Historische Stadthalle
Tue 19th – UTRECHT, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Grote Zaal)
Wed 20th – UTRECHT, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Ronda)
Mon 25th – LISBON, PT – Colisue dos Recreios
Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9am on 7th September 2020, available HERE.
Opeth‘s latest album In Cauda Venenum is out now, available to stream HERE or purchase HERE. A Swedish version of the album is available to stream or download HERE.
