16.09.2016

AVANTASIA AT BARCELONA ROCKFEST 2017

Although AVANTASIA won't do much in the near future, it has been confirmed that besides the Wacken performance 2017 AVANTASIA are also going to headline one night at Barcelona Rockfest end of June/early July next year.

04.09.2016

GOLD AWARD FOR GHOSTLIGHTS ALBUM!

"Hey folks, GREAT NEWS! While drowning in self-pity about the end of the Ghostlights tour and an unforgettable era of my life, I wanna thank you once more for your support. The tour was pretty much sold out around the globe, 24 countries, 3 continents, 45 shows, chart entries in 17 countries and - I forgot to tell you - (10 weeks ago already) "Ghostlights went GOLD in the Czech Republic. Just sayin', as I want to thank YOU for it all. Without YOU, this all would not be possible: that goes for my crew, my Avantasia mates and the greatest fans in the world!!! THANK YOU!!! - Tobias"

06.08.2016

AVANTASIA RETURN TO WACKEN OPEN AIR 2017!

AVANTASIA have just been confirmed for their return to Wacken Open Air 2017. Tobias wrote on his Facebook page:

"YESSS! AVANTASIA @ WACKEN 2017!!!

The giant Ghostlights tour is almost over! Just a few final shows in Spain, Belgium, Poland and one last German date on August 2016 in Giessen, Hessen... THEN WE'RE DONE!

BUT: We'll return to Wacken 2017! Our 4th appearance at the biggest and baddest Metal festival in the world. I can't tell you the exact line up at this point but AVANTASIA is gonna deliver a best-of performance - old and new stuff and I'm already counting days. As I'm typing this I'm itching to hit the stage already! Holg & Thomas have created a beast and the whole scene should be nothing but thankful. 25 years ago nobody would have thought that, traditional Metal was "dead", traditional Metal was "uncool", there was only one thing that would have seemed more ridiculous than composing a Metal Opera: Starting a festival with bands such as Saxon, Blind Guardian, Fates Warning, Doro or - a little later - Edguy... AND expect to draw more than a few hundred people. You know what?! If you're devoted and work hard for what you believe in, things are gonna happen! The Wacken story and my story have a lot in common, I can't wait to be back! Cheerz, T“

03.08.2016

AVANTASIA NOMINATED FOR METAL HAMMER AWARDS!

Tobias and AVANTASIA have just been nominated for a METAL HAMMER AWARD in three different categories: 'Best album' (Ghostlights), 'Best German Band' and 'Metal anthem' (Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose). The winners will be announced on the 16th of September, until then AVANTASIA are going to play four final shows in Spain, Belgium, Germany and Poland.

18.07.2016

FINAL AVANTASIA SUMMER FESTIVALS

The most successful AVANTASIA tour ever with countless sold out shows around the globe is heading towards the end. If you wanna see some of the final GHOSTLIGHTS Shows you have to come to one of the final festivals AVANTASIA is going to headline. The last show in Germany will take place August 26th and will be a very special event: AVANTASIA will perform at the medieval abbey "Kloster Schiffenberg“ in Giessen in a breathtaking historical environment.

And last but not least: If you want to have a look at the tour life through the lense of Tobias himself, you can now follow him on and see and read what he has to say at

https://www.instagram.com/tobiassammetofficial/

The final tour dates:

JULY 30, 2016 GERMANY - ROCK OF AGES - Seebronn
AUGUST 12, 2016 SPAIN - LEYENDES DEL ROCK FESTIVAL - Villena
AUGUST 14, 2016 BELGIUM - ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL
AUGUST 26, 2016 GERMANY - KLOSTER SCHIFFENBERG - Giessen
AUGUST 27, 2016 POLAND - SZAD FESTIVAL - Straszecin