February 05, 2016

GHOSTLIGHTS #2 IN THE GERMAN ALBUM CHARTS!

February 03, 2016

WATCH "MYSTERY OF A BLOOD RED ROSE" VIDEO CLIP NOW!

The new AVANTASIA album "Ghostlights" has just hit the record stores all around the world. Here is the first official video clip "Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose". With this song Avantasia are also taking part in the pre-selection round of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 25th of February (20:00 CET, ARD - TV, Germany). The video was shot in a castle in the North of Germany earlier this year. In March an major all-star line up will kick off the GHOSTLIGHTS WORLD TOUR. Tickets and dates can be found in the tour section!

January 29, 2016

NEW ALBUM "GHOSTLIGHTS"OUT NOW!

The new album "GHOSTLIGHTS" has been released in various formats today. Get your copy now! In March Avantasia will set off on the Ghostlights World Tour! Check the tour section to make sure you get your tickets, some shows are already sold out, some will sell out shortly. More shows in South America are to be announced soon!

January 18, 2016

NEW SONG AVAILABLE NOW!

Now check THIS out! Do we rock or do we rock? Taken from "Ghostlights" (out January 29), featuring Jorn Lande, Michi Kiske & Tobias on vocals.

January 12, 2016

AVANTASIA TO TAKE PART IN THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE ESC

“Hey folks, quite busy these days. New album in the pipeline, the slave drivers in my record company have kept me talking for months, something like 400 interviews, where's Amnesty International when you REALLY need them?! Anyway, video's shot, most interviews done, and early March, we'll set off on the »Ghostlights« world tour. As you know, Madrid and Hamburg are sold out, also the second Madrid show is on its way. More dates like London, Moscow and Sao Paulo as well. Have I told you that you rock big time? And you know what? We have just been confirmed to headline Tuska Open Air in Finland… Which means there'll be a second show in Scandinavia this time. And there'll also be some more American dates to be announced soon! Check out the tour section at avantasia.net to get info and tickets… Anyway, as if that all wasn't enough we've been asked by our record label if we'd be willing to take part in the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest. My mother's gonna be proud. Or not. We'll see… Anyway, it seemed like a quite unusual idea to compete with anyone in music, to play music AGAINST someone… like in Jazz music! "Everyone against everyone," as my Avantasia pal Ronnie Atkins has put it (after watching a Free Jazz show in Bremen…) ;-) However: WHO AM I to get in the way of a great promotional opportunity?! Three minutes to show millions that something like us exists? GIMME THAT STAGE! B-)

So, in case you turn on your TV on the 25th of February and you virtually bump into bunch of people that look like AVANTASIA, that's maybe because it IS AVANTASIA! Ha!

Cheerz and talk to you soon, T“

GHOSTLIGHTS WORLD TOUR 2016
(more dates tba soon)

04.03. D - Berlin - Huxley's*
05.03. D - Hamburg - Große Freiheit* - SOLD OUT!!
06.03. D - Bremen - Aladin*
08.03. UK - London - The Forum*
09.03. F - Paris - Le Trianon*
11.03. E - Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1*
12.03. E - Madrid - La Riviera* - SOLD OUT!!
13.03. E - Madrid - La Riviera*
15.03. D - Frankfurt-Langen - Stadthalle*
16.03. CZ - Prague - Forum Karlin*
18.03. D - Kaufbeuren - All-Karthalle*
19.03. D - Bamberg - Brose-Arena*
20.03. D - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle*
22.03. I - Milan - Alcatraz*
24.03. CH - Pratteln - Z7*
25.03. CH - Pratteln - Z7*
27.03. SK - Banska Bystrica - Ice Stadium*
28.03. SK - Bratislava - Sportshall*
29.03. A - Tröpolach - Full Metal Mountain Festival
31.03. D - Saarbrücken - Saarlandhalle*
01.04. D - Ludwigsburg - Arena*
02.04. D - Fulda - Esperantohalle*
04.04. H - Budapest - Baba Negra*
06.04. RUS - Moscow - Ray Just Arena*
09.04. JP - Tokyo - Shinagawa Prince Stellar Ball*
24.04. BRA - Sao Paulo - Espaco das Americas*
08.-11.06. S - Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival
01.-03.07. FIN - Helsinki - Tuska Open Air
06.07. D - Flugplatz Ballenstedt - RockHarz Open Air

*AVANTASIA play at least three hours, no other bands!