Hard rock juggernaut HALESTORM has announced a-week European headlining tour, kicking off in Moscow on September 14 and wrapping up in Madrid on October 25. The trek includes eight U.K. and Irish dates, including London's O2 Academy Brixton for the first time. HALESTORM says: "Hello U.K. freaks! We are so excited to return to you with our biggest headlining tour ever!! And we are beyond pumped to finally get to perform at the legendary Brixton Academy, one of the places that has been on our rock n roll bucket list forever. Can't wait to see all of you there!" Special guests for the tour are still to be announced. Tickets will be available via pre-sale from 12 p.m. GMT on March 7 and then on general sale at 12 p.m. GMT on March 9 via LiveNation.co.uk, Ticketmaster.co.uk, venue box offices, and all good ticket agents. Tour dates: Sep. 14 - Moscow, Russia - Red Sep. 15 - St Petersburg, Russia - Zal Ozhidaniya Sep. 16 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia Sep. 19 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy Sep. 20 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight Sep. 22 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy Sep. 23 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy Sep. 24 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy Sep. 26 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo Sep. 28 - London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton Sep. 29 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Oct. 01 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 Oct. 02 - Paris, France - La Cigale Oct. 03 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Antwerp Oct. 05 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Oct. 06 - Arhus, Denmark - Train Oct. 08 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand Oct. 09 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Oct. 11 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Oct. 12 - Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus Oct. 14 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp Oct. 15 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall Oct. 16 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk Oct. 18 - Vienna, Austria - Simm City Oct. 20 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks Oct. 21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo Oct. 22 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 24 - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini Oct. 25 - Madrid, Spain - But You can also catch HALESTORM in the U.K. this summer at the Ramblin' Man Fair, where the band will perform as special guests to THE CULT on Sunday, July 1. HALESTORM has been holed up in Nashville recently, working with producer Nick Raskulinecz on the band's fourth studio album, due out this summer on Atlantic Records. Talking to Billboard about the new LP, frontwoman Lzzy Hale described it as "very rock. It's definitely a step forward for us. I think you're really going to see something that comes from all four corners of HALESTORM, what each of us brings to the table and just how important all four pillars are in this band. We're really pumped about having something new, and I just hope everyone likes it — and, regardless, we're stoked on it."
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