SYSTEM OF A DOWN will play a number of European shows in 2020. So far, the following dates have been announced: June 3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome June 5-7 - Nurburg, Germany - Rock Am Ring June 6-7 - Nuremberg, Germany - Rock Im Park June 8 - Berlin, Germany - Waldbuhne June 10-13 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock June 14 - Donington, UK - Download Festival June 16 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena June 17 - Budapest, Hungary - Laszlo Papp Sports Arena June 19 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion June 23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Ericsson Globe June 25-27 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Provinssirock June 30 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena July 1-4 - Viveiro, Spain - Resurrection Fest July 2-3 - Lisbon, Portugal - VOA Heavy Rock SYSTEM OF A DOWN has toured intermittently since ending its hiatus in 2011. The band played a couple of U.S. live shows in May, including headlining slots at Columbus, Ohio's Sonic Temple festival and Chicago Open Air. SYSTEM OF A DOWN has blamed "creative differences" for stalled attempts to record a follow-up to its "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005. Last year, guitarist Daron Malakian publicly accused singer Serj Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to the stalemate. In a message on Facebook, Tankian wrote that Malakian wanted to control SYSTEM's creative process, take more of the publishing money and be the only band member to speak to the press.
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