Haken will embark on a co-headline European tour in 2023 with Between The Buried And Me, which will be the progressive rocker’s first European dates since December 2019. Support is from Cryptodira.
The Island In Limbo tour will begin in Germany on the 21 February 2023 and will be the band’s first European run since December 2019. “After three years away and two cancelled tours due to the pandemic, our return to the European stage is going to feel very powerful indeed,” Ross Jennings said. “We’ve missed all those familiar faces in the audience, and can’t wait to welcome all the new fans to be part of the Haken live experience, too.”
Haken recently completed the recording of their new album, their first with keyboardist Pete Jones back in the band. “With new material imminent, and a bunch of songs from Virus still not performed live, we’re super excited to put the set list together for this run,” Jennings said.
The first track released from the new album was Nightingale. “Nightingale was the first track Pete Jones presented to the band after rejoining Haken this year,” the band said. “The initial song idea was quickly inspired of the classic Haken sound and naturally evolved into some new harmonic territory. The song ranges from delicate moments to monstrous riffs. We enlisted Jens Bogren to mix Nightingale, and, as always, he’s blown us away by capturing every detail while delivering power and energy. We couldn’t be happier with the finished product.
“Lyrically, the song reflects on the creative process itself; with a message that although it may be difficult of late, we must remember to be thankful for the positives in life, be they big or small.”
Co-headling for the tour is Between The Buried And Me, with support from Cryptodira. “We are also ecstatic to reunite with our dear friends and Progressive Metal cohorts, Between The Buried And Me, as our co-headliners,” the band said. “The tour stops at some of our bucket list venues, including London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, which is set to be our biggest London show. What could be better than celebrating our musical journey so far at the ultimate homecoming venue?”
Haken – Island In Limbo dates
21st February – Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
22nd February – Werk 2-Kulturfabrik, Leipzig, Germany
23rd February – Heimathafen Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
24th February – Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
25th February – Palac Arkopolis, Prague, Czech Republic
26th February – Simm City, Vienna, Austria
28th February – Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
1st March – Freiheitshalle, Munich, Germany
2nd March – Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe, Germany
3rd March – Kiff Saal, Aarau, Switzerland
4th March – New Age, Milan, Italy
6th March – Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
8th March – Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
9th March – Mon, Madrid, Spain
10th March – Garaje, Murcia, Spain
11th March – Custom, Seville, Spain
12th March – Lisboa Ao Vivo, Lisbon, Portugal
13th March – Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
15th March – Connexion Live, Toulouse, France
16th March – Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
17th March – Alhambra, Paris, France
19th March – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
20th March – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Cologne, Germany
21st March – Trix Club, Antwerp, Belgium
22nd March – 013 Poppodium, Tilburg, Netherlands
23rd March – SWX , Bristol, England
24th March – Academy 2, Manchester, England
25th March – The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland
26th March – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England
28th March – Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
29th March – Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
30th March – Pumpehuset Kransal, Copenhagen, Denmark
31st March – Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, Sweden
2nd April – Olympia-kortelli, Tampere, Finland
3rd April – Vanha Ylioppilastalo, Helsinki, Finland
5th April – Pustervik, Gothenburg, Sweden
