Music News: Machine Head Add 2nd UK/EU Leg to ‘Burn My Eyes’ 25th Anniversary Tour

Let Freedom Ring! It is with great excitement that Machine Head announce the second EU leg of their 25th Anniversary Tour for the band’s classic debut, ‘Burn My Eyes.

The 2nd massive run of dates kicks off in Zaragoza, Spain on 19th April, continuing across Portugal, Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, wrapping in the UK with a London show at the legendary Alexandra Palace on June 6th. A US leg is set to be announced soon.

Additional UK dates run as follows:

Fri 5th – UK, LONDON, Alexandra Palace
Sat 6th – UK, BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy

Tickets for these shows go on general sale at 9am Friday 20th September here with various pre-sales available from 9am Tuesday 17th. A very limited amount of VIP packages per show will be available from 10am Wednesday 18th September. Click here for details.

Building on their wildly popular ‘Evening With…’ format, these not-to-be-missed shows will be a three-hour musical extravaganza, comprised of two parts:

Part I – will feature a battery of Machine Head’s modern classics, such as ‘Imperium,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Ten Ton Hammer’ and, ‘The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears,’ featuring frontman/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern performing alongside two, soon-to-be-announced musicians on guitar and drums.

Part II – will feature the Bay Area titans’ classic debut album, ‘Burn My Eyes’ played in its entirety for the first time ever and taking the stage for this part of the set will be ‘Burn My Eyes’-era alumni and Machine Head’s original drummer Chris Kontos and original guitarist, Logan Mader.

Band founder and visionary, Robb Flynn says:

While we all expected the first round of dates to do well, no one could have predicted the frankly mind-boggling attendance numbers with Paris selling out in an hour and London selling out in 8 hours! We want everyone to have the opportunity to take part in this very special, once-in-a-lifetime-event, and as promised, we are bringing this around the globe well into Dec 2020. So stoked to bring this event to so many territories that we can’t always get to, and ending at Alexandra Palace will be monu-MENTAL!

The Lord of the Low-End, Jared MacEachearn is equally looking forward to the run, saying:

Lemme just say, you head cases are in for a massively heavy treat! These BME songs are sounding CRUSHING, and the vibe is great. OG head cases are gonna feel it like the first time, and all you other cats are gonna see where it all began!

Logan Mader adds:

Really looking forward to this tour and hitting all the markets we will miss on the first run. It’s gonna be amazing! I’ve never been to Greece or Russia and now I’ll have the chance to visit both!!”.

Chris Kontos echoes the sentiment, stating:

This is going to be amazing! Playing lots of countries I have never played before and some of my favorite places too. I’m very excited about going to Greece being GREEK!! Playing Russia I’m sure will be quite the adventure. Looking forward to rocking this out!!

Check out the excitement in this video clip from rehearsals below:

New Dates As Follows!

April 2020

Sun 19th – Spain, ZARAGOZA, Teatro de las Esquinas
Tue 21st – Spain, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Capitol
Thu 23rd – Portugal, OPORTO, Coliseu de Porto
Fri 24th – Portugal, LISBON, Coliseu de Lisboa
Sat 25th – Spain, MADRID, La Riviera
Mon 27th – Spain, MALAGA, Paris 15
Tue 28th – Spain, MURCIA, Gamma
Wed 29th – Spain, VALENCIA, Republicca

May 2020

Fri 1st – Spain, BARCELONA, Razzmatazz
Sat 2nd – France, TOULOUSE, Le Bikini
Tue 5th – Germany, LUDWIGSBURG, MHP arena
Wed 6th – Germany, WIESBADEN, Schlachthof
Fri 8th – Germany, HANNOVER, Swiss Life Hall
Sat 9th – Czech Republic, PRAGUE, Forum Karlin
Sun 10th – Slovakia, BRATISLAVA, Refinery Gallery
Tue 12th – Romania, BUCHAREST, Quantic Club
Wed 13th – Bulgaria, SOFIA, Universiada Hall
Fri 15th – Greece, THESSALONIKI, Fix Factory Of Sound
Sat 16th – Greece, ATHENS, Piraeus Academy
Wed 20th – Ukraine, KIEV, Stereoplaza
Fri 22nd – Russia, MOSCOW, 1930 Moscow
Sat 23rd – Russia, ST PETERSBURG, A2
Mon 25th – Finland, HELSINKI, The Circus
Thu 28th – Sweden, STOCKHOLM, Fryhuset Arenan
Fri 29th – Norway, OSLO, Sentrum Scene
Sat 30th – Denmark, AARHUS, Train

June 2020

Mon 1st – Germany, HAMBURG, Grosse Freiheit 36
Tue 2nd – Netherlands, UTRECHT, Tivoliredenburg
Wed 3rd – France, LILLE, L’Aeronef

Fri 5th – UK, LONDON, Alexandra Palace
Sat 6th – UK, BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy

Previously announced dates run as follows:

October 2019

Sat 5th – Germany, FREIBURG Sick Arena Musikclub
Mon 7th – Holland, TILBURG 013 – SOLD OUT
Wed 9th – Denmark, COPENHAGEN Amager Bio – SOLD OUT
Fri 11th – Germany, WUERZBURG Posthalle – SOLD OUT
Sat 12th – Germany, LEIPZIG Haus Auensee
Mon 14th – Germany, BOCHUM Ruhr Congress
Tue 15th – Germany, MUNICH Zenith
Wed 16th – Austria, VIENNA Gasometer
Fri 18th – Poland, GDANSK B90
Sat 19th – Poland, WARSAW Progressja – SOLD OUT
Sun 20th – Hungary, BUDAPEST Baba Negra – SOLD OUT
Tue 22nd – Switzerland, ZURICH Komplex
Wed 23rd – France, LYON Le Radiant – SOLD OUT
Fri 25th – Italy, MILAN Live Club
Sat 26th – Italy, PADOVA Hall
Sun 27th – Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG Lux Expo
Tue 29th – France, PARIS Le Trianon – SOLD OUT
Wed 30th – France, PARIS Le Trianon – SOLD OUT
Thu 31st – Belgium, BRUSSELS Forest National

November 2019

Sat 2nd – UK, LONDON O2 Academy Brixton – SOLD OUT
Mon 4th – UK, MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse – SOLD OUT
Tue 5th – UK, GLASGOW O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
Thu 7th – UK, BELFAST Telegraph Building

Fri 8th – Ireland, DUBLIN Olympia Theatre – SOLD OUT