Michael Schenker Tour Dates Message to People of Japan
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[07/14/2025 update]| Thu | 09/25/25 | Des Plaines, IL | Des Plaines Theater |
[05/10/2025 update No.3]Due to a family emergency, Erik Grönwall had to leave the European tour shortly before the final shows. Erik will be back on stage with us in Wolverhampton on Thursday, May 8th.
We're very grateful to Roberto Dimitri Liapakis "Lia" for stepping in so spontaneously for the shows in Madrid & Barcelona.
Thank you all for your understanding and continued support. See you in Wolverhampton tomorrow!
— Michael Schenker
Back on the Road! Starting tomorrow in Wolverhampton, I'll be back on tour with @michaelschenkerrocks with the best band @stevemann.music @barendcourboisbass and @bodoschopfdrums.[05/06/2025 update No.3]
It's been a tough time - my dad is still not out of the woods but after spending some meaningful days with him, he pretty much ordered me to get back out there.
He was a musician himself back in the '70s, and with a smile he reminded me: "The show must go on."
— Erik Grönwall
After the first show in Spain, Erik Grönwall has had to step away from the "My Years With UFO ? 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour" due to personal reasons.According to Erik Grönwall's post on his Facebook, he left the tour to return home after learning that his father was hospitalized and will undergo heart surgery. Erik chose to be with his family during this difficult time and hopes to rejoin the band for the UK dates.
However, there's a chance he may rejoin the band for the UK dates later on.
In the meantime, Roberto Dimitri Liapakis will take over lead vocals for the remaining shows.
Liapakis is a seasoned performer and will also be joining Michael Schenker next year at Rock Meets Classic.
He's a worthy replacement, and you won't want to miss the rest of this incredible tour!
Sometimes life draws a hard line between stage and home. Twenty minutes before the show in Vienna, I got a call from my family and friends - my dad had been rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, unable to stand on his left leg. Fast forward to today, and it's been decided he'll undergo heart surgery. There are risks involved due to his age and health history and the doctors have been transparent with us, and while there's hope, there's also uncertainty. I’ve made the decision to fly home today (Sunday May 4th) to be by his side - to support him, my family, and to be fully present for whatever comes. In the meantime, the Michael Schenker tour will continue according to plan, and I’m incredibly grateful to vocalist Roberto Dimitri Liapakis (Lia) for stepping in to cover for me. What this means is that I won't be doing the shows in Madrid and Barcelona but I plan to rejoin for the UK shows, and I'll keep you posted. Right now, I need to show up, not as a performer, but as a son. Thank you for your understanding.
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[04/11/2025 update]| Wed | 01/28/26 | Tokyo, Japan | Budokan | |||||||
| Thu | 01/29/26 | Osaka, Japan | Festival Hall |
[04/09/2025 update]| Tue | 04/07/26 | Frankfurt, Germany | myticket Jahrhunderthalle | venue info | ||||||
| Wed | 04/08/26 | Kempten, Germany | bigBOX Allgau | venue info | ||||||
| Thu | 04/09/26 | Nurnberg, Germany | Arena Nurnberger Versicherung | venue info | ||||||
| Fri | 04/10/26 | Passau, Germany | Dreilanderhalle | venue info | ||||||
| Sat | 04/11/26 | Regensburg, Germany | Donau-Arena | venue info | ||||||
| Sun | 04/12/26 | Munich, Germany | Olympiahalle | venue info | ||||||
| Mon | 04/13/26 | Ingolstadt, Germany | Saturn-Arena | venue info |
[04/06/2025 update No.2]| Sat | 06/28/25 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Rockwave Festival | venue ad | ||||||
| Sat | 07/12/25 | Mogilovo, Bulgaria | Midalidare Rock 2025 | venue ad | ||||||
| Sat | 08/23/25 | Aarburg, Switzerland | Riverside Festival | venue ad |
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[03/13/2025 update]MICHAEL SCHENKER - "MY YEARS WITH UFO" USA TOUR 2025![03/12/2025 update]
Guitar legend Michael Schenker is bringing his iconic UFO classics back to the stage!
Experience a night of rock history as he performs songs from his legendary years with UFO, celebrating the release of "My Years with UFO" (EarMusic).
Special guests: ARMORED SAINT (OCT 2-12)
TOUR DATES:
Friday, Sept 5 - Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
Saturday, Sept 6 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Sunday, Sept 7 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theater
Tuesday, Sept 9 - Hopewell, VA - Beacon Theater
Wednesday, Sept 10- Warrendale, PA - Jergels
Friday, Sept 12 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
Saturday, Sept 13 - Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
Sunday, Sept 14 - Patchogue, NY - Patchogue Theater
Tuesday, Sept 16 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head Onstage
Wednesday, Sept 17 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater
Friday, Sept 19 - New York, NY - Palladium Times Square
Saturday, Sept 20 - Newton, NJ - Newton Theater
Sunday, Sept 21 - Leesburg, VA - Tally Ho Theater
Tuesday, Sept 23 - Columbus, OH - The Kings Of Clubs
Wednesday, Sept 24 - Lorain, OH - Lorain Palace Theater
Friday, Sept 26 - Des Plaines, IL - Des Plaines Theater
Saturday, Sept 27 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theater
Sunday, Sept 28 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Events Center
Tuesday, Sept 30 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
Thursday, Oct 02 - Agora Hills, CA - Canyon Club
Friday, Oct 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Saban Theater
Saturday, Oct 04 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
Sunday, Oct 05 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Wednesday, Oct 08 - Albuquerque, NM - National Hispanic Cultural Center
Friday, Oct 10 - Plano, TX - Legacy Hall
Saturday, Oct 11 - San Antonio, TX - Tobin Center
Sunday, Oct 12 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
Tickets on sale from Friday, March 14th!
[03/01/2025 update]| Fri-Sat | 08/08-09/25 | Helsinki, Finland | Hellsinki Metal Festival | venue ad | ||||||
| Sun | 08/10/25 | Kortrijk, Belgium | Alcatraz Open Air 2025 | venue ad |
[02/18/2025 update No.2]MICHAEL SCHENKER - "MY YEARS WITH UFO" UK & IRELAND TOUR 2025!
Guitar legend Michael Schenker is bringing his iconic UFO classics back to the stage! Experience a night of rock history as he performs songs from his legendary years with UFO, celebrating the release of "My Years with UFO" (EarMusic).
Special guests: WYTCH HAZEL (except Dublin & Belfast)
TOUR DATES:
08.05. - Wolverhampton, KK's Steel Mill
09.05. - Dublin, Opium
10.05. - Belfast, Mandela Hall
11.05. - Manchester, O2 Ritz
13.05. - Glasgow, The Garage
14.05. - London, indigo at The O2
15.05. - Bristol, O2 Academy
Tickets on sale from Wednesday, February 19!
[02/18/2025 update]| Sun | 07/20/25 | Kent, U.K. | Maid of Stone Festival | venue ad |
| Sat | 07/19/25 | Brombachsee, Franken, Germany | Lieder Am See | venue ad |
[02/02/2025 update]| Mon-Mon | 10/13-20/25 | Mallorca, Spain | Full Metal Holiday |
The legendary German hard-rock guitarist deconstructs his expressive playing approach and recounts critical moments from his historic career.[11/27/2024 update]
This episode has three main ingredients: Shifty, Schenker, and shredding. What more do you need?
Schenker was just 11 when he played his first gig with The Scorpions, and recorded on their debut LP, Lonesome Crow, when he was 16. He’s been playing a Gibson Flying V since those early days, so it's only natural that both he and Shifty bust out the Vs for this occasion.
While gigging with Scorpions in Germany, Schenker met and was poached by British rockers UFO, with whom he recorded five studio records and one live release. (Schenker’s new record, released on September 20, celebrates this pivotal era with reworkings of the material from these albums with a cavalcade of high-profile guests like Axl Rose, Slash, Dee Snider, Adrian Vandenberg, and more.) On 1978's Obsession, his last studio full-length with the band, Schenker cut the solo on "Only You Can Rock Me," which Shifty thinks carries some of the greatest rock guitar tone of all time. Schenker details his approach to his other solos, but note-for-note recall isn’t always in the cards?he plays from a place of deep expression, which he says makes it difficult to replicate his leads.
Tune in to learn how the Flying V impacted Schenker's vibrato, the German parallel to Page, Beck, and Clapton, and the twists and turns of his career from Scorpions, UFO, and MSG to brushes with the Rolling Stones.
[11/26/2024 update]| Sun | 07/06/25 | Knislinge, Sweden | Time to Rock Festival | |||||||
| Sat | 08/02/25 | Durham, U.K. | Northern Kin Festival | venue ad |
[11/16/2024 update No.2]| Sat | 05/03/25 | Pamplona, Spain | Sala TOTEM Aretoa | |||||||
| Sun | 05/04/25 | Madrid, Spain | La Riviera | |||||||
| Mon | 05/05/25 | Barcelona, Spain | Sala Apolo |
| Mon | 04/14/25 | Jena, Germany | F-Haus | venue ad | ||||||
| Thu | 04/17/25 | Wien, Austria | SIMMcity | venue ad | ||||||
| Thu | 04/24/25 | Vaureal, France | Le Forum | venue ad | ||||||
| Thu | 05/01/25 | Milan, Italy | Alcatraz | |||||||
| Fri | 05/02/25 | Mozac, France | L'Arlequin |
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[10/29/2024 update]
[09/29/2024 update No.2]Guitar legend Michael Schenker celebrates the 50th anniversary of his time with UFO live on tour.[09/06/2024 update]
When he joined UFO at the end of 1973, the then 18-year-old Michael Schenker contributed significantly to the British rock band's international mega-success and rose from being "the German Wunderkind" to becoming one of the most renowned guitarists of our time, who continues to influence entire generations of musicians around the world with his legendary guitar playing.
During his time with UFO from 1974-1978, known as the "Schenker era", Michael Schenker released five groundbreaking studio albums such as "Lights Out" (1977) and "Phenomenon" (1974) and the live album "Strangers In The Night" (Live in Chicago 1978), which is still considered groundbreaking today, and is jointly responsible for world hits such as "Doctor Doctor", "Rock Bottom" and "Only You Can Rock Me".
Michael Schenker is not only celebrating the 50th anniversary of his time with UFO with new editions of the best UFO songs of that time period with many guest stars on recordings, but will also be embarking on a major European tour with his backing band in 2025.
The "My Years With UFO" tour spans various countries all over Europe and starts on April 9, 2025 in the Netherlands. From April 10, 2025, you can experience the guitar virtuoso, probably the most famous "Flying V" player in the world, live in Germany with the biggest hits and classics of his UFO era.
Michael Schenker "My Years With UFO" Tour 2025
presented by Rock Hard, Rocks, Musix and RADIO BOB!
09.04. NL-Zoetermeer, Poppodium Boerderij
10.04. DE-Hamburg, Fabrik Hamburg
11.04. DE-Coesfeld, Fabrik Coesfeld [official]
12.04. DE-Neuruppin, Kulturhaus Stadtgarten
16.04. PL-Krakow, Klub Kwadrat
19.04. DE-Mannheim, Capitol Mannheim
21.04. DE-Augsburg, Spectrum Club Augsburg
22.04. DE-Nuremberg, Der Hirsch
25.04. NL-Maastricht, Muziekgieterij
26.04. NL-Uden, De Pul Uden
27.04. DE-Herford, Kulturwerk Herford
28.04. DE-Bochum, Zeche Bochum
30.04. CH-Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7 - Pratteln
Further dates will follow soon.
Tour-Promoter: Lucky Bob Music Agency GmbH in coop with Dragon Productions
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[07/20/2024 update]
[06/19/2024 update]Editorial Reviews
For the first time ever, Michael Schenker returns to his classic years with UFO, revisiting the era that catapulted both him and the British hard rock band to international stardom.
Produced by Michael Schenker and Michael Voss, the new album marks the 50th anniversary of Schenker's tenure with UFO, spanning from 1972 to 1978. Touring the globe as a teenager, Schenker became a driving force behind some of UFO's most beloved tracks, such as “Doctor Doctor”, “Rock Bottom”, and “Only You Can Rock Me”. During these meteoric years, the UFO albums 'Phenomenon,' 'Force It,' 'No Heavy Petting,' 'Lights Out,' 'Obsession,' and the seminal live album 'Strangers in the Night' were released, each contributing significantly to the genre.
Now, Michael Schenker is set to celebrate those glory days with his new album, 'My Years with UFO,' alongside today’s rock elite.
The new album presents 11 of UFO's greatest hits from that era with an impressive lineup of guest stars. Joining Schenker on this journey are Derek Sherinian on keys, Brian Tichy on drums, and Barry Sparks on bass.
The stellar roster of guest artists includes Axl Rose, Slash, Kai Hansen, Roger Glover, Joey Tempest, Biff Byford, Jeff Scott Soto, John Norum, Dee Snider, Joel Hoekstra, Joe Lynn Turner, Carmine Appice, Adrian Vandenberg, Michael Voss, Stephen Pearcy, and Erik Gronwall.
"Natural Thing" featuring Dee Snider and Joel Hoekstra
"Only You Can Rock Me" featuring Joey Tempest and Roger Glover
"Doctor, Doctor" featuring Joe Lynn Turner and Carmine Appice
"Mother Mary" featuring Slash and Erik Gronwall
"This Kids" featuring Biff Byford
"Love to Love" featuring Axl Rose
"Lights Out" featuring Jeff Scott Soto and John Norum
"Rock Bottom" featuring Kai Hansen
"Too Hot to Handle" featuring Joe Lynn Turner, Adrian Vandenberg, and Carmine Appice
"Let It Roll" featuring Michael Voss
"Shoot, Shoot" featuring Stephen Pearcy
[06/06/2024 update No.2]| Mon | 07/08/24 | Györ, Hungary | Olimpiai Sportpark |
[03/31/2024 update]| Mon | 07/08/24 | Györ, Hungary | Richter Terem |
Chrysalis Records to release 6-CD MSG boxset.
Is it Loud Enough? Michael Schenker: 1980 - 1983
6-CD, 66 track collection featuring 4 classic studio albums and 2 discs of rare & previously unreleased material. 52-page booklet with liner notes from Jerry Ewing and interviews with Michael Schenker, Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet. All housed inside a two-piece slipcase box set with all material newly remastered at AIR Studios.
Available to order now: https://michaelschenker.lnk.to/ITLE
[01/13/2024 update No.2]Hi Ritchie,
Thank you for keeping us all updated on MS news. And thank you as well for posting pictures of your tours in beautiful Japan. This is better than any travel magazine.
I am sending you pictures of the MS cover story from the January 2024 issue of the German magazine RockHard (MSG played at their summer festival last year).
There he talks about his UFO years. He said his parents were fine with him moving to England from Germany as he had already left his parental home and moved into his own apartment in Germany when he was 16 years old. In London he enjoyed going out to the Marquee or Speakeasy to listen to other bands. He calls Phil Mogg a rat, referring to the Chinese horoscope. As MS is a horse in this horoscope, they were a good match. Otherwise there isn't anything new in this article. A guy called Ulli Schiller, who is a recording engineer, remembers the evening of 9th April 1973, when UFO played a club called "Grille" in the German town of Minden. The opening acts were the German Bands Eloy and Scorpions. According to Schiller, UFO stopped their set after the third song. Then, when the audience was about to riot, the local promoter announced that the UFO guitar player was not able to continue, however the Scorpions guitarist would step in. Schiller claims that he had the chance to talk to Bernie Marsden about this incident during a recording session in 2017 and Marsden seemed to confirm his presence at the concert though in a very cryptic way. So is there an alternative to the Marsden-lost-his-passport-and-couldnt-make-it-to-the-gig-story? Maybe. Or just a catchy headline from this magarine.
All the best.
regards,
Jigal
[01/13/2024 update]The issue 439 of the great Rock Hard magazine feature a story about my UFO years (aside the amazing cover art).[01/12/2024 update]
Order the new ROCK HARD issue Vol. 439 in their online shop: https://shop.rockhard.de/de-de/rock-hard/
You can also read the new issue as an ePaper: https://epaper.rockhard.de
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