Reunited Italian power metal act RHAPSODY announced the dates of their European tour, to kick off on February 17, 2018 in Bologna, Italy. The classic lineup consisting of vocalist Fabio Lione, guitarists Luca Turilli and Dominique Leurquin, bassist Patrice Guers and drummer Alex Holzwarth, without the founder and keyboard player Alex Staropoli (Rhapsody of Fire) has already toured across Latin America and played numerous festivals. Rhapsody will be ending this one-off reunion farewell tour with a series of shows in Europe. The band will be playing all the tracks off of their highly acclaimed album “Symphony of Enchanted Lands” as well as many other fan favorites. You can see the tour dates below and preorder the tickets here.
Vocalist Fabio Lione says: “After the incredible success of the Rhapsody reunion shows in Latin America time has finally come for us to meet all our European fans. Don’t miss the upcoming shows for any reason as Luca, Dominique, Patrice, Alex and me are ready to invest our heart and soul once again in this new great adventure, sharing some unique and wonderful emotions in the name of Rhapsody’s music.”
Guitarist and founder Luca Turilli adds: “We can not imagine a better ending for this amazing Farewell Tour than touring in Europe for a new and last time after so many years. It will be pure magic and in each show we will present a memorable set-list full of legendary classics, some surprises and a few songs never played before. See you soon!”
Our crew will be visiting the band’s farewell show in Budapest, on March 8, 2018 hosted by Concerto Music. Tickets for the show will be selling for 4900 ft. (15 euro) during the Early Bird promotion, while the regular price will be 5900 ft. (19 euro) or 6900 (22 euro) for the limited balcony tickets. Starting March 1, the tickets will cost 6900 (22 euro). You can find more info about where to get the tickets for the Budapest concert at the official Facebook event page.