[tweetmeme]The U.K.’s hard-rock/metal-themed Sonisphere festival won’t be the only place to see The Sisters of Mercy this year: Andrew Eldritch this week announced a 12-date European tour in May ahead of that festival, a run of dates that will bring the goth-rock giants to Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.
The concerts, announced on the band’s website, will be the Sisters’ first performances since wrapping up
30th anniversary dates in the summer of 2012. El
dtritch,
Doktor Avalancheand whomever else constitute The Sisters of Mercy these days were fairly active in 2011 and 2012, playing a number of anniversary dates across Europe, Japan, Australia, South America and Mexico.
It’s not yet known whether more 2014 concerts are planned.
See full dates below.
The Sisters of Mercy tour dates:
May 12: Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
May 13: Schlachthof, Dresden, Germany
May 14: Posthof, Linz, Austria
May 16: Czyżynalia, Kraków, Poland
May 17: Archa Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
May 18: Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
May 20: TonHalle, Münich. Germany
May 21: X-tra, Zürich, Switzerland
May 22: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
May 24: Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
May 25: Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 26: Docks, Hamburg, Germany
July 5: Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth Park, U.K.
