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Scorpions going on 50th anniversary tour w/ Queensryche, playing Barclays Center (dates)

Scorpions

German heavy metal legends Scorpions may be best remembered for their ’80s pop metal era, but they also released a handful of albums in the ’70s predating and influencing several of their ’80s contemporaries. In fact, they formed in 1965, and this year Scorpions are celebrating their 50th anniversary on tour.

The tour includes a North American run with Queensryche that hits NYC on September 12 at Barclays Center. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (3/13) at noon with VIP package, AmEx, Live Nation and venue presales starting Thursday (3/12) at 10 AM. All dates are listed below.

Scorpions also released their 18th album, Return to Forever, this year. Lead single “We Built This House” sounds pretty much like what you’d expect a Scorpions single to sound like. You can listen, with some classic songs, below…

Scorpions – “We Built This House”

Scorpions – “Rock You Like A Hurricane”

Scorpions – “No One Like You”

Scorpions – “Steamrock Fever”

Scorpions – “Dark Lady”

Scorpions — 2015 Tour Dates
May 1st 2015 Zhenjian China Chang Jiang Music Festival
May 8th 2015 Pardubice Czech Republic ČEZ Aréna
May 9th 2015 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
May 14th 2015 Novosibirsk Russia Ice Palace Siberia
May 16th 2015 Tyumen Russia Sports Palace
May 18th 2015 Ekaterinburg Russia Sports Palace
May 20h 2015 Perm Russia Sports Palace Molot
May 25th 2015 St. Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
May 27th 2015 Moscow Russia Olimpiyskiy
May 29th 2015 Ufa Russia Sports Palace
May 31st 2015 Kazan Russia Tatneft Arena
June 3rd 2015 Nizhny Novgorod Russia Trud Stadium
June 5th 2015 Voronezh Russia Sports Palace
June 7th 2015 Krasnodar Russia Basket Hall
June 10th 2015 Minsk Belarus Minsk Arena
June 20th 2015 Clisson France Hellfest
June 21st 2015 Dessel Belgium Graspop
July 2nd 2015 Hérouville-Saint Claire France Festival Beauregard
July 18th 2015 Sion Switzerland Plaine de Tourbillon
July 19th 2015 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois France Guitare En Scene
July 23rd 2015 Barcelona Spain Rock Fest Barcelona
July 25th 2015 Maidstone United Kingdom Mote Park Ramblin’ Man Fair
August 15th 2015 Eckernförde Germany Rock am Strand
August 21st 2015 Coburg Germany Schlossplatz
September 10th 2015 Boston, MA USA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion *
September 12th 2015 Brooklyn, NY USA Barclays Center *
September 13th 2015 Gilford, NH USA Meadwobrook *
September 16th 2015 Moncton, NB Canada Moncton Coliseum *
September 18th 2015 Toronto, ON Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
September 19th 2015 Montreal, QC Canada Bell Centre *
September 22nd 2015 Columbus, OH USA LC Pavilion *
September 23th 2015 Cleveland, OH USA Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica *
September 25th 2015 Windsor, ON Canada Caesar’s Windsor *
September 26th 2015 Chicago, IL USA Allstate Arena *
October 1st 2015 San Jose, CA USA SAP Center *
October 3rd 2015 Los Angeles, CA USA The Forum *
October 6th 2015 Santa Barbara, CA USA Santa Barbara Bowl *
November 9th 2015 Rome Italy Palalottomatica
November 11th 2015 Milano Italy Mediolanum Forum
November 13th 2015 Trieste Italy Palasport
November 21st 2015 Lille France Zénith ^
November 24th 2015 Paris France Bercy ^
November 26th 2015 Straßburg France Zénith ^ ^
November 28th 2015 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
November 30th 2015 Lyon France Hall Tony Garnier ^
December 1st 2015 Montpellier France Park & Suites Arena ^
December 3rd 2015 Bordeaux France Patinoire Meradeck ^
December 4th 2015 Toulouse France Zénith ^
December 6th 2015 Grenoble France Palais des Sports ^
March 14th 2016 Stuttgart Germany Schleyer-Halle
March 16th 2016 München Germany Olympiahalle
March 18th 2016 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
March 19th 2016 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
March 21st 2016 Hamburg Germany O2 World
March 23rd 2016 Berlin Germany O2 World
March 24th 2016 Leipzig Germany Arena
March 26th 2016 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
March 27th 2016 Cologne Germany LANXESS arena

* – w/ Queensryche
^ – w/ Europe