Finnish orchestral rock group Apocalyptica, announces “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour” including a performance in Brooklyn on Feb. 11, 2025.
The North American tour will make a pitstop at Brooklyn Paramount. Additionally, they will travel to surrounding areas like Boston, Montreal and Philadelphia.
Apocalyptica formed in 1993 at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. At First, the group started as a nod to Metallica with their cello talent. Their first album in 1996 was titled Plays Metallica By Four Cellos. Their niche style of music would eventually send them on tour, gaining international attention. Shortly after they released their debut record, they opened for Metallica themselves.
“We just loved Metallica and we wanted to play it with the instruments we were able to play, which just happened to be cellos,” band leader Eicca Toppinen explained.
They went on to not only play Metallica inspired songs, but original music as well like Reflections in 2003, which was made up entirely of originals. Currently, Apocalyptica has three members, Toppinen, Perttu Kivilaakso and Paavo Lötjönen. Since 1996, they’ve released nine more albums including their most recent Plays Metallica Vol. 2 which was released June 7.
Tickets go on sale on June 14 on citientertainment.com.
Tour Dates:
Feb 06 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Feb 07 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Feb 08 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Feb 11 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Feb 12 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Feb 13 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Feb 14 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Feb 15 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Center
Feb 16 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Feb 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
Feb 19 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Feb 20 – Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Centre
Feb 21 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
Feb 22 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre
Feb 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Feb 26 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Feb 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Palace of Fine Arts
Feb 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre
Mar 01 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Mar 03 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Mar 05 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live – Moody Theater
Mar 06 – Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theatre
Mar 08 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
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