AVATAR Announce Fall U.S. Tour, Launch Video For New Single "Captain Goat"
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Thursday, May 29, 2025 @ 7:55 AM
| International Touring Set Through 2026
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The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR - vocalist Johannes Eckerstrom, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Ohrstrom, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson - have gone from strength to strength to strength over the past several years.
There's the critically acclaimed, 2023-released album Dance Devil Dance, which included rock chart topper "The Dirt I'm Buried In".
There have been scores of sold-out headline shows across the globe and an actual fossil named after them. The list goes on and on.
But the band is looking forward to an even brighter future with today's release of the brand new song "CAPTAIN GOAT".
Watch the video on KNAC.COM HERE.
"I think it will be very clear to people hearing "Captain Goat" that the rules once again have changed," states vocalist Eckerstrom. "It will always be metal. It will always be AVATAR. We will never do the same song twice and we will always find ways to reinvent ourselves. It's the only way we know how to do this, and the only way to give ourselves a shot at being the best we have ever been. "Captain Goat" uses the motif of Satan and the spirit's journey through the underworld as a meditation. It is a negotiation with the harsh state of being and finding acceptance as you navigate the ruthless darkness of life."
Regarding the accompanying visual, he furthers, "In the video, we find a way to play with that, shamelessly lending imagery from various myths, folklore, and legends. Besides, any day I get to see the boys undress for a part is a good day for all of us."
Additionally, there are forthcoming tours supporting IRON MAIDEN and METALLICA, along with the band's biggest show EVER in Mexico City. See below for a complete rundown of the band's planned tour activity for the next two years.
AVATAR show no signs of pausing to take a breath in their quest for absolute world domination - much less stopping. There is more new music on the way, as well.
But for now, bow down to the Captain. Captain Goat, that is.
2025 U.S. HEADLINE TOUR:
- 11/5 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
- 11/6 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory San Diego
- 11/7 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- 11/8 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
- 11/10 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
- 11/11 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
- 11/12 - Boise, ID - Revolution
- 11/14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
- 11/15 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
- 11/17 - Minneapolis, MN - Fillmore
- 11/18 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
- 11/20 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
- 11/21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
- 11/22 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!
- 11/23 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
- 11/25 - Huntington, NY - Paramount
- 11/26 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
- 11/28 - Allentown, PA - Archer Music Hall
- 11/29 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
- 11/30 - Louisville, KY - Old Forester's Paristown Hall
- 12/2 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
- 12/4 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
- 12/6 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater
- 12/7 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
AVATAR ON TOUR:
WITH IRON MAIDEN:
- 7/3 - Belfort, FR - Eurockeennes
- 7/5 - Madrid, ES - Civitas Metropolitano
- 7/6 - Lisbon, PT - MEO Arena
- 7/9 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
- 7/11 - Gelsenkirchen, DE - Veltins Arena
- 7/13 - Padova, IT - Studio Euganeo
- 7/15 - Bremen, DE - Burgerweide
- 7/17 - Vienna, AT - Ernst Happel Stadium
- 7/19 - Paris, FR - Paris La Defense Arena
- 7/20 - Paris, FR - Paris La Defense Arena
- 7/23 - Arnhem, NL - GelreDome
- 7/25 - Frankfurt, DE - Deutsche Bank Park
- 7/26 - Stuttgart, DE - Cannstatter Wasen
- 7/29 - Berlin, DE - Waldbuhne Berlin
- 7/30 - Berlin, DE -Waldbuhne Berlin
- 8/2 - Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
- 8/9 - Kortrijk, BE - Alcatraz Festival *
2025 MEXICO HEADLINE:
- 10/31 - Mexico City, MX - The Pepsi Center
2026 EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR:
- 2/5 - Stockholm, SE - Fallan
- 2/7 - Helsinki, FI - Kulttuuritalo
- 2/9 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene
- 2/10 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega
- 2/11 - Osnabruck, DE - Die Botschaft
- 2/12 - Brussels, BE - A.B.
- 2/14 - London, UK - Exhibition
- 2/15 - Manchester, UK - Academy
- 2/16 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
- 2/17 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
- 2/18 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
- 2/20 - Amsterdam, NL - AFAS Live
- 2/21 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU - Rockhal
- 2/22 - Zurich, CH - Komplex
- 2/24 - Barcelona, ES - Razzmatazz
- 2/25 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera
- 2/27 - Lisbon, PT - LAV
- 2/28 - Bilbao, ES - Santana 27
- 3/2 - Lyon, FR - Le Cube
- 3/3 - Milan, IT - Alcatraz
- 3/4 - Vienna, AT - Gasometer
- 3/5 - Munich, DE - Tonhalle
- 3/6 - Cologne, DE - E-Werk
- 3/7 - Paris, FR - Le Zenith
- 3/9 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof
- 3/10 - Zlin, CZ - Sports Hall Datart
- 3/11 - Warsaw, PL - Stodola
- 3/12 - Berlin, DE - Columbiahalle
- 3/13 - Hamburg, DE - Docks
SUPPORTING METALLICA - SUMMER 2026:
- 6/11 - Budapest, HU - Puskas Arena
- 6/19 - Dublin, IE - Aviva Stadium
- 7/5 - London, UK - London Stadium
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