Avantasia's 2008 Concert History

Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concept albums. Conceived in 1999 as studio-only, two-album project, Avantasia has since released seven other studio albums and has toured the world multiple times. It can be divided into four periods of activity. The first...

Avantasia had 13 concerts in 2008

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 13, 2008
Sziget Festival
"Sziget Festival" / Alanis Morissette / Anti-Flag / MGMT / Flogging Molly / Mercedes Peon / Leningrad / Pujara / Hocus Pocus / Seun Kuti / Chase & Status / Delinquent Habits / The Kooks / Romeo Verzik / Black Out / Road / Volbeat / Avantasia / Kalapacs / Junkies / Vastrabant / Pete Philly / Perquisite / Zagar / MC Jakes / Bal Show all bands
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Sziget Festival Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Aug 12, 2008 –
Aug 18, 2008
Sziget Festival 2008
The Killers / MGMT / The Kooks / Iron Maiden / Justice / Alanis Morissette / José González / Kaiser Chiefs / Jamiroquai / The Wombats / Chase & Status / Volbeat / Flogging Molly / Parov Stelar / Apocalyptica / The Presidents of The United States of America / Ferry Corsten / Babyshambles / The Cribs / Serj Tankian / Róisín Murphy / Anti-Flag / Meshuggah / Foreign Beggars / Modeselektor / R.E.M. / Vitalic / Millencolin / Sabaton / Exodus / Kraak & Smaak / Ky-Mani Marley / Lee "Scratch" Perry / Iced Earth / TC / Carcass / Danko Jones / Die Ärzte / Adam Green / Goran Bregovic / Avantasia / Bruce Dickinson / John Digweed / Hocus Pocus / Maceo Parker / Rokia Traoré / Delinquent Habits / Natacha Atlas / 3 Inches Of Blood / Mory Kante / Yonderboi / Fish / Ленинград / Smooth / Pete Philly & Perquisite / Pro-Pain / Kutiman / Sunshine / Altan / Vektor / Mademoiselle K / Real Lies / The Brains / Moog / Brisa Roché / Moke / Sex Pistols / New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble / Kočani Orkestar / Adrian Sherwood / Anima Sound System / Marcus Intalex / Lacrimas Profundere / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / flash / Coyote / Embers / Nils / Neo / Che Sudaka / Eths / Mass Hysteria / Quimby / Punnany Massif / The Youngsters / Ziggi / Voicst / Tankcsapda / Hollywood Rose / Kultur Shock / Fine Cut Bodies / Irie Maffia / Freedom Fighters / Kispál és a Borz / Izabo / Junkies / Dew-Scented / Besh O Drom / Terrakota / 30 Seconds To Mars / Vono Box / Beta / DJ Storm / Dalriada / Markscheider Kunst / Missill / Péterfy Bori & Love Band / Amanda Somerville / Junkie / PUNISH YOURSELF / La Caravane Passe / Insane / CHROM / Vad Fruttik / Hiperkarma / Kowalsky Meg A Vega / Kiscsillag / Parno Graszt / Csokolom / The Road / Scan X / Csik Zenekar / Rotor / Komonazmuk / Belmondo / Ostava / Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra / Alamaailman Vasarat / Peet / DJ Haze / Carbonfools / Selim Sesler / Lauren Harris / Heaven Street Seven / Trees / Sayag Jazz Machine / Sankofa / Harcsa Veronika / Crimson / Kumm / Muzsikas / Rhoda Scott / Karanyi / Anna & the Barbies / Singas Project / Kovary / Subscribe / Balkan Fanatik / N.u.k.e. / DJ Bootsie / Akkezdet Phiai / Alvin és a Mókusok / Depresszió / Magna Cum Laude / Erik Sumo Band / The Ivory Coast / Zum / HEIKE has the giggles / Wedge / Fanfara Tirana / Black Out / Supernem / Sear Bliss / Dijf Sanders / Deák Bill Gyula / Oszibarack / Kerekes Band / Nikola Parov / Beatrice / Colorstar / Kaukazus / Nevergreen / N&SK / Mystery Gang / Animal Cannibals / The Qualitons / Amber Smith / Mercedes Peon / Lajko Felix / Dopeman / Little Cow / Zanzibar / Chiki Liki Tu-a / Pál Utcai Fiúk / DST / Bridge To Solace / Jack De Marseille / Bal / Copy Con / Lollobrigida / Korai Orom / Beat Dis / Katapult / Anselmo Crew / Barabas Lorinc Eklektric / Kistehén Tánczenekar / Acquaragia Drom / Kalman Balogh / Blind Myself / Masfel / Paul Lamb & The King Snakes / Bornholm / Da Taz / Isu / Zuboly / Enzo Avitabile And Bottari / Nemjuci / Jambalaya / Replika / O'riás / Archaic / Hetkoznapi Csalodasok / Isten Hata Mogott / Rómeó Vérzik / The Last Charge / Superbutt / Romano Drom / Takats Tamas Dirty Blues Band / Jacked! / Prosectura / Kovbojok / DJ Bailey / Vladimir Cetkar / the KOLIN / Fókatelep / Airtist / Remorse / Operentzia / FRENK / Riddim Colony / Tudosok / Picasso / Dj Observer / Bankos / Szalóki Ági / Ladánybene 27 / Les Touffes Krétiennes / Дети Picasso / suhancos / Cadaveres / … И Друг Мой Грузовик / EZ Basic / Ris / Goya-project / Barbaro / Tom White / Ideas / Jazzékiel / Hangmás / The Trousers / Tigrics / Kampec Dolores / Sikztah / Dj Nonames / Shell Beach / Balaton / Red Star / DJ NA-GA / Hollywoodoo / MC Jakes / Sziámi / Psycho Mutants / Mory Kant / Karen Carroll / Collins And Behnam / Realistic Crew / Slipper / Maravilla De Florida / Kalapács / sZempöl / Nigun / A Kutya Vacsorája / Transglobal Underground & Natacha Atlas / Deti Picasso / Zorall / Zagar Feat. Underground Divas / Yellow Spots / Dj Palotai / Dj Lucca / DJ TAGADA / Sex Action / Terne Čhave / Nitelight / Hatóságilag Tilos / Tape Underground / Egy Kiss Erzsi Zene / SECTA CHAMELEON / Horda / European Mantra / Navrang / Kasko / Uzgin Uver / KEBAB / Urh / Pupilla / Mystery Gang Rockabilly Trio / Jamie Winchester & Hrutka Róbert / Esclin Syndo / Chief Rebel Angel / My New Zoo / Turn Of Mind / Hairy / Ludditák / WACKOR / Khl / Bobakrome / Üllői Úti Fuck / Anorganik / Tereskova / jurij / Orange the Juice / Kaltenecker Trio / Varga Zsuzsa / Mantra Porno / Török Ádám és a Mini / Ágoston Béla / Malacka és a Tahó / Cozombolis / Katan / ErkA / Myster Möbius / Dj Felipe / Room Of The Mad Robots / Vidámpark / DJ Clairvo / Hippikiller / My Small Community / Eatme / Tündérground / Mátyás Pribojszki Band / Szilvasi Gipsy Folk Band / Mangod Inc. / Honeyball / Gyöngyvér / Brisa Roch / Colombre Band / Fusio Group / Vida G / DJ Cadik / Gypsy Sound System / Amundsen / Tango Underground / Nulladik Változat / Mátyás Attila / zselenszky / Dan Von Schulz / Cskolom / Sinko / Ági és a Fiúk / Stenk / Folkfree / Hot X / Jza / Slam Jr. / Muzsiks / Ef. Zámbó Happy Dead Band / Utolsó Alkalom / Nové Mapy / Szimi / Vanessa & Sorba / Sulukule / Krízis / Kuhl / Tesstimony / Kispl S A Borz / Mercedes Pen / Kistehn Tnczenekar / Takács Eszter / Váczi Eszter és a Szörp / Mesterházy / A Kutya Vacsorja / Dek Bill Gyula / Ludditk / Ladnybene 27 / Depresszi / Hawky / Joint Ventura / Palomita / Gumilap / Naga&beta / Nasmith / C0p / Pterfy Bori & Love Band / unoYmedio / Rotkreis / Saint Petrol / Kaukzus / Pl Utcai Fik / Zanzibr / Csk Zenekar / Jutasi / Cserepes / Lajk Flix / Korai Rm / Msfl / Vidmpark / Vczi Eszter S a Szrp / Kalapcs / Pujara / Lopunk / Zubrowka / DJ Frequent / Lolobrigida / Grasshop / Met Spuug / Terne Have / Isten Hta Mgtt / Tndrground / Nov Mapy / Hangms / dijf / Ashowka / Free Style Chamber Orchestra / Tudsok / Szilvsi Gipsy Folk Band / Zgin Ver Show all bands
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Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Jul 31, 2008 –
Aug 02, 2008
Wacken Open Air 2008
Avenged Sevenfold / Iron Maiden / Killswitch Engage / Nightwish / Opeth / Children of Bodom / As I Lay Dying / Hatebreed / Airbourne / The Bones / Sabaton / Exodus / Kreator / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / Alestorm / Carcass / Kamelot / Job for a Cowboy / Unearth / At The Gates / Ensiferum / Obituary / Avantasia / Lordi / The Haunted / Powerwolf / Girlschool / 3 Inches Of Blood / Gorgoroth / Watain / Cynic / Mustasch / Leaves' Eyes / Nashville Pussy / Primordial / Warbringer / Van Canto / Mad Sin / grave / Corvus Corax / Autumn / Crematory / Saltatio Mortis / Before the Dawn / Mercenary / Negura Bunget / Axxis / Krypteria / Headhunter / Stam1na / Stone Gods / Nifelheim / Sturm Und Drang / Lord Belial / Holy Moses / Evocation / Mortal Sin / Lauren Harris / Psychopunch / Excrementory Grindfuckers / Gorerotted / Torture Squad / Mambo Kurt / Sweet Savage / Machine Men / Destructor / Enemy of the Sun / Dream of an Opium Eater / Achyronthia / RipSaW / Negur Bunget / Girugmesh / Metakilla / Met Spuug / girugamesh Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jul 30, 2008 –
Aug 02, 2008
Wacken 2008
Iron Maiden / At The Gates / Avantasia / Avenged Sevenfold / Carcass / Children of Bodom / Crematory / Ensiferum / Exodus / Hatebreed / Holy Moses / Kamelot / Killswitch Engage / Kreator / Metakilla / Nightwish / Powerwolf / Primordial / Sabaton / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / The Haunted Show all bands
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Wacken Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Jul 26, 2008
Rockin' Field Festival
"Rockin' Field Festival" / Avantasia / Helloween / Epica / Vision Divine / Threshold / Eluveitie / Biomechanical / White Skull / Clairvoyants
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Idroscalo Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 24, 2008
Felsziget / Peninsula Festival
"Felsziget / Peninsula Festival" / Guerillas / Altar / Epica / Tankcsapda / Avantasia / The Underskies / Spitalul De Urgenta / Mandinga / Ghymes / Peterfy Bori & Love Band / Slip / Za'Duff / byron / Trenul de Noapte / Butterflies In My Stomach / Bal / LTJ Bukem / MC Conrad / DJ TRG / Safair Show all bands
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Festival Grounds Targu-Mures, Romania
Jul 11, 2008 –
Jul 12, 2008
Monsters of Rock / Metalway 2008
Avenged Sevenfold / Iron Maiden / Deep Purple / Slayer / Twisted Sister / Ted Nugent / Thin Lizzy / Saxon / Iced Earth / Avantasia / Rage / Candlemass / Pretty Maids / Rose Tattoo / Baron Rojo / Lauren Harris / Leyenda / Barn Rojo / MISS DICIEMBRE
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Feria De Muestras Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Jul 10, 2008
Avantasia / Apocalyptica / Within Temptation / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Ministry / Amon Amarth / Moonspell / Tristania / Oomph! / Sirenia / My Dying Bride / Korpiklaani / Annihilator / Haggard / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter / Volbeat / Brainst...
Avantasia / Apocalyptica / Within Temptation / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Ministry / Amon Amarth / Moonspell / Tristania / Oomph! / Sirenia / My Dying Bride / Korpiklaani / Annihilator / Haggard / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter / Volbeat / Brainstorm / Sabaton / Gotthard / Alestorm / Communic / Sorrow / Bloodbound / Horke Sle / Engel / Arakain / Salamandra / Ti Sestry / Doga / Jaksi Taksi / Existence / Dark Gamballe / Ee / Innocens / Totln Nasazen / Dying Passion / Rattle Bucket Show all bands
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Jelinek Distillery Area / Areál Likérky Jelínek Vizovice, Zlín, Czechia
Jul 04, 2008
Castle Festival
"Castle Festival" / Avantasia / Gorgoroth / Amon Amarth / Korpiklaani / Dismember / Manticora / Agonize / Apocalypse / Overgarven / Alister / Victim Yield / Violent Chapter
Smederevo Fortress Smederevo, Montenegro
Jun 22, 2008
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Vibra Sao Paulo São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Jun 07, 2008
Sweden Rock Festival
"Sweden Rock Festival" / Poison / Blue Oyster Cult / Triumph / Rik Emmett / Ratt / Mustasch / Avantasia / Primordial / Happy Pill / Hensley-Lawton Band / Archer / Havana Black / Elakelaiset / Rifftavling / Apocalyptica / Glyder / Gotthard / Vivian / Storm Warrior / Kai Hansen / Lizzy Borden / Degree Woman / The Blues Band Show all bands
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Sweden Rock Festival Grounds Solvesborg, Sweden
Jun 05, 2008 –
Jun 07, 2008
Rock Sound Festival 2008
Simple Plan / Europe / Alter Bridge / Opeth / Queensrÿche / Within Temptation / Porcupine Tree / Epica / Eluveitie / Black Tide / Korpiklaani / Ensiferum / Avantasia / Mercenary / Svbway To Sally / Lunatica / Shakra / Cataract / Hells Belles / Kharma / Redeem / Godiva / Friedli & Fränz Kilbimusig / Grey Monday Show all bands
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Huttwil, Switzerland
Jun 04, 2008 –
Jun 07, 2008
Sweden Rock Festival 2008
Poison / Judas Priest / Ace Frehley / Tesla / Testament / Airbourne / Fatal Smile / Sabaton / Bonafide / Graveyard / Five Fifteen / Satyricon / Sweet Savage / Black Stone Cherry / Sebastian Bach / Pain of Salvation / Primal Fear / Volbeat / Disturbed / Avatar / Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) / At The Gates / Joe Satriani / Fastway / Hanoi Rocks / Carcass / Whitesnake / Saxon / Ministry / Def Leppard / Lizzy Borden / Stormwarrior w Kai Hansen / Gotthard / Apocalyptica / Blue Öyster Cult / Ratt / Triumph / H.E.A.T. / Primordial / Avantasia / Mustasch Show all bands
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Sweden Rock Festival Grounds Norje, Blekinge, Sweden

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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Sweden Rock Festival 2008 on Jun 4, 2008 [958-small]

Sweden Rock Festival 2008
Jun 4 - 7, 2008
 Norje, Blekinge, Sweden
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Sweden Rock Festival 2008
Jun 4 - 7, 2008
 Norje, Blekinge, Sweden
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Sweden Rock Festival 2008
Jun 4 - 7, 2008
 Norje, Blekinge, Sweden
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Sweden Rock Festival 2008
Jun 4 - 7, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Genres:

Metal
Progressive Metal
Power Metal
Speed Metal
Symphonic Metal
Melodic Metal
Neo Classical Metal
German Metal
Gothic Symphonic Metal
German Power Metal
Fantasy Metal
Opera Metal
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Latest Setlist (05/12/2023):

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  1. You Shook Me All Night Long
  2. Twisted Mind
  3. Reach Out for the Light
  4. The Wicked Rule the Night
  5. What's Left of Me
  6. Dying for an Angel
  7. Invoke the Machine
  8. Book of Shallows
  9. The Story Ain't Over
  10. Kill the Pain Away
  11. The Scarecrow
  12. Promised Land
  13. Let the Storm Descend Upon You
  14. Avantasia
  15. Farewell
  16. Shelter from the Rain
  17. Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
  18. Lost in Space
  19. Sign of the Cross / The Seven Angels
  20. All the young people

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 11 concerts
2023 9 concerts
2022 8 concerts
2019 35 concerts
2017 5 concerts
2016 33 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 14 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 4 concerts
2008 13 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Avantasia had?

Avantasia has had 135 concerts.

What genre is Avantasia?

Avantasia is most often considered to be Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Symphonic Metal, Melodic Metal, Neo Classical Metal, German Metal, Gothic Symphonic Metal, German Power Metal, Fantasy Metal, and Opera Metal.

When is the next Avantasia concert?

The next Avantasia concert is on June 06, 2024 at Schloß Pürkelgut in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.

When was the last Avantasia concert?

The last Avantasia concert was on May 12, 2023 at Cinema Río 70 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

What setlist does Avantasia play live?

The songs that Avantasia performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 12, 2023 concert at Cinema Río 70 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico:

  1. You Shook Me All Night Long
  2. Twisted Mind
  3. Reach Out for the Light
  4. The Wicked Rule the Night
  5. What's Left of Me
  6. Dying for an Angel
  7. Invoke the Machine
  8. Book of Shallows
  9. The Story Ain't Over
  10. Kill the Pain Away
  11. The Scarecrow
  12. Promised Land
  13. Let the Storm Descend Upon You
  14. Avantasia
  15. Farewell
  16. Shelter from the Rain
  17. Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
  18. Lost in Space
  19. Sign of the Cross / The Seven Angels
  20. All the young people

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