forbidden Concert History

1. Forbidden is an American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. They were formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil and changed their name to Forbidden in 1987. The band has experienced multiple breakups and reunions, with several line-up changes. Forbidden initially disbanded in 1997, reunited in 2007, went on an indefinite hiatus in 2012, and reformed again in 2023. The current line-up consists of Norman Skinner (vocals), Craig Locicero (guitar), Matt Camacho (bass), and Chris Kontos (drums).

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forbidden Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 4)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 13, 2014
forbidden Boardner's & the B52 Club Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 27, 2013
Alcatraz Metal Festival
Helloween / Death Angel / U.D.O. / forbidden / Anacrusis / Helstar / Vicious Rumors / After All / Izegrim / Guilty As Charged / Emperors Of Decay
Brielpoort Deinze, Flanders, Belgium
Oct 20, 2012
forbidden Fais Do-Do Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 03, 2012
Wacken Open Air Festival
"Wacken Open Air Festival" / Dark Funeral / Opeth / Sacred Reich / Oomph! / Red Fang / Kamelot / Sanctuary / Dimmu Borgir / Overkill / The BossHoss / Hammerfall / In Flames / In Extremo / Broilers / Warbringer / Crimes Of Passion / Darkest Hour / Graveyard / Decapitated / forbidden / Henry Rollins / The Black Dahlia Murder / D.R.I. / Mambo Kurt Show all bands
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RheinRiot Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Aug 02, 2012 –
Aug 04, 2012
Wacken Open Air 2012
forbidden / Manticora / Sick of It All / Scorpions / Kylesa / Dark Funeral / Saor Patrol / Hamferð / Axel Rudi Pell / Ghost Brigade / Dødheimsgard / Wölli und Die Band Des Jahres / Red Fang / Electric Wizard / Decapitated / Suicide Silence / Vogelfrey / Danko Jones / Saturnian / Paradise Lost / Ministry / Volbeat / In Flames / Opeth / Machine Head / Cradle of Filth / The Black Dahlia Murder / Dimmu Borgir / Hammerfall / Napalm Death / D-A-D / D.R.I. / Delain / Moonspell / Henry Rollins / Six Feet Under / Gamma Ray / Watain / In Extremo / Warbringer / U.D.O. / Broilers / Nasum / Sanctuary / Winterfylleth / Warrior Soul / Circle II Circle / Endstille / Sepultura / Saxon / Betontod / Amon Amarth / Testament Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Apr 29, 2012
Kreator / Blind Guardian / Exodus / Destruction / forbidden / Misfits

Metal Fest Chile

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Movistar Arena Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Apr 28, 2012 –
Apr 29, 2012
The Metal Fest 2012
Anthrax / Annihilator / Testament / Volbeat / Fear Factory / UDO / Obituary / Kreator / Blind Guardian / Exodus / Kyuss Lives! / Misfits / Destruction / forbidden
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Movistar Arena Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Apr 21, 2012
forbidden / Warbringer / Angerhead Avalon Night Club Santa Clara, California, United States
Apr 19, 2012
Forbidden / Warbringer / Cursed / One Less Enemy / Ghengis Khan / Symbolic
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The Fat Cat Music House And Lounge Modesto, California, United States
Feb 16, 2012
forbidden Joseph's Nightclub Los Angeles, California, United States
Feb 04, 2012
Exodus / Possessed / forbidden / Heathen / Mad at Sam / Angerhead / Mudface / The Venting Machine / Hellfire / Hysteria
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Oakland Metro Oakland, California, United States
Sep 17, 2011
Therion / forbidden
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Center Stage Theater Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 14, 2011 –
Sep 17, 2011
ProgPower XII
Sanctuary / Ihsahn / Mob Rules / Eldritch / Therion / ​Voyager / forbidden / Labyrinth / Haken / Haken / Darkwater
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Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 10, 2011
Communic / forbidden Turock Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 09, 2011
Communic / forbidden Bastard Club - Old Location Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sep 08, 2011
Communic / forbidden / Demonica Zum Schweinebärmann Bar Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sep 07, 2011
Communic / forbidden / Demonica Firlej Wroclaw, Lower Silesia, Poland
Sep 06, 2011
Communic / forbidden / Demonica Klub Progresja Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Sep 04, 2011
Communic / forbidden Club 202 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Sep 03, 2011
Communic / forbidden / Dust Bolt Cafe Paradox Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany

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Wacken Open Air 2025
Jul 30 - Aug 2, 2025
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Hellfest 2026 on Jun 18, 2026 [237-small]

Hellfest 2026
Jun 18 - 21, 2026
 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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forbidden / Cynic / Doomsday / Cultural Warfare on May 29, 2026 [213-small]

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May 29, 2026
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Apr 26 - 28, 2024
 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Apr 26 - 28, 2024
 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Summer Breeze Brasil 2024
Apr 26 - 28, 2024
 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Summer Breeze Brasil 2024
Apr 26 - 28, 2024
 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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forbidden / After All / Elimination on Jun 1, 2009 [339-small]

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Jun 1, 2009
 London, England, United Kingdom
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forbidden / Malevolent Creation / Eviscerate on Mar 15, 1995 [696-small]

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Mar 15, 1995
 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Latest Setlist (05/29/2026):

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  1. Stargazer
  2. Infinite
  3. Out of Body (Out of Mind)
  4. Off the Edge
  5. Divided by Zero
  6. Twisted into Form
  7. Forbidden Evil
  8. March into Fire
  9. Mutually Assured Dysfunction
  10. R.I.P.
  11. Step by Step
  12. Sirens
  13. Through Eyes of Glass
  14. Chalice of Blood

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 11 concerts
2025 19 concerts
2024 20 concerts
2023 8 concerts
2019 1 concert
2018 1 concert
2014 1 concert
2013 1 concert
2012 9 concerts
2011 57 concerts
2010 38 concerts
2009 15 concerts
2008 24 concerts
2001 1 concert
1997 3 concerts
1995 54 concerts
1994 36 concerts
1993 7 concerts
1992 2 concerts
1991 1 concert
1990 80 concerts
1989 67 concerts
1988 16 concerts
1986 1 concert
1978 1 concert
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