Overkill Concert History

Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many lineup changes, leaving bassist D.D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only constant members. In addition to Verni and Ellsworth, Overkill's current lineup includes Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek Tailer on rhythm guitar and Jason Bittner on drums. Along with Nuclear Assault and Anthrax, whose one-time lead guitarist Dan Spitz was also an early member of Overkill.

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Overkill Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

5 Anniversaries for October 7th
Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 28, 2027 –
Jul 31, 2027
Upcoming
Wacken Festival 2027
Five Finger Death Punch / Halestorm / Dragonforce / Knocked Loose / Electric Callboy / Children Of Bodom / Helloween / Make Them Suffer / Jinjer / Avatar / Imminence / Napalm Death / Hammerfall / Dark Tranquillity / Beast In Black / Overkill / Sylosis / Carnifex / Heaven Shall Burn / Shadow of Intent / Dethklok / The Browning / Malevolence / Cavalera Conspiracy / Creeper / Metal Church / Belphegor / John 5 / Wednesday 13 / Feuerschwanz / U.D.O. / Primordial / Abbath / Crypta / Gaerea / The Narrator / KANONENFIEBER / Norther / Tyketto / The New Roses / Witch Club Satan / Victorius / Heaven's Gate / John Bush / Hiraes / John 5 & The Creatures / Tailgunner / Blue Medusa / Seven Blood / Between Two Worlds Show all bands
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Wacken Festival Grounds Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jul 26, 2027 –
Jul 31, 2027
Upcoming
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators / Towards The Sinister / Jinjer / Venom / Mgla / Overkill

Rockstadt Fest

Rockstadt Extreme Festival Grounds Râşnov, Brașov, Romania
May 27, 2027
Upcoming
Maryland Deathfest 2027
Enslaved / Candlemass / Akercocke / Voivod / Sabbat / Thulcandra / Demolition Hammer / Sadistic Intent / Saturnus / Naglfar / Vreid / Obscura / Funebrarum / Exhumed / Gorerotted / Ancient Death / One of Nine / Ceremonium / Cruciamentum / Coscradh / Fleshless / Cerebral Effusion / Ingrowing / Martyr / The Kovenant / Onslaught / Panopticon / Mizmor / Stabbing. / Crawl / Visceral Disgorge / Keys to the Astral Gates and Mystic Doors / Ripping remains / Raider / barren path / Fire magic / Autopsy / Insect Warfare / Black Breath / Disharmonic Orchestra / Temple of Void / Satan's Revenge On Mankind / Goratory / ROT / Fake Dust / Immortal Suffering / Killing Addiction / Night of the Vampire / Desolus / Crud / Fermented Mess / Unholy Altar / Anaal Nathrakh / Blood Vial / Benighted / Brodequin / Devangelic / Exumer / Grave Infestation / Guineapig / Hong Kong Fuck You / Human Effluence / Lamp of Murmuur / Lathe / Lucifer / Mortal Wound / Replicant / Ruby the Hatchet / Yob / Overkill / Repulsion / Left To Die / Mortem / Azarath / Secret Chiefs 3 / Imperial Crystalline Entombment / P.L.F. / ThÆtas / Pig’s Blood / Bogside Sniper Squadron / Lay Waste / Blood Star Show all bands
Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, Maryland, United States
May 27, 2027 –
May 30, 2027
Upcoming
Maryland Deathfest XXII
Candlemass / Autopsy / Enslaved / Insect Warfare / The Kovenant / Voivod / Sabbat / Lucifer / Yob / Demolition Hammer / Anaal Nathrakh / Akercocke / Saturnus / Naglfar / Vreid / Onslaught / Exumer / Sadistic Intent / Black Breath / Exhumed / Panopticon / Benighted / Thulcandra / Disharmonic Orchestra / Funebrarum / Martyr / Gorerotted / Lamp of Murmuur / Guineapig / Temple of Void / Ceremonium / Hong Kong Fuck You / Mizmor / Cerebral Effusion / Obscura / ROT / Brodequin / Satan's Revenge On Mankind / Devangelic / One of Nine / Cruciamentum / Goratory / Visceral Disgorge / Killing Addiction / Stabbing / Immortal Suffering / Keys to the Astral Gates and Mystic Doors / Ancient Death / Fleshless / Fake Dust / Replicant / Night of the Vampire / Ruby the Hatchet / Coscradh / Ingrowing / Desolus / Fire magic / Crawl / Human Effluence / barren path / Grave Infestation / Mortal Wound / Fermented Mess / Ripping remains / Raider / Lathe / Blood Vial / Unholy Altar / Overkill / Repulsion / Left To Die / Azarath / Mortem / Secret Chiefs 3 / Imperial Crystalline Entombment / PLF / Bogside Sniper Squadron / Pig’s Blood / ThÆtas / Lay Waste / Blood Star Show all bands
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Market Place Stage / Power Plant Live! Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nov 25, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Hangar Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Nov 23, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill
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Floyd Live Music Venue Athens, Attica, Greece
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Nov 22, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Monte Caputo / Монте Капуто Limassol, Cyprus
Nov 20, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Space Hall Tbilisi, Georgia
Nov 18, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Atakent Expo / Атакент EXPO (ВДНХ) Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nov 17, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Wyndham Garden Astana, Kazakhstan
Nov 15, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Volkswagen Arena Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Oct 04, 2026
Overkill / Dissentience
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Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Oct 03, 2026
Overkill / Tower Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Aug 15, 2026
Dynamo Metalfest
Damnation / The Cost / Tailgunner / Fit For An Autopsy / Necrot / Overkill / Employed To Serve / Bleed From Within / Castle Rat / Primus / Insanity Alert / Slaughter To Prevail / Self Deception / Lamb Of God
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Kunstijsbaan Eindhoven Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Aug 15, 2026 –
Aug 16, 2026
Overkill

Dynamo metal fest

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Main stage Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Aug 14, 2026 –
Aug 16, 2026
Dynamo MetalFest 2026
Godsmack / Lamb Of God / In Flames / Testament / Helloween / Kittie / Soulfly / Slaughter To Prevail / Thy Art Is Murder / Amorphis / Overkill / Bleed From Within / Fit For An Autopsy / Death Angel / Destruction / 200 Stab Wounds / Castle Rat / Employed To Serve / FILTH! / Hyro The Hero / The Cost / Insanity Alert / URNE / Tailgunner / Cwfen / Lowen (UK) / Ronker / Necrot / Sanguisugabogg / Self Deception / Primus / Revocation Show all bands
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IJssportcentrum Eindhoven Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Jul 19, 2026
Overkill

Luppolo in Rock

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Parco ex Colonie Padane Cremona, Italy
Jul 17, 2026
Overkill
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SO36 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 17, 2026 –
Jul 19, 2026
Luppolo In Rock 2026
White Lion / Stratovarius / Overkill / The 69 Eyes / Rotting Christ / Marduk / Crimson Glory / Udo Dirkschneider / Mayfire / Cripple Bastards / Deathless Legacy / Sick N' Beautiful / Bolthorn / Venom / Dosgamos / My darkest red / Death SS
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Parco Colonie Padane Cremona, Italy
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Jul 16, 2026
Overkill
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Z-Bau Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 16, 2026 –
Jul 18, 2026
Dong Open Air 2026
Aereum / Onyxsin / Opus Maxima / Homecoming / Octoploid / Non est Deus / Svbway to Sally / Amorphis / Hold Your Ground / Vorga / Vansind / SUBMASQ / Night In Gales / Goldsmith / Grailknights / Creeper / Satyricon / Skindred / Goatfather / Snakebite / Gangrena Gasosa / SYNSNAKE / Impureza / Detartrated / Bonded / Gaerea / Overkill / Alestorm Show all bands
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Halde Norddeutschland Neukirchen-Vluyn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 14, 2026
Overkill
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L.A. Cham, Germany
Jul 12, 2026
Overkill
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Modrá Vopice Prague, Czechia
Jul 11, 2026
Overkill

RVBang Festival

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Messegelände Balingen, Germany

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King Diamond / Myrkur / Overkill / Night Demon
Nov 7, 2024
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025
Jul 30 - Aug 3, 2025
 Râşnov, Brașov, Romania
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Brutal Assault 2017
Aug 9 - 12, 2017
 Jaroměř, Czech Republic
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Rockharz
Jul 3 - 6, 2019
 Ballenstedt, Germany
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Overkill / Dissentience on Oct 4, 2026 [908-small]

Overkill / Dissentience
Oct 4, 2026
 New York, New York, United States
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Oct 4, 2026
 New York, New York, United States
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Gigantour on Sep 21, 2006 [027-small]

Gigantour
Sep 21, 2006
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Overkill / Destruction / Flotsam and Jetsam / Chronosphere on Mar 15, 2019 [273-small]

Overkill / Destruction / Flotsam and Jetsam / Chronosphere
Mar 15, 2019
 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Dynamo Metal Fest on Jul 14, 2018 [220-small]

Dynamo Metal Fest
Jul 14, 2018
 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Day 2 on Apr 21, 2012 [330-small]

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Day 2
Apr 21 - 22, 2012
 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Testament / Overkill / Destruction on Mar 20, 2026 [496-small]

Testament / Overkill / Destruction
Mar 20, 2026
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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tags: Opeth - Into Eternity / Lamb Of God / Megadeth / Opeth / Overkill / Arch Enemy on Sep 23, 2006 [949-small]

Into Eternity / Lamb Of God / Megadeth / Opeth / Overkill / Arch Enemy
Sep 23, 2006
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Latest Setlist (10/04/2026):

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  1. Deny the Cross
  2. Rotten to the Core
  3. Powersurge
  4. Wrecking Crew
  5. Hello From the Gutter
  6. Electric Rattlesnake
  7. Scorched
  8. Sonic Reducer
  9. Necroshine
  10. Horrorscope
  11. The Surgeon
  12. Ironbound
  13. Elimination
  14. Hammerhead
  15. In Union We Stand
  16. Fuck You

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 3 concerts
2026 46 concerts
2025 15 concerts
2024 73 concerts
2023 44 concerts
2022 27 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 22 concerts
2019 64 concerts
2018 15 concerts
2017 87 concerts
2016 44 concerts
2015 63 concerts
2014 57 concerts
2013 86 concerts
2012 60 concerts
2011 35 concerts
2010 90 concerts
2009 21 concerts
2008 48 concerts
2007 40 concerts
2006 49 concerts
2005 63 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 46 concerts
2002 17 concerts
2001 38 concerts
2000 50 concerts
1999 59 concerts
1998 64 concerts
1997 23 concerts
1996 107 concerts
1995 34 concerts
1994 68 concerts
1993 78 concerts
1992 47 concerts
1991 40 concerts
1990 75 concerts
1989 36 concerts
1988 71 concerts
1987 90 concerts
1986 56 concerts
1985 18 concerts
1984 24 concerts
1983 7 concerts
1982 8 concerts
1981 4 concerts
1980 1 concert
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