Meshuggah have added a European and UK leg to The Forty-Year Anomaly, the tour celebrating the Swedish band’s 40th anniversary in 2027. The twenty-date run takes them to some of the biggest stages of their career, starting at KB Hallen in Copenhagen on September 29, 2027 and ending at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on October 30. Special guests Periphery and Vildhjarta will support on every date.
Find tickets here.
Tickets roll out in three stages. The artist and O2 pre-sale starts today, November 3, at 11am GMT, followed by the venue and promoter pre-sale on November 4 at 11am GMT. General on-sale opens on November 6 at 11am GMT.
The announcement follows the North American leg of The Forty-Year Anomaly with Testament and Blood Incantation, which brings the band to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the first time.
The Forty-Year Anomaly EU/UK Tour Dates 2027
- Sep 29: Copenhagen, Denmark, KB Hallen
- Oct 1: Rotterdam, Netherlands, RTM Stage Rotterdam Ahoy
- Oct 2: Cologne, Germany, Palladium
- Oct 5: Frankfurt, Germany, Jahrhunderthalle
- Oct 6: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal
- Oct 7: Hamburg, Germany, Inselpark Arena
- Oct 9: Berlin, Germany, Uber Eats Music Hall
- Oct 10: Warsaw, Poland, COS Torwar
- Oct 12: Prague, Czech Republic, Forum Karlin
- Oct 13: Budapest, Hungary, Barba Negra
- Oct 14: Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
- Oct 16: Munich, Germany, Zenith
- Oct 17: Padova, Italy, Gran Teatro Geox
- Oct 19: Lyon, France, Halle Tony Garnier
- Oct 21: Madrid, Spain, Palacio Vistalegre
- Oct 22: Lisbon, Portugal, Sagres Campo Pequeno
- Oct 24: Paris, France, La Seine Musicale
- Oct 27: Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
- Oct 29: Manchester, UK, Aviva Studios
- Oct 30: London, UK, OVO Arena Wembley
Four Decades of Rhythmic Mayhem
Meshuggah formed in Umeå in 1987 and started from thrash metal foundations before moving into much stranger territory. Albums such as Destroy Erase Improve, Chaosphere and Nothing set out the ideas that would define them: polymetric riffs, displaced accents and extended-range guitars. That evolution continued through Catch Thirtythree, obZen, Koloss and The Violent Sleep of Reason, and the band earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Metal Performance with “Clockworks.” Their ninth album, Immutable, arrived in 2022, topped the UK Rock and Metal Albums chart and reached number one on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
Our Take
Few lineups make more sense than this one. Periphery and Vildhjarta both built their sound on ideas Meshuggah pioneered, so every night will feel like a family reunion for the djent generation, with the originals closing the show. Ending a 40th anniversary tour at Wembley is a huge statement for a band that never chased the mainstream, and it shows how far that once-strange rhythmic language has travelled. If you are in Europe, mark November 6 on your calendar.
Meshuggah are: Jens Kidman (vocals), Mårten Hagström (guitars), Dick Lövgren (bass), Fredrik Thordendal (guitars), Tomas Haake (drums).
