KROKUS Frontman MARC STORACE Confirmed For ROCK MEETS CLASSIC 2015 European Tour

Rock Meets Classic, the annual European tour featuring classic rock artists backed by a band and full orchestra, have added Krokus frontman Marc Storace to the roster of artists on their upcoming 2015 European tour. He joins Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, Mr. Big’s Eric Martin, Asia’s John Wetton and Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt on the bill.

Tickets for the 2015 edition of Rock Meets Classic are now on sale at this location. An official trailer for the tour has been posted on Facebook and can be viewed below:

The tour schedule is now as follows:

March
10 – Ingolstadt, Germany – Saturn Arena
11 – Dresden, Germany – Messe Dresden Halle 1
13 – Neu-Ulm, Germany – Ratiopharm Arena
14 – Würzburg, Germany – S. Oliver Arena
15 – Zürich, Switzerland – Club Hallenstadion
17 – Sursee, Switzerland – Stadthalle
18 – Kempten, Germany – BigBox
20 – Stuttgart, Germany – Porsche Arena
21 – München, Germany – Olympiahalle
22 – Linz, Austria – Tips Arena
23 – Wien, Austria – Stadthalle 
25 – Leipzig, Germany – Arena Leipzig
26 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
27 – Regensburg, Germany – Donau-Arena
28 – Nürnberg, Germany – Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
29 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
31 – Passau, Germany – Dreiländerhalle

April
1 – Bamberg, Germany – Brose Arena
2 – Halle/Westfalen, Germany – Gerry Weber Stadion

Rock Meets Classic showcases classic rock artists of the ’70s and ’80s performing their hits backed by The Mat Sinner Band and the Bohemian Orchestra Prague. The Mat Sinner Band includes Primal Fear members Mat Sinner, Alex Beyrodt (guitars), Ralf Scheepers (backing vocals), and also features Trillium / Avantasia’s Amanda Somerville (backing vocals), Avantasia’s Oliver Hartmann (guitars), Voodoo Circle’s Jimmy Kresic (keyboards), Tiffany Kirkland (backing vocals), Kolinda Brozovic (backing vocals) and Sascha Krebs (backing vocals). Watch the official Rock Meets Classic Facebook page here for updates.

For forty years, Krokus has produced high-quality, honest-to-goodness, hand-made power rock playing over 2,000 shows across five continents. Now, for the first time in over two decades, the band returns to US shores.

On April 18th, the Swiss rockers board the MSC Divina for the Monsters Of Rock Cruise with a cast of seminal rock and metal acts, including Tesla, Europe, Night Ranger, Extreme, KIX, and Queensrÿche. Following the cruise, the tour continues through a series of US cities, leading to the legendary Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, CA on May 6th.

Tour dates:

April
18-22 – Miami, FL – Monsters of Rock Cruise
24 – Houston, TX – Concert Pub North
25 – San Antonio, TX – 210 Kapone’s
26 – Dallas, TX – Trees
28 – Tulsa, OK – The Vanguard
29 –  Kansas City, MO – The Scene

May
1 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
2 – Columbia, MD – M3 Festival, Merriweather Pavillion
4 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
5 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
6 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go Go

Krokus’ back catalogue and album sales are like no other Swiss rock band. To date, the band has already sold over 14 million records, receiving gold and platinum discs in the US and Canada. The milestones in their rock career are dotted around the world from Australia and the US, to Mexico, Russia, Japan, and China.

Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House Of Rust, a live recording of the group’s sold-out hometown show at the House of Rust on August 30th, 2013, was released in North America via The End Records in 2014.