The Holographic Principle World Tour

The Holographic Principle World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica in support of their seventh studio album, The Holographic Principle, released by Nuclear Blast on 30 September 2016.

The Holographic Principle World Tour
Tour by Epica
Promotional artwork for the Dutch leg of the tour.
Associated albumThe Holographic Principle
Start date4 November 2016
End date18 August 2018
Legs16
Epica concert chronology

Line-up

The band

Guest musicians
  • Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals on "Storm the Sorrow" at selected dates
  • Elize Ryd - vocals on "Storm the Sorrow" at selected dates
  • Cristina Scabbia - vocals on "Storm the Sorrow" at selected dates
  • Marcela Bovio - vocals on "Sancta Terra" at selected dates, violin on "Universal Love Squad" on 14 April 2018
  • Laura Macri - vocals on "Sancta Terra" at selected dates

Co-headliners

Supporting acts
  • The Agonist (4 November – 3 December 2016)
  • Arkona (8 November – 3 December 2016)
  • Beyond the Black (12-14 January, 17 January – 4 February 2017)
  • Crimson Sun (28 February 2017)
  • Skálmöld (1-5 March 2017)
  • Elantris (21 August – 29 September 2017)
  • Insomnium (21 August – 29 September 2017)
  • MaYaN (17-22 October 2017)
  • Myrath (9 November – 3 December 2017)
  • VUUR (9 November – 3 December 2017)

Tour Dates

The North American Principle Tour

22 shows in North America were announced by Epica on 27 June 2016. It was the first tour in support of their album The Holographic Principle. Epica was joined on the tour by Italian symphonic death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse, Russian band Arkona and Canadian metalcore band The Agonist. The tour kicked off on 4 November in Québec City and concluded on 3 December in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts and co-headliner.[2][1]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Co-headliner Attendance Revenue
4 November 2016 Quebec City Canada Imperial Theater The Agonist Fleshgod Apocalypse N/A N/A
5 November 2016 Montreal Corona Theatre 875 / 875 $25,780
6 November 2016 Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre N/A N/A
8 November 2016 Chicago United States Concord Music Hall The Agonist
Arkona		 N/A N/A
9 November 2016 Minneapolis Cabooze N/A N/A
11 November 2016 Saskatoon Canada Saskatoon Event Center N/A N/A
12 November 2016 Calgary Marquee N/A N/A
13 November 2016 Edmonton The Ranch N/A N/A
15 November 2016 Vancouver The Venue N/A N/A
16 November 2016 Seattle United States Studio 7 N/A N/A
18 November 2016 San Francisco Social Hall N/A N/A
19 November 2016 Los Angeles The Regent N/A N/A
20 November 2016 Las Vegas Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel N/A N/A
22 November 2016 Denver Summit Music Hall N/A N/A
23 November 2016 Lawrence Granada Theater N/A N/A
25 November 2016 Dallas Gas Monkey Live N/A N/A
26 November 2016 Austin Empire Control Room N/A N/A
28 November 2016 St. Petersburg State Theater N/A N/A
29 November 2016 Atlanta Masquerade N/A N/A
1 December 2016 Baltimore Soundstage N/A N/A
2 December 2016 New York City Webster Hall N/A N/A
3 December 2016 Worcester Worcester Palladium N/A N/A

The European Principle Tour

On 6 June 2016 it was announced on the band's website that they would embark on European Tour in support of their 7th album co-headlined by German power metal band Powerwolf.[3] Two additional venues were announced on 22 June 2016 on Epica's website.[4] Later on, further dates were announced through band's Facebook site, making the total number of shows 18. The tour kicked off on 12 January in Wiesbaden, Germany and concluded on 4 February in Paris, France.[5][2] The tour became Epica's biggest European tour to this date.[6]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act and co-headliner.[2]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Co-headliner
12 January 2017 Wiesbaden Germany Schlachthof Beyond the Black Powerwolf
13 January 2017 Cologne Palladium
14 January 2017 Ludwigsburg MHP Arena
16 January 2017 Geneva Switzerland Salle des Fetes de Thonex N/A
17 January 2017 Zurich Volkshaus Beyond the Black
18 January 2017 Milan Italy Live Club
20 January 2017 Munich Germany Tonhalle
21 January 2017 Vienna Austria Gasometer
22 January 2017 Budapest Hungary Barba Negra
24 January 2017 Warsaw Poland Progresja
25 January 2017 Berlin Germany Huxleys Neue Welt
27 January 2017 Oberhausen Turbinenhalle
28 January 2017 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín
29 January 2017 Hannover Germany Capitol
31 January 2017 Hamburg Mehr! Theater
1 February 2017 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
3 February 2017 London Great Britain Shepherd's Bush Empire
4 February 2017 Paris France Le Zénith

The Russian Principle Tour

On 20 September 2016, the band announced three show dates in Russia along five shows in the Nordic countries. The tour kicked off on 24 February 2017 in Moscow and concluded on 26 February 2017 in Saint Petersburg.

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.[2]
Date City Country Venue
24 February 2017 Moscow Russia Izvestiya Hall
25 February 2017 Ekaterinburg Tele-Club
26 February 2017 Saint Petersburg Avrora Hall

The Nordic Principle Tour

On 20 September 2016, the band announced five show dates in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The melodic metal band Crimson Sun from Finland was announced as the opening act for the first venue, while the Icelanding folk metal band Skalmöld was announced as the opening act for the latter four dates. The band kicked off The Nordic Principle Tour on 28 February 2017 in Helsinki, Finland and concluded the tour on 5 March 2017 in Malmö, Sweden.

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue Opening act
28 February 2017 Helsinki Finland Tavastia Club Crimson Sun
1 March 2017 Stockholm Sweden Debaser Strand Skálmöld
3 March 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Amager Bio Skálmöld
4 March 2017 Oslo Norway Vulkan Arena Skálmöld
5 March 2017 Malmö Sweden KB Skálmöld

The Asian Principle Tour

On 8 October 2016 Epica announced they would tour Japan for the first time in their career.[7] Later, dates for Taiwan and South Korea were announced. The tour kicked off in Osaka, Japan on 4 April 2017 and concluded in Seoul, South Korea on 9 April 2017.[8][2]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.[8][2]
Date City Country Venue
4 April 2017 Osaka Japan Umeda Club Quattro
5 April 2017 Nagoya Club Quattro
6 April 2017 Tokyo Shibuya Club Quattro
8 April 2017 Taipei Taiwan The Wall
9 April 2017 Seoul South Korea Rolling Hall

South and Central America

11 shows for South and Central America were announced. The tour is set to kick off in San José, Costa Rica on 5 May 2017 and conclude in Bogotá, Colombia on 21 May 2017.[8]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.[8][2]
Date City Country Venue
5 May 2017 San José Costa Rica Pepper's Club
6 May 2017 Tegucigalpa Honduras Hotel Clarion
9 May 2017 Chihuahua City Mexico Expo Chihuahua
11 May 2017 Mexico City Pepsi Centre
12 May 2017 San Luis Potosí City Cineteca Alameda
13 May 2017 Guadalajara City Teatro Diana
15 May 2017 Monterrey Escena
17 May 2017 Bucaramanga Colombia Auditorio Luis A. Calvo
18 May 2017 Medellín Teatro Universidad de Medellin
19 May 2017 Cali Teatro Jorge Isaacs
21 May 2017 Bogotá Royal Center

Festivals

Epica is set to perform at 8 festivals in Europe in the summer of 2017.

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and festival.[2]
Date City Country Festival
8 June 2017 Interlaken Switzerland Greenfield Festival
10 June 2017 Paris France Download Festival
17 June 2017 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock
16 June 2017 Dessel Belgium Graspop
30 June 2017 Plovdiv Bulgaria Hills of Rock
2 July 2017 Athens Greece Rockwave Festival
14 July 2017 Vizovice Czech Republic Masters of Rock
4 August 2017 Corroios Portugal VOA
10 August 2017 Villena Spain Leyendas del Rock
18 August 2017 Dinkelsbühl Germany Summer Breeze (rock festival)
23 August–27, 2017 Straszęcin Poland Czad Festiwal

The Ultimate Principle Tour - North America

Epica announced a set of tour dates with co-headliner Lacuna Coil for another tour in both the United States and Canada. Support bands will be Insomnium and Elantris. The tour will begin on 31 August 2017 in Boston and end on 29 September 2017 in New York City.[9]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts and co-headliner.
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Co-headliner Attendance Revenue
31 August 2017 Boston United States Royale Insomnium
Elantris		 Lacuna Coil N/A N/A
1 September 2017 Montreal Canada Métropolis 1,294 / 1,570 $41,009
2 September 2017 Quebec City Imperial Theater N/A N/A
3 September 2017 Toronto The Opera House N/A N/A
5 September 2017 Cleveland United States Agora Theatre N/A N/A
6 September 2017 Joliet The Forge N/A N/A
8 September 2017 Denver Ogden Theatre N/A N/A
9 September 2017 Salt Lake City The Complex N/A N/A
11 September 2017 Seattle The Showbox N/A N/A
12 September 2017 Portland Hawthorne Theatre N/A N/A
14 September 2017 Berkeley UC Theatre N/A N/A
15 September 2017 Los Angeles The Novo N/A N/A
16 September 2017 Santa Ana The Observatory N/A N/A
17 September 2017 Phoenix Marquee Theatre N/A N/A
19 September 2017 San Antonio Alamo Music Hall N/A N/A
20 September 2017 Dallas Gas Monkey Live N/A N/A
21 September 2017 Houston Warehouse Live N/A N/A
23 September 2017 Fort Lauderdale Revolution Live N/A N/A
24 September 2017 Orlando The Plaza Live N/A N/A
25 September 2017 Atlanta Masquerade N/A N/A
27 September 2017 Baltimore Rams Head Live! N/A N/A
28 September 2017 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre 727 / 1,220 $19,194
29 September 2017 New York City PlayStation Theater N/A N/A

The Belgian Principle Tour
Date City Country Venue Opening act
17 October 2017 Leuven Belgium Het Depot MaYaN and King Hiss
18 October 2017 Antwerp Trix MaYaN and Off The Cross

The Dutch Principle Tour

Epica is playing 3 Dutch club shows with Mark Jansen's other band MaYaN serving as the opening act on all three dates.[10]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue Opening act
20 October 2017 Zwolle The Netherlands Hedon MaYaN
21 October 2017 Haarlem Patronaat MaYaN
22 October 2017 Nijmegen Doornroosje MaYaN

The Ultimate Principle Tour - Europe

On 12 April 2017 Epica announced through their website, that they would tour Europe in support of The Holographic Principle one last time. Epica will be supported by the Tunisian progressive oriental metal band Myrath and newly formed Dutch band of Anneke van Giersbergen named VUUR. The band will play 11 venues and visit Poland, Germany and France. The tour is supposed to kick off in Kraków, Poland on 9 November 2017 and conclude in Lille, France on 3 December 2017.[6]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
9 November 2017 Kraków Poland Klub Studio Myrath and VUUR
9 November 2017 Zlín Czech Republic Masters Of Rock Café
12 November 2017 Berlin Germany Kesselhaus
13 November 2017 Hamburg Markthalle
14 November 2017 Cologne Essigfabrik
15 November 2017 Metz France La BAM
17 November 2017 Nantes Stereolux
18 November 2017 Bordeaux Krakatoa
25 November 2017 Marseille Le Moulin
26 November 2017 Lyon Le Transbordeur
29 November 2017 Munich Germany Backstage Werk
1 December 2017 Bologna Italy Estragon
2 December 2017 Pratteln Switzerland Z7
3 December 2017 Lille France L’Aéronef

The Ultimate Principle Tour - Asia
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue
18 January 2018 Tokyo Japan O-EAST

The Ultimate Principle Tour - South America
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue
1 March 2018 Montevideo Uruguay Landia
3 March 2018 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolican
4 March 2018 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Flores
6 March 2018 Salta Teatro Del Huerto
9 March 2018 Belo Horizonte Brazil Music Hall
10 March 2018 Sao Paulo Tropical Butanta
11 March 2018 Rio de Janeiro Circo Voador
13 March 2018 Porto Alegre Opinao
14 March 2018 Curitiba Spazio Van
16 March 2018 Manaus Teatro Manauara
17 March 2018 Fortaleza Espaco Jangada
18 March 2018 Recife Clube Português

The United Principle Tour

On 31 July 2017, the band announced tour dates for Ireland and United Kingdom shows in April 2018.[11]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
6 April 2018 Nottingham England Rock City Myrkur
Oceans of Slumber
7 April 2018 Glasgow Scotland O² ABC
8 April 2018 Bristol England O² Academy
10 April 2018 Dublin Ireland Tivoli
12 April 2018 Manchester England O² Ritz
13 April 2018 London O² Forum

1000th Show Anniversary
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
14 April 2018 Tilburg Netherlands 013 Lacuna Coil
Myrkur
MaYaN
Oceans of Slumber
Nightmare

Festivals II
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act.[2]
Date City Country Venue
15 June 2018 Zamora Spain Z! Live Rock Fest
21 June 2018 Halden Norway Tons of Rock Festival
3 July 2018 Kiev Ukraine Atlas Weekend
5 July 2018 Pratteln Switzerland Z7 Open Air
7 July 2018 Bucharest Romania Metalhead Meeting Festival
25 July 2018 Székesfehérvár Hungary Fezen Festival
27 July 2018 Tolmin Slovenia Metaldays
28 July 2018 Florence Italy Festa Dell'Unicorno
3 August 2018 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
11 August 2018 Kortrijk Belgium Alcatraz Festival
15 August 2018 Bizerte Tunisia Festival International de Bizerte
17 August 2018 Moravsky Krumlov Czech Republic Rock Heart Festival
18 August 2018 Graz Austria Metal On The Hill


References
  1. "Epica Announces The North American Principle Tour!". Epica.nl. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. "Tour Archive". Epica.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "Epica / Powerwolf European Tour Announced". Epica.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. "Epica / Powerwolf Additional Dates Announced!". Epica.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "Epica - Tomorrow, we will kick off our European tour with..." Facebook. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "Epica Announces The Ultimate Principle Tour!". Epica.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "Epica to Tour Japan!". Epica.nl. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. "Upcoming Shows". Epica.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. "Epica to Tour North America with Lacuna Coil, Insomnium". Blabbermouth. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  10. "Epica Announces The Dutch Principle Tour". Epica.nl. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. "Epica Headline The First Metal Hammer Tour of 2018". Team Rock. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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