EXCALIBUR: The Celtic Rock Opera of Alan Simon Returns
The legendary story of King Arthur will return to 11 German and 1 Swiss arenas in December 2016 for ALL NEW rock opera! A trailer for the tour can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=e27yccjux1k
The creator of Excalibur, Alan Simon, said this of the tour: “Excalibur is back, with a full orchestra, special guest cast members, an aerial dancer along with King Arthur and Merlin as they battle evil forces. I have written an all new show, with a story set 1000 years after the famous legends we performed in 2011, and everything is ready to be unleashed on new audiences. This is the first Excalibur tour in nearly five years!”
Building on the 2009 shows (to up to 12,000 people per night) and subsequent arena tours in 2010 and 2011 in Germany, this new tour re-unites key members of the Excalibur cast, along with new special guests for an orchestral rock extravaganza expected to thrill and amaze concert goers!
The special guests on this tour include:
Michael Sadler (Saga)
Moya Brennan (Clannad)
John Helliwell and Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp)
Maggie Reilly (Mike Oldfield Band)
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Eric Fish (Subway to Sally)
John Kelly (The Kelly Family)
Maite Itoiz (Elfenthal)
Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth)
The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra of Prague
The show will be narrated by acclaimed German actor Micheal Mendl as Merlin.
2016 Tour dates:
Dec. 01 München, Olympiahalle
Dec. 02 CH-Basel, St Jakobshalle
Dec. 03 Nürnberg, Arena Nürnberger Versicherungen
Dec. 04 Freiburg, Rothaus Arena
Dec. 06 Erfurt, Messehalle
Dec. 08 Stuttgart, Liederhalle Hegelsaal
Dec. 09 Frankfurt, Festhalle
Dec. 11 Dortmund, Westfalenhalle
Dec. 13 Berlin, Mercedes Benz Arena
Dec. 14 Bremen, ÖVB Arena Bremen
Dec. 15 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
Dec. 16 Leipzig, Arena
Ticket ordering link: http://www.eventim.de/Tickets. html?affiliate=EVE&doc= artistPages%2Ftickets&fun= artist&action=tickets&erid= 1564691
Excalibur released 3 critically acclaimed albums and has finished the fourth album The Dark Age of the Dragon.