Wolfsnächte Tour 2015 Explained

The Wolfsnächte Tour 2015 was a European concert tour by German power metal band Powerwolf. Supporting the release of their sixth studio album Blessed & Possessed, the tour ran from 3 September 2015 to 7 November 2015, taking place in Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and Belgium.

Background

Powerwolf's sixth album Blessed & Possessed was released on 17 July 2015.^[1] The tour was announced shortly after the release of the album.^[2] Orden Ogan, Xandria and Civil War were selected to serve a series of opening acts for Powerwolf during the tour.^{[3] [4]} The tour was set to begin on 3 September 2015 at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland.^[5] It was set to end on 7 November 2015 at the Garage in the band's hometown Saarbrücken.^[6]

Powerwolf released the Wolfsnächte 2015 Tour EP, a split EP with Orden Ogan, Xandria, and Civil War. This EP featured a previously unreleased Powerwolf track, "Stronger than the Sacrament".^[7] Copies of this EP were originally distributed along with the purchase of tickets to the tour.^{[8] [9]}

Set list

This setlist is representative of the show on 25 October 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, at the Barba Negra Music Club. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

1. "Lupus Daemonis"
2. "Blessed & Possessed"
3. "Coleus Sanctus"
4. "Amen & Attack"
5. "Cardinal Sin"
6. "Army of the Night"
7. "Resurrection by Erection"
8. "Armata Strigoi"
9. Drum solo
10. "Dead Boys Don't Cry"
11. "Let There Be Night"
12. "Werewolves of Armenia"
13. "In the Name of God (Deus Vult)"
14. "We Drink Your Blood"
15. "Lupus Dei"
16. "Opening: Prelude to Purgatory"
17. "Opening: Agnus Dei'
18. "Sanctified With Dynamite"
19. "Kreuzfeuer"
20. "All We Need Is Blood"
21. "Wolves Against the World"

Tour dates

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City	Country
3 September 2015	Pratteln	Switzerland
4 September 2015	Speyer	Germany
5 September 2015	Cologne
6 September 2015	Leiden	Netherlands
9 September 2015	London	United Kingdom
10 September 2015	Paris	France
11 September 2015	Vevey	Switzerland
12 September 2015	Strasbourg	France
1 October 2015	Bremen	Germany
2 October 2015	Oberhausen
3 October 2015	Hamburg
4 October 2015	Nijmegen	Netherlands
22 October 2015	Berlin	Germany
23 October 2015	Leipzig
24 October 2015	Munich
25 October 2015	Budapest	Hungary
26 October 2015	Vienna	Austria
27 October 2015	Prague	Czech Republic
29 October 2015	Ravensburg	Germany
30 October 2015	Geiselwind
31 October 2015	Stuttgart
1 November 2015	Antwerp	Belgium
7 November 2015	Saarbrücken	Germany

External links

• Official Powerwolf website

Notes and References

1. Web site: POWERWOLF To Release 'Blessed & Possessed' In July. Blabbermouth. 18 March 2015. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 23 September 2019.
2. Web site: POWERWOLF – Wolfsnächte-Tour 2015. Ralf. Ralfi. 30 July 2015. metal-heads.de. de-DE. 23 September 2019.
3. Web site: Powerwolf announce support Acts. W:O:A – Wacken Open Air. 4 February 2015 . 23 September 2019.
4. Web site: Powerwolf to Tour with Civil War and Xandria . www.metalunderground.com. 23 September 2019.
5. Web site: Powerwolf live in Pratteln / Wolfsnächte 2015. diebuehrers Das Onlinemagazin für Mittelalter und Konzertevents. de-DE. 23 September 2019.
6. Web site: Powerwolf: Wolfsnächte Tour 2015 sound infection. de-DE. 23 September 2019.
7. Web site: Various – Wolfsnächte 2015 Tour EP. Discogs. en. 23 September 2019.
8. Web site: Powerwolf – Wolfsnächte 2015 – Exklusive EP bei Metaltix!. W:O:A – Wacken Open Air. 30 January 2015 . de-DE. 23 September 2019.
9. Web site: Powerwolf detail Tour EP. W:O:A – Wacken Open Air. 12 February 2015 . 23 September 2019.