The legendary American progressive melodic metal band Savatage has revealed plans for its first headlining shows since 2002. The 2025 lineup will feature Johnny Lee Middleton on bass, Chris Caffery and Al Pitrelli on guitars, Jeff Plate on drums, and Zak Stevens as the lead vocalist.
Stevens commented: “As you can imagine, there are so many special things about these shows that are racing through my mind. We get to play a series of headline shows for the first time in over 20 years that will put us right back in front of all of the unbelievable fans who have given us so many unforgettable memories over the last three decades. Here’s our chance to directly give back to everyone who’s been there supporting us all these years.”
He added: “All the great festival shows are going to be off-the-charts amazing. It’s even hard to imagine the scale of excitement that’s going to take place with those shows”.
SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva shared his regret about not being able to join his bandmates but expressed great excitement for the upcoming concerts, stating: “I am very excited for the guys to be doing some shows. Unfortunately, due to health issues, I will not be able to join the guys for this run. Hopefully, this is just temporary. I will continue working in the studio on new music for the future. These shows will be awesome and I will be working with them to get it all ready for you. I know everyone is going to love it!!! Me and the guys are very excited and ready to kick ass! So from me, thank you all for the support for all these years and we can’t wait to rock you!”.
SAVATAGE 2025 South American dates:
April 19 – São Paulo, Brazil – Monsters Of Rock
April 23 – Santiago, Chile – Masters Of Rock
SAVATAGE 2025 European headlining shows:
June 14 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
June 16 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire
June 18 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457
June 19 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
June 24 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
SAVATAGE 2025 European festival appearances:
June 13 – Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Into The Grave
June 22 – Dessel, Belgium – Grapop Metal Meeting
June 26 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock Fest
June 28 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Rockwave
