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Meshuggah Announce UK/EU 40th Anniversary Tour
Meshuggah will tour the UK and Europe in 2027 to mark 40 years of extreme music, celebrating the band’s influence and distinctive approach to metal. The tour, titled “The Forty-Year Anomaly”, will also feature Periphery and Vildhjarta.
The 21 dates run from Copenhagen on 29 September to London’s OVO Arena Wembley on 30 October. UK and Ireland stops are Dublin on 27 October and Manchester on 29 October, with other shows across mainland Europe, including Rotterdam, Berlin, Madrid and Paris.
In short
- Meshuggah mark 40 years with a 2027 UK and European tour.
- Periphery and Vildhjarta will join the tour.
- The run ends at Wembley on 30 October.
Explained simply
Meshuggah are a Swedish metal band formed in 1987, known for heavy, intricate music and rhythms that can feel unexpected. Their sound has influenced many later metal bands, including groups that mix technical playing with very heavy guitar parts.
Periphery are an American band associated with progressive metal, while Vildhjarta are a Swedish metal band. Both draw on complex rhythms and heavy sounds, though each has its own style. The tour brings together three bands from different parts of the modern metal scene.