Following a standout summer tour that included powerful performances at Wacken, Bloodstock, and Summer Breeze festivals, Ukrainian oriental/symphonic metal band Ignea is set to return to the UK and Europe this October as the main support for Eleine.
After touring Europe several times and releasing two full-lengths and two EPs independently, Ignea has gained a large fan base and released its third full-length, Dreams Of Lands Unseen (2023), dedicated to the Ukrainian travel writer and photographer Sofia Yablonska, via Napalm Records.
Ignea also proudly serves as a cultural ambassador for Ukraine, diligently raising awareness about the country's ongoing situation among its international fanbase. Link
Ignea - on tour with Eleine:
03.10 Leipzig, DE Hellraiser
05.10 Hamburg, DE Headcrash
06.10 München, DE Backstage
07.10 Aschaffenburg, DE Colos-Saal
08.10 Bochum, DE Matrix
10.10 Birmingham, UK The Asylum
11.10 Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks
12.10 London, UK The Dome
13.10 Manchester, UK Rebellion
15.10 Kortrijk, BE DVG
16.10 Ede, NL Astrant
17.10 Drachten, NL Iduna
18.10 Münchenstein, CH Rockfact
19.10 Rorschach, CH Treppenhaus
20.10 Monthey, CH Pont Rouge

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