Gothic rock act The Awakening has announced its first tour dates for 2025 in support of its eponymous album - its twelfth to date - released in October 2024 through Intervention Arts.
The 'Haunting Tour 2025' dates include headline shows in Germany, France, the USA and Canada and co-headline performances at the legendary Castle Party in Poland and Brainstorm Fest in the Netherlands. The Awakening will headline the first edition of Glōm Fest, a new pop-up festival, which will take six international acts up the west coast of the US from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada.
More on The Awakening's latest full-length offering is HERE. Link
The Awakening - Haunting Tour 2025:
8 July - Bielefeld, Germany - Movie
9 July - Berlin, Germany - Maschinenhaus [Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei]
10 July - Leipzig, Germany - Naumanns Tanzlokal [Felsenkeller]
11 July - Bolków, Poland - Castle Party Festival
12 Sep - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Lodge Room (headlining Glōm Fest)
13 Sep - San Francisco, CA, USA - DNA Lounge (headlining Glōm Fest)
19 Sep - Portland, OR, USA - Star Theater (headlining Glōm Fest)
20 Sep - Vancouver, BC, Canada - The Cobalt (headlining Glōm Fest)
29 Oct - Angers, France - Joker's Club (*Ashton Nyte solo acoustic)
30 Oct - Angers, France - Le Chabada
7 Nov - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands - Brainstorm Festival (full band main stage)
8 Nov - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands - Brainstorm Festival (full band acoustic on theater stage)

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