NIGHTMARE announce ‘The WORLD’ European tour 2025 for 25th anniversary

Visual kei mainstays NIGHTMARE have just announced a hugely long awaited first European tour. Titled ‘NIGHTMARE The WORLD TOUR’, it will begin in January 2025.

Formed in 2000, NIGHTMARE will finally make their European debut, coinciding with the band’s 25th anniversary. The tour will cover nine shows across seven countries, starting in Helsinki on January 18th and concluding in Madrid on February 2nd.

Many overseas fans first discovered NIGHTMARE through their anime openings and endings. They were responsible for the first DEATH NOTE opening ‘The WORLD’ (the tour’s namesake), and ending ‘Alumina’, amongst multiple others.

The band released their latest album ‘NOX:LUX’ in 2022, and a series of 3 singles each with 3 tracks through 2023. The band’s latest digital singles, ‘Kuon’ and ‘Labyrinth’, were released on August 21st this year. Physical copies of previous releases are available via CDJapan.

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Following the European tour, NIGHTMARE will embark on a major 50-date nationwide tour in Japan starting on March 15th. The tour final is yet to be announced.

Tickets for ‘NIGHTMARE The WORLD TOUR’ go on sale via Envolprod on Tuesday October 22nd at 12pm.

About NIGHTMARE

NIGHTMARE formed in 2000 in their hometown of Sendai. Starting as a cover band, they eventually began to write their own material. They made their major debut in 2003 with the single ‘-Believe-‘. In 2006 their double single ‘The WORLD/Alumina’ was chosen as the opening and ending themes for the anime adaptation of DEATH NOTE. This launched them further, and garnered attention from overseas fans hearing them for the first time. The band made their Budokan debut in 2007, and continued releasing albums and playing shows until 2016 where they went on indefinite hiatus.

Multiple members began their own projects, including Ruka’s The LEGENDARY SIX NINE, and Hitsugi’s GREMLINS. Notably, NIGHTMARE also have a long running comedic side project called Sendai Kamotsu. In 2020, NIGHTMARE returned and celebrated their 20th anniversary. ‘NOX:LUX’, their first album in 7 years, released in 2022. The band have continued playing shows, and releasing new material since then. Maintaining the same lineup since 2001, the band are Yomi (vo.), Hitsugi (gt.), Sakito (gt.), Ni~ya (ba.), and Ruka (dr.).

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NIGHTMARE The WORLD TOUR 2025

• 18th January (Sat) – Finland, Helsinki, Ääniwalli
• 19th January (Sun) – England, London, O2 Academy Islington
• 21st January (Tue) – France, Paris, Alhambra
• 23rd January (Thur) – Germany, Cologne, Kantine
• 25th January (Sat) – Germany, Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit
• 28th January (Tue) – Germany, Munich, Feierwerk
• 30th January (Thur) – Hungary, Budapest, A38
• 31st January (Fri) – Poland, Warsaw, Proxima
• 2nd February (Sun) – Spain, Madrid, Chango Club

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