SCORPIONS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL HOMETOWN SHOW AT HANOVER STADIUM ON JULY 5
THE ICONIC PERFORMANCE WILL BE CAPTURED AS A LIVE ALBUM FOR FANS ACROSS THE WORLD TO ENJOY
COMING HOME LIVE IS SET FOR RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 14 — PRE-ORDER HERE
Throughout their phenomenal career, theScorpions have played in countless stadiums around the world.
To mark their 60th anniversary, the band will, for the first time, perform at the stadium in their hometown of Hanover, where it all began. The show is set for July 5, 2025, at the Hanover Stadium Arena/Heinz von Heiden Arena. It’s no surprise that the arena sold out 45,000 tickets in mere moments.
“Coming Home” will be the motto of this concert, and Coming Home Live will be the title of the accompanying live album, which will give fans worldwide the opportunity to experience this moment in Hanover.
Spinefarm/Vertigo/Universal will release this extraordinary concert, featuring all of the band’s biggest hits and many musical surprises, as a live album on vinyl and CD on November 14.
“Back then, we just wanted to be part of the global rock family — that was our dream,” says Rudolf Schenker, the man who founded the band six decades ago. “Since then, we’ve shared the stage with Aerosmith and KISS, with Metallica, AC/DC, and I don’t even remember who else we’re fascinated by — to the Berlin Philharmonic.”
The band has always felt at home when performing at the world’s major arenas. But even more so, over the years, the Scorpions have also influenced generations of rock fans, undoubtedly shaping the style and music of younger artists and fellow legends.
“They are the best thing that could have happened to hard rock or heavy metal,” says Jon Bon Jovi about the Scorpions, while Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett confesses, “I still remember being so smitten by the cover of Tokyo Tapes. From then on, I was the biggest Scorpions fan and searched everywhere for all possible information about this band.”
Members of Smashing Pumpkins, Mötley Crüe, and Green Day, to Guns N’ Roses and KISS have all said that the Scorpions’ songs had a huge influence on their music.
The resources of their career years have now become an overflowing treasure trove, bridging the gap from yesterday to tomorrow, from 1965 to the iconic concert in the Hanover Stadium Arena on July 5. The fuel that spurs the Scorpions is the adrenaline that comes with performing live.
“It’s the most important element,” says lead singer Klaus Meine. “And the strongest: The Scorpions are a band that, from the very beginning, has seen its place on stage and on some of the biggest stages in the world, in the biggest stadiums and arenas. It was always a challenge to win over fans and play a great show live.”
But Scorpions constantly rose to the occasion and surpassed that challenge every time.
Lead guitaristMatthias Jabs says, “I don’t like to think about the past. I prefer to think about what we’re doing now or will do. And that’s why, for me, the stadium concert in Hanover is the most important thing right now.”
60 YEARS OF THE SCORPIONS: *Over 120 million records sold.*Performed at the first Rock in Rio festival — in front of 1.3 million fans.*10 sold-out concerts as the first band from the West in Leningrad and then at the Moscow Music Peace Festival.*Sold out NYC’s infamous Madison Square Garden three times in a row.*Two dozen studio and concert albums, which have been awarded nine gold and four platinum awards in Germany, among others.
*Over 5,000 worldwide concerts performed.
*There’s Scorpions spirits — both a whiskey and a beer.
*There’s a Scorpions stamp, as well as a Scorpions Street in Madrid. October 6 is celebrated as Scorpions Day annually in Los Angeles.
*The accolades are endless, including the Word Music Award, the Echo, a star on the Hollywood Rock Walk, and induction into the Hall of Heavy Metal. In Brazil, a new species of spider was named after them, and countless children around the world bear the artists’ names as a tribute to the band.
*Worldwide, 127 precious metal awards were presented: 58 platinum, 67 gold, and two silver. Most awards came from France (18) and the USA (14).
*The single “Wind of Change” is the best-selling single by a German band. More than 15 million singles have been sold. The song has been viewed more than a billion times on Vevo, more than any other song by a German band worldwide. It reached number one in the charts in eleven countries. It charted in 78 countries overall.
