Author: Newsroom
LOS ANGELES (March 16, 2026) – Celebrated composer and recording artist Bear McCreary announces a return to Europe for a 10-city tour with dates in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. The tour opens July 25 in Dublin, and concludes in Helsinki on August 7, with a spotlight stop at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on July 31. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Wednesday, March 18, at 7:00 a.m. EDT. For more info visit https://bearmccreary.com/events/.
McCreary, known worldwide for his work on God of War, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Outlander, and Battlestar Galactica, broke new musical ground in 2024 with the release of his hard-rock concept album The Singularity. The three-time Emmy Award winner played to packed houses around Europe in 2025 with his Themes & Variations tour (which featured selections from The Singularity). The 2026 European tour will feature beloved McCreary themes, music from The Singularity, and new music from its hotly anticipated follow-up (watch this space).
Fans of The Singularity can further celebrate on March 20, 2026, with the Atmos release of McCreary’s epic hard-rock concept album at Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, and TIDAL. Information is available at https://sparksandshadows.ffm.to/the-singularity.
Bear McCreary’s European tour dates for 2026 are:
Jul 25 – Dublin, Ireland – Opium
Jul 26 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Club Academy
Jul 27 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Saint Luke’s
Jul 28 – London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall
Jul 30 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
Jul 31 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air Festival
Aug 02 – Copenhagen, Denmark — Pumpehuset
Aug 04 – Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena
Aug 05 – Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan
Aug 07 – Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
For more information, please visit https://bearmccreary.com