Swiss rock veterans GOTTHARD have updated their 2009 tour schedule to announce a sting of Spanish dates in October, as well as dates supporting DEEP PURPLE in France in December

The band's live itinerary is now as follows:

May

30 - Kopervik, Norway - Kopervik Festival

June

27 - Zaragoza, Spain - Metalway

July

4 - Huttwil, Switzerland - Open Air

August

29 - Andernach, Germany - Summers End Festival

September

25 - Schupfart, Germany - Schupfart Festival

October

23 - Rome, Italy - Black Out Rock Club
24 - Cesena, Italy - Videa Rock Club
25 - Milan, Italy - Live Club (Trezzo)
28 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken
29 - Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
30 - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star Live

November

2 - Dudley, UK - JB's
3 - London, UK - Garage
4 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
7 - Bremen, Germany - Pier II
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks/Sporthalle
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks/Sporthalle
12 - Köln, Germany - Palladium
13 - Bochum, Germany - Ruhrkongress
14 - Osnabrück, Germany - Halle Gartlage
16 - Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof
17 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
19 - Fürth, Germany - Stadthalle
20 - Gießen, Germany - Hessenhalle
21 - München, Germany - Olympiahalle
23 - Ulm, Germany - Donauhalle
24 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Arena
25 - Ravensburg, Germany - Oberschwabenhalle
27 - Würzburg, Germany - Posthalle
29 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie

December (with Deep Purple)

1 - Amiens, France - Zenith
2 - Nantes, France - Zenith
3 - Toulouse, France - Zenith
5 - Marseille, France - Le Dome
7 - Chambery, France - Le Phare
8 - Montbeliard, France - L’Axone

December

10 - Chur, Switzerland - Stadthalle
11 - Sursee, Switzerland - Stadthalle
12 - Bern, Switzerland - Festhalle
18 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eishalle
19 - Baar, Switzerland - Waldmannhalle