Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA have issued the following update:

"At the moment we're teaming up for our European headline tour to promote our new album, Design Your Universe! We can't wait to play our new songs allover Europe, especially after the overwhelming response of the crowd at Paradiso, Amsterdam, where we played our CD presentation show last weekend. The general atmosphere was just amazing, and it was a good start for a new episode in Epican history. Thanks again to everyone who was there!

We'd like to mention that pre-sales for this tour are going fast. So if you're planning to attend one of the shows, please get your tickets in time! Check our website for all further info.

And be sure to come out and support SONS OF SEASONS and AMBERIAN DAWN as well!"

Upcoming Epica live dates include:

October

14 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
15 - Substage - Karlsruhe, Germany
17 - Metal Female Voices Festival - Wieze, Belgium
21 - Rockin Chair - Vevey, Switzerland
22 - Backstage - Munich, Germany
25 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
27 - Alcatraz - Milan, Italy
29 - Razzmatazz 2 - Barcelona, Spain
30 - Santana 27 - Bilbao, Spain
31 - Sala Penelope - Madrid, Spain

November

3 - Bikini - Toulouse, France
4 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
5 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
6 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France
7 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France
28 - Metropol - Bogotá, Colombia
29 - Teatro los Fundadores - Manizales, Colombia

January

26 - Jaxx Nightclub - West Springfield, VA
27 - Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia, PA
29 - The Blender Theatre at Gramercy - New York, NY
30 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
31 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC

February

1 - MOD Club - Toronto, ON
3 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
4 - The Pearl Room - Mokena IL
5 - The Rave - Milwaukee, VI
6 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
8 - Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MN
10 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AL
11 - Warehouse - Calgary, AL
13 - Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
14 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
15 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
17 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
19 - U.B.'s Bar - Mesa, AZ
20 - The Rock - Tucson - Tucson, AZ
22 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
23 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
24 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
25 - Scout Bar - San Antonio - San Antonio, TX
27 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
28 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

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