One of Finland’s most active world-touring bands, Omnium Gatherum, will release their May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way album later this year and will soon head out on their own long-distance tour of North America. The tour, which includes a total of 27 shows across the continent, will start on November 16th in Boston and end on December 14th in New York. The tour will also feature North Carolina-based melodic death metal band Aether Realm and Texas-based Hinayana, who operate in the same, even heavier waters.

Omnium Gatherum was last seen touring North America with Insomnium in 2024 and before that with Eluveitie the previous year and on the band’s own extensive tour in 2022. All tickets go on sale on Wednesday, July 16th.

“We are excited and grateful to be able to play the May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way album live in November. Over the years, we have gained a huge number of friends and fans in North America, and touring a huge continent is always an adventure. Also in this time, it feels important to hopefully bring people a momentary escape from reality, which can feel oppressive at times,” the band says.

Omnium Gatherum previously announced their May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way European Tour for next year, and the band’s first single from the upcoming album, The Last Hero, was released last month. The upcoming album is particularly meaningful for the band, which was founded in Karhula, Kotka, in 1996, taking listeners back to the basics.

“Although the lyrics of the upcoming album are not autobiographical, they echo everything we’ve strived for – from street corners, screaming metal and dreaming big. It feels nice to be able to say that some of those dreams have actually already come true,” Markus Vanhala sums up.

May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way – North American Tour 2025
Supports: Aether Realm, Hinayana

Nov-16  Boston, MA – Sonia
Nov-17  Quebec City, QC – Source de La Martiniere
Nov-18  Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques
Nov-19  Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Nov-20  Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
Nov-21  Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
Nov-22  Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
Nov-23  Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater (Studio B)
Nov-24  Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
Nov-25  Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Nov-26  Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Nov-28  Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Nov-29  Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Nov-30  Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Dec-1   Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Midtown
Dec-2   Los Angeles, CA – 1720
Dec-3   San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
Dec-4   Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room
Dec-5   El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill
Dec-6   San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
Dec-7   Dallas, TX – Trees
Dec-8   Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Dec-10  Orlando, FL – Conduit
Dec-11  Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Altar)
Dec-12  Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Dec-13  Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Hall
Dec-14  New York, NY – Gramercy Theatera

May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way – European Tour 2026
Supports: Fallujah, In Mourning

11.02.26 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12.02.26 (DE) Hamburg– Gruenspan
13.02.26 (DE) Leipzig – Hellraiser
14.02.26 (DE) Berlin – Lido
15.02.26 (PL) Krakow – Hype Park
17.02.26 (HU) Budapest – Barba Negra
18.02.26 (CZ) Praha – Rock Café
19.02.26 (AT) Wien – Szene
20.02.26 (DE) München – Backstage Halle
21.02.26 (CH) Aarau – Kiff
22.02.26 (DE) Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
23.02.26 (DE) Lindau – Club Vaudeville
25.02.26 (DE) Hannover – Musikzentrum
26.02.26 (DE) Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
27.02.26 (NL) Almelo – Metropool
28.02.26 (DE) Oberhausen – Kulttempel
01.03.26 (LU) Esch-sur-Alzette – Rockhal
03.03.26 (FR) Colmar – Le Grillen
04.03.26 (FR) Paris– Petit Bain
05.03.26 (NL) Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg
06.03.26 (BE) Kortrijk – DVG
07.03.26 (UK) London – The Dome

Omnium Gatherum is:
Jukka Pelkonen – vocals
Markus Vanhala – guitar, backing vocals
Aapo Koivisto – keyboards Mikko Kivistö – bass, clean vocals
Atte Pesonen – drums

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Having recently returned from a successful Australian tour with Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum will head out on a four-week European tour next February. Omnium Gatherum’s May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way tour will feature support acts Fallujah from the US and In Mourning from Sweden. The tour, which will cover the most important metal regions in Europe, will start on February 11th in Copenhagen and end on March 7th in London.

“Hello Europe, OG here! It’s a pleasure to be back and entertain you. February 2026 will bring the best of Omnium Gatherum, new songs and of course classics. With the great Fallujah and In Mourning also on board, the nights will be perfect. See you on the road!”, Omnium Gatherum commented.

One of our most frequently touring metal exports, Omnium Gatherum was seen at special shows in Europe focused on the Beyond album earlier this year, and last year, in addition to the US tour, on tours in Latin America, Japan and China. The band, which was previously nominated for an Emma, ​​has been hard at work in the studio this year, and the development of their tenth studio album has been followed on the band’s Instagram.

OMNIUM GATHERUM
May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way – European tour 2026
Supports: Fallujah, In Mourning

11/2/2026    DK    Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12/2/2026    DE    Hamburg – Gruenspan
13/2/2026    DE    Leipzig – Hellraiser
14/2/2026    DE    Berlin – Lido
15/2/2026    PL    Krakow – Hype Park
17/2/2026    HU    Budapest – Barba Negra
18/2/2026    CZ    Prague – Rock Cafe
19/2/2026    AT    Vienna – Szene
20/2/2026    DE    Munich – Backstage Halle
21/2/2026    CH    Aarau – Kiff
22/2/2026    DE    Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
23/2/2026    DE    Lindau – Club Vaudeville
25/2/2026    DE    Hannover – Musikzentrum
26/2/2026    DE    Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
27/2/2026    NL    Almelo – Metropool
28/2/2026    DE    Oberhausen – Kulttempel
01/3/2026    LU    Esch-sur-Alzette – Rockhal
03/3/2026    FR    Colmar – Le Grillen
04/3/2026    FR    Paris – Petit Bain
05/3/2026    NL    Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg
06/3/2026    BE    Kortrijk – DVG
07/3/2026    UK    London – The Dome

Omnium Gatherum will also be seen at selected summer festivals this year, the ones that have now been announced are:

27.6. Basinfirefest (CZ)
17.7. Sun and Thunder fest (ES)
19.7. John Smith Festival (FI)
27.7. Tolminator festival (SI)
31.7. Rockstadt Extreme Fest (RO)
16.8. Summer Breeze (DE)

Omnium Gatherum is:
Jukka Pelkonen – vocals
Markus Vanhala – guitar, clean vocals
Aapo Koivisto – keyboards
Mikko Kivistö – bass, clean vocals
Atte Pesonen – drums

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Omnium Gatherum celebrates next month’s tour in Japan and
In China with “New Dynamic” live video.

A new album is in the works, a special tour in Europe is also coming
in the beginning of the year with Insomnium.

Omnium Gatherum, one of the export powerhouses of Finnish metal, will go on tour to Japan and China next month, and the mood is being raised with a new video. The live video for the “New Dynamic” was shot in the band’s hometown, Kotka, at the Dark River Festival last year, and the clean live recording of the video is the best way to pay tribute to the band’s playing skills. The video was made by Coldstore Productions and directed by Jari Heino.

The band, who released their “Slasher” EP through Century Media last year, has taken a break from gigs for this summer’s festivals, focusing on working on the material for their next studio album. The upcoming tour in Japan and China is therefore also a special source of joy for the band, especially since the first gig in Tokyo was already sold out some time ago.

“Asia is calling again and OG is answering! There’s going to be full metal coverage in 13 cities, and it’s great to be back in the Far East again after a few years off,” the -[OG]- crew states.

The upcoming tour in Japan and China:

15.09.24 Tokyo – Shibuya Garret – SOLD OUT
16.09.24 Tokyo – Shibuya Garret⁠
17.09.24 Osaka – Yogibo Holy Mountain
19.09.24 Shanghai – Mao Livehouse
20.09.24 Beijing – Omni Space
21.09.24 Xi’an – Nu Space
22.09.24 Chengdu – Mao Livehouse
24.09.24 Kunming – Modernskylab
25.09.24 Wuhan – Threelive
26.09.24 Hangzhou – Rmmf
29.09.24 Guangzhou – Mao Livehouse
30.09.24 Nanjing – Owl Voice
02.10.24 Tianjin – Glass Space

Omnium Gatherum already reported earlier about the joint European tour with Insomnium, scheduled for January 2025. On that tour, Insomnium will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their “Shadows of the Dying Sun” album, and Omnium Gatherum will also play a full-length special set for their “Beyond” album, which will also be re-released as a limited edition color vinyl through Lifeforce Records. January evenings are opened by Hinayana.

“Beyond the Shadows of the Dying Sun” European Tour
14.01.25 (UK) London – Heaven (no Hinayana)
15.01.25 (FR) Paris – Le Trabendo
16.01.25 (NL) Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg
17.01.25 (DE) Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
18.01.25 (DE) Leipzig – Hellraiser
19.01.25 (CZ) Prague – Roxy
21.01.25 (DE) Berlin – Festsaal Kreuzberg
22.01.25 (DE) Hamburg – Markthalle
23.01.25 (DE) Frankfurt – Batschkapp
24.01.25 (CH) Pratteln – Z7
25.01.25 (DE) Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
27.01.25 (DE) Munich – Backstage
28.01.25 (AT) Vienna – Simm City

Omnium Gatherum is:
Jukka Pelkonen – Vocals
Markus Vanhala – guitar, clean vocals
Nick Cordle – guitar
Aapo Koivisto – keyboards
Mikko Kivistö – bass, clean vocals
Atte Pesonen – drums