Alternative rock greats System of a Down have announced on their Facebook page that they will play a short 2017 European tour that includes dates at the Download Festival in Paris & Spain. Currently, the tour is just a few shows and there are currently no U.S. plans in the works.
System Of A Down returns to Europe in June/July 2017 for summer festivals and select headline dates. https://t.co/FekZGaTyp5 pic.twitter.com/1aBlqs78uU
— System Of A Down (@systemofadown) October 10, 2016
Early last month, SOAD’s Shavo Odadijan posted a couple of rehearsal photos on Twitter labeled #letsdothis. It also had a 4-3-2-1 countdown. Since then we’ve heard little about the band with no new updates concerning the photos…until now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJy5-zhj5xY/
System of a Down have not released an album since November 2005’s Hypnotize and have played just a little more than a handful; perhaps an armful of shows in the U.S. in the last decade since. With these shows announced, fans will begin to wonder if any other plans are being coordinated: more dates including ones in the U.S. or perhaps a new album? Whatever happens, this band has stirred our imaginations before and who knows what magic they may conjure up in the future.
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2017 Tour Dates
June 7- Open Air Zenith; Nancy, France
June 10- Download Festival; Paris, France
June 12- O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
June 17- Impact Festival; Lodz, Poland
June 20- Nimes Festival; Nimes, France
June 23- Download Festival; Madrid, Spain
July 2- Main Square Festival; Arras, France
2017 Tour Dates
June 7- Open Air Zenith; Nancy, France
June 10- Download Festival; Paris, France
June 12- O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
June 17- Impact Festival; Lodz, Poland
June 20- Nimes Festival; Nimes, France
June 23- Download Festival; Madrid, Spain
July 2- Main Square Festival; Arras, France
