RIVERS OF NIHIL Launch 2026 European Tour Today, Share Live "Hellbirds" Video

12 June 2026  ·  Tour News

RIVERS OF NIHIL have launched their 2026 European summer tour today, June 12, opening with a Queensrÿche support slot at Essigfabrik in Köln, Germany. The run stretches through July 2 in Lindau and includes headline club dates alongside festival appearances at Into The Grave (NL), Hellfest (FR), Graspop (BE), and Tuska (FI). To mark the kickoff, the band has shared a live performance of "Hellbirds" filmed at a sold-out Tavastia in Helsinki, March 16, 2025. Their self-titled fifth album — released May 30, 2025 on Metal Blade Records — debuted at #2 on Billboard Hard Music Albums and #1 on Canada's Hard Music Albums chart.

RIVERS OF NIHIL — Europe Summer 2026:

Date Country City Venue Notes
June 12 DE Köln Essigfabrik w/ Queensrÿche
June 13 DE Vechta Gulfhaus Headline
June 14 NL Leeuwbergen Into The Grave Fest Festival
June 16 DE Hamburg Markthalle w/ Queensrÿche
June 17 DE Frankfurt Batschkapp w/ Queensrÿche
June 18 FR Clisson Hellfest Festival
June 20 BE Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting Festival
June 22 GB Manchester Club Academy w/ Queensrÿche
June 23 GB London Islington Assembly Hall w/ Queensrÿche
June 25 PL Warsaw Hybrydy Headline
June 26 LV Riga Melna Piektdiena Headline
June 27 FI Helsinki Tuska Fest Festival
June 29 SE Gothenburg Monument Headline
June 30 SE Lund Mejeriet w/ Queensrÿche
July 1 DE Hannover Pavillon w/ Queensrÿche
July 2 DE Lindau Club Vaudeville w/ Queensrÿche