Earlier this year, English stoner metal act Orange Goblin announced that 2025 would be their final year together as a band. With this being their 30th year as a group, the band at the time said it was an appropriate moment to finally hang it up and call it a career.
Earlier today, vocalist Ben Ward revealed over on the band’s official Facebook post that they had one final tour set for this December that will span the U.K. and Ireland. Once those seven final shows are all wrapped up, so too will their time as a band.
Throughout these final seven shows, Ward said they intend on playing songs from throughout their entire three-decade career. He also revealed that the band will be taking Grand Magus as the supporting act and Urne as the nightly opener.
“We are delighted to finally announce that Orange Goblin will do one last tour of the UK and Ireland in December 2025 before we call it a day! It’s going to be bittersweet performing at these last 7 shows, seven of the biggest shows we will have ever played! Although there will be sadness at this being the end, we are very happy to be able to bring along two amazing bands that we took out on their first ever tours, old and new. From Sweden, we have the almighty power of GRAND MAGUS, a band that we toured Europe with way back in 2002, and then again in 2004. We have always remained friends and know what an amazing live act they are, everytime they take to the stage.
“Opening up each night will be one of the best UK bands of the past 10 years, URNE, who we took on their first UK tour back in 2021. We were blown away with their modern take on metal and the soundscapes they create, mixing subtlety and aggression! These promise to be very special shows and will be your very last chance to come and drink, headbang and rasie some hell with Orange ‘Fuckin’ Goblin Baby!’ We will be playing songs from throughout our 30 year career, so whether you’re an old die-hard or a new fan, there should be something for everyone.
“We’ve been announcing final shows all over the world this year, and have been reading the fans’ comments about doing one last trek around the UK and Ireland, so we didn’t want to disappoint them and feel that it will be fitting to end our journey in our hometown of London! One last Orange Goblin Christmas knees-up anyone? You know it makes sense!” – Ben Ward, Orange Goblin 2025.”
The tour will kick off on December 10 in Glasgow and will come to an end on December 17 in London. Along the way, they’ll make stops in Dublin, Manchester, and other major towns.
Tickets for all seven shows, listed below, will go on sale this Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. local time, so if you’ve got plans to be in the U.K. or Ireland this December, you may want to catch one of these gigs because after December 17, it’s all over for ’em.
Final Orange Goblin Shows
10.12: The Garage, Glasgow, UK
11.12: Button Factory, Dublin, IRE
12.12: KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton, UK
13.12: Academy 2, Manchester, UK
14.12: SWX, Bristol, UK
16.12: The 1865, Southampton, UK
17.12: o2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
Source: www.metalsucks.net
