Composer Hans Zimmer is doing a European Tour

Even if you don’t immediately know the name Hans Zimmer, you’ve definitely heard his music as he’s one of the most hard working and acclaimed composers in the movie business.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

Seriously, his list of credits includes the scores for:

Rain Man, Twister, Thelma & Louise, True Romance, The Lion King, Crimson Tide, Broken Arrow, The Rock, The Prince of Egypt, The Thin Red Line, Mission Impossible II, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Hannibal, The Last Samurai, Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, Batman Begins, The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Sherlock Holmes, Inception, Rango, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, 12 Years a Slave, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Interstellar and a whole lot more...

You always know you’re listening to a Hans Zimmer piece, especially his most famous scores like The Lion King and Gladiator, and he’s formed wonderful partnerships with filmmakers like Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan to deliver some amazing pieces over the years.

And now you’ll be able to hear some of these songs live with the man himself as Zimmer kicks off a European tour! The 58 year old composer has never done a tour before and he’ll be travelling around the continent from the beginning of April 2016, hitting these cities along the way:

04/06 – London, UK @ The SSE Arena, Wembley 04/12 – Birmingham, UK @ Barclaycard Arena 04/14 – Brussels, BE @ Palais 12 04/16 – Mannheim, DE @ SAP Arena 04/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena 04/20 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena 04/22 – Oberhausen, DE @ König Pilsener Arena 04/23 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres 04/24 – Paris, FR @ Palais Des Congres 04/26 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle 04/30 – Gdansk, PL @ Ergo Arena 05/01 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Arena 05/03 – Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena 05/05 – Bratislava, SK @ Slovnaft Arena 05/07 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena 05/09 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion 05/11 – Budapest, HU @ Papp Laszio Budapest Sportarena 05/13 – Vienna, AT @ Stadthalle 05/16 – Sofia, BG @ Stadthalle

They’re big arenas and the sound is going to be absolutely immense. Here’s what Zimmer had to say about the tour. Btw, Angels & Demons isn’t a great film but the score is one of his best.

Hans Zimmer Live on Tour runs from the 6th of April to the 16th of May 2016 - get more information on the tour here.