Destruction Concert History

Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in 1982. It is often described as one of the "Big Four" of the German thrash metal scene, alongside Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. It has also been associated by some writers with the development of early black metal, and it emerged during the second wave of thrash metal in the mid-to-late 1980s alongside US bands such as Testament, Sacred Reich, Death Angel and Dark Angel. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic...

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Destruction Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

5 Anniversaries for September 25th
Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 04, 2027 –
Aug 07, 2027
Upcoming
Brutal Assault 2027
The Sisters of Mercy / Children Of Bodom / Make Them Suffer / Carcass / DevilDriver / Emperor / Igorrr / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / Brand of Sacrifice / Sylosis / Mercyful Fate / Shadow of Intent / Dethklok / Malevolence / Hypocrisy / Left To Suffer / Belphegor / Destruction / Mgla / Dismember / John 5 / Peelingflesh / Benediction / The Obsessed / KANONENFIEBER / Norther / Suicidal Angels / Gruesome / Insanity Alert / John Bush / Mucky Pup / Azarath / Plebeian Grandstand / Defleshed / Perchta / Towards The Sinister Show all bands
Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress Jaroměř, Czech Republic
Nov 27, 2026 –
Nov 28, 2026
Upcoming
Metal Hammer Paradise 2026
Kreator / Destruction / The Halo Effect / Rage / Flotsam and Jetsam / Victory / Knorkator / Unleashed / Legion Of The Damned / Year of the Goat / Traitor / Smoulder / Neckbreakker / Seven Blood
Ferienpark Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany
Oct 10, 2026
Upcoming
Destruction / BAEST / WARFIELD / Mandator / Wild Blaze

Metal Experience Fest 7

De Nobel Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Oct 01, 2026 –
Oct 06, 2026
Upcoming
Full Metal Cruise (Part 1)
Alestorm / Danko Jones / Bülent Ceylan / Destruction / Dominum / The Baboon Show / The Hardkiss / Victory / Rauhbein / Eclipse / Evil Jared x Krogi / Burning Witches
Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain
Sep 20, 2026
Destruction / Sonata Arctica
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Pepper Disco Club San José, San José, Costa Rica
Sep 16, 2026
Destruction / Violent Roots

Total Thrash Assault

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Simmer Down, San Benito San Salvador, El Salvador
Sep 12, 2026 –
Sep 13, 2026
Candelabrum Metal Fest 2026
Bloodbath / The Haunted / Destruction / Lifelover / Revenge / Loudness / Old Man’s Child / Misþyrming / Aura Noir / Mournful Congregation / ...And Oceans / Cloven Hoof / Impaled / Gehennah / Vinnum Sabbathi / Spiritus Mortis / Phlebotomized / NITE (metal) / Voltax / Warning (UK) Show all bands
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Velaria de la Feria León, Mexico
Sep 06, 2026
Destruction

Wildstyle & Tattoo Messe Wien

Halle E, Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Sep 05, 2026
Destruction
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Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji Aleksandrów Łódzki, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Aug 29, 2026
Drums of war
Nocturnal / Gates of Ishtar / Hellbutcher / Impaled Nazarene / 1349 / Unleashed / Destruction
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Atlántic events Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Aug 28, 2026
Gaerea / Lordi / Destruction / Sovengar

Sun & Thunder

Marenostrum Fuengirola, Spain
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Aug 27, 2026 –
Aug 29, 2026
Sun and Thunder Metal Beach Festival 2026
Avantasia / Lordi / Eivør / Destruction / Primal Fear / Harakiri for the sky / Calva Louise / Gaerea / All For Metal / amh / Nefårious / Adam and the Metal Hawks / Sovengar / Vendetta FM
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Marenostrum Fuengirola Fuengirola, Spain
Aug 22, 2026
Destruction Parque de Lazer das Cruzinhas Pindelo dos Milagres, Viseu, Portugal
Aug 21, 2026 –
Aug 23, 2026
Milagre Metaleiro Open Air 2026
Paradise Lost / The Haunted / Enforcer / Gwydion / Ethereal / Death & Legacy / Gnosis / Destruction / Crematory / Saurom / Serious Black / Erzsébet / Dallian / Warout / Insomnium / Belphegor / Primal Fear / Blaze Bayley / Girish and the Chronicles / Sovengar / Capela Mortuária Show all bands
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Milagre Metaleiro - Associação Cultural Pindelo dos Milagres, Viseu, Portugal
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Aug 14, 2026
Destruction

Dynamo Metal Fest

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IJssportcentrum Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Aug 14, 2026 –
Aug 16, 2026
Dynamo MetalFest 2026
Godsmack / Lamb Of God / In Flames / Testament / Helloween / Kittie / Soulfly / Slaughter To Prevail / Thy Art Is Murder / Amorphis / Overkill / Bleed From Within / Fit For An Autopsy / Death Angel / Destruction / 200 Stab Wounds / Castle Rat / Employed To Serve / FILTH! / Hyro The Hero / The Cost / Insanity Alert / URNE / Tailgunner / Cwfen / Lowen (UK) / Ronker / Necrot / Sanguisugabogg / Self Deception / Primus / Revocation Show all bands
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IJssportcentrum Eindhoven Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Aug 07, 2026 –
Aug 08, 2026
Kawall ‘O‘ Rock Open Air 2026
Ghoster / Harkon / The Dirty Denims / Tankard / J.B.O. / Knorkator / Büdesheimer Musikanten e.V / 33 RPM / Distant thunder / Ignition / GODSNAKE / Accvsed / Local Bastards / Motorjesus / Grave Digger / Destruction / Beyond The Black
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Sportplatz Büdesheim Büdesheim, Germany
Aug 01, 2026 –
Aug 02, 2026
Lacuna Coil / Therion / Destruction / Crimson Glory / Enemy of Reality / Disease Illusion

Chania Rock Festval 2026

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Chania Rock Festival Chania, Greece
Jul 25, 2026
Accept / Destruction / Saints 'n' Sinners

Accept 50th Anniversary European Tour

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Maximum Uniq Açıkhava Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Jul 17, 2026 –
Jul 18, 2026
Arcanxo Festival 2026
Destruction / Hellripper / Sarcator / Dark Tranquillity / Venom Inc. / Wolfheart / Picture / Savaged / Induction / Chaosaddiction / Endernity / De l’Abîme Naît l’Aube / Titano / anzv / Raze
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A Freixa Ponteareas, Galicia, Spain
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Jun 14, 2026
Into The Grave Festival 2026 - Sunday
The Gathering / Paleface Swiss / Carach Angren / Rivers of Nihil / Graceless / Gnome / Severe Torture / Atmoran / Destruction / Dormant Ordeal / Blackbriar
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Oldehoofsterkerkhof Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

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Milagre Metaleiro Open Air 2026
Aug 21 - 23, 2026
 Pindelo dos Milagres, Viseu, Portugal
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Hellfest 2022 Weekend 2
Jun 23 - 26, 2022
 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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Hellfest 2022 Part II
Jun 23 - 26, 2022
 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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Hellfest Extended 2022
Jun 23 - 26, 2022
 Clisson, Pays de la Loire, France
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Testament / Overkill / Destruction on Mar 20, 2026 [496-small]

Testament / Overkill / Destruction
Mar 20, 2026
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Destruction / Violent Roots on Sep 16, 2026 [961-small]

Destruction / Violent Roots
Sep 16, 2026
 San Salvador, El Salvador
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Destruction / Sonata Arctica on Sep 20, 2026 [241-small]

Destruction / Sonata Arctica
Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Destruction / Sonata Arctica
Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Destruction / Sonata Arctica
Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Destruction / Sonata Arctica
Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Destruction / Sonata Arctica
Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Sep 20, 2026
 San José, San José, Costa Rica
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Latest Setlist (09/16/2026):

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  1. Curse the Gods
  2. Invincible Force
  3. Death Trap
  4. The Ritual
  5. Tormentor
  6. Bestial Invasion
  7. Thrash Attack
  8. Antichrist
  9. Total Desaster
  10. Life Without Sense
  11. Guitar Solo
  12. Eternal Ban
  13. Mad Butcher
  14. Nailed to the Cross
  15. Thrash 'Til Death
  16. Destruction

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 54 concerts
2025 44 concerts
2024 34 concerts
2023 45 concerts
2022 69 concerts
2021 13 concerts
2020 35 concerts
2019 57 concerts
2018 51 concerts
2017 65 concerts
2016 64 concerts
2015 69 concerts
2014 82 concerts
2013 56 concerts
2012 44 concerts
2011 109 concerts
2010 24 concerts
2009 70 concerts
2008 47 concerts
2007 58 concerts
2006 61 concerts
2005 49 concerts
2004 28 concerts
2003 24 concerts
2002 79 concerts
2001 33 concerts
2000 41 concerts
1999 9 concerts
1998 2 concerts
1995 11 concerts
1994 1 concert
1991 16 concerts
1989 66 concerts
1988 31 concerts
1987 35 concerts
1986 15 concerts
1985 17 concerts
1984 2 concerts
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