Overkill Concert History

Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many lineup changes, leaving bassist D.D. Verni and lead vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as the only constant members. In addition to Verni and Ellsworth, Overkill's current lineup includes Dave Linsk on lead guitar, Derek Tailer on rhythm guitar and Jason Bittner on drums. Along with Nuclear Assault and Anthrax, whose one-time lead guitarist Dan Spitz was also an early member of Overkill.

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Overkill Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 28, 2027 –
Jul 31, 2027
Upcoming
Wacken Open Air 2027
Five Finger Death Punch / Electric Callboy / Helloween / KANONENFIEBER / Knocked Loose / Heaven Shall Burn / Edguy / Children Of Bodom / Dragonforce / Hammerfall / Halestorm / Imminence / Feuerschwanz / Dethklok / Beast In Black / Heavens Gate (DE) / Between Two Worlds / Cavalera Conspiracy / Jinjer / U.D.O. / Avatar / Napalm Death / John Bush / Overkill / Blue Medusa / Make Them Suffer / Belphegor / The Browning / Metal Church / Malevolence / Dark Tranquillity / Norther / Gaerea / Primordial / Shadow of Intent / Tyketto / Carnifex / Creeper / Sylosis / The New Roses / Witch Club Satan / Towards The Sinister / John 5 And The Creatures / Mittel Alta / Crypta / Victorius / Seven Blood / Hiraes / The Narrator / Tailgunner (UK) Show all bands
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Wacken Festival Grounds Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Nov 23, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill

The Krushers Of The World Tour

Floyd Athens, Attica, Greece
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Nov 15, 2026
Upcoming
Kreator / Overkill Volkswagen Arena Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Oct 03, 2026
Upcoming
Overkill / Tower Saint Vitus Bar New York, New York, United States
Aug 15, 2026
Upcoming
Dynamo Metalfest
Damnation / The Cost / Tailgunner / Fit For An Autopsy / Necrot / Overkill / Employed To Serve / Bleed From Within / Castle Rat / Primus / Insanity Alert / Slaughter To Prevail / Self Deception / Lamb Of God
Kunstijsbaan Eindhoven Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Aug 15, 2026 –
Aug 16, 2026
Upcoming
Overkill

Dynamo metal fest

Main stage Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Aug 14, 2026 –
Aug 16, 2026
Happening
Dynamo Metalfest
Helloween / In Flames / Lamb Of God / Slaughter To Prevail / Godsmack / Thy Art Is Murder / Primus / Testament / Amorphis / Bleed From Within / Overkill / Soulfly / Death Angel / Kittie / Fit For An Autopsy / Destruction / The Cost / Hydro the hero / Revocation / Sanguisugabogg / Self Deception / FILTH! / Insanity Alert / Castle Rat / Lowen / 200 Stab Wounds / URNE / Employed To Serve / Necrot / Tailgunner / Ronker / Cwfen Show all bands
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IJssportcentrum Eindhoven Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Jul 19, 2026
Overkill

Luppolo in Rock

Parco ex Colonie Padane Cremona, Italy
Jul 17, 2026
Overkill
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SO36 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jul 17, 2026 –
Jul 19, 2026
Luppolo In Rock 2026
White Lion / Stratovarius / Overkill / The 69 Eyes / Rotting Christ / Marduk / Crimson Glory / Udo Dirkschneider / Mayfire / Cripple Bastards / Deathless Legacy / Sick N' Beautiful / Bolthorn / Venom / Dosgamos / My darkest red / Death SS
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Parco Colonie Padane Cremona, Italy
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Jul 16, 2026
Overkill
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Z-Bau Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Jul 16, 2026 –
Jul 18, 2026
Dong Open Air 2026
Aereum / Onyxsin / Opus Maxima / Homecoming / Octoploid / Non est Deus / Svbway to Sally / Amorphis / Hold Your Ground / Vorga / Vansind / SUBMASQ / Night In Gales / Goldsmith / Grailknights / Creeper / Satyricon / Skindred / Goatfather / Snakebite / Gangrena Gasosa / SYNSNAKE / Impureza / Detartrated / Bonded / Gaerea / Overkill / Alestorm Show all bands
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Halde Norddeutschland Neukirchen-Vluyn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jul 14, 2026
Overkill L.A. Cham, Germany
Jul 12, 2026
Overkill
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Modrá Vopice Prague, Czechia
Jul 11, 2026
Overkill

RVBang Festival

Messegelände Balingen, Germany
Jul 10, 2026 –
Jul 11, 2026
Zurbarán Rock Burgos 2026
Overkill / Doro / Hardcore Superstar / Heavens Gate / The Poodles / Sascha Paeth’s Masters of Ceremony / Fury / Bloodstain / Azrael / Savaged / Eden / Khorea / ODC / Ars Amandi / HITTEN / Induction / Bullet / Vindicta
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Espacio El Plantío Burgos, Spain
Jun 05, 2026
Sweden Rock Festival 2026 - Day 3
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Helloween / The Hellacopters / Foreigner / Udo Dirkschneider / Floor Jansen / The Gathering / Adept / KANONENFIEBER / Venom / Korslagda / Overkill / Grave / Majestica / Robin McAuley / The Flower Kings / Hard-Ons / Ström / Glorious Bankrobbers / Vreid / Lion’s Share / Ambush / Unpeople Show all bands
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Sweden Rock Festival Grounds Norje, Blekinge, Sweden
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Jun 04, 2026
Mystic Festival
Megadeth / Anthrax / Blood Incantation / Cavalera / Overkill / Bloodywood / Decapitated / Marduk / forbidden / letlive. / Tides From Nebula / Belphegor / Psychonaut / Djerv / Carach Angren / seth / ALLT / Truckfighters / Escuela Grind / Winterfylleth / Zetra / Noctem / Return to Dust Show all bands
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Shipyard Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
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Jun 03, 2026 –
Jun 06, 2026
Sweden Rock Festival 2026
The Offspring / Bring Me The Horizon / Three Days Grace / Iron Maiden / Foreigner / Volbeat / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Trivium / Social Distortion / BABYMETAL / Black Label Society / Static-X / Helloween / Alestorm / Saxon / Tom Morello / Thrown / Down / Yngwie Malmsteen / Overkill / Venom / Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats / The Hellacopters / Candlemass / Self Deception / Eclipse / Savatage / Magnus Uggla / Blood Incantation / The Gathering / Evergrey / Clawfinger / John 5 / Adept / Gatecreeper / Elvenking / Masterplan / The Halo Effect / Lakeview / Grave / Floor Jansen / Crashdïet / Coroner / The Flower Kings / ALLT / Michael Monroe / Jared James Nichols / Majestica / Hällas / KANONENFIEBER / Ambush / The Crown / Vreid / Treat / Ego Kill Talent / Wilmer X / Hard-Ons / Sister / The Poodles / BRONZE / Skyclad / Seven Spires / Unpeople / Nikki Hill / Robin McAuley / Jayler / Udo Dirkschneider / Dundertåget / Gehennah / Jelusick / Tailgunner / Sha-boom / Korslagda Kukar / Ashes of Billy / Lions Share / Hellbutcher / Glorious Bankrobbers / Only Human / Syracusae / Occrasy / Lýsis / From North / Roy Khan / SORM / Palaye Royale / K L P S / Abandon Agony (SWE) Show all bands
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Sweden Rock Festival Grounds Sölvesborg, Blekinge, Sweden
Show Duplicate for Jun 03, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
Overkill
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Brooklyn Bowl, The LINQ Promenade Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Apr 09, 2026
Testament / Overkill / Destruction

Thrash Of The Titans

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The Belasco Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 08, 2026
Testament / Overkill / Destruction
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The Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Apr 06, 2026
Overkill
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Jake's Sports Cafe Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2025
Jul 30 - Aug 3, 2025
 Râşnov, Brașov, Romania
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Brutal Assault 2017
Aug 9 - 12, 2017
 Jaroměř, Czech Republic
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Rockharz
Jul 3 - 6, 2019
 Ballenstedt, Germany
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Rockharz Open Air 2019
Jul 3 - 6, 2019
 Ballenstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2010
Aug 5 - 7, 2010
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Aug 11 - 12, 2012
 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jul 28 - 31, 2027
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Aug 2 - 4, 2007
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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May 4 - 5, 2013
 Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Jun 21, 2008
 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Estados Unidos
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Classic Metal
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Latest Setlist (07/17/2026):

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  1. Scorched
  2. Rotten to the Core
  3. Bring Me the Night
  4. Hello From the Gutter
  5. Deny the Cross
  6. Electric Rattlesnake
  7. The Surgeon
  8. Ironbound
  9. Elimination
  10. Fuck You

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 40 concerts
2025 15 concerts
2024 74 concerts
2023 44 concerts
2022 27 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 22 concerts
2019 64 concerts
2018 15 concerts
2017 87 concerts
2016 44 concerts
2015 63 concerts
2014 57 concerts
2013 86 concerts
2012 60 concerts
2011 35 concerts
2010 90 concerts
2009 21 concerts
2008 48 concerts
2007 40 concerts
2006 49 concerts
2005 63 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 45 concerts
2002 17 concerts
2001 38 concerts
2000 50 concerts
1999 59 concerts
1998 64 concerts
1997 22 concerts
1996 107 concerts
1995 34 concerts
1994 68 concerts
1993 78 concerts
1992 47 concerts
1991 40 concerts
1990 75 concerts
1989 36 concerts
1988 71 concerts
1987 91 concerts
1986 56 concerts
1985 18 concerts
1984 24 concerts
1983 7 concerts
1982 7 concerts
1981 4 concerts
1980 1 concert
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