The heavy metal visionaries collectively known as AVATAR are elated to announce a monumental evening of music, pipe organs, dancers and theatrics at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2027.
The band will present ‘10 Years of Feathers & Flesh‘, a one night only performance celebrating the tenth anniversary of their landmark concept album.
“Feathers & Flesh changed the entire trajectory of how we work,” explains vocalist Johannes Eckerström. “Once you’ve started to think of the big picture in your work, you can’t put that genie back in the bottle. We’ve done all kinds of albums since then, and we will continue to do whatever the muses tell us to do. The thing they have in common, whether they’re comedy concept albums or satanic sock hops, is that we view them as paintings. They are cohesive pieces of work with a point.”
Following the acclaim of their latest studio album, Don’t Go In The Forest, a triumphant summer supporting Metallica across Europe on the M72 World Tour, and a blistering run of headline shows across the world on their Don’t Go In The Forest 2025-2027 Headline Tours, AVATAR intend to mark their territory by taking over one of the world’s most iconic stages.
On March 30, 2027 the band will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Feathers & Flesh, the landmark album that defined their cinematic vision, with an exclusive, one night only performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Fans can expect the album to be performed in its exclusive entirety, augmented by orchestral arrangements, dancers, a live choir and the members signature visual storytelling.
John Allfreddson, the band’s dream weaving drummer and founding member states, “I end up in a rollercoaster ride, emotions run through every bone of my body,” while reminiscing on the recording process of this record. “Half my mind ends up in another time and life in Dresden with this crazy lady laughing, painting owls, playing with microphones and water, hysterically and joyfully clapping her hands. The other half is in this dreamlike forest that only exists in my own mind… I ask myself, did we really create this?”
And so the anticipation and expectation builds of what we will come to witness on March 30, 2027.
Standard Tickets for this exclusive event go on sale via the band’s official website, AvatarMetal.com
Wednesday, July 8 at 13:00 BST. Limited VIP “Parliament Packages” and, “Talon Tickets” are available now through the band’s official fan club website, AvatarCountry.com
Formed by John Alfredsson and Jonas Jarlsby as teenagers, soon joined by Johannes Eckerström, Henrik Sandelin and Simon Andersson, Avatar started an evolution that would see a group always looking to connect what you hear with what you see. Once Andersson left and Tim Öhrström joined, they had all the ingredients to a brew so potent it would forge their names into the souls of millions. More than a band, Avatar has evolved to concept art. In order to keep going with the same drive as they had on day one, they make sure that what is made must be done. Every single time must matter more than ever before. No matter how far they get, they are sworn to remain underdogs. There is so much to do, to try. So many ways to rediscover the simple yet sublime power hidden inside an electric guitar.
For centuries the circus would come to town. Now, for the first time in history, the gravitational pull of Avatar is so strong that the town is coming to the circus. A circus deep in the forest. A forbidden place. A taboo you are destined to break.
