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The Ocean announce European headlining tour in autumn 2026

Author Benedetta Baldin - 12.6.2026

German post-metal group The Ocean revealed their new roster late last month after splitting from a number of important members, as per theprp. During that reorganisation, guitarists Emmanuel Jessua (Hypno5e) and Marco Gennaro joined the group, as did vocalists Enrico Tiberi (formerly EyeHate) and Lane Shi (Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Otay:onii). The band’s plans to release their new album “Solaris” on September 25th and the premiere of a music video for their debut single, “Light Pollution,” coincided with that significant revelation. Now that those introductions have been completed, the band is turning their focus to the road. They recently announced the dates for a headline tour of Europe this autumn.

With Psychonaut and The Devil’s Trade:

  • Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Futurum, Prague, Czechia
  • Friday, November 27, 2026 – Beatpol, Dresden, Germany
  • Saturday, November 28, 2026 – Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary
  • Sunday, November 29, 2026 – Vintage Industrial Bar, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Monday, November 30, 2026 – Szene, Vienna, Austria
  • Tuesday, December 01, 2026 – Zappa Barka, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Thursday, December 03, 2026 – Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece
  • Friday, December 04, 2026 – Cultural Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Saturday, December 05, 2026 – Rockstadt, Brasov, Romania
  • Sunday, December 06, 2026 – Quantic, Bucharest, Romania

With Psychonaut and Pothamus:

  • Tuesday, December 08, 2026 – Hype Park, Krakow, Poland
  • Wednesday, December 09, 2026 – Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
  • Thursday, December 10, 2026 – Angars, Riga, Latvia
  • Friday, December 11, 2026 – Paavli Kultuurivabrik, Tallinn, Estonia
  • Saturday, December 12, 2026 – On The Rocks, Helsinki, Finland

With Hypno5e and Pothamus:

  • Monday, December 14, 2026 – Kollektivet, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Tuesday, December 15, 2026 – Trädgår’n, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Thursday, December 17, 2026 – Parkteatret, Oslo, Norway
  • Friday, December 18, 2026 – Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
  • Sunday, December 20, 2026 – Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany

The Ocean is:

Robin Staps – guitar, vocals

In addition, the following musicians performed on this record:

Mattias Hägerstrand – bass
Jordi Farré – drums, percussion
Thorsten Quaeschning – keys
Enrico Tiberi – vocals, keys
Lane Shi – vocals
Emmanuel Jessua – guitar
Marco Gennaro – guitar
Orestis Zafiriou – keys
Simen Eifring – trombone
Jiawei Zhang – vibraphone

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