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Video footage and setlist available from Nevermore’s return to the stage in Istanbul

Author Benedetta Baldin - 2.4.2026

On April 1st, Nevermore returned to the stage for their first performance since their breakup in 2011, as per theprp. Naturally, a completely different version of the band was also unveiled live during tonight’s performance in Istanbul, Turkey. The rest of the group is made up of new members, with drummer Van Williams and guitarist Jeff Loomis keeping their respective positions. The late Warrel Dane has been replaced as lead vocalist by Berzan Önen. Semir Özerkan has been brought in on bass, and Jack Cattoi has taken over on the guitar. Following a rigorous audition procedure, the band announced those member changes in February of this year.

Setlist:

  1. Ophidian
  2. Beyond Within
  3. My Acid Words
  4. Engines Of Hate
  5. This Sacrament
  6. The Seven Tongues Of God
  7. Final Product
  8. Narcosynthesis
  9. I, Voyager
  10. Moonrise (Through Mirrors of Death)
  11. The Heart Collector
  12. Enemies of Reality
  13. Sentient 6
  14. This Godless Endeavor
  15. The River Dragon Has Come
  16. The Obsidian Conspiracy
  17. Believe in Nothing
  18. Born
  19. Dead Heart In A Dead World

Upcoming shows:

  • Friday, April 24, 2026 – Santiago, Chile – Teatro Cariola
  • Sunday, April 26, 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Bangers Open Air
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Carioca Club Pinheiros
  • Sunday, July 26, 2026 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Hills of Rock
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Râșnov, Romania – Rockstadt Extreme Festival
  • Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra Blue Stage
  • Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken
  • Monday, August 3, 2026 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7 Open Air (with Savatage)
  • Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Jaroměř, Czechia – Brutal Assault
  • Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Derbyshire, United Kingdom – Bloodstock Open Air
  • Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Alcatraz Festival
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja (with Savatage)
  • Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – Leipzig, Germany – Parkbühne (with Savatage)
  • Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Bonn, Germany – KUNST!RASEN (with Savatage)
  • Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Carhaix‑Plouguer, France – Motocultor Festival
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