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Video footage available of King Diamond’s set at Sweden Rock Festival

Author Benedetta Baldin - 6.6.2025

On June 4, King Diamond kicked off their spring/summer 2025 European tour at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Matt Thompson on drums, Pontus Egberg on bass, Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead on guitars, and King Diamond on lead vocals make up the band’s current tour lineup. The trek’s backup vocals are being provided by Greek female vocalist Hel Pyre, who was Nervosa‘s bassist in the past.

Setlist:

  1. Arrival
  2. A Mansion In Darkness
  3. Halloween
  4. Voodoo
  5. Spider Lilly
  6. Sleepless Nights
  7. Welcome Home
  8. The Invisible Guests
  9. The Candle
  10. Masquerade Of Madness
  11. Electro Therapy
  12. Eye Of The Witch
  13. Burn
  14. Abigail
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Video footage available of King Diamond’s complete set at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles

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