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Kreator tour dates 2026

Kreator has 22 upcoming shows between Friday, November 13, 2026 and Wednesday, June 23, 2027, across 18 countries, including Kazakhstan, Brazil, Malta, Georgia, Cyprus. The next one is on Friday, November 13, 2026, in St. Julian's, Malta (St George's Bay).

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Tour dates by city: St. Julian's · Nur-sultan · Almaty · Tbilisi · Pyrgos · Athina · Belgrade · Weissenhäuser Strand · Ciudad De México · Bogotá · Heredia · Lima · Santiago · Montevideo · Buenos Aires · São Paulo · Curitiba · Maastricht · Interlaken · Oslo

More concerts: Brazil · Malta · Greece · Serbia · Germany

Tour dates elsewhere: Bandsintown · Songkick

About

Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Frédéric Leclercq. The band's line-up has changed multiple times throughout its 44-year career, most noticeably their bassists and lead guitarists. Petrozza and Reil are the only two original members left in Kreator, although the latter left the band in 1994 but rejoined in 1996. Yli-Sirniö has been the lead guitarist of Kreator since 2001, while Leclercq joined in 2019 as the replacement of Christian "Speesy" Giesler, who had been in the band since 1994.

To date, Kreator has released sixteen studio albums, two EPs, two live albums and three compilation albums. They gained a large underground fanbase within the international thrash metal community, with their second studio album Pleasure to Kill (1986) regarded as an influential album of the genre. Many of their subsequent albums — including Terrible Certainty (1987), Extreme Aggression (1989), and Coma of Souls (1990) — were also highly acclaimed. Despite being an influential band, as well as one of the first European thrash metal bands to sign to a major label (signing to Epic Records in 1988), Kreator did not achieve mainstream popularity until later albums, including their thirteenth studio album Phantom Antichrist (2012) and its follow-up Gods of Violence (2017), both of which charted highly in many countries, with the latter reaching number one on the German charts. Their latest studio album, Krushers of the World, was released on 16 January 2026.

Kreator has achieved worldwide sales of over two million units for combined sales of all their albums, making them one of the best-selling German thrash metal bands of all time. Along with Destruction, Sodom and Tankard, they are credited as one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash metal, responsible for developing and popularizing the German thrash metal scene, as well as pioneering the then-emerging death metal and black metal genres during the mid-1980s. The staff of Loudwire named them the 31st best metal band of all time in 2016. In 2025, Zahra Huselid of Screen Rant included the band in the site's list of "10 Best Thrash Metal Bands Who Weren't The Big Four".

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Kreator est un groupe allemand de thrash metal, originaire d'Essen. Leur style musical est similaire à celui de Destruction et Sodom, les deux autres plus grands groupes du thrash metal allemand. Ces trois groupes sont souvent crédités pour avoir lancé le death metal, grâce à des éléments sonores qui aideront à l'émergence du genre. Le groupe est formé en 1982 sans nom, mais décide d'emprunter le nom de Tormentor en 1984. Ils jouent à l'origine du speed metal inspirés par Venom. Les chansons de Kreator débutent dans la veine du thrash metal tout en s'orientant metal industriel et gothique de 1992 à 1999, avant de revenir à leur son classique thrash metal.

Depuis sa création, Kreator a fait paraître 14 albums studio, deux EPs, un album live et trois compilations musicales. Le groupe fait paraître son premier album, Endless Pain, en 1985. Malgré la popularité modérée de leurs premiers albums, dont Pleasure to Kill (1986), aux États-Unis, Kreator ne parvient au succès commercial qu'à partir de 2009 lors de la parution de son douzième album, Hordes of Chaos, qui atteint la 165e place du classement Billboard 200 et qui débute 16e aux Media Control Charts, la plus haute place du groupe dans ce classement. En juin 2012, Kreator fait paraître son treizième album, Phantom Antichrist, qui a bien été reçu par la presse spécialisée.

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Questions about Kreator’s tour

When is Kreator’s next show?

Kreator’s next show is on Friday, November 13, 2026, in St. Julian's, Malta (St George's Bay).

How many shows does Kreator have in 2026?

Kreator has 19 shows listed in 2026, in 19 cities.

Where is Kreator touring in 2026?

Kreator is scheduled to play in St. Julian's (Malta), Ataşehir, Istanbul, Nur-sultan (Kazakhstan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Tbilisi (Georgia), Pyrgos (Cyprus), Athina (Greece) and 14 other cities.

When does Kreator play in St. Julian's?

Kreator plays in St. Julian's on Friday, November 13, 2026 at St George's Bay.

When does Kreator play in Ataşehir?

Kreator plays in Ataşehir on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at JJ Arena.

When does Kreator play in Istanbul?

Kreator plays in Istanbul on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at Volkswagen Arena.

Where can I buy tickets for Kreator?

Each date in the list above links to its ticket page when there is one, through sellers such as bandsintown.com.

Where can I listen to Kreator?

Kreator is on Apple Music, Bandcamp, Deezer, Qobuz, SoundCloud. The links are at the top of this page.

How do I keep up with new Kreator dates?

Add the dates to your calendar (iCal) or subscribe to the RSS feed, both linked under the list of shows. You can also follow Kreator to get an email as soon as a show is announced near you.

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