The German band behind “Wind of Change” and “Still Loving You” bring their summer 2027 European tour to The O2, with Swedish band Europe as special guests.
Scorpions, the German rock band behind “Wind of Change”, bring the Love, Peace & Rock ’N’ Roll Tour to The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Tuesday 6 July 2027. Europe join them as special guests.
Guitarist Rudolf Schenker formed the band in Hanover in 1965. Klaus Meine has sung with them since 1969, and lead guitarist Matthias Jabs joined in 1978.
Love at First Sting, in 1984, carried “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Still Loving You”. They were the first heavy metal band from a non-English-speaking country to find international success.
“Wind of Change”, from Crazy World in 1990, became an anthem of the changes in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has sold over 14 million copies, and the band’s record sales are estimated at over 100 million.
Schenker is the one founding member still on stage. The band reissued their 1972 debut, Lonesome Crow, in a new mix in 2026, and the 2027 tour runs through Europe across the summer.
Europe, from Upplands Väsby in Sweden, reached a worldwide audience in 1986 with “The Final Countdown”. Joey Tempest and John Norum, two of the band’s founders, still lead it.