Live In Concert-Scorpions-Donetsk

Since we love live music; we decided we would provide information about some of the Western Bands (and maybe some Ukrainian?) that have performances planned in Ukraine. This may be interesting to Expats who might not be aware of these events or to Ukrainians that like Western Pop/Rock music. This is the first in a series…

The German heavy metal band Scorpions have been around since the 1960’s. Their top hits include Wind of Change, Rock You Like a Hurricane and No One Like You. Last year they announced that they will retire after touring to support their latest release, Sting in the Tail.

Following the show-business “send off” concept, in 2010 they gave concerts in Kiev and Odessa in the frames of the so-called “farewell tour” which was supposed to last for 2 years. Pretty long for a farewell, but nobody minds “Scorpions” to be on the stage for a longer period of time. This fall they are coming to Ukraine again on September 30^th, making a strange city choice: Donetsk, but it’s understandable considering the fact they’ve said farewell to Kiev and Odessa and remembering the overhauled Donetsk football stadium, where they were invited. Tickets are available online, but you have to book, and buy them before September 11^th.  You are able to purchase  a coupon, which works like a 50% discount (but really it is a 50% pre-payment) and can be exchanged for a ticket through (in the concert ticket office in Donetsk only) www.superdeal.com.ua/, where you are supposed to choose the city «Донецк» on the top to find the “Scorpions” concert among upcoming events. A count down to the concert is shown here: http://www.kult-revolution.com.ua/

It is our understanding that they will also headline the Wacken Open Air Festival (http://www.wacken.com/) in Germany next August and this goodbye tour might not actually end until 2013! Maybe we will try to catch them but tickets for Beethoven’s Farewell tour might be in the cards instead.

Posted by our Music Editor