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The Vienna Woods

Vienna is situated on the western edge of the Vienna Basin, on the gentle slopes of the Vienna Woods, a branch of the foothills of the Alps. This “Green Lung” is part of the (legally protected) green belt. In 2005, the Vienna Woods were also designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO – a designation for areas with a special cultural and natural landscape. A world city partially situated in a Biosphere Reserve is not only something special, but also unique anywhere in the world!

Vienna is located at 16˚ east longitude and 48˚ north latitude , at the transition between two climate zones: the moderate, Central European transitional climate and the dryer, Pannonian climate. The Vienna Woods Biosphere Reserve in Vienna covers an impressive 9,900 hectares. Specifically, it encompasses the seven Viennese districts of Hietzing, Penzing, Ottakring, Hernals, Währing, Döbling and Liesing. The aim is to protect nature, where living space and species require this protection, but simultaneously to develop the region further through responsible management.

In an area spanning 1350 km ² , the Wienerwald provides a habitat for 2,000 plant species, 150 bird species and many other endangered animals. T This is why the extinct Ural Owl was reintroduced here. Just three years after reintroduction, a sensation occurred : For the first time in Austria in 50 years, two Ural Owls reproduced in the wild - in the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald in 2011! The endangered green lizard has also found a home here. There are numerous different tours to familiarize you with the diversity (of species) of the Wienerwald.Especially exciting and informative is the "Day of the Species" , held annually in a different part of the biosphere park, which invites visitors to explore different habitats, always offers a colorful family program and pampers with regional culinary delicacies. 15 nature reserves and 4 national parks constitute these unique natural landscapes - as do meadows, pastures, fields and vineyards.

For the most part, the vineyard locations have maintained their village character and extend an invitation to while away carefree hours drinking, eating and listening to Viennese music at cozy 'Heurige' taverns and outdoor dining areas. By the way, Vienna is the only city to have vineyard operations within its city limits!

The Vienna Woods contain a network of marked walking and hiking paths and are therefore an ideal local recreational area, which can be easily reached using Vienna's public transport system. The true local mountains for the Viennese in the ridge of the Vienna Woods are the Leopoldsberg and the Kahlenberg , on which the Stefaniewarte look-out (named after Crown Princess Stephanie) invites you to pay a visit. From here, a view across the city and the Vienna Woods can be enjoyed. On clear days, one can see as far as the Schneeberg and Rax mountains, the last foothills of the Alps, from where the city sources its excellent drinking water .

Info points can be found at heavily frequented points of the Biosphere Reserve. In addition to information about the landscape with its specific flora and fauna, these info points offer tips for recreational and leisure activities in the area as well as products from the region.

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Leave the city behind and discover the beautiful Vienna Woods , explore the Heiligenkreuz Abbey , and see the largest underground lake in Europe.

At the indicated time, we'll meet in the center of Vienna. We'll then leave the Austrian capital behind to explore a more natural landscape: the Vienna Woods. These forested highlands have been designated a Biosphere Reserve and stretch from the city to the foothills of the Alps.

The first stop will be the Heiligenkreuz Abbey , a Cistercian monastery founded in 1133 , making it the oldest continuously occupied monastery of its kind in the world. Visit its Medieval cloisters, where you'll find the tombs of the last members of the Babenberg dynasty.

The route will then continue to Lake Hinterbrühl , where we'll visit its mysterious grotto. This lake grotto has been a tourist attraction for years due to its peculiar layout. Did you know that the Hinterbrühl is also the largest underground lake in Europe ?

Finally, the tour will end back at the meeting point around 5 hours later.

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Experience the southern part of the Vienna Woods

Experience with us many interesting sights of the southern part of Vienna Woods during this half day tour. You will drive from Vienna via the Roman city  Baden  to the romantic  Helenental , where the memorial chapel of  Mayerling  is located. Here the lives of Crowne Prince Rudolph and Baronesse Vetsera found an unhappy ending.

The next highlight is a guided tour of the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz. The abbey was established in 1133 and is famous for its medieval cloistered courtyard. It also houses the remains of the last descendant of the Babenberger – an important Austrian ruling dynasty in the early middle-ages. In Heiligenkreuz, there will be a short break with coffee and refreshments before the tour continues on to Baden. In Baden you will go on a casual walk around the town with a local guide .

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Vienna Woods and Mayerling Highlights

Embark on an enchanting half-day small-group journey to the picturesque southern part of the Vienna Woods with our Vienna Woods and Mayerling Highlights tour. Traverse the storybook forest highlands of Austria in the comfort of a coach, where the landscape unfolds like a series of captivating woodland portraits. As you make your way to Abbey Heiligenkreuz and the Seegrotte Hinterbruhl, immerse yourself in the beauty of the northeastern foothills of the Alps.

Our first destination is Heiligenkreuz Abbey, a monastery with roots dating back to 1133. Explore the medieval cloister and the burial place of the influential Babenberg dynasty, the oldest ruling dynasty in Austria, whose legacy has shaped the country's history for centuries.

Then take a scenic boat trip to discover Europe's largest underground lake, Seegrotte Hinterbruhl. En route, pass by the historic Holdrichsmuhle, once an old mill where the renowned composer Franz Schubert found inspiration for his music. Conclude the bus tour at Seegrotte Hinterbruhl, where the largest underground lake in Europe awaits. Cruise through mystically lit galleries, where the green shimmering water and rugged stone walls create a truly unique atmosphere. All entrance fees are included in this extraordinary tour, culminating at the awe-inspiring underground lake.

All entrance fees are included in this very unusual tour ending at the underground lake! Don't forget to book early because this Austrian tour is sure to fill up quickly!

Please Note: All guests must bring a valid passport. This tour begins and ends in central Vienna. Transportation to and from the pier is not included.

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Regardless of whether you’re planning a one-day excursion from Vienna, a multifaceted family holiday or a short weekend stay, these excellent and top-notch excursion destinations will ensure that you experience the best of the Vienna Woods.

Public transport facilities can be used to reach most of the excursion destinations in the Vienna Woods.  S-Bahn connections  and (for example) the  Badner-Bahn service make it possible for you to quickly and easily arrive at your destination. Regardless of whether you’re interested in the region’s history or cultural treasures, the wonderful landscape or spectacular views, you can rest assured that the Vienna Woods offer picturesque excursion destinations that will appeal to every visitor!

Excursion destinations that link nature to culture

As the name suggests, the  Laxenburg palace grounds  contain lavish pleasure grounds, which also allow you to marvel at the medieval buildings of the Altes Schloss (old castle) and the Blauer Hof (blue court). However, the palace grounds also constitute a delightful excursion destination for families with children, because there are various playing opportunities and offerings such as boat rides on the palace pond.

The  Sparbach Nature Park  will appeal to visitors of all ages. In addition to discovering the ruins located along the numerous paths leading through the park, you will also be able to observe free-roaming wild boars and other wild animals. Lavish playgrounds round off the package of facilities for children.

The KulTourweg Helenental guides untiring hikers through river landscapes and directly up to Stift Heiligenkreuz, which is a top-notch excursion destination. At a length of 26 km, the path runs through landscapes that offer both nature and culture in equal measure. It also provides beautiful views of the Vienna Woods.

Excursion destinations in the Vienna Woods for circumstances involving bad weather

It’s worth it to go on a trip to the Vienna Woods, even in situations involving bad weather. For example, there are, in addition to the various  museums , sacred structures like the  Klosterneuburg Monastery  and the Stift Heiligenkreuz that you can visit. The themed guided tours and exhibitions that are available at these sites will always ensure that you learn something new about the connection between worldly culture and sacred culture.

If you are primarily looking for an excursion destination where you will be able to relax, the  Römertherme Baden  is the right destination for you. You can enjoy the modern wellness landscapes and the famous sulphuric healing waters of the thermal spring in any weather!

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More than 60 criteria need to be fulfilled in order to be honoured with the ‘ Top attraction in Lower Austria’ seal of quality . In this regard, excursion destinations have to meet numerous standards that guarantee that visitors will feel comfortable. This covers everything from bilingual cash register employees to attractive waiting zones and well-sorted shops.

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Exploring the Vienna Woods: Mayerling, the Seegrotte, and Heiligenkreuz Abbey

Exploring the vienna woods: mayerling, seegrotte, and heiligenkreuz abbey.

The ‘ Vienna Woods ‘. Rising to the northwest of Vienna atop the very first foothills of the Austrian Alps, the Wienerwald is a beautiful green belt and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve actually within the city limits of Vienna. With over 500 square miles of forest to wander through, it also makes the perfect day trip to get out of Vienna proper and do some biking or light hiking. Indeed this is one of the planned uses for the Vienna Woods, with 39 mountain biking trails and 12 hiking routes. Not feeling quite so ambitious? Vienna is ALSO the only city with proper vineyards inside the city limits as well, and you can sample the fruits of these vineries at the Heuriger restaurant/taverns in the small communities that dot the woods.

As a traveler in Vienna, there are really two ways to make a daytrip out into the Vienna woods.

The first (and easiest) is a day wandering through the trails that connect the small villages immediately ringing the northwest of Vienna.  Some of them, like the village of Klosterneuburg with its monastery/winery/museum offerings, justify a whole day in their own right. Others, like Cobenzl and Kahlenberg, serve more as convenient stopping points in between long walks than as destinations in themselves. These points are all connected to Vienna by public transport and by fairly bike-able roads and trails, so if you want an independent freewheeling day out of the city this is the way to go.

If you do visit these communities, whether Klosterneuburg or Nußdorf or Döbling or Gablitz, make sure to spend some time wandering the streets of the villages as well. Apart from manicured vineyards, you’ll find quaint old churches and winding streets and surprisingly good museums . Though most won’t (and I didn’t myself), you could easily spend several days exploring just the small communities of the Vienna Woods. To be honest, most of the tourists who get so far as the Vienna Woods will only visit some of the closest settlements to Vienna. Grinzing, Cobenzl, and Kahlenberg seem to get the most visitors on account of both proximity to Vienna and the fact that public busses and private bus tours both pass down the well-maintained road that connects the three to each other. These all offer a very different experience from central Vienna, but they’re close enough that you can skip through several in the course of one easy day.

Even if you only get that far, a trip out to the Wienerwald should be a cool experience and a very different side of the Austrian capital compared to the standard ‘ Museums and Cafes and Hapsburgs ‘ bit that Vienna is most known for.

Push even further, deeper into the Vienna Woods and away from the warm embrace of the city, and you’ll see far fewer tourists and 800-year-old monasteries and unsolved murders and underground boat rides in old gypsum mines. It’s relatively unknown to foreign tourists, completely different from the mental image I had of Vienna even after a couple of visits, and all the more delightful because of that. Plus, the views back towards the city as you enter the woods are hard to argue with!

Mayerling Hunting Lodge

Though admittedly not the most photogenic of the bunch, the Mayerling Hunting Lodge has easily the most interesting history. This is an active Carmelite cloister, but this is not why people come. There’s a small chapel and exhibition space open to the public, but this is also an aside.

People visit Mayerling because of Crown Prince Rudolph, his mistress the Baroness Mary Vetsera, and their (still not entirely certain) murder/suicide pact. This moment (known as the ‘Mayerling Incident’ for the hunting lodge where it all went down) disrupted European politics, altered the line of succession of the House of Hapsburg, and lead indirectly to the start of World War I. A tall order for a small house in the middle of the Vienna Woods.

Visitors today can see only a sliver of this history, both in the sense that the bodies and the artifacts have largely been taken away and in that most of the grounds are closed to the public as an active cloister for Carmelite nuns. The bed in which Mary Vetsera died and then Prince Rudolph apparently shot himself has long been removed, and over that spot now stands the altar of the cloister (which is open to the public for Sunday Mass as well as during the week to tourists). The body of the Crown Prince eventually ended up in the Hapsburgs crypts in Vienna, while that of the young  Baroness has been interred and exhumed several times in the graveyard of the nearby Heiligenkreuz Abbey (see below) – the first burial of which took place mere hours after the bodies were discovered and which lead to much speculation about the veracity of the official story of events that took place that night. What remains are a few castoff antiques and furniture, the original sarcophagus in which Mary Vetsera was buried, and a host of unanswered questions about what really went down at Mayerling on the night of the 30th January 1889. Oh, and there’s a gift shop.

Admission: Adults: 5.7 € Children: 3 € (ages 6-14)

Operating Hours: April thru December: 9:00 – 17:00 Daily January thru March: 9:00 – 16:30 Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays

Get There : The Mayerling Hunting Lodge is just north of Baden bei Wien. From the town the 459 Bus runs once per hour on weekdays to the Lodge and then on to Heiligenkreuz Abbey. To get to Baden bei Wien you can take an S-Bahn S1 train from Wien Miedling, though not all cars make the full journey so you may have to switch at Modling. The full map can be found here , though the official Baden Bei Wien website also helpfully offers information on how to arrive on your own private airplane!

Learn More : Official Lodge website .

Heiligenkreuz Abbey

There are a monk-ton of abbeys in the near vicinity of Vienna, with two of the most well-known to tourists at Klosterneuburg Stift  in the Vienna Woods *just* outside the city and the ginormous Benedictine Melk Abbey in the Wachau Valley under an hour from town. For many, then, the trip all the way out to Heiligenkreuz is not a top priority and rightly shouldn’t be. It’s further, smaller, and less historically important; yet somehow these things are what make it such a nice area to wander through if you do have the time. This is oldest continuously occupied Cistercian monastery in the world, and though there are only around 50 monks today it remains religiously important as the home of a relic of the True Cross and a center of religious study.

The vaulted hallways, vaulted tombs, and vaulted chapels make the interior of the monastery extremely photogenic. The distance from the city combined with the requirement of a guided tour (guided by monks, if you aren’t part of a group booking!) to see most of the abbey means that it isn’t crowded at all. The central courtyard, through which you pass to enter both the abbey and the church, is downright peaceful. Water trickles over small fountains, leaves waft gently down from the branches of tall trees to the gravel below, and occasionally a cassocked monk wanders through on what is presumably the work of God. Well, or maybe he’s just mulling over a particularly tough theological question – the Heiligenkreuz Abbey has long been known as a center of monastic learning and can, in fact, grant degrees under the aegis of the  Pontifical Athanaeum system .

It may not have the amazing view over the Danube that the Melk Abbey commands, or the acres of vineyards of Klosterneuburg, but for a visit to a working monastery away from most of the crowds this is a fantastic trip out from the city and a good place to explore deeper into the Vienna Woods.

Admission: Adults: 8 € Seniors: 7 € Children and Students: 4 € Family Card: 14 € (2 Adults + 2 Children) Operating Hours: (Admission is by guided tour only, on the following schedule.) Monday thru Saturday: 10:00, 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Sunday and Feastdays(!): 11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 Probably a good idea to email ( [email protected]) or call (+ 43-2258-8703-0) in advance to arrange a tour. Get There As with Mayerling Hunting Lodge, the Heiligenkreuz Abbey is just north of Baden bei Wien. From either the Lodge or the town, the 459 Bus runs once per hour on weekdays. (The distance between Mayerling and Heiligenkreuz Abbey is under 4km, so if you’ve missed the bus it could also make sense just to walk.) Stay There Baden bei Wien is itself a 500+ year old spa town in the Vienna woods and surrounded by Heurigen. A better option than making individual daytrips from Vienna could be to base here and visit all the spots nearby within a couple of days. There are spa hotels in town, of course, but hostels seem pretty thin on the ground for budget travelers. although there is one AirBnB property . Learn More : Official website .

SeeGrotte ‘Lake Cave’

On the other side of the Vienna Woods, an intentional explosion with unexpected consequences created the SeeGrotte – equal parts pure tourist trap and somehow surprisingly unknown given how attractive it actually is. From 1848 to 1912 this was the Hinterbrühl gypsum mine, but expansion plans for the mine grew too ambitious and a blasting operation to dig even further into the rock resulted in a slow but steady flood that filled the lower floor of the caverns with 20 million liters of water.

That’s a fairly big problem for miners, of course, but also an opportunity for the tourism sector! In the 30’s the former mine site was opened as a tourist attraction featuring an underground boat ride, and as a tourist today you can join a guided group as it winds through the tunnel and down a long staircase to a subterranean pier.

The mine and ride are both fairly photogenic (be ready to crank up that ISO, though) but perhaps more interesting is the fact that after the Anschluss  the Nazis turned the unflooded upper floor of the mine into an aircraft assembly planet with the use of prisoner labor from the nearby concentration camp. Very small exhibits to both this period and to the cave’s time as a working mine are shown inside, though on my tour through there was only a brief moment to take them in before we were hurried off towards the exit. This is by no means a crucial stop while exploring the area around Vienna, but it was definitely an interesting diversion.

  Admission: Adults:   10 € Children: 7 € (4-14 years old) Family Card: 27 € (2 adults + 2 children) Operating Hours : April thru October: 9:00 – 17:00 daily, last entrance 16:15 November thru March: 9:00 – 15:00 daily, last entrance 14:15 Get There: Take the S1 or S2 trains from Vienna to Modling station ( full S-Bahn map here ), from which several busses run to “Seegrotte Hinterbrühl” station just in front of the entrance. Expect the full trip to take around an hour and a half if you’re lucky with connections, though it should only cost about 5€ each way. Learn More :  Official website .

I’ve visited Vienna several times, both independently and while working as a photographer with GetYourGuide. Getting out into the fringes Vienna Woods is pretty easy. Public transit goes to Grinzing, Klosterneuburg, and Nussdorf from Vienna, and at each of these you can catch hiking trails or public busses up into the woods. GetYourGuide has several options here, among them a  City Tour and Danube Cruise that drives through the Vienna Woods but only actually stops briefly at Cobenzl, but if you have the time it’s worth exploring on your own for the day.

If you want to get to the further afield spots like Mayerling, the SeeGrotte, or Heiligenkreuz Abbey it gets a bit more complicated. Something like the  Woods and Mayerling Half Day Tour  visits all of these on a group bus, but to do it independently you’re basically going to need to rent a car or pick one per day to get to via public transit. 

Looking for somewhere to stay in Vienna? I really enjoyed the  Hostel Ruthensteiner  for a chill hangout, while  Wombats   was an interesting party hostel if you’re so inclined. On the other side of the budget spectrum, the Intercontinental Vienna is in a great location and makes a solid use of IHG points.

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Vienna Woods Winter Wine Tour (Nov - Mar)

Walking through the Woods in Winter

Wine, Vines & Good Times!

Discover world-class wines, picturesque villages & wonderfully green landscapes on our farm-to-table Vienna Wine Tour.

• Discover the origins of Austrian viticulture since the middle ages and its progression to modern day as we visit one of Austria's oldest wine institutions
• Exclusive and intimate wine tasting encompassing all indigenous and specialty wines unique to the Thermal Region
• Enjoy a short & gentle walk through pretty vineyards linking two of Austria's oldest wine villages
• Native English-speaker and local wine expert on hand throughout

Introduction

The German name for Vienna is 'Wien'. Rearrange that and you get wine. If that hasn't convinced you already to join our tour, then consider that Vienna is surrounded by renowned wine regions, from the sun-baked Burgenland to the southeast and the famous Wachau Valley to the west. The province of Lower Austria is considered the cradle of Austrian viticulture, so we want to take you to the beautiful vineyards of its Thermal Region, just south of Vienna. Home to traditionally quaint wine villages and unique wines, we showcase this lesser known yet truly gorgeous Austrian wine region…

Vienna Woods Wine Tour - Winter Itinerary (Nov-Mar)

• 9:40am - Meet & greet We meet at the main entrance of Wien Mitte train station for initial introductions before boarding our train. Head to the u-bahn station ‘Landstraße’ on the U3 orange or the U4 green lines.
• Train ride to the Thermal Region Our train brings us directly to the vineyards of the Thermal Region and seemingly right back into the middle ages…
• The past, present and future of Austrian vititculture With a welcome glass of sekt in your hand, and in the ideal setting within the grounds of Austria’s second oldest wine making institution, you’ll discover how monks became wine pioneers of their time, spreading their expertise across Europe and forming new wine regions as they went.
• Short vineyard walk between villages We then walk for around 20 minutes through the pretty vineyard landscape, as we head to arguably one of Austria’s most historic wine making villages…
• Traditional Austrian lunch in Gumpoldskirchen We go for lunch at a local ‘Heurige’ or wine tavern (lunch not included).
• Wine tasting and Q&A with local vintner The highlight of the day is our visit to a local wine maker in Gumpoldskirchen to taste the full range of local varieties. This is a wonderfully intimate, unhurried experience, with plenty of opportunities to discuss all aspects of viticulture.
• 5/5:30pm - Arrive back to Vienna by train The tour ends with a short train ride back to the city, giving you plenty time to relax before your evening activities

Experience Highlights

Local guide:, experience duration.

7 Hours 30 Minutes

Number of wineries visited

Wine types tasted.

• Sparkling Wine

Sights on the tour

• Tasting Room

Transport included?

Yes, all transport included

Accommodation included?

Not included

Food included?

Available in these languages:.

Vienna, Austria

Experience starting point

Outside the front entrance of 'Wien Mitte' train station

Experience ending point

The same as starting point

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Yes Live on Tour in 2024: Setlist, How To Get Tickets, & More

E nglish prog-rock legends Yes finally kicked off their 2024 tour in Lisbon, Portugal just last night. And it was a night to remember for Portuguese fans.

The Classic Tales of Yes Tour was similarly amazing last year when it first launched, and this year’s leg is no different. The band was as committed as always to putting on one hell of a show. They delivered a varied but fan-favorite set list, which you can check out below:

1. “Machine Messiah”

2. “It Will Be A Good Day”

3. “Going For The One”

4. “I’ve Seen All Good People”

5. “America” (cover of Simon and Garfunkel)

6. “Time And A Word”

7. “Don’t Kill The Whale”

8. “Turn Of The Century”

9. “South Side Of The Sky”

10. “Cut From The Stars”

11. Medley: “The Revealing Science of God”, “The Remembering”, “The Ancient”, “Ritual”

12. “Roundabout”

13. “Starship Trooper”

If last night’s first concert is any indication, this is going to be a top-notch international tour. And it will likely be even better with the co-headlining addition of Deep Purple later this year.

The next stop of the Yes 2024 Tour will be on May 2 in Madrid, Spain at Riviera. The final stop on the tour will be on June 4 in London, England at Royal Albert Hall. Then, the band will kick off their tour with Deep Purple on August 14 in Hollywood, Florida at Hard Rock Live.

Ready to score some tickets to see Yes? All presale events for this tour have since ended and all of the listed tour dates are available for public sale. Ticketmaster has some stock available, as well as Stubhub .

We recommend checking Stubhub first since you might find tickets available that are cheaper in price than face value. And you really can’t beat the FanProtect Program, which ensures that your purchase is 100% legitimate and scam-free. It’s worth checking, at the very least!

For all non-US tour dates, our go-to ticketing platform is Viagogo . There are plenty of tickets in stock there, and you might get lucky and find a good deal.

Get your tickets now , before they sell out completely!

Yes 2024 Tour Dates

May 2 – Madrid, Spain – Riviera

May 3 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Parallel 62

May 5 – Rome, Italy – La Nuvola

May 6 – Milan, Italy – Teatro Arcimboldi

May 8 – Padova, Italy – Gran Teatro Geox

May 9 – Zurich, Switzerland – Kongresshaus

May 11 – Vienna, Austria – Simm City

May 12 – Berlin, Germany – Theater am Potsdamer Platz

May 14 – Halle, Germany – Steintor Variete

May 15 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma

May 17 – Arnheim, Netherlands – Music Sacrum Theatre

May 18 – Mönchengladbach, Germany – Red Box

May 20 – Paris, France – Salle Pleyel

May 21 – Luxembourg – Rockhall

May 23 – Manchester, UK – Bridgewater Hall

May 24 – Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

May 26 – Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

May 28 – York, UK – York Barbican

May 29 – Southend, UK – Cliffs Pavilion

May 31 – Bristol, UK – Beacon

June 1 – Birmingham, UK – Symphony Hall

June 2 – Gateshead, UK – The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

June 4 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall

August 14 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live (with Deep Purple)

August 15 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Event Center (with Deep Purple)

August 17 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (with Deep Purple)

August 19 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena (with Deep Purple)

August 21 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center (with Deep Purple)

August 22 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (with Deep Purple)

August 23 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (with Deep Purple)

August 25 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (with Deep Purple)

August 27 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (with Deep Purple)

August 28 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion (with Deep Purple)

August 30 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (with Deep Purple)

August 31 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center (with Deep Purple)

September 1 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (with Deep Purple)

September 3 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater (with Deep Purple)

September 4 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC (with Deep Purple)

September 6 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (with Deep Purple)

September 7 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (with Deep Purple)

September 8 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (with Deep Purple)

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