Loudness announce their 45th Anniversary with dates in Europe and the U.S.
TOKYO, Japan — Loudness are undoubtedly the biggest Heavy Metal band to ever come out of Japan and they have just announced they are celebrating their 45th Anniversary.
The band was founded in 1981 and will now celebrate their 45th year by touring in Japan along with appearing at select shows in Europe and a handful of shows in the U.S. as well.
The group will also appear on the annual Monsters of Rock Cruise which leaves Miami on April 12th for a 5 day ocean voyage with stops at Puerto Platta and Great Stirrup Cay.
Blabbermouth have shared the following about the band in a new article: “LOUDNESS‘s lineup has changed multiple times since 1981, with the current incarnation consisting of three original members — lead singer Minoru Niihara, guitarist Akira Takasaki and bassist Masayoshi Yamashita — along with drummer Masayuki Suzuki, who joined the group in 2009.
Original LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi died in 2008 after a year-long battle with liver cancer.
After Niihara‘s 1988 departure from LOUDNESS, the band brought in American singer Mike Vescera as a replacement for a few years before recruiting former EZO singer Masaki Yamada. In 2001, Takasaki reunited the original LOUDNESS lineup, with Niihara, Yamashita and Higuchi.”
Loudness tour dates for 2026…
March 19th/21st @ “Hell’s Heroes 2026” Houston, TX
March 22nd @ “The Rock Box” San Antonio, TX
March 24th @ “Whisky A Go Go” Hollywood, CA
March 25th @ “Coach House” San Juan Capistrano, CA
April 12th thru 17th @ “Monsters Of Rock Cruise” Miami, FL
May 6th @ “Zepp Fukuoka” Fukuoka, Japan
May 8th @ “Zepp Namba” Osaka, Japan
May 10th @ “Kanazawa Eight Hall” Ishikawa, Japan
May 12th @ “Zepp Nagoya” Aichi, Japan
May 15th @ “Zepp Sapporo” Hokkaido, Japan
May 17th @ “Sendai Gigs” Miyagi, Japan
May 29th @ “Zepp Divercity Tokyo” Tokyo, Japan
July 3rd/5th @ “Barcelona Rock Fest” Barcelona, Spain
July 3rd/6th @ “Time To Rock” Knislinge, Sweden
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