Swiss folk-metal legend Eluveitie and Motanka go on a joint 18-city tour as co-headliners. October-November 2026.
Eluveitie — Swiss folk-metal collective (founded 2002, 9 studio albums, over 1.5 million records sold) — announced on 22 January 2026 a joint European tour with Ukrainian Motanka in co-headliners format with 18 concerts over 28 days from 10 October to 6 November 2026. This is the first-ever major folk-metal tour combining Celtic and Slavic folk-metal traditions. Tour route: Zurich (Eluveitie hometown, 10 October), Basel, Bern, Geneva, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Brno, Kraków, Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna, Graz, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sofia. Total tour capacity — 42 thousand tickets (averaging 2300 per concert). This is Motanka's largest European tour ever (previous maximum 8 concerts). Motanka programme at each performance — 60 minutes (Eluveitie — 90 minutes). The programme will consist of: 5 tracks from 'Pagan Roots' (see separate news); 3 classic hits from previous albums. At 4 of 18 concerts (Zurich, Berlin, Budapest, Warsaw) — a special track 'East Meets Celtic' — joint performance of two bands with elements of Celtic and Slavic folk-metal language. Recording of selected performances will be included in the joint live album 'East-Celtic Roots Tour' (release February 2027).
