German dark rockers Lord Of The Lost's huge "15 Years of Lord Of The Lost" European tour started in Nuremberg on Friday, revealing a secret kept in silence for quite a long time - Lord Of The Lost will be a six-piece, welcoming long-time crew member and friend Benjamin "Benji" Mundigler as an official band member.
Benji has been part of the band's live and studio crew for the past six years behind the scenes as a guitar tech, backliner, stage manager and monitor mixer. Now, his career at the side of the stage ends by starting a new exciting chapter as an additional guitarist and keyboard player, debuting as the band's official sixth member this past Friday. Benji already performed with Lord Of The Lost in December, when he stepped in at Lordfest for bassist Klaas, who had been struck down by a heavy migraine attack. Benji learned every song on the setlist on bass in one and a half hours!
Lead singer Chris Harms comments on this decision: "There are so many good reasons why it was long overdue for Benji to officially join us, but perhaps the one most important reason is: we all want it! It just feels right for all of us. And we are proud to have such a great talent as Benji in our band. We already made the decision in autumn 2023, and we are excited to finally present ourselves as a sextet. We are confident that the best fans in the world will welcome Benji with enthusiasm and open arms!"
Lord Of The Lost celebrates 15 years of existence with another fast-selling European tour. In addition, the band has just announced a video edition of the Blood & Glitter studio album, out on 10 May. Link
15 Years Of Lord Of The Lost:
26.03.24 CH - Pratteln
27.03.24 FR - Grenoble
29.03.24 ES - Barcelona
30.03.24 ES - Madrid
02.04.24 FR - Paris
03.04.24 LU - Luxembourg
04.04.24 DE - Frankfurt
05.04.24 DE - Cologne
06.04.24 NL - Amsterdam
17.04.24 CZ - Prague
18.04.24 HU - Budapest
19.04.24 AT - Vienna
20.04.24 DE - Stuttgart
23.04.24 NL - Eindhoven
24.04.24 DE - Berlin
25.04.24 PL - Warszawa
26.04.24 PL - Kraków
27.04.24 DE - Leipzig
U.S.A. + Canada 2024:
13.09.24 US - Baltimore, MD
14.09.24 US - New York, NY
15.09.24 US - Boston, MA
17.09.24 CA - Montreal, QC
18.09.24 CA - Toronto, ON
20.09.24 US - Cleveland, OH
22.09.24 US - Minneapolis, MN
24.09.24 US - Denver, CO
26.09.24 US - Phoenix, AZ
27.09.24 US - Los Angeles, CA
28.09.24 US - San Francisco, CA
Festivals:
06.08.06.24 PL - Gdańsk / Mystic Festival
14.16.06.24 UK - Donington Park / Download Festival
28.30.06.24 FI - Helsinki / Tuska Festival
09.11.08.24 BE - Kortrijk / Alcatraz Festival
10.11.08.24 DE - Hildesheim / M'era Luna
14.17.08 24 DE - Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze
24.08.24 DE - Wuppertal / Feuertal Festival
06.08.09.24 DE - Selb / Festival Mediaval (Exclusive Acoustic Show)
29.30.11.24 DE - Weissenhäuser Strand / Plage Noire
14.12.24 DE - Hamburg / Lordfest 2024
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