World-famous musicians to perform in Turkey and meet their fans in 2025
Turkey is preparing to host world-famous musicians this year. Renowned artists, rock bands, and metal legends will thrill their fans with concerts in Turkey. Global stars such as Guns N' Roses, Buika, Alessandro Safina, and Mireille Mathieu will meet music lovers in Turkey.
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Turkey is preparing to host many famous names this year. So, which famous names will perform and when? Here are those legendary names:
The US rock band Guns N’ Roses will perform a full-scale concert in Turkey for the first time in 32 years as part of their 2025 European tour. The band will meet music lovers at the Istanbul BJK Tüpraş Stadium on June 2.
Progressive metal band Persefone will take the stage in Istanbul on January 25. The band will perform at IF Performance Hall and will meet their fans in Ankara on January 26.
Norwegian cinematic folk and pop band Kalandra will perform in Istanbul on February 7. Emerging from Oslo, the cinematic folk/pop music group Kalandra is coming to IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş.
Italian tenor Alessandro Safina will meet art lovers in Istanbul on January 12. The famous tenor will take the stage at the Istanbul Congress Center.
Kaleida, known for their song 'Think' in the Keanu Reeves-starring film John Wick, will meet their fans at IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş in Istanbul on February 11.
The US pop-rock band OneRepublic will meet music lovers at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul on February 18 as part of their 'Artificial Paradise' tour.
Spanish Grammy-winning artist Buika and Kibariye will appear before the audience at the Volkswagen Arena on February 19.
French artist Mireille Mathieu, known for tracks such as 'La Paloma Adieu', 'Mon Credo', and 'Une Histoire d’Amour', will perform in Istanbul on February 20 and in Ankara on February 22. With over 1,200 songs in 9 different languages and over 120 million record sales worldwide, Mireille Mathieu is described by the French press as the successor to Édith Piaf.
British rock band Wishbone Ash will meet the audience in Ankara on February 25 and in Istanbul on February 27.
German heavy metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell will be on stage at the Istanbul JJ Arena on March 22.
Tarja Turunen, one of rock music's famous sopranos, will be before the audience at the JJ Arena on April 10, accompanied by soloist and bassist Marko Hietala, with whom she worked in the band Nightwish.
Former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider will perform his beloved tracks with his solo band UDO on April 11.
The Belgian band Hooverphonic will take the stage at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center in Istanbul on April 12, at Jolly Joker in Ankara on April 13, and at Hangout PSM in İzmir on April 14.
Croatian singer Marko Purisic, known by the name Baby Lasagna, will perform a concert in Istanbul on April 24 as part of his 'Meow Back Tour'.
Norwegian indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience will meet their fans on May 28, the Australian band Glass Beams on May 29, and the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. on June 29.
The Mongolian folk metal band The HU, who define their style as 'hunnu rock', will meet music lovers at KüçükÇiftlik Park on July 16, and the Grammy-winning progressive metal band Dream Theater will perform on July 27.
Till Lindemann, the lead singer of the German music group Rammstein, will also meet his fans at the Istanbul Ülker Sports and Event Hall on December 6.