{"id":87385,"date":"2024-07-31T10:09:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/?p=87385"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T16:11:56","slug":"esprit-dair-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary-in-2025-with-european-tour-and-three-album-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2024\/07\/esprit-dair-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary-in-2025-with-european-tour-and-three-album-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Esprit D&#8217;Air to celebrate 15th anniversary in 2025 with European tour and three album releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 is going to be a very interesting year for Esprit D&#8217;Air, after wrapping up the <em>Leviathan Tour<\/em> late last year and early this year, fans can look forward to an extensive European headliner tour as well as three new albums from the hand of the self-produced melodic metal and electroniccore band. To add all to this, it will be the band&#8217;s 15th anniversary in 2025, so it is going to be a big year overall for Esprit D&#8217;Air.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The tour, entitled <em>Seasons &amp; Aeons Tour<\/em>, is scheduled for March and April, starting on 22 March in Bristol and ending on 28 April in Barcelona. Although 16 European shows have already been announced, more dates for the tour will be announced soon. The members of Esprit D&#8217;Air include Kai, who also tours with the English rock band The Sisters of Mercy, on vocals and guitar, in addition to his role as bandleader. The band is further joined by touring and session musicians Takeshi on bass, Yusuke on guitar and Jan-Vincent Velazco (Pendragon and Gus G) on drums.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Esprit D&#039;Air - Glaciers (Orchestral Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozicwzpb7Sc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The tour title is a reference to Esprit D&#8217;Air&#8217;s upcoming album releases. First up, <em>Seasons<\/em>, is a compilation of unreleased tracks, reworkings and covers, said to be an extraordinary collection of rock songs. A live album release is also planned, titled <em>Live in Barcelona<\/em>, recorded during their sold-out 2023 <em>Leviathan Tour<\/em> performance there. Both albums will be released simultaneously in Europe and Japan on 8 November 2024. The band&#8217;s next studio album, <em>Aeons<\/em>, featuring their signature electronic metal sound, is scheduled for a 2025 release, but an exact date will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p>Esprit D&#8217;Air&#8217;s bandleader Kai is looking forward to the upcoming tour with enthusiasm. The multi-instrumentalist says that compared to past tours the band will now be playing in bigger venues, and that while the band had largely self-promoted the past European tour. Kai says: \u2018It&#8217;s really exciting to see the venues we&#8217;re playing double in size and to see that the demand is there.\u2019\u00a0The new album Seasons offers a time travel to the band&#8217;s early days, with a carefully curated selection of unreleased tracks and covers. Kai explains: \u2018Our upcoming album &#8216;Seasons&#8217; will be a nostalgic journey of unreleased songs and classic covers, taking our fans back to the sound we had when we first formed.\u2019 Aeons, on the other hand, will have a more progressive sound. \u2018I am really excited about releasing both of them and we will definitely play some of those songs on this tour,\u2019 Kai adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Esprit D&#039;Air\u300e\u96eb\u300f\uff08Shizuku\uff09feat. Misstiq\uff08Official Music Video\uff09\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0Uj33gKmLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Without the support of a record label or manager, Esprit D&#8217;Air managed to reach a #5 position in the Album Downloads of the Official Charts with their previous album <em>Oceans<\/em>, while their singles <em>Leviathan<\/em> and <em>Shizuku<\/em> have reached the top 10 this year. The band recently released a remix of <em>Shizuku<\/em>, created by award-winning metal drum-and-bass producer Zardonic, and a new orchestral version of <em>Glaciers<\/em>. These impressive performances underline the promise for their future releases.<\/p>\n<h3>Esprit D&#8217;Air Seasons &amp; Aeons Tour 2025 Dates<\/h3>\n<p>Saturday 22 March, 2025: Marble Factory &#8211; Bristol, United Kingdom<br \/>\nSunday 23 March, 2025: Academy 2 &#8211; Manchester, United Kingdom<br \/>\nMonday 24 March, 2025: Digital &#8211; Newcastle, United Kingdom *<br \/>\nTuesday 25 March, 2025: The Garage &#8211; Glasgow, United Kingdom<br \/>\nWednesday 26 March, 2025: Electric Ballroom &#8211; London, United Kingdom<br \/>\nTuesday 15 April, 2025: Kavka Zappa &#8211; Antwerp, Belgium<br \/>\nWednesday 16 April, 2025: Essigfabrik &#8211; Cologne, Germany<br \/>\nThursday 17 April, 2025: Knust &#8211; Hamburg, Germany<br \/>\nFriday 18 April, 2025: Effenaar &#8211; Eindhoven, Netherlands<br \/>\nSunday 20 April, 2025: Columbia Theater &#8211; Berlin, Germany<br \/>\nMonday 21 April, 2025: Rock Caf\u00e9 &#8211; Prague, Czechia<br \/>\nTuesday 22 April, 2025: Klub Studio &#8211; Krak\u00f3w, Poland<br \/>\nWednesday 23 April, 2025: Barba Negra &#8211; Budapest, Hungary<br \/>\nThursday 24 April, 2025: Legend Club &#8211; Milan, Italy<br \/>\nSunday 27 April, 2025: Mon Madrid &#8211; Madrid, Spain<br \/>\nMonday 28 April, 2025: Razzmatazz 2 &#8211; Barcelona, Spain<br \/>\nTuesday 29 April, 2025: New Morning &#8211; Paris, France<\/p>\n<p><em>*The venue got upgraded from Riverside to Digital.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ticket sales for the upcoming European tour will start on Friday 2 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 is going to be a very interesting year for Esprit D&#8217;Air, after wrapping up the Leviathan Tour late last year and early this year, fans can look forward to an extensive European headliner tour as well as three new albums from the hand of the self-produced melodic metal and electroniccore band. 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