Legends of Rock Tribute Festival XL

Name: Legends of Rock Tribute Festival XL
Start: 2026-12-26
Location: Legends of Rock Tribute Festival XL

Sat, 26 Dec 2026

Legends of Rock Tribute Festival XL, Eindhoven

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Foto: Ed Vill from Caracas, Venezuela · CC BY 2.0

On Saturday 26 December, the international Legends of Rock Tribute Tour brings a Monsters of Rock edition to Effenaar in Eindhoven. Four international number 1 tribute bands - for AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden - perform the greatest hits and well-known album tracks from their musical heroes.

The programme features dynamic light shows and special effects.

About: AC/DC

More than five decades after their first show, Angus Young and his bandmates still fill stadiums with the same hard-hitting guitar sound that made them famous. Their ongoing Power Up tour is circling the globe, proof that AC/DC's pull on audiences has not faded.

200M+

albums sold worldwide

~50M

sold copies of "Back in Black"

34.8M

followers on Spotify

"Power Up" (2020) in 18 countries at release

What's new

2025-11
AC/DC announced 21 new shows in November 2025 for the Power Up tour in South and North America, with dates from February to September 2026.
2025-11
The band played a series of stadium shows in Australia in November and December 2025, including multiple nights in Melbourne and Sydney.
2025-04
The North American leg of the Power Up tour in spring 2025 was the band's first series of American concerts since 2016.

Tour

São PauloSantiagoBuenos AiresMexico CityCharlotteColumbusMadisonSan AntonioDenverLas VegasSan FranciscoEdmontonVancouverAtlantaHoustonPhiladelphia

Tracks

Back in Blacktitle track from the album of the same name (1980), sold worldwide ~50 million times and more than 1 billion views on YouTube

Highway to Hellbreakthrough hit from 1979, one of the band's most streamed songs

Thunderstruckfrom "The Razors Edge" (1990), more than 1.3 billion views on YouTube

You Shook Me All Night Longclassic from "Back in Black", permanent closing number in the setlist

Shot in the Darksingle from the album "Power Up" (2020), number 1 in 18 countries

About: Metallica

Founded in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Metallica rank among the most influential acts in rock history. Classics like Master of Puppets and the 'Black Album' have sold tens of millions of copies and shaped the sound of thrash metal for generations.

93.9M

Spotify listeners in 2025

2.2B

Spotify streams in 2025

133.8M

Albums sold worldwide (total)

$668.4M

Revenue M72 World Tour (86 shows)

What's new

2026-08
Metallica kondigt aan dat fans zichzelf op het scherm van de Sphere in Las Vegas kunnen zien tijdens de 'Life Burns Faster'-residentie.
2026-06
ReLoad (Remastered) verschijnt op 26 juni 2026 via Blackened Recordings, inclusief een deluxe box set met 15 cd's, 4 dvd's en eerder onuitgebracht materiaal.
2026-02
Metallica kondigt een residentie van 24 avonden aan in de Sphere in Las Vegas onder de naam 'Life Burns Faster', met shows van oktober 2026 tot maart 2027.

Tour

AthensBucharestChorzówFrankfurtZurichBerlinBolognaBudapestDublinGlasgowCardiffLondonLas Vegas

Tracks

Enter SandmanOpening track of the 'Black Album' (1991), one of the most streamed metal songs ever

Master of PuppetsTitle track of the 1986 album, in April 2025 surpassed the 1 billion Spotify streams milestone

Nothing Else MattersBallad from 1991, belongs to the most streamed songs by the band

OneSingle from 1989, winner of the first Grammy for a metal band

72 SeasonsTitle track of the twelfth studio album (2023), catalyst for the M72 World Tour

About: Guns N' Roses

Four decades on, these Los Angeles hard rock legends still fill stadiums with ease. With Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan back together, their sets span timeless catalogue cuts alongside fresh material released in late 2025.

40.1M

monthly listeners on Spotify

100M+

records sold worldwide

$584M

revenue Not in This Lifetime tour (2016-2019)

highest-earning tour ever (Billboard Boxscore)

What's new

2026-06
Guns N' Roses played two sold-out shows on June 18 and 20, 2026 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam as part of the World Tour 2026.
2025-12
The band released two new singles on December 4, 2025: "Nothin'" and "Atlas" via Geffen Records - their first new music in more than two years.
2025-11
Guns N' Roses announced the World Tour 2026 on November 24, 2025, with an EU leg through the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France, among others.

Tour

AmsterdamGliwiceDublinBerlinParisBrusselsLos AngelesLas VegasSt. LouisKansas CityRaleighNew YorkEdmontonVancouverSingaporeAdelaide

Tracks

Sweet Child O' Minenumber 1 hit from 1988, one of the most streamed rock songs on Spotify

Welcome to the Jungleopening track of Appetite for Destruction (1987), live favorite

November Rainepic ballad from Use Your Illusion I (1991), more than 1 billion streams on Spotify

Paradise Cityclassic closer of their live shows, from Appetite for Destruction

Nothin'new single, released on December 4, 2025 via Geffen Records

About: Iron Maiden

Celebrating fifty years since their London founding, Iron Maiden's Run for Your Lives world tour draws exclusively from their first nine studio albums - with new drummer Simon Dawson behind the kit. The band plays the Ziggo Dome on 10 June 2026.

9.5M

monthly listeners on Spotify

92.3M+

equivalent album sales worldwide

Billboard Top Rock Tours 2025

$150.9M

revenue from ticket sales in 2025 (Billboard)

What's new

2026-02
Iron Maiden announced in February 2026 shows in Oceania and Japan as the conclusion of the Run for Your Lives tour, after which the band will take a break from touring in 2027.
2025-12
In December 2025, the band expanded the tour further with a series of shows in Central and South America in October 2026.
2025-10
Due to high demand, Iron Maiden added extra North American dates to the Run for Your Lives tour in October 2025, with Megadeth and Anthrax as support.

Tour

AmsterdamAthensSofiaBucharestBratislavaHannoverMilanParisLyonLisbonKnebworthTorontoMontrealBostonChicagoLos Angeles

Tracks

The Troopermost streamed song on Spotify from the album Piece of Mind (1983)

Run to the Hillsiconic single from The Number of the Beast (1982), over 111 million streams on Spotify

Fear of the Darktitle track from the album from 1992, a regular highlight in the band's live shows

Hallowed Be Thy Nameacclaimed album track from The Number of the Beast, considered one of the best heavy metal songs ever

Aces Highopener from Powerslave (1984), regular concert opener for the band

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