Enjoy the zoo

And walk down 42nd Street

You wanna be excited too

And you will feel the heat.

In the late 1970s, 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan was one of the most vibrant streets in the bustling melting pot of New York City. Just a stone’s throw from Times Square, cheap peep shows stood next to sex shops, and drug stores crammed between shady facades, behind which you could donate blood for a few dollars. In the local scene, this street between Broadway and the Theater District was known as The Zoo. And around The Zoo, you could find everything that defined the sunny and dark sides of the Big Apple. When the Scorpions performed in New York in 1979 as part of their US tour, they couldn’t help but notice 42nd Street and its pulsating, yet gritty, nightlife. Klaus Meine immortalized the legendary street with his song “The Zoo.” And the iconic riff of Rudolf Schenker’s composition became one of the band’s most recognizable musical trademarks, cementing their place in the hard rock genre with the 1980 album “Animal Magnetism”.

Thus, “The Zoo” was also a must-have at the Scorpions’ now legendary stadium concert in their hometown of Hanover in July 2025 in front of 45,000 enthusiastic fans – and became one of the striking highlights on the live recording of “Coming Home”, which the band’s label will release on December 5th.

The single will be released on November 7th as a teaser for the album “Coming Home Live,” which will be released in December. Digital pre-orders also begin on November 7th.

60 years of Scorpions in numbers, data, facts:

· Over 120 million records sold.

· At the first Rock in Rio festival, the band played in front of 1.3 million fans.

· 10 sold-out concerts as one of the first bands from the West in Leningrad and later at the Moscow Music Peace Festival.

· Three consecutive sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in NY.

· Two dozen studio and concert albums, which have received nine gold and four platinum awards in Germany, among other countries.

· The Scorpions played over 5000 concerts worldwide.

· There’s Scorpions whisky, Scorpions beer, Scorpions postage stamps, a Scorpions street in Madrid, and in Los Angeles, October 6th is celebrated as Scorpions Day every year. Their awards are countless, including a World Music Award, an Echo Award, a star on the Hollywood Rock Walk, and induction into the Hall of Heavy Metal. In Brazil, a new species of spider was named after them, and countless children worldwide bear the band members’ names as a tribute.

· Worldwide, 127 precious metal awards were given: 58 platinum, 67 gold, and two silver. Most of the awards came from France (18) and the USA (14).

· The single “Wind of Change” is the best-selling single by a German band. More than 15 million copies have been sold. The song has been streamed over a billion times on Vevo and the same number of times on YouTube – more than any other song by a German band worldwide. It reached number one in the charts in eleven countries and charted in a total of 78 countries.

Scorpions join Eddie Trunk to celebrate their 60-year career and discuss their current Las Vegas residency. The band shares stories from their extensive touring history, including playing in 83 countries. They reveal details about their upcoming biopic ‘Wind of Change’, a new compilation album, and the possibility of future music.

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Munich, August 1^st. Above all, there was a wild night of partying with the guys from Def Leppard and Judas Priest, the details of which the SCORPIONS couldn’t remember the next day, even with the best will in the world.

A total blackout.

Such a merciless moment, which no one who was actually there can remember, laid the musical foundation for one of the SCORPIONS’ most triumphant successes – Blackout. The next day, “Blackout” was created, the title for a new song. And this song is not only the first single from the upcoming iconic album Coming Home Live – but also conveys to fans the power, the virtuosity, the epic moments of that unforgettable night on July 5^th, 2025, when the band performed their magical concert on the stage of the Hanover stadium. In front of an impressive stage set – and the backdrop of more than 45,000 enthusiastic fans.

While the SCORPIONS have performed countless times in huge stadiums around the world, this was the first time the five rockers performed a stadium concert in Germany, and in the hometown of Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, and Matthias Jabs. The occasion: the 60^th anniversary: Coming Home. And that will also be the title of the unique album – Coming Home Live.

With “Blackout” and the other legendary songs from their Coming Home concert on the memorable July 5^th in the Hanover stadium, the band bridged the gap between yesterday and tomorrow. “Scorpions,” wrote one of Germany’s most important news portals, t-online, about it, “celebrate the biggest home game of their career.” “A thrilling anniversary concert,” stated NDR, and Hannoversche Allgemeine newspaper noted: “The Scorpions’ stadium concert will be a triumph.”

60 years of the Scorpions. Coming Home Live.

The single “Blackout Coming Home Live” will be released on August 1^st, 2025, by Vertigo/Universal and you can listen here: https://scorpions.lnk.to/blackoutcominghomelive

The live album “Coming Home Live” can be pre-ordered here:
https://scorpions.lnk.to/ComingHomeLive

The world premiere of the music video for the single “Blackout – Coming Home live” will take place on Thursday, July 31^st, at 5.15 p.m. and on Friday at 8.50 pm at Wacken Open Air. It will be available on Saturday 2.00 pm on the you tube band channel:

The Scorpions are celebrating their 60^th band anniversary with a special arena show in the city where it all began – Hannover, Germany. On July 5^th they’re performing their most iconic songs from 60 years of band history under the motto “Coming Home” and will be accompanied by special guests Alice Cooper, Judas Priest and more. The live recording of this monumental sold out show will be available as a live album later this year – for the 45.000 fans who get to experience this historical moment in person and for all the fans all over the world who want to celebrate with the band and relive their own memories from the last six decades.

Pre-Order: www.scorpions.shop

Rock believers – big news! For our 60th Anniversary, we will release a best of album called “From The First Sting”, featuring the Scorpions’ biggest hits from 1972 to 2022. Available on September 26th. Pre-Order now and check out all the other editions available – let’s rock together! 🦂

Pre-order now at https://Scorpions.lnk.to/FromTheFirstStingWE

Klaus Meine ist zu Gast auf dem roten Sofa beim NDR.

Sendetermine:

Freitag, 16. Mai 2025, 18:45 bis 19:30 Uhr
Samstag, 17. Mai 2025, 05:15 bis 06:05 Uhr

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We regret to inform you that due to Mikkey Dee’s ongoing recovery from his recent hospitalization, we have made the decision to postpone our Coming Home to Las Vegas Residency to August 2025. The health and well-being of our brother is of the utmost importance. We wish Mikkey a full and speedy recovery and look forward to rocking with you all again soon!

NEW DATES: August 14^th, 16^th, 19^th, 21^st, 23^rd

All tickets will be honored for the new dates. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.

– Scorpions