Munich, August 1st. 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 5th, 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 60th 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 5th 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 1st, 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 31st, 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:
