System Of A Down have announced a one-off UK show as part of their Wake Up The Souls world tour in April 2015.

System Of A Down have announced a one-off UK show as part of their Wake Up The Souls world tour in April 2015.

The band are set to hit London’s Wembley SSE Arena on April 10 next year to play a special commemorative show marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The band, who have always been vocal about their Armenian heritage explained that April 24 2015 marks a century since the attempted extermination of the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire and described the tour as being about an extremely important political, social, human issue – emphasising that it’s not directed at the people of Turkey, but rather at the atrocities that were carried out.

 

The band explain: “As we mark this solemn centennial, please join us and the good people of conscience in Turkey to take a stand for truth and justice, and ask their President and Parliament to accept the Republic of Turkey’s moral and material responsibility for the Armenian Genocide.
 
With your help, such a historic step taken by the people of Turkey in the spirit of human solidarity, heartfelt compassion and justice will not only heal the wounds of one genocide, but will more broadly represent a truly transformative step toward a new age – an era without genocide.” For more info see the band’s official website.

The tour culminates with the band’s first-ever performance in Republic Square in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

The Wake Up The Souls world tour hits London’s Wembley SSE Arena on April 10. Tickets are on sale from Livenation.co.uk from 10AM on 28th November.