{"id":119790,"date":"2026-06-30T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/119790\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:55:16","slug":"heres-what-system-of-a-down-played-as-they-kicked-off-their-2026-uk-and-european-stadium-tour-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/119790\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s what System Of A Down played as they kicked off their 2026 UK and European stadium tour in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

System Of A Down<\/a> have kicked off their 2026 UK and European stadium tour in Sweden with a stacked 29-song setlist. Check it out below alongside footage and fan reactions.<\/p>\n

The first show of the European leg took place in Sweden last night (Monday June 29) at the Strawberry Arena in Solna, and comes ahead of the metal legends playing in France, Italy and Germany next month<\/a>, as well as two nights at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London.<\/p>\n

These are their first headline tour dates in Europe since 2017, and when they head to the UK it will mark their first live shows in London in over a decade.<\/p>\n

For the most part, the setlist stayed true to the recent North <\/a>and South America tour dates<\/a>, with things kicking off with back to back renditions of \u2018B.Y.O.B.\u2019, \u2018Suite-Pee\u2019, \u2018Prison Song\u2019 and \u2018Aerials\u2019.<\/p>\n

Fan favourites made up the majority of the set too, with \u2018Needles\u2019, \u2018Deer Dance\u2019, \u2018Radio\/Video\u2019, \u2018Chop Suey!\u2019 and \u2018Lost In Hollywood\u2019 coming in thick and fast, as well as some rarities including \u2018Forest\u2019, \u2018Streamline\u2019 and 1999 demo track \u2018DAM\u2019.<\/p>\n

Like seen in the previous legs of the tour, Serj Tankian<\/a> and co. did not include an encore at their show in Sweden \u2013 instead playing all 29-songs without any breaks and wrapping things up with blistering renditions of \u2018War?\u2019, \u2018Toxicity\u2019 and \u2018Sugar\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cFantastic performance by System of a Down,\u201d wrote one fan on X, sharing footage from the opening night, and another agreed adding: \u201cWhat a show. I love these guys\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSystem of a Down in Sweden was amazing,\u201d a third shared on X. \u201cThe crowd was fantastic. Nobody holding up cell phones or taking selfies. Just tens of thousands of people enjoying the moment with their arms in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find more fan reactions and footage below, as well as the complete setlist from the night.<\/p>\n

System Of A Down\u2019s setlist was:<\/p>\n

\u2018Soldier Side \u2013 Intro\u2019
\u2018B.Y.O.B.\u2019
\u2018Suite-Pee\u2019
\u2018Chic \u2018N\u2019 Stu\u2019
\u2018Prison Song\u2019
\u2018Aerials\u2019
\u2018I-E-A-I-A-I-O\u2019
\u2018Innervision\u2019
\u2018Darts\u2019
\u2018Genocidal Humanoidz\u2019
\u2018Needles\u2019
\u2018Deer Dance\u2019
\u2018Radio\/Video\u2019
\u2018Dreaming\u2019 (Middle section only)
\u2018Hypnotize\u2019
\u2018ATWA\u2019
\u2018Bounce\u2019
\u2018Suggestions\u2019
\u2018Psycho\u2019
\u2018Chop Suey!\u2019
\u2018Lonely Day\u2019
\u2018Lost in Hollywood\u2019
\u2018Streamline\u2019
\u2018Spiders\u2019
\u2018Forest\u2019
\u2018DAM\u2019
\u2018War?\u2019
\u2018Toxicity\u2019
\u2018Sugar\u2019<\/p>\n

Fantastic performance by System of a Down at Strawberry Arena in Stockholm! #soad<\/a> #systemofadown<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/94a8MFcYlV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael (@feder98) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

System of a Down in Stockholm. What a show. I love these guys! pic.twitter.com\/vh2pLfRlub<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eddie Durkan (@EDDIEDURKAN) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

System of a Down pic.twitter.com\/4FBlKpKz7D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Vesterbacka (@pvesterbacka) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Double barrel \ud83e\udd18<\/p>\n

System of a down<\/p>\n

Support Queens of the stone age<\/p>\n

SOAD har inte sl\u00e4ppt album p\u00e5 21\u00e5r, s\u00e4ljer ut \ud83c\udf53 p\u00e5 24h \ud83d\ude4c pic.twitter.com\/gCyoZ66xNk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Erik.A (@tjugo8) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0412\u043e\u0442 \u044f \u0432 2003 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u044e \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0443\u0434\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043f\u043f\u0443 System of a Down \u0441 \u043a\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043b\u0435\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043b\u0435\u0441\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0421\u0430\u0445\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0435; \u0441\u043a\u043b\u0435\u0439\u043a\u0430 \u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0442 \u044f \u0432 2026 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u044e \u0432 \u0444\u0430\u043d-\u0437\u043e\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0435 \u0432 \u0421\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0433\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043c\u0435. pic.twitter.com\/hBKv3GUsyJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sergei V. \u270c\ufe0f (@partyz0ne) June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

System of a Down in Sweden was amazing. The crowd was fantastic. Nobody holding up cell phones or taking selfies. Just tens of thousands of people enjoying the moment with their arms in the air.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Will (@WillScroggs) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Stockholm. System of a Down. Episk. pic.twitter.com\/G3etpxb1Uv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Atle Bersvendsen (@atlebersvendsen) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead of the show in Sweden, System Of A Down confirmed that they would be launching pop-up shops with exclusive merch<\/a> and limited edition pressings of their seminal album, \u2018Toxicity\u2019 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Before then, frontman Serj Tankian said he and his bandmates are currently \u201chaving the best time of [their] lives as a band\u201d<\/a> after playing across North America.<\/p>\n

The metal icons dropped their first new music in 15 years back in 2020 \u2013 singles \u2018Protect The Land\u2019 and \u2018Genocidal Humanoidz\u2019<\/a> \u2013 after going on hiatus from 2006 to 2010. However, they are yet to record a full-length follow-up to their 2005 albums \u2018Mezmerize\u2019 and \u2018Hypnotize\u2019.<\/p>\n

Last summer, guitarist Daron Malakian spoke to NME about the chances of more new music from the group<\/a>, and said that it was the \u201calbum shit that drives wedges between\u201d the members.<\/p>\n

Tankian has discussed the possibility of a new SOAD record too, and although he said in 2024 that he sees it as a good way to get a \u201cfresh start\u201d,<\/a> he later revealed that he had been put off recording after becoming \u201cvery passive\u201d while working on \u2018Mezmerize\u2019 and \u2018Hypnotize\u2019<\/a>. He later doubled down on the stance, dismissing rumours that System would be teasing a new album<\/a> with their\u00a0tour dates, saying: \u201cThere is no album that is written.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tour continues on Thursday (July 2) with a show at the Stade De France in Paris, and joining System Of A Down at all upcoming shows are Queens Of The Stone Age<\/a> and Acid Bath, with the latter having reformed in 2025 after a 17 year hiatus<\/a>. Visit here<\/a> for any remaining tickets.<\/p>\n

At the show in Stockholm last night, Queens Of The Stone Age used the support slot to dust off some deep cuts from their 2007 album \u2018Era Vulgaris\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n

In their 12-song set, Josh Homme<\/a> and co. began things with the first live performance of \u2018Run, Pig, Run\u2019 since 2008, and then broke out \u2018The Fun Machine Took A Shit And Died\u2019 for the first time in 12 years.<\/p>\n