Hard Place

Zagreb's Hard Place is set to become the epicenter of hard rock on January 24, 2027, as the famous Scottish vocalist Doogie White plays the venue for the very first time. He's best known for singing on the last studio album by the…

Timo Tolkki, the Finnish guitar virtuoso, musical visionary, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, has made an important announcement ahead of his new European tour, which kicks off today in Olomouc in the Czech Republic (Timo will…

Raven (support: Kämaradi)Friday, 4. 9. 2026, 8:00 p.m.Zagreb / Hard Place / Croatia Raven are legends of the first wave of British heavy metal bands. That's the wave that laid the foundations for metal blowing up on a global scale.…

Atrophy, cult legends of American thrash metal, are coming to Zagreb on November 16, 2026, where they'll play the club venue Hard Place! Facebook event! Formed way back in 1987, Atrophy have released three studio albums, and the…

On Friday, September 4, 2026, legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. metallers Raven will take the stage at the Hard Place club in Zagreb! The lineup is built around the eternal brotherly duo of Mark (guitar) and John Gallagher (bass, vocals), with Mike…

Omen (support: Granica Normale)Sunday, 24 May 2026, from 9:00 PM to 11:45 PMZagreb / Hard Place / Croatia Omen! Legends of old-school American heavy metal. A quartet that has weathered countless highs and lows throughout a long…

The Agent Steel show announced for tomorrow, May 12, 2026, at the Hard Place club in Zagreb has been pushed back to May 20. The reason for the move is visa trouble for the band's singer, John Cyriis. The promoter and Hard Place…

Rhapsody Of Fire (support: Sage)Thursday, March 19, 2026Zagreb / Hard Place / Croatia If my modesty doesn't deceive me, Rhapsody Of Fire — Italian grandmasters of epic symphonic, Hollywood power metal — have never graced a Slovenian…

Praying Mantis, the big veterans of British melodic hard and heavy rock who emerged back in the days of the N.W.O.B.H.M. movement, are in the middle of booking shows across the old continent for this year. The band has confirmed a…

Artillery (support acts: Mercenaries, LIV)Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PMZagreb / Hard Place / Croatia There are days when our region gets a tour stop from some cult thrash metal act born in the eighties — one that…

Acts: Joel Hoekstra & Brandon Gibbs (support acts: Marco Pastorino / The Spider Accomplice)Date: Saturday, 7 October 2023Location: Zagreb / Hard Place / Croatia Joel Hoekstra and Brandon Gibbs, two top-tier and highly respected…

Riot V (support: Diamond Dust)Zagreb / Hard Place / CroatiaThursday, 10 August 2023 Riot V's show in the middle of this August at a club gig in Zagreb's Hard Place definitely belonged in the category of exclusive concerts. A treat…

" After a studio drought of almost a decade, Fates Warning dropped their long-awaited comeback album "Darkness in a Different Light" last year, and promoting it is still the backbone of their current European tour."