Marty Friedman plays Bucharest on 16 April 2027 on his “Live Drama in Europe” tour

American guitarist Marty Friedman will play Bucharest on 16 April 2027 at Quantic Club, according to the artist's official site. The night before, on 15 April, he plays a solo show on the small stage of Vidas Art Arena in Sofia, as reported by Bulgarian outlet Actualno.

Both dates are part of the “Live Drama in Europe” tour, which brings Friedman back to Europe and the UK in 2027. Tickets for the Sofia show are sold through Ticket Station, starting at 44 euros. On the tour he presents “Drama”, released in 2024, an album he told Guitar World saw him cross “quite a few boundaries”. According to Actualno, the record blends his familiar orchestral textures with heavy metal weight and harks back to his 1990s album “Scenes”.

Born in 1962 in Washington, D.C., Friedman first made his name in the 1980s with neoclassical metal band Cacophony, alongside guitarist Jason Becker, and later played in Megadeth. His solo catalogue includes “Dragon's Kiss” (1988), “Scenes” (1992) and “Introduction” (1994). He moved to Japan in 2003, where he has worked with local artists, contributed to anime soundtracks and released “Tokyo Jukebox”, an album of covers of popular Japanese songs.

In October, mbuzz reported that Jackson had launched its limited Legend Series, which includes a guitar recreating one originally built for Friedman.