Orange Goblin have announced their split after three decades of being a band.
The long-running London stoner-metal band will embark on their final tour in March and took to their official Instagram page to share a statement revealing that after 30 years as a band and 10 albums under their belt, they have made the “collective decision” to call it quits.
“Maybe not forever and who knows what could be possible further down the line. It’s been a wild 30 years and we have had some incredible experiences and are left with magical memories. For that we are all truly grateful,” the band wrote in the caption of their post.
They added that Orange Goblin was created when they were “bored teenagers with a mutual love of Heavy Metal, Classic Rock and Punk Rock” and had no “real preconception of what it eventually became.”
“We feel very fortunate that we have been able to travel all over the world, numerous times, and have made a network of friends all around the globe. We are proud of everything we have accomplished together, we’ve always maintained a DIY ethic and done things our own way and on our terms. We have never compromised to fit into any specific scene and we feel we leave a very strong legacy of 10 studio albums, each one a milestone that marks exactly where we were at each point of our journey,” they said.
They went on to say that the decision to split was not an easy choice for any of them as they have given three decades of their lives “to this incredible band” and added: “We feel that now is the right time for us to focus our attention on our families and other interests outside the band.
“We will of course be honouring all the shows and festivals we currently have planned for 2025, as well as a few other things that we have in the pipeline, but these could be your last chance to catch Orange Goblin live! We would like to express our gratitude to every single person that has made this possible for us, there are far too many to name personally, but especially to our wives and children that have supported us no matter what, our former band mates, Martyn and Pete, the current and former road crew that have kept the show on the road for so long, despite us never making things easy for them.”
They ended their statement by thanking the Orange Gobin fans, calling them the “bedrock of everything for us”. They added that none of this would have been possible without thrif fans and “ALWAYS showed us and made us feel just how appreciated we are.”
Check out a full list of Orange Goblin tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
Orange Goblin 2025 final tour dates are:
MARCH
7 – Block 33, Thessaloniki, Greece
8 – Heavy Psych Sounds Fest, Athens, Greece
9 – Mixtape 5, Sofia, Bulgaria
MAY
24 – Maryland Deathfest, Baltimore, USA
JUNE
13 – Into The Grave Festival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
19 – Hellfest, Clisson, France
20 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
JULY
31 – Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Rasnov, Romania
AUGUST
2 – Wacken Open Air Festival, Wacken, Germany
3 – Sylak Open Air Festival, Saint Maurice de Gourdans, France
6 – Brutal Assault Festival, Jaromer, Czech Republic
8 – Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Catton Hall, UK
15 – Frantic Fest, Francavilla Al Mare, Italy
SEPTEMBER
5 – Summer Dying Loud Festival, Lodzki, Poland
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