The legendary Finnish band Apocalyptica is coming to Opatija as part of their “Plays Metallica Vol. 2” world tour!
In the world of heavy metal, few artists can claim to have changed history, and even fewer can say they have done it twice. Enter the world called APOCALYPTICA. On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the Summer Stage, Apocalyptica will offer the audience an incredible performance of their covers of Metallica songs, in a unique combination of classical music and heavy metal.
This performance is a follow-up to the extremely successful album “Plays Metallica by Four Cellos” from 1996, as well as their second album “Plays Metallica Vol. 2″ released in 2020. Apocalyptica will perform Metallica’s iconic hits in their recognizable style, with an emphasis on virtuoso performances on the cellos.
“Being able to re-perform Metallica songs in this way is always a special opportunity. We’ve been talking about recording a new Metallica album for about 20 years now, because there were still so many great songs we wanted to play! We were waiting for the perfect moment to do it. Thinking about the teenager in me now playing his favorite songs gives me goosebumps! Out of maybe 20 songs, nine ended up on the album, and we had to figure out which songs from the last albums would also work,” said Eicca Toppinen, founder and leader of the band, on the occasion of the release of the album “Plays Metallica Vol. 2”.
Tickets for the concerts on this tour are regularly sold out, so don’t miss the opportunity to see Apocalyptica live and experience the fierce combination of classical music and metal at the Summer Stage in Opatija. Tickets are already on sale, and the number of seats is limited.

EVENTIM TICKETS: https://www.eventim.hr/…/apocalyptica…/event.html
Sector A: 55 EUR
Sector B: 50 EUR
Sector C: 45 EUR