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Key Facts
- The occasion Thirty years since the album Holy Land, released in 1996.
- The opener A free set at Santa Bárbara Rock Fest on Friday 21 August.
- The week Buenos Aires on 22 August, Santiago on 23 August, Lima on 25 August.
- The singer Alírio Netto, who replaced Fabio Lione in late 2025.
- The finale Two São Paulo nights at Tokio Marine Hall on 2 and 3 October.
- The guests Luis Mariutti on 2 October and Edu Falaschi on 3 October.
Brazil’s best-known metal band starts a 30th anniversary run on Friday. Four countries in six days, and a new singer out front.
The Angra Holy Land tour opens on Friday at a free festival in São Paulo state. Within six days it reaches Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Who Angra are, briefly
Angra are Brazil’s best-known heavy metal export, formed in São Paulo in 1991. Their sound mixes European power metal with Brazilian rhythms and classical structure.
Holy Land, released in 1996, is the album that made that fusion work. It borrows from Brazilian folk and colonial history rather than from Norse myth.
That is why the anniversary matters here. It is one of the few metal records that sounds like the country it came from.
Rafael Bittencourt, on guitar, is the last remaining founder in the line-up.
The band you will actually see
The singer is Alírio Netto, announced in November 2025 after Fabio Lione left. His first show with the band was in April 2026.
The rest is Bittencourt and Marcelo Barbosa on guitars, Felipe Andreoli on bass and Bruno Valverde on drums.
If you last saw Angra with Lione, this is a different front man. Reviews of the April debut were warm.
Edu Falaschi and Luis Mariutti, both former members, appear as guests on the two October dates only. They are not back in the band.
The next six days
Friday 21 August: Santa Bárbara Rock Fest, at the Complexo Usina Santa Bárbara in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo state. Angra play at 23:00.
That festival is free across all three days, which makes it the cheapest way to see this tour anywhere.
Saturday 22 August: Arena Sur, Avenida Sáenz 459, Buenos Aires, from 19:00. General admission is 100,000 pesos, about US$67 at the official rate.
Sunday 23 August: Teatro Teletón, Santiago. General admission is 42,000 pesos, roughly US$46 at the observed rate.
Tuesday 25 August: Centro de Convenciones Leguía, Avenida Arequipa 834, Lima, from 20:00. General tickets run from 282 soles, about US$84.
All three foreign dates had balcony tiers already sold out when we checked. The floor was still available.
The Brazilian dates after that
The Angra Holy Land tour returns to Brazil in September. Campinas on the 4th at the Claro Multi Arena, Belo Horizonte on the 5th at the Grande Teatro BeFly Minascentro.
Vitória follows on 6 September, then Rio de Janeiro at Vivo Rio on 18 September. The show is at 21:00, with gates at 19:00.
Curitiba comes on 25 September at Live Curitiba, then Caxias do Sul on the 26th. Porto Alegre’s Auditório Araújo Vianna follows on the 27th.
Rio tickets start at 75 reais, about US$14. Curitiba runs from 178 reais for the floor, roughly US$34.
The two nights that matter
The Angra Holy Land tour’s centrepiece is a pair of São Paulo shows at Tokio Marine Hall on 2 and 3 October. They are billed as different concerts.
On 2 October, Luis Mariutti joins the band and Holy Land is played in full. Viper are the guest band and Throw Me To The Wolves open.
On 3 October, Edu Falaschi joins for the 25th anniversary of Rebirth, the 2001 album he sang. Hibria are the guests and Storia open.
Tickets run from 150 reais for the floor to 330 for a box, about US$29 to US$63. Two-night combinations are sold as a package.
A note on the prices
Every dollar figure here uses official rates for 18 August 2026. Those are 5.2043 reais, 1,495 Argentine pesos, 914.19 Chilean pesos and 3.362 soles.
Argentina is the one to watch. The official rate and the parallel rate diverge, so what the ticket actually costs you depends on how you change money.
Brazilian venues apply the half-price meia-entrada rule to students and to disabled visitors. Some also carry bank and museum discounts.
Nothing here is a resale price. Buy through the seller each venue names.
What is not on the list
There is no third São Paulo city date. Santa Bárbara d’Oeste is in São Paulo state, roughly two hours from the capital.
One aggregator lists an extra Brazilian show on 22 August. It collides with the confirmed Buenos Aires date and does not appear on the band’s own tour page.
The Angra Holy Land tour continues outside Latin America from September, through Europe and Asia. Those dates are not covered here.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the Angra Holy Land tour start?
Friday 21 August 2026 at the Santa Bárbara Rock Fest in São Paulo state, where entry is free. Buenos Aires, Santiago and Lima follow within four days.
Who sings for Angra now?
Alírio Netto, announced in November 2025 after Fabio Lione left the band. His first show with Angra was in April 2026.
What is special about the two October shows?
On 2 October Holy Land is played in full with Luis Mariutti. On 3 October Edu Falaschi joins for the 25th anniversary of Rebirth.
How much are tickets?
From free at the Santa Bárbara festival to about US$14 in Rio and US$29 for the São Paulo floor. Buenos Aires runs about US$67 and Lima about US$84.
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