Two Black Metal Veterans Make Their Colombian Debut in Bogotá
COLOMBIA · LIVE MUSIC
Key Facts
- —The date Sunday 20 September 2026. Doors at 6 p.m. Bogotá time, music from 7 p.m.
- —The venue Teatro Royal Center, Carrera 13 number 66-80, in Chapinero. It is a seated theatre.
- —The tickets General 218,500 pesos and Platea 286,350, about US$71 and US$93, through Ticketshows.
- —Not a festival Bogotá Metal Fest is the promoter’s name. This is one double-headline concert.
- —The age rule Strictly over-18s. Bring a passport or a Colombian identity card.
- —The catch Four record shops sell the same tickets in cash, sparing about US$11 in fees.
One band did not play live for a quarter of a century. Both are in Colombia for the first time.
Two black metal bands play Bogotá on Sunday 20 September 2026. Neither has performed in Colombia before.
Old Man’s Child comes from Norway and Hecate Enthroned from Wales. The venue is the Teatro Royal Center on Carrera 13 in Chapinero.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Bogotá time and the music starts an hour later. The night is scheduled to end around midnight.
What Black Metal Is, Briefly
Black metal emerged in Norway in the early 1990s as an extreme, deliberately raw form of heavy metal. It favours high-speed guitar, shrieked vocals and cold production.
The symphonic branch adds orchestral keyboards on top of that. Both bands playing here belong to it.
The genre has an unusually devoted following in Latin America. Colombia in particular has sustained a metal scene since the 1980s.
Why Old Man’s Child Is the Story
Old Man’s Child is the project of the Norwegian musician known as Galder, born Thomas Rune Andersen. He founded it in 1993.
It then stopped playing live for roughly twenty-five years. The reason was that Galder spent those years as a guitarist in Dimmu Borgir, one of the genre’s largest bands.
He left Dimmu Borgir in August 2024, explicitly to revive the older project. It resumed activity in 2025 with European festival dates.
The 2026 Latin American run is the band’s first work outside Europe since that restart. Bogotá is its Colombian debut.
The current live line-up includes the original drummer Kenneth Akesson. Hoest, the singer of the Norwegian band Taake, handles vocals.
The Welsh Half of the Bill
Hecate Enthroned formed in Wrexham, in north Wales, also in 1993. They are usually described as English, which is wrong.
Their 1997 album The Slaughter of Innocence is the record the genre remembers them for. They released new material in 2026.
This is their first Colombian appearance as well. Two debuts on one bill is the reason the date carries weight locally.
Tickets, and the Cheaper Way to Buy Them
General admission costs 218,500 Colombian pesos, about US$71, including a service fee of 28,500. Platea costs 286,350 pesos, about US$93, including a fee of 37,350.
A further transaction fee of 5,000 pesos, under US$2, applies online. The official platform is Ticketshows.
Four record shops sell the same tickets in person. They are Sin Fronteras Discos on Calle 25B, Arckanum Store and Inferno Records in the centre, and Dynasty Galeria Bar in Chapinero.
Buying there avoids the service and transaction fees, which together add roughly 33,500 pesos, about US$11. Neither tier had sold out as of Monday.
One Thing the Billing Gets Wrong
The event is promoted as Bogotá Metal Fest 2026. That is the promoter’s brand rather than a description.
There is no multi-day programme and no second stage. It is a single evening with two headline acts and no announced support.
Anyone arriving expecting a festival will find a concert. Worth knowing before you plan a weekend around it.
The Venue and Getting There
The Royal Center is a seated theatre, not a club. That is why tickets split into a general block and a Platea block rather than into floor and balcony.
It stands on the Carrera 13 corridor in Chapinero, a dense nightlife district north of the historic centre. TransMilenio stations at Calle 63 and Calle 72 are both a short walk away.
Entry is restricted to over-18s and the rule is enforced at the door. Carry a passport or a Colombian identity card.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is playing and when?
Old Man’s Child from Norway and Hecate Enthroned from Wales, on Sunday 20 September 2026 at the Teatro Royal Center in Chapinero, Bogotá. Doors open at 6 p.m. local time.
How much are tickets?
General admission is 218,500 Colombian pesos, about US$71, and Platea is 286,350, about US$93. Both figures include the service fee.
Is there a cheaper way to buy?
Yes. Four record shops in Bogotá sell the same tickets in person, which avoids about 33,500 pesos, roughly US$11, in online service and transaction fees.
Is this a festival?
No. Bogotá Metal Fest is the promoter’s name. The event is a single evening with two headline acts and no announced support bands.
Why does this concert matter?
Old Man’s Child did not play live for about twenty-five years while its founder played in Dimmu Borgir. This is the Colombian debut for both bands.
Sources: Ticketshows, Colonia Records, Roll The Radio, El Retorno Rock and Autopista Rock.
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