Tokio Hotel are one of Germany’s most internationally successful bands, with a career spanning more than 20 years, over 10 million records sold, numerous awards and sold-out tours across Europe and the Americas.
Their story changed forever in 2005 with “Durch den Monsun”, the song that transformed them from a young band from Magdeburg into a global phenomenon almost overnight. With Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer remaining together since those early days, Tokio Hotel have managed to break beyond the German market and build a huge international following.
In their early years, the band developed a sound combining elements of rock, emo and post-grunge, while their striking aesthetic and Bill Kaulitz’s distinctive image also brought clear glam rock influences to their music. In the years that followed, Tokio Hotel evolved considerably, gradually moving away from the sound of their early releases and incorporating more elements of pop and electronic music. Albums such as “Scream”, “Humanoid”, “Kings of Suburbia”, “Dream Machine” and “2001” reflect this journey and their ongoing desire to reinvent both their sound and image.
2026 marks the beginning of another chapter with “ENCORE”, their seventh studio album, set for release on 16 October. Its twelve new tracks, including “Without You”, “Memory Lane”, “Changes” and “California Nights”, connect the band’s past with their present-day identity, ahead of their return to major European stages with “SUMMER ENCORE 2027”, a major European tour that will also mark their long-awaited return to Greece.
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