The Rasmus — Lauri Ylönen (founder, frontman, lead singer-songwriter); Eero Heinonen (bass); Emilia “Emppu” Suhonen (guitar); and Aki Hakala (drums) — are thrilled to share their rousing cover of Alphaville’s ’80s classic ‘Forever Young’.
The band chose the song not only because it transports them (and listeners) to another time and place but because it remains incredibly current 42 years on from its initial release. The Rasmus truly put their stamp on it — remaining faithful to the spirit of the original in the verses, but turning up the fury and the guitar energy, giving it a fresh and unexpected punk rock twist, picking up the pace and adding more grit and energy to the iconic song. The track takes on a static-charged edge as the band puts its own punchy spin on the familiar melody, making it feel faster, louder, and further alive. It’s a fun take on a classic that feels right at home in The Rasmus’ world.
“This song ‘Forever Young’ originally performed by German artist Alphaville is kind of like a soundtrack of our youth,” says Ylönen. “Covering this song feels nostalgic but lyrically also quite relevant considering what’s happening in the world right now.” Facts are facts.
The band has also just embarked on its first-ever headline tour of North America, which kicked off on September 6th in Chicago and runs through October 12 in Los Angeles. Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams are serving as support. “It feels surreal that after all these years, we finally get to play our first ever headline tour in the U.S.,” enthused Ylönen at the time the tour was announced. “We have super devoted fans who some have been waiting over 20 years to see us live. These shows will be loaded with emotion and fierce energy.”
After their North American headliner, the band will be heading to Latin America for a headline trek through November. The Rasmus will then launch into 2027 with a headline run of Europe, which begins on January 28th and wraps on March 18th. All upcoming dates are below. Get tickets here.
Upcoming tour dates with Saint Agnes and Death Valley Dreams:
September 10th — Brighton Music Hall — Allston, MA
September 11th — Salle Montaigne — Quebec City, QC
September 13th — Racket — New York, NY
September 14th — Union Transfer — Philadelphia, PA
September 16th — The Machine Shop — Flint, MI
September 17th — Louder Than Life Festival — Louisville, KY
September 19th — Varsity Theater — Minneapolis, MN
September 20th — Delmar Hall — St. Louis, MO
September 22nd — Payne Arena — Hidalgo, TX
September 23rd — The Studio at The Bomb Factory — Dallas, TX
September 24th — Bad Astronaut — Houston, TX
September 25th — Come And Take It Live — Austin, TX
September 27th — Gothic Theatre — Englewood, CO
September 28th — The Grand at The Complex — Salt Lake City, UT
September 29th — Mesa Theater — Grand Junction, CO
October 1st — Hawthorne Theatre — Portland, OR
October 2nd — The Shrine Social Club — Boise, ID
October 3rd — El Corazon — Seattle, WA
October 4th — Rickshaw Theatre — Vancouver, BC
October 6th — Ace of Spades — Sacramento, CA
October 7th — Cargo Concert Hall — Reno, NV
October 8th — August Hall — San Francisco, CA
October 11th — House of Blues — San Diego, CA
October 12th — The Regent Theater — Los Angeles, CA
Latin America dates:
October 14th — Parque de la Industria — Guatemala City, Guatemala
October 16th — Besport — San Salvador, El Salvador
October 18th — Radio House Casa Campo — Tegucigalpa, Honduras
October 20th — Pepper’s — San Jose, Costa Rica
October 22nd — Auditorio Mayor CUN — Bogota, Colombia
October 24th — Teatro Bolivar — Quito, Ecuador
October 25th — Aurora at Soho Mall — Panama City, Panama
October 27th — CC Leguia — Lima, Peru
October 29th — Teatro Cariola — Santiago, Chile
October 31st — Carioca Club — Sao Paulo, Brazil
November 2nd — MM Box — Montevideo, Uruguay
November 4th — Teatro Flores — Buenos Aires, Argentina
2027 Europe tour dates:
January 28th — Helitehdas — Tallinn, Estonia
January 29th — Palladium — Riga, Latvia
January 30th — Loftas Club — Vilnius, Lithuania
January 31st — Club B90 — Gdańsk, Poland
February 2nd — B17 — Poznan, Poland
February 3rd — A2 — Wroclaw, Poland
February 4th — Studio — Krakow, Poland
February 5th — Barba Negra — Budapest, Hungary
February 6th — PPC — Graz, Austria
February 8th — Posthof — Linz, Austria
February 9th — Conrad Sohm — Dornbirn, Austria
February 10th — New Age — Treviso, Italy
February 11th — Muhle Hunziken — Rubigen, Switzerland
February 12th — La Rayonne — Villeurbanne, France
February 13th — Le Moloco — Audincourt, France
February 14th — Alte Feuerwache — Mannheim, Germany
February 16th — Zakk — Dusseldorf, Germany
February 17th — Forum Karlin — Prague, Czech Republic
February 18th — Schlachthof — Bremen, Germany
February 19th — Beatpol — Dresden, Germany
February 20th — Roxy — Ulm, Germany
February 22nd — E-Werk — Erlangen, Germany
February 23rd — Doornroosje — Nijmegen, Netherlands
February 24th — Blacklab — Lille, France
February 26th — Epic — Norwich, England
February 27th — O2 Academy Oxford — Oxford, England
February 28th — Stylus — Leeds, England
March 2nd — Northumbria Uni — Newcastle, England
March 3rd — KK’s Steel Mill — Wolverhampton, England
March 4th — Electric Bristol — Bristol, England
March 5th — Phoenix — Exeter, England
March 6th — Chalk — Brighton, England