Concord Music Hall
Chicago, Illinois
9/10/2018
Words & Images by Andy Laudano
Hell has frozen over and The Pumpkins have United! Never in a million years did I think that I would ever see Helloween reunite with original guitarist Kai Hansen and singer Michael Kiske, but dreams DO come true! I had to go all the way to Chicago to see it, but it was completely worth the trip.
The show was even better than expected as this truly felt like a real reunion and not some one-off money grab. I honestly thought they would play in sets, starting with a couple of Kai Hansen songs before Michael Kiske would come out and do stuff from his era. Then they'd leave, and current singer Andi Deris and guitarist Sascha Gerstner would come out and do a set. Then everyone would jam together on the encores. But that was definitely NOT the case!