Haken opens its North American tour in Orlando

The prog-metal band returns to Orlando for the first time since 2023, kicking off its In a Fever Dream tour at House of Blues on Wednesday, March 31, 2027, with Thank You Scientist and Einar Solberg.

Opening night of a tour has its own electricity: new songs that haven't been played in front of an American crowd yet, a setlist still being tested, a band finding out what works. Orlando gets that night. Haken plays House of Blues at Disney Springs on Wednesday, March 31, 2027, with Thank You Scientist and Einar Solberg in support. The show starts at 6 p.m., and tickets are through Ticketmaster. The date was announced Oct. 26.

According to Blabbermouth, the March and April 2027 North American run begins right here in Orlando on March 31, with Thank You Scientist and Leprous frontman Einar Solberg along as support. One listed date, an April 8 Cruise to the Edge appearance, is marked as without Solberg.

It's Haken's first Orlando show since May 16, 2023, at the Beacham Theatre. This time the band steps up to a 1,500-capacity room, which tells you something about how the prog-metal crowd here has grown.

The reason for the trip is new music. Haken's single "In a Fever Dream" was its first new music in three years, following 2023's *Fauna*, as Louder reported. The In a Fever Dream EP followed, released digitally on July 17 and on CD and vinyl on Sept. 18, per Blabbermouth's announcement, which also launched the video for the single "Delirium." For the EP, the band recruited bassist Bryan Beller and producer Adam "Nolly" Getgood, as No Treble reported. The Progressive Aspect and The Prog Report both reviewed the release this summer.

Orlando doesn't just get the tour. It gets opening night.

Before the U.S. dates, the band plays a seven-show U.K. and Ireland headline run from Feb. 1 to Feb. 7, 2027, ending in London, per The Prog Report. So by the time Haken reaches Orlando, the new songs will have had a few weeks on the road, but this is still the first night the American crowd hears them.

The support bill is a reason to arrive early. Thank You Scientist and Einar Solberg make this a three-act prog night rather than a headliner with filler, and a 6 p.m. start on a Wednesday means the first act will be on while some people are still parking.

A few practical notes. Give yourself time to park. The early start means you'll be out at a reasonable hour for a weeknight. And if you're a Leprous fan, Solberg's set is reason enough to be there for the full bill.

Four years is a long wait for a band this specific. Orlando's prog crowd gets the first word on the new material.

Sources: JamBase: Haken at House of Blues (jambase.com); Ticketmaster: Haken – In a Fever Dream Tour, Orlando (ticketmaster.evyy.net); Blabbermouth: Haken announces March/April 2027 North American tour (blabbermouth.net); Louder: Haken share first new music in three years with In A Fever Dream (loudersound.com); Blabbermouth: Haken announces In A Fever Dream EP (blabbermouth.net); No Treble: Haken recruits Bryan Beller and Adam 'Nolly' Getgood for new EP (notreble.com); The Progressive Aspect: Haken – In A Fever Dream [EP] (theprogressiveaspect.net); The Prog Report: Haken – in a fever dream (EP review) (progreport.com); The Prog Report: Haken announce UK/Ireland headline tour for February 2027 (progreport.com)