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Classic Rock Band Scorpions to Perform in China

| Aug 07, 2016 12:11 AM EDT

Scorpion's lead vocalist, Klaus Meine, is excited to perform again in China.

Hits like "Big City Nights" and "The Zoo" will be played, as well as songs from the band's new album, "Return to Forever."

A documentary on the band's life, "Forever and a Day" will be featured during the concerts.

The organizer of the event, Tang Xiaolei, who based in Los Angeles said that the band hopes that they will be able to draw a bigger crowd.

The band made its first performance in China during the 2015 Changjiang International Music Festival, which was held in Zhenjiang. During their 90-minute performance, they drew 100,000 people.

The upcoming concerts in China will be part of their 50th anniversary world tour.

Klaus Meine, the band's vocalist expressed excitement for the upcoming performances and was surprised with the support given by fans in China.

He said, "I was surprised there was such amazing interest in the band playing in China. We know there is a very strong music scene with many Chinese bands. We want to give the fans a taste of European music, of the Scorpions' music."

As the band celebrates its 50th year, Klaus reveals the secret to the band's longevity. He said that their common passion for rock music has held them together for the past 5 decades.

"Since the beginning, the Scorpions were a live band. We always wanted to be onstage and share our emotions and music with our audience. We never lost the passion for rock music and for what we are doing, for being songwriters and creating new songs," he said.

The Scorpions were called "heroes of heavy metal" by Rolling Stone magazine and "ambassadors of rock" by MTV. With the world tour, they plan to bring their widely acclaimed songs and perform for their fans.

Maine said, "So we still live our dream and visit places where we have never been before. We still feel this excitement but probably one of the best parts is that our music was reaching out to the young generation of rock fans as well in the last couple of years."

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