The Animals

Name: The Animals
Start: 2026-10-05T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-05T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Kulturhuset Storbrunn

took place · 5 Oct 2026

Kulturhuset Storbrunn, Östhammar

concert Rock party

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Classic rock band The Animals performs at Kulturhuset Storbrunn in Östhammar.

About: The Animals

Fronted by Eric Burdon's unmistakable blues voice, this Newcastle outfit helped define the British Invasion of the 1960s. Their transatlantic chart-topper "House of the Rising Sun" remains one of rock history's most recognisable recordings.

233M

"House of the Rising Sun" YouTube views (official upload)

945M

"House of the Rising Sun" Spotify plays

17.7M

Monthly listeners on Spotify

1994

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction year

What's new

2024-09
Zoot Money, keyboardist who played with The Animals on their 1983 reunion album 'Ark', died on 8 September 2024 aged 82.
2024-01
Barry Jenkins, drummer for The Animals during both of the band's 1960s incarnations, died on 27 January 2024 aged 79.
2024-02
The Animals, led by original drummer John Steel, completed a farewell tour across Australia in February-March 2024, billed as their final visit to the country.

Tracks

House of the Rising Sun#1 UK and US in 1964, widely cited as the first folk rock hit by an electric band, nearly 1B Spotify plays

We Gotta Get Out of This Place1965 top-ten hit, became an anthem for US troops in Vietnam

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood1965 classic, later covered by Santa Esmeralda and Elvis Costello

It's My Life1965 hit, later famously covered by Talk Talk and No Doubt

San Franciscan Nights1967 psychedelic-era hit under the Eric Burdon and the Animals name

The Animals

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