The Scorpions will quit after World Tour

Ok, somehow this news sent me into a state of panic. My first thought was "They can't quit; they'd always been there."

I'm 26, they are making music for more than 40 years now why haven't I ever been to a show? Maybe because I thought they would do it forever. Anyway, I'm trying to change that and get tickets to the show in Berlin of the "Get your Sting and Blackout"-Tour. Not the perfect timing for me, but who cares. I wanna see them LIVE. I already listened to the snippets of their new album "Sting in the Tail", which will be released in Germany on March 19th and I love it! So, buy tickets when they come close to your city and see them one last or maybe the first time.

Here's what they posted on their homepage:

It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you - whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.

While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion’s extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.
 
We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!
 
We uploaded the very first snippets from our new album for you.
 
And now… let’s get the party started and get ready for a “Sting in the Tail”!
 
See you on the world tour,
 
Yours
 
Scorpions


Check out the rest of their homepage here.

Just in case you forgot how great they are live, here's a little video from the last year's Echo Award in Berlin. They really rock!!