Nazareth Returns to Budapest This Fall!
This autumn, Nazareth will once again perform in Budapest. The Bending the Rules tour marks a special occasion — the 50th anniversary of the band’s biggest hit, Love Hurts, first performed by the Scottish rock legends in 1975. They’ll take the stage at Dürer Kert on November 27, following a performance by the German band Grey Attack.
Nazareth belongs to the first generation of hard rock and heavy metal bands, alongside Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, and Deep Purple. Formed in 1968, the band still features founding member Pete Agnew, who continues to play actively. Today, he’s joined by his son Lee Agnew on drums, along with Jimmy Murrison on guitar and Carl Sentance on vocals. With over 30 million records sold, Nazareth remains one of Scotland’s most successful rock bands — alongside Simple Minds.
Love Hurts was released 50 years ago as a power ballad and became the most popular rendition of the song originally written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant — and the only version to become a hit in the United States. The recording reached No. 1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, and Norway, where it stayed on the charts for 61 weeks, including 14 weeks at the top, making it the country’s most successful single of all time. On Spotify, the track has been streamed over 247 million times, with the number still growing by around a million plays every week.
While the tour celebrates Love Hurts, fans can also look forward to other classics such as Dream On, This Flight Tonight, and Hair of the Dog.
Nazareth will arrive in Europe directly from a Canadian tour that was announced as a farewell run. Supporting them on stage will be Grey Attack, a rock band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2013. Their sound blends rock, hard rock, and post-grunge elements with a touch of metal, elevated by frontman Grey Charlez’s authentic and distinctive vocals.
- Main Hall
- November 27, 2025
