Tom Kaulitz

Tom Kaulitz is one of the twins behind Tokio Hotel. The official site says Bill and Tom Kaulitz formed the band in 2001, alongside bassist Georg Listing and drummer Gustav Schäfer [1]. The site does not name Tom's instrument [1].

Schrei and the first hit

The album Schrei is dated 2005 on the official site [1]. The site credits the album with the band's mainstream breakthrough, driven by the single "Durch den Monsun" [1]. Rolling Stone Deutschland also places the hit in 2005 and counts six albums released since then [6].

Twenty years on

The same interview describes the band as together for more than 20 years [6]. Tom says the producers can coax things out of a musician, and that the material comes about very organically [6].

Encore and its producers

The album Encore was made with the American producer duo Antonina Armato and Tim James, known as Rock Mafia [6]. The interview notes that they have already worked with Miley Cyrus and Snoop Dogg [6]. Encore entered the German album charts at number three [6].

Heavy riffs on stage

In August 2025, Rolling Stone Deutschland covered a Berlin concert and singled out the heavy riffs of Tom Kaulitz [4]. Its headline puts about 17,000 fans in the rain under a sky full of drones [4].

The 2026 Arena Tour

The official site lists the Arena Tour 2026 as a run of European cities. Berlin opens the list on 25 October 2026 as the release show for the album Encore [1]. London follows on 28 October, then Paris on 30 October and Hamburg on 1 November [1]. Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Berlin again come in early November [1]. Later dates run through Nuremberg, Zürich, Milan, Leipzig, Vienna, Munich, Luxembourg and Düsseldorf. Madrid closes the list on 23 November [1].

Eighteen dates appear in all, counting the Berlin release show. Venues are not named [1].

Summer Encore 2027

A Summer Encore 2027 run follows, with a stop in Magdeburg, Germany [1].

Kaulitz & Kaulitz, season 3

Netflix published its announcement on 2 June 2026. Its headline reads "Our favorite twins are back," and season 3 launches on 23 July [2]. Netflix says Bill and Tom "offer rare insights into their past and the marks their surroundings have left on them" [2]. Kino.de gives the same start date, 23 July 2026 [3].

Birth and citizenship

Tom Kaulitz was born on 1 September 1989 in Leipzig, according to the t-online profile [5]. The same profile lists German citizenship [5]. The band's official site gives neither detail [1].