Once Upon a Tour

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Once Upon a Tour
Tour by Nightwish
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Nightwish live at "Himos Festival" in Jämsä, Finland, on June 25, 2004
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start dateMay 22, 2004
End dateOctober 21, 2005
No. of shows130
Nightwish concert chronology

Once Upon a Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in 2004 and 2005, to promote the release of their fifth album, Once , released June 7, 2004. [1] A new greatest hits compilation, Highest Hopes , was also released to tie in with the tour. The albums combined with the band's most expansive merchandise campaign by Nuclear Blast Records meant this tour was heralded as the band's most important in many years. [2] Many of the band's songs had not been played in a long time.

Contents

Background

The success of the album allowed the band to perform in many countries they had never visited before: Colombia, Ecuador, Scotland, Estonia, Greece, Romania, Denmark, Japan, Australia, Portugal, and Slovenia. The band also played their first tour in the United States, with various sold-out concerts; [3] the South American leg also sold out all its concerts. A second tour was planned in the US, but it was cancelled by Tarja Turunen, who also cancelled some concerts in Australia.

After touring in Europe and South America in late 2004, and some separate shows in December, the band had some time off in January 2005. In February, Nightwish won five Emma-Gala Awards (Finnish Grammy); among other awards, they won "The Band of the Year" and "The Best Selling Album of the Year". [4] Tuomas Holopainen and Marko Hietala flew to Helsinki to receive the awards from touring in Europe. In March, Nightwish performed for the first time in Japan and Australia; in April and May, they had to have a break because of Turunen's other interests; but at the end of May, the band resumed the tour by playing with Iron Maiden in Poland and Mötley Crüe in Norway. During late 2005, Nightwish played several shows including a sold-out performance at the legendary Hammersmith Apollo in London. The last show on the European tour, in Stuttgart, Germany was up until then their biggest gig, with an audience of ten thousand.

The final concert was played on October 21 for 11,500 people in Hartwall Areena in Helsinki. The concert was also recorded to be released as an End of an Era live DVD and CD.

This was the last tour with Tarja Turunen; after the last concert the four other members of Nightwish decided it was best to continue Nightwish without Turunen, a feeling they expressed through an open letter Holopainen gave Turunen after the show, afterwards posted on the band's website. [5] It was written by Holopainen but signed by the other band members. The main justification for Turunen's dismissal given in the letter was the band felt both her husband Marcelo Cabuli (an Argentine businessman) and commercial interests had changed her attitude towards the band. In May 2007, former Alyson Avenue frontwoman Anette Olzon was revealed as Turunen's replacement. [6]

Set lists

2004

  1. "Dark Chest of Wonders"
  2. "Planet Hell"
  3. "Deep Silent Complete"
  4. "She Is My Sin"
  5. "The Phantom of the Opera" (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover)
  6. "Ever Dream"
  7. "Symphony of Destruction" (Megadeth cover)
  8. "Sleeping Sun"
  9. "Bless the Child"
  10. "The Trooper" ("Wishmaster" intro)
  11. "Wishmaster"
  12. "Nemo"
  13. "Slaying the Dreamer"
  14. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover)
    Encore
  15. "Dead Boy's Poem"
  16. "Ghost Love Score"
  17. "Wish I Had an Angel"

2005

  1. "Dark Chest of Wonders"
  2. "Ever Dream"
  3. "Planet Hell"
  4. "The Kinslayer"
  5. "The Siren"
  6. "The Phantom of the Opera" (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover)
  7. "High Hopes" (Pink Floyd cover)
  8. "The Trooper" ("Wishmaster" intro)
  9. "Wishmaster"
  10. "Bless the Child"
  11. "Slaying the Dreamer"
  12. "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
  13. "Nemo"
    Encore
  14. "Sleeping Sun"
  15. "Ghost Love Score"
  16. "Wish I Had an Angel"

Tour dates

List of 2004 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s) [7]
DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)
May 22, 2004 Kitee FinlandIce-Hall—
May 29, 2004 Tallinn Estonia Von Krahl Theatre
May 30, 2004
June 5, 2004 [a] Nijmegen NetherlandsGoffertpark
June 11, 2004 [b] Tampere FinlandEteläpuisto
June 12, 2004 [c] Sölvesborg SwedenNorje Havsbad
June 19, 2004 [d] Glauchau GermanyGründelpark
June 20, 2004 [e] Malakasa GreeceTerra Vibe
July 10, 2004 [f] Turku FinlandRuissalo
July 11, 2004 [g] Pamplona SpainCarpa Rojilla
July 13, 2004 Bradford EnglandBradford Rio
July 14, 2004 Nottingham Rock City
July 16, 2004London Astoria Brainstorm
July 17, 2004 [h] Helsinki FinlandKaisaniemi—
July 21, 2004 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
August 20, 2004 Worcester United States Palladium Lullacry
August 22, 2004New York City B.B. King's Blues Club
August 23, 2004 Cleveland Phantasy Theater
August 24, 2004
August 25, 2004 Chicago House of Blues
August 26, 2004 Minneapolis Quest Club
August 28, 2004 Denver Cervantes Club
August 30, 2004 Scottsdale Cajun House
August 31, 2004 Anaheim House of Blues
September 1, 2004Los Angeles
September 3, 2004San FranciscoSlim's
September 5, 2004 Seattle Graceland Club
September 17, 2004 Tampere FinlandPakkahuone Theatre—
September 18, 2004 Turku Karibia Club Twilightning
September 21, 2004 Helsinki Nosturi Club —
September 22, 2004
September 24, 2004 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
September 25, 2004 Jyväskylä FinlandPaviljonki AreenaTwilightning
September 29, 2004 Stockholm SwedenStora Arenan—
October 1, 2004 Gothenburg Lisebergshallen
October 2, 2004 Malmö Baltiska Hallen Lordi
October 13, 2004 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena Sonata Arctica
October 15, 2004 Leipzig Arena
October 16, 2004 Erfurt Thüringenhalle
October 19, 2004 Cologne Palladium
October 20, 2004BerlinArena
October 22, 2004 Nuremberg Arena
October 23, 2004 Munich Zenith
October 25, 2004 Vienna AustriaGasometer
October 26, 2004 Budapest Hungary Petöfi Hall
October 28, 2004 Milan Italy PalaSharp
October 30, 2004 Basel [8] Switzerland St. Jakob Arena
November 1, 2004 Lyon FranceLé Transbordeur
November 4, 2004 Madrid SpainAqualung Club
November 5, 2004 Barcelona Razamatazz 1
November 7, 2004 [i] Brussels BelgiumAncienne Belgique—
November 8, 2004 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Club Sonata Arctica
November 19, 2004 Bucharest Romania Palace Hall
November 21, 2004ParisFrance Le Zénith Conscience
November 27, 2004 Buenos Aires Argentina Obras Arena —
November 28, 2004 Campinas BrazilUsina Royal
November 30, 2004 Rio de Janeiro Canecão
December 2, 2004 Porto Alegre Opinião Club
December 3, 2004 Belo Horizonte Chevrolet Hall
December 4, 2004 São Paulo Via Funchal
December 8, 2004 Bogotá Colombia Gonzalo de Quesada Auditorium
December 10, 2004 Quito Ecuador Estadio del Aucas
December 12, 2004 Mexico City MexicoCirco Volador
December 13, 2004
December 15, 2004 Montreal Canada Métropolis Heaven's Cry
December 16, 2004—
December 18, 2004 Toronto Opera House Aesma Daeva
December 26, 2004 Helsinki Finland Ice-Hall After Forever
Kotipelto
December 28, 2004 [j] Oberhausen Germany König-Pilsener Arena —
December 29, 2004 [j] Hamburg Friedrichshafen Messehalle
List of 2005 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s) [9]
DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act(s)
February 9, 2005 Copenhagen DenmarkStora Vega—
February 11, 2005 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall After Forever
Imperia
February 12, 2005LondonEngland Astoria Tristania
February 15, 2005 Birmingham O2 Academy
February 16, 2005 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy
February 18, 2005 Manchester EnglandAcademy Manchester
February 19, 2005LondonAstoria
February 21, 2005 Wieze BelgiumOktoberhallen
February 22, 2005 Trier Germany Arena
February 24, 2005 Braunschweig Volkswagen Halle
February 26, 2005 Bayreuth Oberfrankenhalle
February 27, 2005 Chur SwitzerlandStadthalle
February 28, 2005 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
March 12, 2005 Osaka JapanNamba Hatch Angra
March 13, 2005 Fukuoka Zepp Fukuoka
March 16, 2005Tokyo Shibuya AX
March 17, 2005
March 18, 2005NagoyaZepp Nagoya
March 21, 2005 Melbourne Australia Corner Hotel —
March 22, 2005
March 23, 2005 Sydney Metro Theatre Dungeon
March 26, 2005 Brisbane Arena—
May 26, 2005 Budapest HungaryPetőfi Csarnok
May 27, 2005 [k] Madrid SpainParque Natural de la Cantueña
May 29, 2005 [l] Chorzów PolandStadion Śląski
June 10, 2005 Oslo Norway Spektrum Arena
June 11, 2005 [m] Nickelsdorf AustriaPannonia Fields II
June 12, 2005 [n] Leicestershire EnglandDonington Park
June 13, 2005London Astoria
June 17, 2005 [o] Seinäjoki FinlandTörnävä
June 18, 2005 [p] Frauenfeld SwitzerlandGrosse Allmend
June 24, 2005 [q] Jämsä FinlandHimos Areena
July 15, 2005 [r] Zlín Czech Republic Areál likérky R. Jelínek
July 16, 2005 [s] Toscolano-Maderno ItalyCampo Sportivo
July 22, 2005 [t] Erfurt GermanyEventzentrum Strohofer
July 28, 2005 [u] Porto Portugal Vilar de Mouros
August 4, 2005 [v] Wacken GermanyHauptstrasse
August 5, 2005 Dresden Freilichtbühne Großer Garten Junge Garde
August 7, 2005 [w] Vantaa FinlandKorson Urheilupuisto
August 14, 2005 [x] Rothenburg GermanyEisweise
August 19, 2005 [y] Hasselt BelgiumDomein Kiewit
August 20, 2005 [z] Biddinghuizen NetherlandsEvenemententerrein Walibi Holland
September 3, 2005 Hell NorwayHellodrome Stonegard
September 5, 2005 Oslo Rockefeller Music Hall —
September 8, 2005 Stockholm SwedenArenan
September 9, 2005 Gothenburg Lisebergshallen Nocturnal Rites
September 11, 2005 Umeå SkyCom Arena —
September 17, 2005 Žilina Slovakia Boräk Hall
September 19, 2005 Ljubljana Slovenia Krizance Hall
September 23, 2005 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
September 25, 2005LondonEngland HMV Hammersmith Apollo Paradise Lost
September 30, 2005 Bucharest Romania Polivalenta Hall —
October 1, 2005 Athens GreeceLycabettus Anfitheatre
October 8, 2005 [aa] Mexico City MexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 12, 2005 [aa] São Paulo BrazilEstádio do Canindé
October 15, 2005 [aa] Porto Alegre Gigantinho
October 21, 2005 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena Sonata Arctica

Personnel

Additional musicians

Notes

  1. ↑ The June 5, 2004, concert was a part of Dynamo Open Air.
  2. ↑ The June 11, 2004, concert was a part of Sauna Open Air.
  3. ↑ The June 12, 2004, concert was a part of Sweden Rock Festival.
  4. ↑ The June 19, 2004, concert was a part of Woodstage Open Air.
  5. ↑ The June 20, 2004, concert was a part of Rockwave Festival.
  6. ↑ The July 10, 2004, concert was a part of Ruisrock.
  7. ↑ The July 11, 2004, concert was a part of San Fermin.
  8. ↑ The July 17, 2004, concert was a part of Tuska Open Air.
  9. ↑ The November 7, 2004, concert was a part of Metal Female Voices Fest.
  10. 1 2 The December 28 and 29, 2004, concerts were a part of On A Dark Winter's Night.
  11. ↑ The May 27, 2005, concert was a part of Festimad.
  12. ↑ The May 29, 2005, concert was a part of Mystic Festival.
  13. ↑ The June 11, 2005, concert was a part of Nova Rock Festival.
  14. ↑ The June 12, 2005, concert was a part of Download Festival.
  15. ↑ The June 17, 2005, concert was a part of Provinssirock.
  16. ↑ The June 18, 2005, concert was a part of Frauenfeld Open Air.
  17. ↑ The June 24, 2005, concert was a part of Himos Festival.
  18. ↑ The July 15, 2005, concert was a part of Masters of Rock.
  19. ↑ The July 16, 2005, concert was a part of Evolution Festival.
  20. ↑ The July 22, 2005, concert was a part of Earthshaker Festival.
  21. ↑ The July 28, 2005, concert was a part of Vilar de Mouros Festival.
  22. ↑ The August 4, 2005, concert was a part of Wacken Open Air.
  23. ↑ The August 7, 2005, concert was a part of Ankkarock.
  24. ↑ The August 14, 2005, concert was a part of Taubertal Open Air.
  25. ↑ The August 19, 2005, concert was a part of Pukkelpop.
  26. ↑ The August 20, 2005, concert was a part of Lowlands Festival.
  27. 1 2 3 The October 8, 12 and 15, 2005, concerts were a part of Live'N'Louder Festival.

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