SONATA ARCTICA tour 2008

SONATA ARCTICA Crush Rumours Of Upcoming Adria Rock Festival Performance

SONATA ARCTICA have issued the following update:

"Despite rumours and announcements to the contrary, Sonata Arctica are NOT going to play at Adria Rock Festival in Niš, Serbia on May 29th 2008.

All officially announced gigs can be found at www.sonataarctica.info as soon as they are confirmed. If the band is announced to play anywhere and you cannot find the information on the official website, don't believe it."

Upcoming Sonata Arctica live dates now include:

June
4 - Club Teatria - Oulu, Finland
7 - Sauna Open Air - Tampere, Finland
18 - Effenaar - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
20 - Kobetasonik Festival - Bilbao, Spain
21 - Hellfest - Clisson, France
28 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
29 - Tuska Open Air - Helsinki, Finland

July
4 - Ruisrock - Turku, Finland
6 - Simerock - Rovaniemi, Finland
11 - Evolution Festival - Milan, Italy
13 - Masters of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic

August
1 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany

August (with NIGHTWISH unless noted otherwise)
28 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA - (Headline show)
29 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
30 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
31 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY - (Headline show)

September
1 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
2 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
4 - Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH
5 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
7 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN - (Headline show)
9 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
10 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
11 - Big Easy - Boise, ID - (Headline show)
12 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
13 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
14 - Marquee Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
16 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
17 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX
19 - Meridian - Houston, TX
20 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
21 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
23 - Valarium - Knoxville, TN
24 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
25 - Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY - (Headline show)
26 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
27 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
28 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY - (Headline show)

SONATA ARCTICA - Oslo Show Added To Fall Tour


SONATA ARCTICA have added a new show to their European tour in th efall. They will now play in Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller on November 1st. Their schedule is now as follows:



November
1 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
5 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France
7 - Razzmatazz 1 - Barcelona, Spain
8 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
9 - Rock Star Live - Bilbao, Spain
10 - Bikini - Toulouse, France
13 - Gasometer -Vienna, Austria
14 - Petõfi Hall - Budapest, Hungary
15 - Stuck - Maribor, Slovenia
16 - Backstage - Munich, Germany
18 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
19 - Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
22 - Turbinenhalle - Oberhausen, Germany

More dates are due to be announced soon.

SONATA ARCTICA - Dates In Sweden And Holland Added To Fall European Tour

SONATA ARCTICA have added dates in Sweden and Holland to their upcoming fall European tour schedule. New dates are denoted (**).

As previously reported, VANISHING POINT and PAGAN'S MIND have been confirmed as support for the tour. Fans should note that Pagan's Mind will not play the new kick-off date in Huskvarna, Sweden on October 31st.

The schedule is now as follows:

October
31 - Huskvarna, Sweden - Folketspark ** (without Pagan's Mind)

November
1 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
2 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tyrol **
4 - Utrecht, Holland - Tivoli **
5 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
7 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
8 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
9 - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star Live
10 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
13 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
14 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hall
15 - Maribor, Slovenia - Stuck
16 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
18 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
19 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
21 - Rijssen, Holland - Lucky & Co. **
22 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle

SONATA ARCTICA - Live Date Announced For Italy

SONATA ARCTICA have added a new date to their European fall tour schedule. They will now play on November 12th in Piacenza, Italy at the Fillmore.

As previously reported, VANISHING POINT and PAGAN'S MIND are on the bill as support. Dates are as follows:

October
31 - Huskvarna, Sweden - Folketspark (without Pagan's Mind)

November
1 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
2 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tyrol
4 - Utrecht, Holland - Tivoli
5 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmartre
7 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
8 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
9 - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star Live
10 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
12 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore (NEW DATE)
13 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
14 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hall
15 - Maribor, Slovenia - Stuck
16 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
18 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
19 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
21 - Rijssen, Holland - Lucky & Co.
22 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle

November
28 - Moscow, Russia - CDK MAI **
29 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Club Port **

** without Vanishing Point and Pagan's Mind

Sonata Arctica's European tour schedule is now as follows:

November
12 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
13 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
14 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hall
15 - Maribor, Slovenia - Stuck
16 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
18 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
19 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
21 - Rijssen, Holland - Lucky & Co.
22 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle

November
28 - Moscow, Russia - CDK MAI **
29 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Club Port **

** without VANISHING POINT and PAGAN'S MIND