Dark Passion Play World Tour


The Dark Passion Play World Tour was a concert tour by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, taking place from 2007 to 2009 in support of their sixth studio album, Dark Passion Play, released by Nuclear Blast on September 26, 2007; it was the first tour with then-new frontwoman Anette Olzon, who joined the band in 2006, after Tarja Turunen's dismissal on October 21, 2005. During this tour, the band played for the first time in Israel, China, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland, Serbia and Croatia.
On September 22, 2007, the band hosted a secret concert at Rock Café in Tallinn, Estonia, disguising itself as a Nightwish cover band called "Nachtwasser". Their first official concert with the new singer was in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 6, 2007. The tour thus started, visiting the United States, Canada, most of Europe, Asia, and Australia. In 2008, the band played over 100 shows, with concerts in Oceania, Europe and Asia. In November, the band played in South America, and later took a three-month break; Nightwish started the third leg in 2009, with dates in North America and Europe, and also attended various summer festivals, including Graspop Metal Meeting and Masters of Rock. The last show was played at Helsinki Hartwall Areena, with an attendance of 11,000 people.
For their Once album, Nightwish had planned to give a grand concert in London with a live orchestra, as the progressive metal band Dream Theater had done on what later would be their Score album, and this project is still in the works. In an interview in December 2007, Holopainen said that they have been planning the concert and that this was something he really wanted to do, but that the locale they needed was already booked for two years in advance. The show was never played though, but according to Holopainen it is still in the future plans for other tours.

Set list

;Sample set list
  1. "Bye Bye Beautiful"
  2. "Cadence of Her Last Breath"
  3. "Dark Chest of Wonders"
  4. "The Siren"
  5. "Whoever Brings the Night"
  6. "Amaranth"
  7. "The Islander"
  8. "Last of the Wilds"
  9. "The Poet and the Pendulum"
  10. "Ever Dream"
  11. "Dead to the World"
  12. "While Your Lips Are Still Red"
  13. "Sahara"
  14. "Nemo"
  15. "7 Days to the Wolves"
  16. "Wishmaster"
  17. "Wish I Had an Angel"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSupport Act
March 11, 2009LondonEnglandO2 Academy BrixtonPain
Indica
March 14, 2009BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalPain
Indica
March 15, 2009RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy ArenaPain
Indica
March 17, 2009CologneGermanyPalladiumPain
Indica
March 18, 2009LingenGermanyEmslandhallenPain
Indica
March 20, 2009KarlsruheGermanyEuropahallePain
Indica
March 21, 2009ErfurtGermanyMessehallePain
Indica
March 23, 2009ParisFranceLe ZénithPain
Indica
March 24, 2009ParisFranceLe ZénithPain
Indica
March 26, 2009MunichGermanyZenithPain
Indica
March 28, 2009BaselSwitzerlandSt. JakobshallePain
Indica
March 30, 2009MantuaItalyPalabam ArenaPain
Indica
March 31, 2009PordenoneItalyPalasportPain
Indica
April 2, 2009ZagrebCroatiaCibona HallPain
Indica
April 4, 2009DebrecenHungaryFőnix HallPain
Indica
May 1, 2009HartfordUnited StatesWebster TheaterVolbeat
May 2, 2009New York CityUnited StatesNokia TheatreVolbeat
May 3, 2009AllentownUnited StatesCrocodile Rock ClubVolbeat
May 5, 2009BaltimoreUnited StatesSonar ClubVolbeat
May 6, 2009LouisvilleUnited StatesOasis ClubVolbeat
May 8, 2009SaugetUnited StatesPop's ClubVolbeat
May 9, 2009Oklahoma CityUnited StatesDiamond BallroomVolbeat
May 11, 2009Corpus ChristiUnited StatesConcrete Street PavilionVolbeat
May 12, 2009HoustonUnited StatesWarehouse LiveVolbeat
May 14, 2009AtlantaUnited StatesMasquerade ClubVolbeat
June 7, 2009TampereFinlandEteläpuistorowspan="12"
June 12, 2009InterlakenSwitzerlandInterlaken Air Base-
June 18, 2009PoriFinlandKirjurinluoto-
June 28, 2009DesselBelgiumFestivalterrein Stenehei-
July 3, 2009TolminSloveniaFestival Grounds-
July 9, 2009VizoviceCzech RepublicAreál likérky R. Jelínek-
July 11, 2009KvinesdalNorwayØyesletta-
July 18, 2009SibiuRomaniaPiața Mare-
July 24, 2009SeinäjokiFinlandSeinäjoen Vauhtiajot-
August 8, 2009HildesheimGermanyFlugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt-
August 15, 2009SavonlinnaFinlandOlavinlinna Castle-
August 16, 2009SavonlinnaFinlandOlavinlinna Castle-
September 5, 2009MoscowRussiaLuzhniki Palace of SportsPain
September 19, 2009HelsinkiFinlandHartwall ArenaApocalyptica

Cancelled dates
DateCityCountryVenue
November 6, 2007AnaheimUnited StatesHouse of Blues
May 5, 2008SayrevilleUnited StatesStarland Ballroom
May 6, 2008HartfordUnited StatesWebster Theater
September 19, 2008HoustonUnited StatesMeridian Theatre
September 23, 2008KnoxvilleUnited StatesValarium Club
September 27, 2008New York CityUnited StatesNokia Theatre
September 28, 2008BaltimoreUnited StatesRams Head Live!
September 29, 2008CharlotteUnited StatesTremont Hall
October 11, 2008MoscowRussiaLuzhniki Hall
October 25, 2008ReykjavíkIcelandLaugardalshöll
November 4, 2008Porto AlegreBrazilPepsi On Stage

Personnel

Guest musicians