2015–2016 concert tour by Nightwish
Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour Tour byNightwish Promotional poster for the Latin American tour in September–October 2015
Location Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Associated album Endless Forms Most Beautiful Start date April 9, 2015 End date October 9, 2016 Legs 12 No. of shows 151 Nightwish concert chronology
TheEndless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour was a concert tour by the Finnishsymphonic metal bandNightwish , in support of their eighth studio album,Endless Forms Most Beautiful [ 1]
It was the first full tour featuring lead singerFloor Jansen , who replacedAnette Olzon in late 2012,[ 2] Kai Hahto , who replacedJukka Nevalainen on hiatus due to health issues.[ 3]
The band toured United States and Canada from April to May 2015 and in June started a series of festivals appearances across Europe, including two headlining shows inFinland ;[ 1] Rock in Rio festival in Brazil,[ 4] [ 5] Wembley Arena in London.[ 6] [ 1]
Both concerts inTampere Stadium andWembley Arena were recorded for a live DVD calledVehicle of Spirit
On August 20, 2016, at the Himos Park show, original Nightwish bassistSami Vänskä joined the band on stage to play "Stargazers" with them on bass while Marko joined the crowd.[ 7] Jukka Nevalainen was also a guest, filling in for Kai Hahto for drums to play "Last Ride of the Day".[ 8]
The band made their first appearance back in South Korea since the Wishmaster World Tour fifteen years ago.
Nightwish performing in Oberhausen in 2015. Samantha Wu fromV13 , gave the Toronto performance a positive review. She praised Floor Jansen's vocals and her presence on stage, citing that she "is a thrill to watch". She also praised the inclusion of old songs like "Stargazers" being added to the setlist which have not been performed in a long while, as well as the spotlight shining moment with Marko Hietala's performance of "The Islander". Samantha concluded her review by stating that that Floor was the perfect fit for the band in which she hopes she will be with the band for a long time, as well as stating their performance that night was 'simply outstanding'.[ 9]
Anabel fromRockRevolt Magazine who attended the Greek Theater performance in Los Angeles had given the show a positive review. In their review of the concert, they pointed out the nature and traveler themed imagery and props used for the stage, used in the adventurer theme of the album itself. The reviewer praised the strong setlist, referring to the energetic songs and beautiful ballads on the set. The reviewer cited Floor Jansen's vocals as awe-inspiring in which she had stolen the show for the use of her theatrical expressions. The reviewer concluded their review, stating that the encore songs were the "icing on the cake" finish for an amazing show.[ 10]
Dan Shutt, a reporter fromThe Independent , who had attended the sold out Wembley performance, noted on the energy and excitement of the show as a spectacle, sticking to the formula with pyrotechnics and visual effects playing throughout the biggest songs. However, he criticized the lack of personalisation which was outweighed by Floor's vocals.[ 11]
The following set list was performed at the first show of the tour atHammerstein Ballroom , and is not intended to represent all of the shows on tour.[ 12]
"The Greatest Show on Earth "Chapter V: Sea-Worn Driftwood""(intro) "Shudder Before the Beautiful" "Yours Is an Empty Hope" "Amaranth " "She Is My Sin" "Endless Forms Most Beautiful " "My Walden" "The Islander " "Élan " "Weak Fantasy" "Storytime " "Nemo " "I Want My Tears Back" "Stargazers" "Sleeping Sun " "The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapter II and III)"Encore "Ghost Love Score" "Last Ride of the Day " List of 2015 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support acts[ 13] Date City Country Venue Support Act(s) April 9, 2015 New York City United States Hammerstein Ballroom Sabaton [ 14] Delain [ 15] April 10, 2015 Philadelphia Electric Factory April 11, 2015 Worcester Palladium April 13, 2015 Quebec City Canada Le Capitole April 14, 2015 Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre April 16, 2015 Buffalo United States Town Ballroom April 17, 2015 Cleveland Agora Theatre April 18, 2015 Chicago Concorde Music Hall April 19, 2015 Clive 7 Flags Center April 21, 2015 Denver Ogden Theatre April 22, 2015 Salt Lake City In the Venue April 24, 2015 Spokane Knitting Factory April 25, 2015 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre April 26, 2015 Portland United States Crystal Ballroom April 28, 2015 San Francisco Warfield Theatre April 30, 2015 Las Vegas House of Blues May 1, 2015 Los Angeles Greek Theatre May 2, 2015 Tempe Marquee Theatre May 3, 2015 El Paso Tricky Falls Club May 5, 2015 Dallas The Bomb Factory May 6, 2015 Houston Warehouse Live May 8, 2015 Orlando House of Blues May 9, 2015 Fort Lauderdale Revolution Club May 11, 2015 Nashville Marathon Music Works May 12, 2015 Louisville Expo 5 May 13, 2015 Charlotte The Fillmore Charlotte May 14, 2015 Silver Spring The Fillmore Silver Spring June 6, 2015 Joensuu Finland Laulurinne Children of Bodom Insomnium Sonata Arctica [ 16] June 8, 2015 Turku MS Baltic Princess June 9, 2015 June 13, 2015[ a] Nickelsdorf Austria Pannonia Fields II — June 14, 2015 Banská Bystrica Slovakia Amfiteáter June 19, 2015[ b] Hinwil Switzerland Autobahnkreisel June 21, 2015[ c] Clisson France Val de Moine July 12, 2015[ d] Vizovice Czech Republic Areál likérky R. Jelíne July 15, 2015[ e] Budapest Hungary Petőfi Csarnok July 23, 2015[ f] Barcelona Spain Parc de Can Zam July 25, 2015[ g] Oulu Finland Kuusisaari July 31, 2015 Tampere Tampere Stadium Sonata Arctica Children of Bodom August 8, 2015[ h] Kortrijk Belgium Sport Campus Lange Munte — August 9, 2015[ i] Hildesheim Germany Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt August 15, 2015[ j] Dinkelsbühl Flugplatz des Aeroclubs Dinkelsbühl August 29, 2015 Trondheim Norway Sverresborg Arena The Sirens September 23, 2015 Fortaleza Brazil Anfiteatro Dragão do Mar Jack the Joker[ 17] September 25, 2015[ k] Rio de Janeiro Cidade do Rock — September 26, 2015 São Paulo HSBC Hall September 27, 2015 Curitiba Masters Hall September 29, 2015 Porto Alegre Opinião Club October 2, 2015 Buenos Aires Argentina Luna Park Stadium Boudika[ 18] October 4, 2015 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán Caterina Nix[ 19] October 6, 2015 Lima Peru Estadio San Marcos Delain October 8, 2015 Quito Ecuador El Teleférico October 10, 2015 Bogotá Colombia Teatro Royal Center October 13, 2015 Monterrey Mexico Escena Arena October 14, 2015 Mexico City Teatro Metropólitan October 15, 2015 October 17, 2015 Guadalajara Teatro Diana November 13, 2015 Espoo Finland Barona Areena Beast in Black November 15, 2015 Stockholm Sweden Arenan Amorphis November 16, 2015 Copenhagen Denmark Falconer Amphitheatre Arch Enemy November 18, 2015 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena November 19, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena November 23, 2015 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier November 25, 2015 Paris Bercy Arena November 26, 2015 Toulouse Le Zénith November 28, 2015 Basel Switzerland St. Jakobshalle November 29, 2015 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena December 1, 2015 Munich Germany Le Zenith December 3, 2015 Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle December 4, 2015 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle December 5, 2015 Nuremberg Nuremberg Arena December 7, 2015 Prague Czech Republic Tipsport Arena December 8, 2015 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle December 10, 2015 Bucharest Romania Romexpo December 12, 2015 Budapest Hungary Sports Arena December 14, 2015 Leipzig Germany Leipzig Arena December 15, 2015 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle December 16, 2015 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal December 17, 2015 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena December 19, 2015 London England Wembley Arena
List of 2016 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s)[ 13] Date City Country Venue Support Act(s) January 6, 2016 Brisbane Australia Tivoli Theatre TaberahVoyager January 9, 2016 Sydney Enmore Theatre January 11, 2016 Melbourne Forum Theatre January 13, 2016 Adelaide HQ Complex January 15, 2016 Fremantle King's Theatre January 18, 2016 Singapore Hard Rock Hotel — February 19, 2016 Sayreville United States Starland Ballroom Sonata Arctica Delain February 20, 2016 Hartford Webster Theater February 21, 2016 Montreal Canada Metropolis Hall February 22, 2016 London Music Hall February 24, 2016 Pittsburgh United States Carnegie Library of Homestead February 25, 2016 Columbus Lifestyle Communities Pavilion February 26, 2016 Royal Oak Music Theatre February 27, 2016 Milwaukee Rave Club February 29, 2016 Minneapolis First Avenue March 1, 2016 Winnipeg Canada Burton Cummings Theatre March 2, 2016 Saskatoon O'Briens Events Centre March 3, 2016 Edmonton Francis Winspear Centre March 5, 2016 Calgary MacEwan Hall March 6, 2016 Missoula United States Wilma Theatre March 7, 2016 Seattle The Showbox March 10, 2016 Reno Cargo's Ballroom March 11, 2016 San Jose City National Civic March 12, 2016 Anaheim City National Grove March 14, 2016 Tucson Rialto Theatre March 15, 2016 Colorado Springs City Auditorium March 16, 2016 Kansas City Uptown Theater March 18, 2016 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom March 19, 2016 San Antonio Aztec Theatre March 20, 2016 New Orleans Civic Center March 21, 2016 Birmingham Iron Live March 23, 2016 Tampa Ritz Club April 12, 2016 Beijing China M. Zone Center — April 14, 2016 Shanghai QSW Culture Center April 16, 2016 Taipei Taiwan NTUT Auditorium April 17, 2016 Hong Kong Kitec Rotunda Centre April 19, 2016 Tokyo Japan Ex Theater April 21, 2016 Osaka Big Cat Club April 22, 2016 Tokyo AgeHa Club May 15, 2016 Yekaterinburg Russia DIVS Arena May 18, 2016 Voronezh Event Hall May 20, 2016 Moscow Crocus City Hall May 22, 2016 Kyiv Ukraine Sports Palace May 24, 2016 St. Petersburg Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace May 27, 2016[ l] Munich Germany Olympiastadion May 28, 2016[ m] Dortmund Westfalenhallen June 1, 2016 Košice Slovakia Štadión Lokomotívy Almanac[ 20] June 3, 2016[ n] Plzeň Czech Republic Amfiteátr Lochotín — June 5, 2016[ o] Vienna Austria Donauinsel June 8, 2016[ p] Rome Italy Capannelle Racecourse June 10, 2016[ q] Interlaken Switzerland Interlaken Air Base June 12, 2016[ r] Leicestershire England Donington Park June 18, 2016[ s] Dessel Belgium Boeretang June 30, 2016[ t] Seinäjoki Finland Törnävänsaari July 2, 2016[ u] Norrköping Sweden Bråvalla Flygfottilj August 6, 2016[ v] Montreal Canada Jean-Drapeau Park August 20, 2016 Jämsä Finland Himos Park Arch Enemy Delain Sonata Arctica Silentium August 26, 2016[ w] Straszęcin Poland Stadion — September 3, 2016[ x] Havířov Czech Republic Areál městské sportovní haly September 8, 2016 Lisbon Portugal Coliseu dos Recreios Kandia September 10, 2016 Madrid Spain Barclaycard Center Alquimia September 12, 2016 Mantua Italy Palabam Temperance September 14, 2016 Sofia Bulgaria Arena Armeec — October 2, 2016 Seoul South Korea Samsung Blue Square October 5, 2016 Shenzhen China A8 Live House October 7, 2016 Shanghai QSW Culture Center October 9, 2016[ y] Tokyo Japan Saitama Super Arena
Cancelled dates
Original Date City Country Venue March 8, 2016[ 21] Boise United States Knitting Factory Club
Additional musicians
Tony Kakko – guest vocals on "The Islander" and "Last Ride of the Day" at Rock in Rio 2015Richard Dawkins – live narration on "The Greatest Show on Earth" at Wembley ArenaSami Vänskä – guest bassist on "Stargazers" at Himos ParkJukka Nevalainen – guest drummer on "Last Ride of the Day" at Himos ParkTour production
Basty Duellmann – tour manager Roger Smith – tour manager(North America, Asia) Ville Lipiäinen – camera director, editing(Vehicle of Spirit ) Mikko Linnavuori – stage design, screen video content Eero Helle – stage production, design, special effects, lighting Markku Aalto – stage production, design, special effects, pyrotechnician Teemu Koivistoinen – assistant pyrotechnician Antti Toiviainen – guitar technician Ulrich Weitz – drum technician Kimmo Ahola – sound engineer Marja Brink – make-up, hairstylist for Jansen Enrico Karolczak – booking agent Konstantin Byleev – tour promoter(Russia, Ukraine) Aki Rönkkö – monitor engineer Andy Copping – booking(Download Festival ) Ville Wahlroos – lighting ^ The June 13, 2015, concert was a part ofNova Rock Festival . ^ The June 19, 2015, concert was a part of Rock the Ring. ^ The June 21, 2015, concert was a part ofHellfest . ^ The July 12, 2015, concert was a part ofMasters of Rock . ^ The July 15, 2015, concert was a part of Kingdom of Hegyalja Festival. ^ The July 23, 2015, concert was a part of Barcelona Rock Fest. ^ The July 25, 2015, concert was a part ofQstock . ^ The August 8, 2015, concert was a part of Alcatraz Festival. ^ The August 9, 2015, concert was a part ofM'era Luna Festival . ^ The August 15, 2015, concert was a part ofSummer Breeze Open Air . ^ The September 25, 2015, concert was a part ofRock in Rio . ^ The May 27, 2016, concert was a part of Rockavaria. ^ The May 28, 2016, concert was a part of Rock im Revier. ^ The June 3, 2016, concert was a part of Metalfest. ^ The June 5, 2016, concert was a part of Rock in Vienna. ^ The June 8, 2016, concert was a part ofRock in Roma . ^ The June 10, 2016, concert was a part ofGreenfield Festival . ^ The June 12, 2016, concert was a part ofDownload Festival . ^ The June 18, 2016, concert was a part ofGraspop Metal Meeting . ^ The June 30, 2016, concert was a part ofProvinssirock . ^ The July 2, 2016, concert was a part ofBråvalla Festival . ^ The August 6, 2016, concert was a part ofHeavy Montréal . ^ The August 26, 2016, concert was a part of Czad Festival. ^ The September 3, 2016, concert was a part of Havířovské Slavnosti. ^ The October 9, 2016, concert was a part ofLoud Park Festival . ^a b c "Nightwish Live" . Archived fromthe original on September 21, 2010. RetrievedMay 17, 2015 .^ "Nightwish Part Ways With Anette Olzon" . Archived fromthe original on April 2, 2015. RetrievedMay 17, 2015 .^ NIGHTWISH Drummer JUKKA NEVALAINEN Forced To Take Break From Band Due To Health Issues ^ Nightwish confirmed to play in Rock in Rio ^ Nightwish in Sao Paulo 2015 ^ Nightwish announce show at Wembley Arena ^ Isoaho 2018 , pp. 334–341.^ "NIGHTWISH Rejoined by Drummer JUKKA NEVALAINEN at Unofficial 20th-Anniversary Concert (Video)" . August 22, 2016. RetrievedMarch 24, 2024 .^ Wu, Samantha (April 16, 2015)."Nightwish with Sabaton – The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – April 14, 2015" .V13 . RetrievedDecember 28, 2020 . ^ Anabel (May 3, 2015)."CONCERT REVIEW/PHOTOS: NIGHTWISH" .RockRevolt Magazine . RetrievedDecember 27, 2020 . ^ Shutt, Dan (December 21, 2015)."Nightwish, gig review: Closing with The Greatest Show on Earth too much for sell-out audience to handle" .The Independent . RetrievedDecember 27, 2020 . ^ "Nightwish - Fan-Filmed Video From Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour Kick-Off Show In New York Posted; Setlist Revealed" .Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . April 10, 2015. RetrievedMarch 24, 2024 .^a b "Tour: Past shows" . Nightwish.com. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024 .^ Sabaton to support Nightwish in North America ^ Delain to support Nightwish ^ Nightwish, Laulurinne ^ "Nightwish: noite de lua cheia e celebração em Fortaleza" (in Portuguese). Whiplash.net. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024 .^ "Nightwish en Luna Park" (in Spanish). Facebook. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024 .^ "Fotos del concierto de Nightwish en Chile: 4 de octubre" (in Spanish). Agenda Musical.cl. October 5, 2015. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024 .^ "CHANGED - NIGHTWISH + ALMANAC" (in Slovak). Ticket Portal. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2024 .^ Nightwish forced to cancel Boise show due to "severe illness" Isoaho, Timo (2018).Nightwish – We Were Here (English ed.). Latvia: Deggael Communications.ISBN 978-952-99749-3-1
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