20th Anniversary Farewell Tour
The 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour was a concert tour by former members of Rhapsody. It was announced on November 21, 2016 by ex-Rhapsody members Luca Turilli (founder and composer), Fabio Lione (lead singer), Patrice Guers, Dominique Leurquin and Alex Holzwarth.[1] It celebrated the 20th anniversary of Legendary Tales and had a number of their classic hits played at their shows, along with Symphony of Enchanted Lands in its entirety.
Tour by Rhapsody | |
Rhapsody's 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour live in San Jose Costa Rica, Jan 20, 2018. | |
Location | Europe, South America, Asia, North America |
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Start date | April 26, 2017 |
End date | March 20, 2018 |
Legs | 7 |
No. of shows | 33 in Europe 29 in Latin America 9 in Asia 2 in North America 1 cancellations 73 total |
Rhapsody concert chronology |
Fabio has stated that the original band would no longer exist as the other members want to do different music.[2] After the tour ended, Fabio and Luca announced that they had formed a new band together with the other members on the farewell tour called Turilli / Lione Rhapsody on December 5, 2018.[3]
Keyboardist Alex Staropoli did not play on this tour.
Setlist
- Legendary Tales
- Land of Immortals
- Symphony of Enchanted Lands
- Epicus Furor
- Emerald Sword
- Wisdom of the Kings
- Eternal Glory
- Beyond the Gates of Infinity
- Wings of Destiny
- The Dark Tower of Abyss
- Riding the Winds of Eternity
- Symphony of Enchanted Lands
- Dawn of Victory
- Dawn of Victory
- The Village of Dwarves
- Holy Thunderforce
- Rain of a Thousand Flames
- Rain of a Thousand Flames
- The Wizard's Last Rhymes
- Power of the Dragonflame
- In Tenebris
- Knightrider of Doom
- Power of the Dragonflame
- When Demons Awake
- Lamento Eroico
- Others
- Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò) (Andrea Bocelli cover)
- Drum Solo
- Vocal Solo
- Bass Solo
- Sample Setlist
The following setlist was performed at the first show of the tour at Le Brise Glace in Annecy, but has since had alterations to it:[4]
- "Epicus Furor" (intro)
- "Emerald Sword"
- "Wisdom of the Kings"
- "Eternal Glory"
- "Beyond the Gates of Infinity"
- "Knightrider of Doom"
- "Wings of Destiny"
- "The Dark Tower of Abyss"
- "Riding the Winds of Eternity"
- "Symphony of Enchanted Lands"
- "Drum Solo"
- "Land of Immortals"
- "The Wizard's Last Rhymes"
- "Bass Solo"
- "Dawn of Victory"
Encore:
- "Rain of a Thousand Flames"
- "Lamento Eroico"
- "Holy Thunderforce"
- "In Tenebris" (extract)
- "Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness" (outro)
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Warm Up[5] | |||
April 26, 2017 | Annecy | France | Le Brise Glace |
Latin America[6][7] | |||
April 29, 2017 | Monterrey | Mexico | Café Iguana |
April 30, 2017 | Mexico City | Circo Volador | |
May 1, 2017 | Guadalajara | C3 Stage | |
May 3, 2017 | Bogota | Colombia | Royal Center |
May 5, 2017 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolican |
May 6, 2017 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Vivo Rio |
May 7, 2017 | Sao Paulo | Tom Brasil | |
May 10, 2017 | Porto Alegre | Opinião Bar | |
May 11, 2017 | Florianópolis | John Bull | |
May 12, 2017 | Curitiba | Opera de Arame | |
May 13, 2017 | Belo Horizonte | Music Hall | |
May 14, 2017 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | El Teatro Flores |
Europe / Festivals[8][9] | |||
June 7, 2017 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz |
June 10, 2017 | Sölvesborg | Sweden | Sweden Rock Festival |
June 17, 2017 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting |
June 24, 2017 | Nummijärvi | Finland | Nummirock |
July 21, 2017 | Vinci | Italy | Festa dell'Unicorno |
August 11, 2017 | Vagos | Portugal | Vagos Metal Fest |
August 12, 2017 | Villena | Spain | Leyendas del Rock |
November 2, 2017 | Moscow | Russia | RED Club |
Asia[10] | |||
November 6, 2017 | Tokyo | Japan | Tsutaya O-East |
November 7, 2017 | |||
November 8, 2017 | Nagoya | Club Quattro | |
November 9, 2017 | Osaka | Umeda Club Quattro | |
November 11, 2017 | Seoul | South Korea | MUV Hall |
November 12, 2017 | Taipei | Taiwan | The Wall Live House |
November 14, 2017 | Shanghai | China | Bandai Namco |
November 15, 2017 | Xi'an | 1935 Live House | |
November 17, 2017 | Beijing | Mao Live House | |
Latin America[11] | |||
January 7, 2018 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Tom Brasil |
January 8, 2018 | Asunción | Paraguay | Teatro Guarani |
January 10, 2018 | Salta | Argentina | Teatro del Huerto |
January 11, 2018 | Buenos Aires | Groove | |
January 13, 2018 | La Paz | Bolivia | Teatro Al Aire Libre |
January 14, 2018 | Lima | Peru | Teatro de la Uni |
January 16, 2018 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolican |
January 18, 2018 | San Salvador | El Salvador | CIFCO |
January 19, 2018 | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | Canchas Don Gol |
January 20, 2018 | San Jose | Costa Rica | Pepper Club |
January 21, 2018 | Bogota | Colombia | Metal Millennium |
January 23, 2018 | Medellin | Teatro Universidad de Medellin | |
January 24, 2018 | Cali | Teatro Jorge Isaacs | |
January 26, 2018 | Chihuahua | Mexico | Expo Chihuahua |
January 27, 2018 | Monterrey | Café Iguana | |
January 28, 2018 | Mérida | Mambo Café | |
January 30, 2018 | Mexico City | Circo Volador | |
North America[12] | |||
February 1, 2018 | Grand Turk | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70000 Tons of Metal |
February 4, 2018 | |||
Europe[13] | |||
February 17, 2018 | Bologna | Italy | Zona Roveri |
February 18, 2018 | Treviso | New Age | |
February 19, 2018 | Rome | Orion | |
February 20, 2018 | Milan | Alcatraz | |
February 21, 2018 | Freiburg | Germany | Crash |
February 23, 2018 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | Effenaar |
February 24, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | Trix |
February 26, 2018 | London | England | Islington Academy |
February 28, 2018 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | Neushoorn |
March 1, 2018 | Bochum | Germany | Zeche |
March 2, 2018 | Hamburg | Grünspan | |
March 4, 2018 | Stockholm | Sweden | Fryshuset |
March 6, 2018 | Warsaw | Poland | Proxima |
March 8, 2018 | Budapest | Hungary | Barba Negra Club |
March 9, 2018 | Zlín | Czech Republic | Masters of Rock Café |
March 10, 2018 | Zvolen | Slovakia | Rates Sports Hall |
March 11, 2018 | Regensburg-Obertraubling | Germany | Eventhall Airport |
March 13, 2018 | Munich | Backstage | |
March 14, 2018 | Mannheim | MS Connexion Complex | |
March 15, 2018 | Pratteln | Switzerland | Z7 |
March 16, 2018 | Paris | France | Trabendo |
March 17, 2018 | Toulouse | Metronum | |
March 18, 2018 | Barcelona | Spain | Razzmatazz 2 |
March 20, 2018 | Madrid | La Riviera | |
Cancelled dates
Original Date | City | Country | Venue |
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July 30, 2017 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Bascula Club[14] |
Personnel
- Fabio Lione – lead vocals
- Luca Turilli – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Dominique Leurquin – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Patrice Guers – bass guitar
- Alex Holzwarth – drums
References
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- 20th Anniversary Farewell Tour Setlist
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