Oceanborn Europe Tour

Oceanborn Europe Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish from November 12 to December 12, 1999. The tour is notable for featuring the band's first European concerts. Oceanborn Europe Tour followed a Finnish leg with 33 shows, the Summer of Wilderness. In this tour, Nightwish played beside German heavy metal band Rage, and Nightwish was occasionally supported by Finnish singer Tapio Wilska, singing in the songs "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" and "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean"; Tuomas Holopainen performed "Beauty and the Beast" and "Astral Romance" beside Nightwish's frontwoman, Tarja Turunen.

Oceanborn Europe Tour

Tour by Nightwish
A tour promotional image, from Spinefarm Records
Associated album	Oceanborn
Start date	January 22, 1999
End date	December 12, 1999
No. of shows	58
Nightwish concert chronology

Personnel

• Tarja Turunen - Female vocal[1]
• Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards, male vocal[2]
• Emppu Vuorinen - Guitar[3]
• Jukka Nevalainen - Drums[4]
• Sami Vänskä - Bass[1]
• Tapio Wilska - Male vocal

Setlist

Played live

Angels Fall First

• "Elvenpath"
• "Beauty and the Beast"
• "Astral Romance"
• "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"

Oceanborn

• "Stargazers"
• "Gethsemane"
• "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"
• "Passion and the Opera"
• "Swanheart"
• "Moondance"
• "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion"
• "Walking in the Air"

During the Summer of Wilderness tour, a typical setlist would consist of:

• "Sacrament of Wilderness"
• "Elvenpath"
• "Stargazers"
• "Passion and the Opera"
• "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"
• "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" (featuring Tapio Wilska)
• "Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake cover)
• "Gethsemane"
• "Astral Romance"
• "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" (featuring Tapio Wilska)

Encore:

• "Beauty and the Beast"

"Moondance" was played live only once.

During the Oceanborn Europe tour, a typical setlist would consist of:

• "Stargazers"
• "Gethsemane"
• "Passion and the Opera"
• "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" (featuring Tapio Wilska)
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"
• "Swanheart"
• "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" (featuring Tapio Wilska)
• "Walking in the Air"
• "Elvenpath"
• "Astral Romance"
• "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"

"Swanheart" premiered live on November 12, 1999. Beginning in early December, "Stargazers" would be played following "Passion and the Opera", and "Sacrament of Wilderness" would be played between "Walking in the Air" and "Know Why the Nightingale Sings". "Beauty and the Beast" was also played, though it was no longer a regular feature of the setlist.

Tour dates

Summer of Wilderness

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support
Warm Up Sacrament of Wilderness video-shoot[5]
November 12, 1998	Kitee	Finland	Huvikeskus	N/A
Finland [6]
January 22, 1999	Helsinki	Finland	Tavastia	N/A
February 13, 1999	Turku		Club Feeniks
March 6, 1999	Helsinki		Lepakko	Eternal Tears of Sorrow
March 31, 1999	Tampere		Pakkahuone	N/A
April 10, 1999	Nivala		Tuiskula
May 21, 1999	Vantaa		Vernissa
May 22, 1999	Halkosaari		Lappajärvi
May 27, 1999	Lieksa		Brahesali
May 28, 1999	Joensuu		Silva Metsämessut
June 4, 1999	Helsinki		Tavastia
June 5, 1999	Somero		Sommerstock
	Karjaa		Kattoparkkirock
June 11, 1999	Eura		Sierahovi
June 12, 1999	Kauhajoki		Kasino
June 19, 1999	Seinäjoki		Provinssirock
June 24, 1999	Jämsä		Himos Festival
June 25, 1999	Kalajoki		Hiekkasärkkä
	Pudasjärvi		Jyrkkäkoski
June 26, 1999	Kouvola		Midnight Planet Party
	Kauhajoki		Nummirock
July 3, 1999	Eno		Kanavarantarock
July 6, 1999	Helsinki		Tuska Festival
July 7, 1999	Tampere		Tammerfest
July 9, 1999	Ruovesi		Noitarock
July 16, 1999	Kiuruvesi		Liikuntahalli
July 18, 1999	Joensuu		Ilosaarirock
July 30, 1999	Liperi		Suvisouturock
July 31, 1999	Utajärvi		Untorock
August 7, 1999	Ämmänsaari		Suviyön Sumutus
August 8, 1999	Vantaa		Ankkarock
August 14, 1999	Salo		Vuoristock
	Lohja		Kesärock

Oceanborn Europe Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support
Europe [6]
November 12, 1999	Markneukirchen	Germany	Schützenhaus	Rage
November 13, 1999	Katowice	Poland	Megaclub
November 14, 1999	Spremberg	Germany	MTS Club
November 15, 1999	Berlin		Kesselhaus
November 16, 1999	Hamburg		Markthalle Hamburg
November 18, 1999	Groningen	Netherlands	Vera Club
November 19, 1999	Osnabrück	Germany	Works
November 20, 1999	Vosselaar	Belgium	Biebob
November 21, 1999	Bochum	Germany	Zeche
November 22, 1999	Saarbrücken		Garage
November 24, 1999	Barcelona	Spain	Mephisto
November 25, 1999	Madrid		Macumba
November 26, 1999	Avilés		Quattro
November 27, 1999	Bergara		Sala Jam
November 28, 1999	Valencia		Garage
November 30, 1999	Geneva	Switzerland	Undertown
December 1, 1999	Pratteln		Z-7
December 2, 1999	Turin	Italy	Supermarket
December 3, 1999	Vienna	Austria	Planet Music
December 4, 1999	Kaufbeuren	Germany	Zeppenlinhalle
December 6, 1999	Offenbach am Main		Hafenbahn
December 8, 1999	Braunschweig		FBZ Club
December 9, 1999	Cologne		Live Music Hall
December 10, 1999	Bad Salzungen		Kellewerk
December 11, 1999	Freiberg		Trivoli
December 12, 1999	Ludwigsburg		Rockfabrik

References

1. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
2. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
3. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
4. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
5. "Past Shows". Nightwish.
6. "Live: Past Shows (1999)". Nightwish's Official Website. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2009-10-14. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website