Decades: World Tour

Decades: World Tour (also referred to as Decades: World Tour 2018) was the seventh world tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their seventh compilation album, Decades.[1]

Decades: World Tour

Tour by Nightwish
The promo poster for the North American leg of the tour in March–April 2018
Associated album	Decades
Start date	March 9, 2018
End date	December 15, 2018
Legs	4
No. of shows	34 in North America 43 in Europe 5 in Latin America 82 total
Nightwish concert chronology

The band included a special setlist for this tour, featuring rare songs from the earlier era to revisit with some new twists. The setlist was a 'one-off' and only performed on this tour.[1]

The Buenos Aires show was recorded for their sixth live DVD known as Decades: Live in Buenos Aires which was released on December 6, 2019.[2][3]

Setlist

Songs performed throughout the tour

Angels Fall First (1997)

• "Elvenpath"
• "The Carpenter"

Oceanborn (1998)

• "Gethsemane"
• "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"

Wishmaster (2000)

• "The Kinslayer"
• "Come Cover Me"
• "Wishmaster"
• "Deep Silent Complete"
• "Dead Boy's Poem"

Over the Hills and Far Away (2001)

• "10th Man Down"

Century Child (2002)

• "End of All Hope"
• "Slaying the Dreamer"

Once (2004)

• "Dark Chest of Wonders"
• "Wish I Had an Angel"
• "Nemo"
• "Ghost Love Score"

Dark Passion Play (2007)

• "Amaranth"

Imaginaerum (2011)

• "I Want My Tears Back"
• "Last Ride of the Day"

Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015)

• "Élan"
• "The Greatest Show on Earth"

Traditional cover

• "Elvenjig"[4]

Sample Setlist

The following setlist was performed at the first show of the tour at The Tabernacle, but has since had alterations to it:[5]

1. "End of All Hope"
2. "Wish I Had an Angel"
3. "10th Man Down"
4. "Come Cover Me"
5. "Gethsemane"
6. "Élan"
7. "Sacrament of Wilderness"
8. "Dead Boy's Poem"
9. "Elvenjig" (live premiere)
10. "Elvenpath"
11. "I Want My Tears Back"
12. "The Carpenter"
13. "The Kinslayer"
14. "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"
15. "Nemo"
16. "Slaying the Dreamer"
17. "The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapters I, II and III)"
18. "Ghost Love Score"

Notable and unique setlist firsts on Decades: World Tour

Date	City	Song	First-Time Performed Since	First-Time Lead Vocals / Vocals
March 9, 2018 [6]	Atlanta	"End of All Hope"	2004	Floor
		"10th Man Down"	2003	Floor
		"Come Cover Me"	2012	Floor
		"Gethsemane"	2003	Floor
		"Sacrament of Wilderness"	2008	Floor
		"Dead Boy's Poem"	2009	Floor
		"Elvenjig" (New - Traditional cover)	Live premiere	Instrumental
		"Elvenpath"	2004	Floor
		"The Carpenter"	1998	Troy / Floor
		"The Kinslayer"	2005	Floor
		"Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"	1999	Floor / Marco
		"Slaying the Dreamer"	2008	Floor
March 18, 2018 [7]	Albany	"Deep Silent Complete"	2005	Floor

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Support Act
North America[1]
March 9, 2018	Atlanta	United States	Tabernacle	N/A
March 10, 2018	Charlotte		The Fillmore
March 12, 2018	Norfolk		The NorVa
March 13, 2018	Baltimore		Modell Performing Arts Center
March 14, 2018	New York City		PlayStation Theater
March 16, 2018	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
March 17, 2018	Worcester		The Palladium
March 18, 2018	Albany		The Egg
March 20, 2018	Montréal	Canada	MTelus
March 21, 2018	Toronto		Massey Hall
March 23, 2018	Niagara Falls	United States	The Rapids Theatre
March 24, 2018	Cleveland		Agora Theatre and Ballroom
March 25, 2018	Pittsburgh		Stage AE
March 26, 2018	Covington		Madison Theater
March 28, 2018	Kalamazoo		State Theatre
March 29, 2018	St. Louis		Touhill Performing Arts Center
March 30, 2018	Minneapolis		Myth Live
March 31, 2018	Chicago		Aragon Ballroom
April 2, 2018	Omaha		Sokol Auditorium
April 3, 2018	Denver		Paramount Theatre
April 5, 2018	Edmonton	Canada	Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 6, 2018	Spokane	United States	Knitting Factory
April 7, 2018	Vancouver	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 8, 2018	Portland	United States	Roseland Theater
April 10, 2018	Las Vegas		Brooklyn Bowl
April 12, 2018	Ventura		Ventura Theatre
April 13, 2018	San Jose		City National Civic
April 14, 2018	Anaheim		City National Grove of Anaheim
April 15, 2018	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
April 17, 2018	Dallas		The Bomb Factory
April 18, 2018	Memphis		Minglewood Hall
April 19, 2018	Mobile		Saenger Theatre
April 21, 2018	St. Petersburg		Jannus Live
April 22, 2018	Miami		Olympia Theater
Europe / Festivals[8][9]
May 18, 2018	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Suurhall	N/A
June 1, 2018	Plzeň	Czech Republic	Metalfest Open Air (Festival)	Various
June 2, 2018	Nijmegen	Netherlands	FortaRock (Festival)
June 21, 2018	Copenhagen	Denmark	Copenhell (Festival)
June 24, 2018	Clisson	France	Hellfest (Festival)
July 6, 2018	Kvinesdal	Norway	Norway Rock (Festival)
July 13, 2018	Joensuu	Finland	Ilosaarirock (Festival)
July 21, 2018	Lahti		Mukkulan Tapahtumapuisto	Beast in Black Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
August 3, 2018	Wacken	Germany	Wacken Open Air (Festival)	Various
August 7, 2018	Schaffhausen	Switzerland	Stars in Town (Festival)
August 9, 2018	Villena	Spain	Leyendas del Rock (Festival)
August 12, 2018	Walton-on-Trent	England	Bloodstock Open Air (Festival)
August 17, 2018	Bucharest	Romania	Romexpo	Fallen Arise A Tear Beyond
August 19, 2018	Varna	Bulgaria	Varna Mega Rock (Festival)	Various
Latin America[8][10]
September 28, 2018	São Paulo	Brazil	Tom Brasil	Delain[11]
September 30, 2018	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Microestadio Malvinas
October 2, 2018	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolicán
October 4, 2018	Bogotá	Colombia	Teatro Royal Center
October 7, 2018	Mexico City	Mexico	Arena Ciudad de México	N/A
Europe 2[8][12]
November 2, 2018	Gothenburg	Sweden	Partille Arena	Beast in Black[13]
November 3, 2018	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby Hallen
November 5, 2018	Berlin	Germany	Max Schmeling Halle
November 6, 2018	Hamburg		Barclaycard Arena
November 7, 2018	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
November 9, 2018	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
November 10, 2018	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena
November 11, 2018	Geneva	Switzerland	SEG Geneva Arena
November 13, 2018	Bratislava	Slovakia	Incheba Expo Arena
November 14, 2018	München	Germany	Olympiahalle
November 16, 2018	Leipzig		Leipzig Arena
November 17, 2018	Krakow	Poland	Tauron Arena
November 19, 2018	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
November 20, 2018	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
November 22, 2018	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
November 23, 2018	Nuremberg	Germany	Nuremberg Arena
November 24, 2018	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 26, 2018	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
November 27, 2018	Saarbrücken	Germany	Saarlandhalle
November 30, 2018	Madrid	Spain	WiZink Center
December 1, 2018	Barcelona		Sant Jordi Club
December 2, 2018	Bilbao		Bizkaia Arena
December 4, 2018	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
December 5, 2018	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle
December 8, 2018	London	England	SSE Arena
December 10, 2018	Birmingham		Arena Birmingham
December 11, 2018	Manchester		Manchester Arena
December 14, 2018	Turku	Finland	Gatorade Center
December 15, 2018	Helsinki		Hartwall Arena

Personnel

• Floor Jansen – female vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
• Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
• Kai Hahto – drums
• Marco Hietala – bass, male vocals
• Troy Donockley – Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bouzouki, additional vocals, additional guitars

Guest musicians

• Tapio Wilska – male vocals (performed "10th Man Down" and "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" at Ilosaarirock and Mukkula - July 13 and 21, 2018)
• Netta Skog – accordion (performed "Wishmaster" at Mukkula, Gatorade Center and Hartwall Arena - July 21, December 14 and 15, 2018)

References

1. "NIGHTWISH To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America". Blabbermouth. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. "NIGHTWISH: São Paulo And Buenos Aires Concerts To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD". Blabbermouth. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
3. "NIGHTWISH To Release 'Decades: Live In Buenos Aires' In December". Blabbermouth. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
4. Nightwishonline.com "Elvenjig"
5. Decades: World Tour Setlist
6. "Nightwish Setlist at Tabernacle, Atlanta". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
7. "Nightwish Setlist at Hart Theatre @ The Egg Center for the Performing Arts, Albany". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
8. "Live: Past shows". Nightwish.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
9. Show Announcements:
   • "NIGHTWISH To Headline Norway Rock 2018". BraveWords. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
   • "HERE ARE THE FIRST BANDS FOR THE W:O:A 2018!". Wacken.com. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
   • "NIGHTWISH And GOJIRA To Headline Bloodstock Festival 2018". Team Rock. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
   • "Leyendas del Rock anuncia una fecha exclusive de Nightwish en Espana para 2018". Metal Journal. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
   • "Nightwish kommt ans Stars in Town 2018". Schaffhauser Nachrichten. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
   • "Nightwish and Parkway Drive confirmed for FortaRock 2018". FortaRock.nl. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
   • "Nightwish - NIGHTWISH @ SAKU SUURHALL, Tallinn, ESTONIA..." Facebook. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
10. Show Announcements (Latin America):
    • "NWM Productions - Nightwish en Argentina! Gira DECADES LATINOAMERICA 2018 Banda internacional invitada: Delain". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
    • "DYNAMO RECORDS Shows". dynamoprod.com. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
    • "DECADES: SOUTH AMERICA & MEXICO 2018". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
11. "Turnê reúne Nightwish e Delain em setembro". Destakjornal.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
12. Show Announcements (Europe 2):
    • "NIGHTWISH - announce »Decades« European tour 2018!". Nuclear Blast. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
    • "Nightwish add UK dates to Decades tour". TeamRock.com'. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
    • "Nightwishin Decades-maailmankiertue huipentuu Hartwall Areenalle joulukuussa". Kaaoszine. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
13. "NIGHTWISH - BEAST IN BLACK as guests on tour!". Nuclear Blast. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website