The First Tour of the Angels

The First Tour of the Angels was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish from December 31, 1997, to March 6, 1998. Nightwish played only seven gigs since Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen were waylaid by their mandatory military draft and Tarja Turunen had not finished her studies.[1] The male vocals in "Beauty and the Beast", "The Carpenter" and "Astral Romance" were sung by Tuomas Holopainen, beside Tarja. The band was supported by bassist Samppa Hirvonen and the keyboardist Marianna Pellinen during the tour; in 1998, Samppa was replaced by Sami Vänskä. There is a bootleg of the Helsinki gig called Live at the Tavastia.

The First Tour of the Angels
Tour by Nightwish
Associated albumAngels Fall First
Start dateDecember 31, 1997
End dateMarch 6, 1998
No. of shows7
Nightwish concert chronology

Personnel

Setlist
Played live
  • "Elvenpath"
  • "Beauty and the Beast"
  • "The Carpenter"
  • "Astral Romance"
  • "Angels Fall First"
  • "Tutankhamen"
  • "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"

The following songs have also been purported to have been played, though this is impossible to confirm.

  • "Nymphomaniac Fantasia"
  • "A Return to the Sea"
  • "Once Upon a Troubadour"
  • "The Forever Moments"
  • "Piano solo"

A typical setlist would consist of:

  • "Elvenpath"
  • "The Carpenter"
  • "Tutankhamen"
  • "Angels Fall First"
  • "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"
  • "Astral Romance"
  • "Beauty and the Beast"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Finland [6]
December 31, 1997 Kitee Finland Ice-Hall
January 9, 1998 Helsinki Lepakko
February 13, 1998 Tavastia Club
February 14, 1998 Pori Jungle Jane
February 25, 1998 Joensuu Kellari
February 27, 1998 Jyväskylä Lutakko
March 6, 1998 Siilinjärvi Huvikumpu

References
  1. "Nightwish Official Biography". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  3. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  4. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  5. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  6. "Live: Past Shows (1997)". Nightwish's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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