Oceanborn Europe Tour

Oceanborn Europe Tour
A tour promotional image, from Spinefarm Records
Tour by Nightwish
Associated album	Oceanborn
Start date	November 12, 1999
End date	December 12, 1999
Shows	269
Nightwish tour chronology
The First Tour of the Angels (1997) Oceanborn Europe Tour (1999) Wishmaster World Tour (2000-2001)

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.

Personnel

Main article: List of Nightwish members

• 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

Usual Set List (Summer of Wilderness):

• Sacrament of Wilderness
• Elvenpath
• Stargazers
• Passion and the Opera
• Know Why the Nightingale Sings
• Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean
• Walking in the Air {Howard Blake cover)
• Gethsemane
• Astral Romance
• The Pharaoh Sails to Orion
• Encore: Beauty and the Beast

Usual Set List (Oceanborn Europe Tour):

• Passion and the Opera
• Stargazers
• Gethsemane
• Walking in the Air {Howard Blake cover)
• Sacrament of Wilderness
• Know Why the Nightingale Sings
• The Pharaoh Sails to Orion

Other Songs Played:

• Swanheart

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe [5]
November 12, 1999	Markneukirchen	Germany	Schützenhaus
November 13, 1999	Katowice	Poland	Megaclub
November 14, 1999	Spremberg	Germany	MTS Club
November 15, 1999	Berlin		Kesselhaus
November 16, 1999	Hamburg		Markthalle
November 18, 1999	Groningen	Netherlands	Vera Club
November 19, 1999	Osnabrück	Germany	Works
November 20, 1999	Vosselaar	Belgium	Biebob
November 21, 1999	Bochum	Germany	Veche
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. ^ ^{a b} "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. http://www.nightwish.com/en/band/members. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
2. ^ "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. http://www.nightwish.com/pt/band/members/facts?id=1. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
3. ^ "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. http://www.nightwish.com/pt/band/members/facts?id=4. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
4. ^ "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. http://www.nightwish.com/pt/band/members/facts?id=3. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
5. ^ "Live: Past Shows (1999)". Nightwish's Official Website. http://www.nightwish.com/en/live/archive?year=1999. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website