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#108: Floor Jansen, Nightwish – Towards The Unknown

Toni Keränen (Inferno) 18 Jun 2013

https://www.inferno.fi/108-floor-jansen-nightwish-kohti-tuntematonta-17391/

On monday October 1. the band had a sound check in Seattle. At the same time it was the first and only rehearsal for the new lineup.

--- We played the whole set. I had a flu already when I left home and on top of that I had jetlag and sleep debt. My voice was half gone, I could sing but not with full force. It turned out that I can do the show and the rest of the tour. After the show the atmosphere were incredible, we did it!

--- My feelings during those first days were a mixture of horror and enthusiasm. Something like this happens once in a lifetime so it was a chance that had to be taken. If you truly believe in something you can do incredible things.

--- What gave me extra strength was the knowledge that out of all people in the world the band had chosen me to the job. It's an incredible honor to fly from other side of the world to do something like that. I didn't want to let down such a trust.

It's Official: NIGHTWISH Parts Ways With Singer ANETTE OLZON

October 1, 2012

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following statement:

"Another chapter of the NIGHTWISH story has ended today. NIGHTWISH and [singer] Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved.

"In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover.

"NIGHTWISH has no intention of canceling any upcoming shows, and as a result we have decided to bring in a substitute vocalist starting in Seattle on October 1. Her name is Floor Jansen (ex-AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP) from the Netherlands, and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the 'Imaginaerum' world tour.

"We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for everyone.

"We forever remain excited about the adventures to come, and we are extremely proud of the two beautiful albums and the wonderful shows we shared together."

KAMELOT backing singers Elize Ryd (also of AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (also of THE AGONIST) stepped in for Anette this past Friday night (September 28) at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado because Olzon was suffering from fever and vomiting and was forced to spend the night at a local hospital. The rest of NIGHTWISH stated about their decision to use stand-in vocalists for the gig, "We were in hell [on Friday]. [The] show [was] about to be canceled... But nobody gave up an inch. With the help from the ladies Elize and Alissa from KAMELOT, we actually managed to pull of a relaxed and great show! The crowd doing the mass karaoke with the band playing was absolutely amazing. We were humbled and grateful at the same time. This is unity and help from friends and fans."

Writing on her official blog, Olzon voiced her displeasure over the fact that NIGHTWISH played a concert without her, stating, "I was never asked if it was OK they used Elize and Alissa in the show [Friday] night. I don't think it's a good decision they made and I'm sorry for those of you who came to see the whole band but got something else. But I was very ill and this decision wasn't mine.'

She continued in a separate posting, "This is just music. Like life, sometimes we get ill and shows do get canceled. Rihanna wouldn't ask Britney Spears to sing for her if she was ill."

She concluded, "To think a show is more important than the humans in the band is, for me, so totally not in this world."

Photos of Friday night's concert can be seen at this location (courtesy of Brandon Marshall).

Olzon rejoined NIGHTWISH on stage this past Saturday night (September 29) at The Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah. She wrote on her blog after the concert, "Sorry for not being in top form, but I did my best at least."

Olzon joined NIGHTWISH in 2007 as the replacement for Tarja Turunen after the latter was fired in 2005.

https://blabbermouth.herokuapp.com/news/it-s-official-nightwish-parts-ways-with-singer-anette-olzon/

1 October 2012

Press Statement

01.10.2012

https://web.archive.org/web/20121006102530/http://nightwish.com/en/news

Another chapter of the Nightwish story has ended today. Nightwish and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved.

In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover.

Nightwish has no intention of cancelling any upcoming shows, and as a result we have decided to bring in a substitute vocalist starting in Seattle 1.10.2012. Her name is Floor Jansen from The Netherlands (ex-After Forever, ReVamp), and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the Imaginaerum world tour.

We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for everyone.

We forever remain excited about the adventures to come, and we are extremely proud of the two beautiful albums and the wonderful shows we shared together.

- NIGHTWISH & Anette Olzon

Monday, 1 October 2012

Press statement

https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/10/press-statement.html

[Beside repeating the joint statement, Anette added this note:]

Dear blog readers:
With this I say farewell to you and this blog. This blog was a way for me, as the singer in NW, to keep more in touch with you NW fans. Now when this chapter has ended, there is no more need for me to do this blog and from today I close it. 
I want to thank you all for being my readers for so many years, for your loving support and I wish you all a happy and healthy life! Stay kind to others and live life easy!
Lots of love,
Anette Olzon (from now on just Anette Olsson;=)

Tuesday, 2 October 2012 Monday, 1 October 2012*

Just want to say thank you...

https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/10/just-want-to-say-thank-you.html

...to all of you wonderful people who have written me so kind and warming words today. I have cried reading them and believe me, I will be back again, but I need a little time out before I decide how and where I will blog or show myself again;=) I don't know if it will be this blog or a brand new one but I will let you know, I promise!

I got sad when so many of you got so sad I would stop blogging so I will think about it.

But believe me- I love you all and never think I don't care about you cause I do!

Lots of love to you all and strength and honor!

* Keep in mind that some dates are slightly off in Anette's blog and other posts for this period, probably because of events happening in the USA in different time zones than what the band member computers/web sites are normally set to in Europe.

Sunday, 30 September 2012

In the middle of..

...nowhere at the moment:-) Resting in a hotel room, trying to get better. Today no voice and still no hearing on my right ear. Hope some more sleep will take this flu from hell away! Tomorrow my loved ones arrive and thank God for that! Enjoy your day!

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/09/in-middle-of.html>

Monday, 1 October 2012 Sunday, 30 September 2012*

Well hi:-)

Finally some antibiotics to cure me! I got strong medicines and will be well soon;-) I must say I like the American health care. Very furrow and professionals! Thank u for all the help getting me better;-) Now some sleep- the best medicine! Enjoy the evening and be nice to each other;-)

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/10/well-hi.html>

We know that Anette was touring in her own bus separate from the rest of the band. From her blog posts, it would appear that she didn't travel from Salt Lake City to Seattle but got some hotel rest instead that day. It would imply that she already knew she wouldn't be singing in Seattle the next day, but didn't mention it in her blog, waiting for the official announcement.

* Keep in mind that some dates are slightly off in Anette's blog and other posts for this period, probably because of events happening in the USA in different time zones than what the band member computers/web sites are normally set to in Europe.

30 September 2012

#108: Floor Jansen, Nightwish – Towards The Unknown

Toni Keränen (Inferno) 18 Jun 2013

https://www.inferno.fi/108-floor-jansen-nightwish-kohti-tuntematonta-17391/

Floor arrived to Salt Lake City between saturday and sunday night, a few hours after when Anette had performed her last show with Nightwish.

--- I arrived at 1.00 AM and I was picked up to the hotel. The situation was awkward. We were in the same hotel with Anette but given the circumstances us meeting would have not been smart.

--- I didn't sleep at all that night, I was totally nerve-wrecked. Of course members of the band were extremely stressed-out too so the tension on our bus trip from Salt Lake City to Seattle were huge. However it gave me some time to adapt to the situation.

Tonight's show at The Complex, Salt Lake City!

30.09.2012 29.09.2012*

Hi everybodyyy! We just finished soundcheck with Anette at The Complex, Salt Lake City. The voice is just splendid again! Welcome rockers!

From <https://web.archive.org/web/20121006102530/http://nightwish.com/en/news>

Sunday, 30 September 2012 Saturday, 29 September 2012*

This flu...

...sucks!

I have NO hearing in my right ear now so I hope my dear monitor guy Aksu can give me some extra volume tonight;=)

Soundcheck felt ok, I do have a very bad throat, but as you all know, during DPP tour I sang with almost no voice many times so I am sure it will be quite ok. Either way I do it for you all;=)

Thanks for your support! And you know, this is just music. Like life, sometimes we get ill and shows do get cancelled. Rihanna wouldn't ask Britney Spears to sing for her if she was ill;=)

To think a show is more important than the humans in the band is for me, so totally not in this world.

See you all from the stage soon!

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-flu.html>

All Aboard the Rollercoaster

Stainless (Marko Hietala, 2017)

"As if by magic, Anette was right as rain for the next gig in Salt Lake City, but this see-sawing couldn't go on--we'd passed the point of no return in Denver. We asked Floor, who was in Holland at the time, if she'd be interested in singing with us in three days--and she was. [...] While we drafted a public announcement with Anette that would announce she would be leaving Nightwish, our management was behind the scenes arranging for Floor to fly out to the US."

Sunday, 30 September 2012 Saturday, 29 September 2012*

Thanks salt lake city!!!

And sorry for not being in top form but I did my best at least:-) Sleep well and THANKS for your support!!

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/09/thanks-salt-lake-city.html>

Anette Olzon fired from Nightwish: "The tours were so distressing that I got panic attacks"

Me Naiset 19.12.2013

http://web.archive.org/web/20190721224557/https://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/joka_paiva/ihmiset/nightwishista_erotettu_anette_olzon_kiertueilla_oli_niin_ahdistavaa

"No one from the band visited me while I was in the hospital."

"I suggested we cancel shows until I was well enough to return to the road but the boys didn't want to even consider that. Floor Jansen had replaced me before I had recovered."

ANETTE OLZON – Careful What You ‘Wish For

By Carl Begai 2014-02-02

http://carlbegai.com/2014/02/02/anette-olzon-careful-what-you-wish-for/

“Of course I knew we had our gigs to do, and I was pregnant so it was my own fault, but it was only one small tour that I wanted to push back. I could have done all the other gigs and I didn’t understand why they needed a substitute singer when I wanted to go. Maybe they felt that they wanted to have another singer. I think that’s what they wanted, but they weren’t quite honest about it. I guess when I said no they got frustrated. Maybe when I got ill they saw a way out. Of course, then I got angry when they did what they did and wrote something in my blog. They got pissed off at me, I was pissed at them, and it led to where we are now, I guess.”

* Keep in mind that some dates are slightly off in Anette's blog and other posts for this period, probably because of events happening in the USA in different time zones than what the band member computers/web sites are normally set to in Europe.

September 29, 2012

floor_jansen_official

....keep track of me for something amazing is about to happen....

https://www.instagram.com/p/QKYdr4uGsA/

FLOOR JANSEN Says She Was Already Preparing To Join NIGHTWISH On Tour In November

October 4 2012

https://blabbermouth.net/news/floor-jansen-says-she-was-already-preparing-to-join-nightwish-on-tour-in-november/

New NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has revealed that she was originally asked to join the band for their upcoming dates in November, December and January but that plans changed over the weekend [...]

During an October 2 interview with the "Giel Beelen" show on the Dutch radio station 3FM, Floor said, "Saturday morning [September 29] I got a text message saying, 'How fast can you come to the USA?' So I packed everything as quickly as I could and booked a ticket for the first plane and practiced the songs. They had already previously asked me to join them on the road for the dates in November, December and January, I had been preparing for it a little bit for only one week. And since those plans changed, I ended up only having a few days to get ready and a rehearsal of two hours with lyrics in front of me."

Scroll down for the full interview.

#108: Floor Jansen, Nightwish – Towards The Unknown

Toni Keränen (Inferno) 18 Jun 2013

https://www.inferno.fi/108-floor-jansen-nightwish-kohti-tuntematonta-17391/

- A few days later, on the day of the Denver gig, the band contacted me again and said that Anette's departure is completely certain and I was asked to fly to the USA immediately, Floor recalls.

- So there I was, sitting on the plane and practicing the songs singing quietly with them. I sat between the two people and trained for hours until I couldn’t take it anymore. I started chatting with a Dutch man sitting next to me and apologized for the inconvenience. The situation was quite strange, like a encounter between two worlds. Later, this man searched for me on social media and congratulated me that everything had gone for the best in the end.

Nightwish Interview - Floor (part 1)

FaceCulture 5 March 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nWX8BSWTU

"One week later they called -- 'Ok come, now, because our bomb just bursted!' -- and I had no time to prepare at all because I was just thinking about the possibility and didn't even know if I could do it later on so I didn't check any of the songs, there was no need for that! And one week later I was already sitting in an airplane with the texts printed and the music on my headphones trying to memorize it!"

29 September 2012

Regarding last night's concert...

Nightwish.com 29.09.2012

We were in hell today. Vocalist in a hospital. Show about to be cancelled... But nobody gave up an inch. With the help from the ladies Elise and Alyssa from Kamelot we actually managed to pull of a relaxed and great show! The crowd doing the mass karaoke with the band playing was absolutely amazing. We were humbled and grateful at the same time. This is unity and help from friends and fans. Anette is already recovering thanks to the medical staff and whatever powers there exists. The shows will go on. We give our greatest respect to Alyssa, Elise and the crowd in Ogden Theatre, Denver. You rule!!!

https://web.archive.org/web/20121006102530/http://nightwish.com/en/news

Saturday, 29 September 2012

My dear ones...

I am so sorry that I couldn't be on stage yesterday in Denver:-( I got very ill the night before and first went to the ER in the morning and were there for 5 hours before they released me with some painkillers and thought it was a kidney stone. Unfortunately I got worse at 7 in the evening and started vomitting heavily and my fever rised. After talking to the hospital they said I should cancel the show and come straight back in to the ER. I was there all night and I was very dehydrated so they gave me 2 litres of fluid though an IV, they did blood tests, ultrasounds on my kidneys and finally a ct scan. These tests didn't show why I was so ill but probably the stomach pain has a connection with me having the flu or just stress. They did find something else though and for that I'm grateful. If I didn't do the scan I wouldn't know there's a big cyst in my liver and I need to go check it out ASAP at home. I do feel better today but still fever cough and a very soar throat but hopefully I can be on stage tonight, even if it means shorten the set list. Thanks for your time to read this! Enjoy this day! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-dear-ones.html>

Sunday, 30 September 2012 Saturday, 29 September 2012*

And one more thing..

... I was never asked if it was ok they used Elise and Alica in the show last night. I don't think it's a good decision they made and I'm sorry for those of you who came to see the whole band but got something else. But I was very ill and this decision wasn't mine. Tonight I'll be on stage doing my best despite illness:-) See u in some hours!!

From <https://anette-olzon.blogspot.com/2012/09/and-one-more-thing.html>

* Keep in mind that some dates are slightly off in Anette's blog and other posts for this period, probably because of events happening in the USA in different time zones than what the band member computers/web sites are normally set to in Europe.

28 September 2012

All Aboard the Rollercoaster

Stainless (Marko Hietala, 2017)

"[...] Then in Denver, Colorado, Anette said she was too ill to go on stage. The gig was in an hour and the venue, Ogden Theater, was packed to capacity. What could we do?

We decided to ask if our opening act's backing vocalists, Elyze Ryd and Alyssa White-Gluz, could fill in for at least part of the songs. This was pretty desperate, but we didn't want to give our American bookers a reason not to find us future gigs."

NIGHTWISH – One Night In Denver With ELIZE RYD: “It Was A Very Magical Atmosphere”

By Carl Begai (2013-04-06)

https://carlbegai.com/2013/04/06/nightwish-one-night-in-denver-with-elize-ryd-it-was-a-very-magical-atmosphere/

On September 28th, 2012 in Denver, Colorado fans of Finnish bashers Nightwish witnessed something special at the Ogden Theater. So special, in fact, that if everyone who claims they attended the show was actually there the venue would have literally burst at the seams.

To recap, now ex-Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon fell seriously ill prior to the show and was hospitalized. Her bandmates had the difficult task of choosing between cancelling the gig and going ahead with support band Kamelot’s backing vocalists Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist) in Olzon’s place. With the audience’s blessing they chose the latter, resulting an unforgettable and historic show. Elize, Alissa and Nightwish were applauded for their efforts by seemingly everyone [...]

“It was a very special thing,” Elize says of the night. “I love Nightwish and I’ve sung their songs many times for myself (laughs). When you’re on tour you’re in a little bubble, so you don’t really think too much about what’s happening outside that bubble. They asked me if I would be willing to sing for them that night, and we decided that if the audience agreed it was okay for them that I sing, of course I was going to help Nightwish out so they could do the show. At least with some singing so they wouldn’t have to do it all instrumental.”

“It was a little bit like a dream come true for me because I always wanted to sing for Nightwish (laughs). I did audition for them years ago, so to actually be on stage with them was great. And the response from the crowd really helped. I was almost crying on stage because the people were so supportive.”

Keeping in mind that Elize and Alissa had almost no time to prepare for the show, they hit the stage for ‘Storytime’ with lyric sheets in hand. Over the course of the night Elize returned to the sheets of paper as required to help her along. Sure, there were some minor gaffs over the course of the gig, but from a purely personal point of view it was a ballsy move for Elize to even attempt the show, never mind read the lyrics. She deserves huge respect for her performance, and judging by fan reactions online I’m not alone in my thinking.

“That was odd,” Elize admits with regards to reading the lyrics. “I don’t think that’s ever happened before (laughs). It was really cool, though.”

“The day after the show was very weird because I saw posts in the Finnish newspapers and all over the internet, and all the comments on YouTube. I was kind of surprised by just how many positive reactions there were. The crowd could have booed me and thrown stuff at me, but it was a very magical atmosphere that night. I didn’t have much time to think about it. I just went and did it. I like that in general, to take opportunities and just do stuff without thinking too much about it.”

 More details about this unique Denver show here:

Please Learn The Setlist in 48 Hours (Showtime, Storytime; 2013)

"Goddammit if I've ever been as afraid as I was two hours ago. Somehow tonight proved that this whole carousel is more than a sum of its parts. Maybe it also proved that the carousel has to run no matter what. [...] Maybe it's not down to just one person, whether vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer or whoever."

20 September 2012

floor_jansen_official

My sister Irene marries her John today!!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Pyx32XuGjM/

Nightwish Interview - Floor (part 1)

FaceCulture 5 March 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2nWX8BSWTU

"It was my sister's wedding day actually, and I got a message from their management if we could talk -- and I was like, yeah, maybe not now! I thought, if it's Nightwish it could be something big because it's such a big band, I had no idea! And I certainly didn't think 'yeah they're going to ask me to sing' but I felt like this is my sister's wedding day and I want to focus on that and do it tomorrow. No problem, I got a message back maybe one hour later 'we just wanted to ask you if you would be available for touring'. Just wanted to ask? Oh ok now I'm gonna come see what it's all about!

That was initially for a tour in South America and Australia. They had a pregnant singer who couldn't do those tours so they were just checking if I could do it in order not to cancel the tours because she would be too far in her pregnancy."

#108: Floor Jansen, Nightwish – Towards The Unknown

Toni Keränen (Inferno) 18 Jun 2013

https://www.inferno.fi/108-floor-jansen-nightwish-kohti-tuntematonta-17391/

- First of all, everything happened in a very short time. The band contacted me with only a few days notice. There were problems with Anette and the band asked if I might be available, Floor says in Helsinki in mid-May 2013.

- At first, of course, I was in shock. Could I handle it with such a short preparation? Would I be at all into it at all? Gradually, however, the decision to join began to strengthen.

Nightwish sent Floor a list of songs that the singer should take over in no time.

- I knew the lyrics and structures of the older songs. However, all the songs on the latest Imaginaerum album were completely unknown to me. And of course there were a lot of them on the set when it came to the record-promoting tour. All in all, I had to learn a set that lasted about a hundred minutes with very challenging stuff.

How Nightwish’s Floor Jansen has spent a lifetime silencing the dickheads

By Dave Everley (Metal Hammer) January 09, 2019

https://www.loudersound.com/features/floor-jansen-people-dont-get-to-dictate-what-they-want-from-me

Floor received the fateful phone call at her sister’s wedding. She knew Tuomas and Nightwish after touring with them a decade earlier in After Forever. She was familiar with their music, too. But not so familiar that she didn’t need a crash course on the journey over.

“When they asked me to fly over and do it, I said, ‘Yes, OK, I’ll do it,’” she says. “Was I cocky about it? No. Well, maybe. You need a kind of cockiness to be able to go, ‘Yes, I want to join one of the biggest bands in this genre, and no, I don’t know the setlist yet.’”

She arrived to find the band in full-on firefighting mode. Their priority was simply to finish the tour; there was no question of this being an audition for the role of frontwoman.

19 September 2012

http://web.archive.org/web/20131229011807/http://nightwish.com:80/fi/news

"Anette told the whole band about her pregnancy about a week earlier in Montreal [19 September 2012]. Everyone was in a congratulatory mood, and Anette herself offered the opportunity to hire a vocalist if she couldn’t handle everything agreed upon herself. She later reversed her decision, and the inconvenience really began. The fear of losing money and status seemed obvious."

All Aboard the Rollercoaster

Stainless (Marko Hietala, 2017)

"[...] Once we got to the US, things didn't get any better. Anette started to complain she wasn't feeling well and wanted to skip some gigs, but we were not going to compromise our standing in the US as we had with Tarja. Anette even suggested we get a replacement for our South American and Australian legs of the tour. Fair enough, how about Floor Jansen? But Anette got upset when she heard that, and said she'd stay."

ANETTE OLZON – Careful What You ‘Wish For

By Carl Begai 2014-02-02

http://carlbegai.com/2014/02/02/anette-olzon-careful-what-you-wish-for/

“I think there were some thing happening that I didn’t know about. It has become clearer to me now that they had some sort of a plan when I told them I was pregnant. I actually think they had some suspicions I was pregnant during the summer festivals, so I think they may have had a back-up plan.”

[...]

“We had some discussions during the tour in America about how to cover the remaining gigs for the tours that were coming up, and we did have something of an argument before that. I didn’t want to have a substitute singer in the band, I wanted to do the South American shows. I would have been too pregnant to go to Australia so I wanted to push the dates back, but Tuomas didn’t want that. Discussions about a substitute came up and at first I was like ‘Yeah, well…. okay…’ but when they mentioned Floor it was an automatic ‘No’ from me. I didn’t think it was a good idea because I knew what would happen; I knew the fans would love Floor because she’s a metal singer and I’m a pop singer, and I wanted to keep my job. Because I couldn’t do the Australian tour, I think that’s when they started thinking about a new singer. We had a bit of an argument, then I got ill, and after that…. I don’t know if they planned this.”

19 Sep 2012

With MaYan at Progpower USA

Dear reader,

this weekend [15 September 2012] I joined MaYan on stage at Progpower USA in Altanta, Giorgia. It was only 5 year ago I was there for the first time to headline of the days back in 2007 with After Forever. It was so nice to be back!

To get to Atlanta its a 19 hour travel from door to door. It was so nice to arrive at the hotel to find a great room, and hot shower and bed large enough for this tall Dutchy 🙂 On Saturday morning I met with Russell Allen at an all American inn to have some breakfast. We have been friends ever since the Star One tour back in the days and it was nice to catch up and to have someone explain me the menu with some typical American dishes.

After that large amount of food it was great to have some time to relax at the pool! A few hours later we went to the venue for our signing session. I put on one of my most summer loving dresses:

We spend over an hour signing cd's and posters and making pictures. It was really wonderful to meet so many enthusiastic people who obviously didn't forget me! I also signed a lot ReVamp albums 🙂 I was so proud! I really hope I will be back with ReVamp soon on this great festival!!!

The show was great! The audience really listens and bangs along!!! I like how appreciative they are for the technical stuff we bring. Its a lot to process, with its diversity and massive amount of ingredients. But this audience sucked up every note 🙂

I was happy to announce the song 'Drown the Demon'! I asked if some of the people in venue remembered the show with After Forever and I got a loud roar to confirm they did indeed! Thank you for all that energy, it's so good to me!!!

One hour later and our show was over....just like that. The adrenaline was pumping through my body but we had to stop. Can't wait for ReVamp to start touring and for more MaYan shows!!! I'm so addicted 🙂

After our show some of the guys who also play in Epica left because of an early start of their tour. I stayed to see Symphony X live again. They're so great and played a lot from their older work. A ride throughout history 🙂

[...]

No shows with ReVamp nor with MaYan coming up yet. My focus is on the new album for ReVamp! Finish the songs and start rehearsing them. Can't wait for that!!! I am so ready for the next moves...

Thank you for reading my blog! Please stay tuned for more, I will update you with a video blog soon.

with love,

Floor -XXX-

https://web.archive.org/web/20121009055752/http://floorjansen.com/blog/with-mayan-at-progpower-usa

From Wikipedia:

ProgPower USA XIII took place on September 14–15, 2012 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Instead of a Kick-Off and Mid-Week Mayhem, Nightwish and Kamelot performed Wednesday and Thursday night before the festival, September 12–13, 2012.

The official reports of Anette Olzon leaving Nightwish are rather confusing and don't help at all understanding how the divorce came about. For instance, here's the story according to the official web site:

https://www.nightwish.com/band#bio

"The unexpected chain of events begins in late September, as vocalist Anette Olzon falls sick and is rushed to hospital just before the concert in Denver, Colorado. As Nightwish do not want to disappoint the fans that have already filled the venue, after a quick counsel, they decide to take the stage after all, performing the songs with the help of Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz of the support band Kamelot.

Olzon returns to front the band for one more performance, but nothing can prevent the ending of a chapter in the story of Nightwish. After the concert in Salt Lake City on September 29, Olzon and the band part ways.

The situation is challenging to say the least, as Nightwish’s professional ethic does not let them cancel the remaining eleven concerts of the important US tour. The band immediately contact their old friend Floor Jansen, who had proven her vocal skills in the Dutch band After Forever.

The timetable seems nearly impossible, but against all odds, Nightwish take the stage in Seattle on October 1st with Floor Jansen as their singer. Having rehearsed the vocal parts during the intercontinental flight, Jansen tackles the formidable challenge amazingly well, and the band get to sigh in relief. The tour can go on, and what’s even better, Jansen, whose skillful vocals and dedicated stage presence are immediately recognized, receives a great welcome by the fans on the West Coast, in Florida, and elsewhere in the US."

This raises only more questions -- does the chain of events really begin only two days before Anette is fired? How does Anette being sick leads to her leaving the band? How does Floor manage to sing in Seattle without the band skipping a single show? The surprisingly candid documentary "Please Learn The Setlist In 48 Hours", while extremely revealing about the stress prevailing at the time in the band, doesn't provide answers either.

In order to reconstruct the chain of events I thought of posting a few notes I had saved from the days of this second major schism in the NW lineup. The intent is not to rekindle an endless debate but rather to provide some background -- for old fans to relive a traumatic and divisive event, and also for new fans to get some perspective on how the events were lived and perceived by fandom at the time. Enjoy and feel free to add to the thread if you have related info!

From Wiki:

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On October 1, 2012, Nightwish announced that they had parted ways with Olzon and would be finishing the tour with at that time ReVamp vocalist (ex-After Forever) Floor Jansen.

This is how it happened.

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Also check out the Live album and Tour index here.

Studio albums:

2024: Yesterwynde

2020: Human :||: Nature

2015: Endless Forms Most Beautiful

2011: Imaginaerum

2007: Dark Passion Play

2004: Once

2002: Century Child  🎵 YouTube

2001: Over The Hills And Far Away (EP)

2000: Wishmaster

1998: Oceanborn

1997: Angels Fall First

Compilations:

2018: Decades

2011: Walking In The Air: The Greatest Ballads

2005: Highest Hopes: The Best Of Nightwish

2005: Bestwishes 🇯🇵

2004: Tales From The Elvenpath 🇩🇪

2002: Bless The Child (single/EP)

2000: Wishmastour 2000 (EP) 🇫🇷

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Also check out the Studio album and Compilations index here.

Live albums:

2022: Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021 (DVD/BR)

 2019: Decades Live In Buenos Aires (CD/DVD/BR)

 2016: Vehicle Of Spirit (CD/DVD/BR)

 2013: Showtime, Storytime (CD/DVD/BR)

2009: Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places) (CD)

2006: End Of An Era (CD/DVD)

2003: End Of Innocence (DVD+CD)

 2001: From Wishes To Eternity (CD/DVD)

Live recordings on studio/compilation albums (WIP):

2021: Once remastered (CD)

2016: Endless Forms Most Beautiful Tour Edition (DVD)

2005: Highest Hopes: The Best Of Nightwish Special Edition (DVD)

Tours: (🎵 with links to available live recordings; 💿 official live album)

2021-23: Human :||: Nature World Tour 🎵 💿 (virtual)

2018: Decades World Tour 🎵 💿

2015-16: Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour 🎵 💿

2012-13: Imaginaerum World Tour 🎵 💿

2007-09: Dark Passion Play World Tour 🎵 💿

2004-05: Once Upon A Tour 🎵 💿

2002-03: World Tour Of The Century + Summer Of Innocence Tour 🎵 💿

2000-01: Wishmaster World Tour 🎵 💿

1998-99: Oceanborn Tour 🎵

1997-98: Angels Fall First Tour 🎵

I just had to post this, it's beautiful! Floor and Troy playing Nemo live!

It's the final countdown! Five days until release, hopefully most fans will be able to get their hands on the record in good time, despite the store closures and potential shipping delays. Definitely not the best time to release a new album, with people everywhere fighting for safety and sanity, and the support tour likely delayed for a good few months at the least. Nightwish and Floor have been posting short video capsules on YouTube about the new album, to remind us that the wait is finally (almost) over!

Still no word on the Official NW site about any changes to the South American tour in May, and tickets are still on sale for the May 5 gig in Chile. But it seems highly unlikely that international travel will be possible in May, and that the pandemic will be under control in South America by then. Other May-June shows in North America have long been canceled or postponed, so it's just a matter of time before an announcement about the Human Nature tour has to be made.

Already it seems that the China tour has fallen victim to the Covid-19 pandemic, to be postponed to October 2020. However with worldwide spread of the virus and the current lockdown in Italy, it's likely that other venues will also be affected sooner or later. Follow the state of the tour here.

Ad Astra is now available on YouTube and elsewhere, as a promotional video for a collaboration between NW and World Trust Fund (the same Fund sponsored by the Indiegogo Floor campaign). It's a quite a beautiful and powerful piece of music, and the video is nice too!

Second single, Harvest, just popped up on YouTube and elsewhere while I was away! More thoughts on it shortly, but at first listen a much simpler song than Noise, in that celtic-meets-metal vein of My Walden and others before, but enjoyable and will probably sound great live. Need to give it more spins to form a better opinion! But I like it so far.

Hey whitenoise, welcome!

Sorry for not replying more quickly, I was out of the country for the entire week. Anyway, please feel free to comment wherever you like, I'm slowly building up some material to add to the site. And eventually traffic will pick up, but this place is not about traffic but more about discussing NW and similar interests in a less crowded venue.

Dates for the "North American Tour" were published today. Four gigs only, one in Canada (Toronto), two in Hollywood and one in New York, September 2020.

On top of what appears to be a very short North America tour, rumours fly that the China gigs might be cancelled because of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) threat.

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Well it didn't take long, the extended goal of 35 000 euros that would guarantee a backstage doc will be reached in a matter of hours! Now the only thing missing would be a download link for the backers, and everything would be perfect!

Today Floor launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund a digital release of her solo live show. More details on her Indiegogo page here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/floor-jansen-digital-live-release/x/16094815

A few hours in and already she has reached 40% of her goal! 😄

The 2020 World Tour is starting in April in China. Or is it? What is that show mentioned on the official site on Feb 13, in Interlaken? Weird. Anyway, the first live performance of new material will probably be on April 10th, on the special "Nevski & The Prospects" gig in Oulu!

No North American shows yet announced, will they come here in September or only next year?

(list updated)

2020

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Fri, APR 10 Oulu Club Teatria, Finland (Nevski & The Prospects) (POSTPONED to July 2021)

Wed, APR 15 GYM-11 Guangzhou, China (POSTPONED to April 2021)
Fri, APR 17 Bandai Namco Base Shanghai, China (POSTPONED to April 2021)
Sat, APR 18 Bandai Namco Base Shanghai, China (POSTPONED to April 2021)
Mon, APR 20 Beijing Exhibition Theatre Beijing, China (POSTPONED to October 2020)

Sat, MAY 2 Domination Festival Mexico, Mexico (Festival postponed to 2021)
Tue, MAY 5 Teatro Caupolican Santiago, Chile (POSTPONED to January 2021)
Thu, MAY 7 Luna Park Buenos Aires City, Argentina (POSTPONED to January 2021)
Sat, MAY 9 Espaço das Américas São Paulo, Brazil (POSTPONED to January 2021)
Sun, MAY 10 Vivo Rio Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (POSTPONED to January 2021)

Tue, MAY 26 A2 Green Concert Sankt-Petersburg, Russia (POSTPONED to June 2021)
Wed, MAY 27 Crocus City Hall Krasnogorsk, Russia (POSTPONED to June 2021)
Fri, MAY 29 Stereo Plaza Kyiv, Ukraine (POSTPONED to June 2021)
Sun, MAY 31 Falcon Club Minsk, Belarus (POSTPONED to June 2021)

Thu, JUN 4 Sweden Rock Festival Sölvesborg, Sweden (festival POSTPONED)
Sun, JUN 7 Särkänniemi Tampere, Finland (festival POSTPONED)
Thu, JUN 11 Polish Aviation Museum Kraków, Poland (festival POSTPONED)
Thu-Sat, JUN 11-13 Greenfield Festival Interlaken, Switzerland (festival POSTPONED)
Tue, JUN 30 Festival De Nimes Nîmes, France (festival POSTPONED)
Thu, JUL 2 Rock Fest Barcelona Santa Coloma De Gramenet, Spain (festival POSTPONED)
Sun, JUL 12 Masters of Rock Vizovice, Czech Republic (festival POSTPONED)
Sat, JUL 18 Deichbrand Festival Wurster Nordseeküste, Germany (festival POSTPONED)
Sat, AUG 1 Kuopiorock Kuopio, Finland (festival POSTPONED)

Tue, SEP 8 Meridian Hall Toronto, Canada (CANCELLED)
Fri, SEP 11 Hollywood Palladium, USA (POSTPONED to October 2021)
Sat, SEP 12 Hollywood Palladium, USA (POSTPONED to October 2021)
Tue, SEP 15 Terminal 5 NYC, USA (POSTPONED to October 2021)

Tue, OCT 27 Beijing Exhibition Theatre Beijing, China (POSTPONED to March 2021)

Mon, NOV 16 Oslo Spektrum Arena Oslo, Norway (POSTPONED)
Wed, NOV 18 Hamburg, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Fri, NOV 20 QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA Leipzig, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sat, NOV 21 ISS DOME Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Mon, NOV 23 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam Zuidoost, Netherlands (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Tue, NOV 24 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Wed, NOV 25 Accorhotels Arena Paris, France (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Thu, NOV 26 Lotto Arena Antwerpen, Belgium (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sat, NOV 28 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sun, NOV 29 Rockhal Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Tue, DEC 1 Zurich, Switzerland (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Thu, DEC 3 Lorenzini District Milano, Italy (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Fri, DEC 4 Kleine Olympiahalle München München, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sun, DEC 6 Prague, Czech Republic (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Mon, DEC 7 Papp Laszlo Arena Budapest, Hungary (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Wed, DEC 9 BROSE ARENA (BAB Bamberg Arena mbH) Bamberg, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Thu, DEC 10 Festhalle Messe Frankfurt GmbH Frankfurt Am Main, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sat, DEC 12 Wiener Stadthalle Halle D Vienna, Austria (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Sun, DEC 13 Gliwice, Poland (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Mon, DEC 14 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Germany (POSTPONED to May 2021)
Wed, DEC 16 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Cardiff, United Kingdom (CANCELLED)
Fri, DEC 18 The SSE Arena, Wembley London, United Kingdom (POSTPONED to May 2021)