Fugazi Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 20 hours ago, Spartanguy83 said: I wonder what the quick little discussion between Tuomos and Floor was about? Had a little surprised look on his face. Not in a bad way either. That note she held at the end was beautiful. I can't even hold my breath that long, let alone holding a note! 😁 In the short clip we can see Timo Isoaho sneaking behind the band to take the picture published on the band's FB page: I cannot help but wonder if he's preparing a book about the Human Nature tour, similar to We Were Here ? 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 Dates have now been set for the postponed Russian tour. Russia-Sankt-Petersburg-Yubileyny Sports Palace-November 9, 2022 Russia-Moscow-Crocus City Hall-Sun, November 10, 2022 Ukraine-Kiev-Stereoplaza-November 12, 2022 Belarus-Minsk-Falcon Club-November 13, 2022 Also, a new group picture: 1 Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 The Canada/US leg will really be the start of the tour now. Quote
Fugazi Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Spartanguy83 said: The Canada/US leg will really be the start of the tour now. Indeed, and let's hope it stays that way. There's a stint in China in January but I have a feeling that might get postponed too. Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, Fugazi said: Indeed, and let's hope it stays that way. There's a stint in China in January but I have a feeling that might get postponed too. I'd imagine those China dates won't happen. They will be raring to go with some pent up energy! 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 With all this free time I'd think Tuomas will have plenty of new material ready for the next album? 🤔 1 Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Fugazi said: With all this free time I'd think Tuomas will have plenty of new material ready for the next album? 🤔 I've been wondering about what the concept or possible theme for the next album will be. Quote
Fugazi Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Spartanguy83 said: I've been wondering about what the concept or possible theme for the next album will be. Did Tuomas mention at some point that the next album will be more of the same nature-evolution themes, or am I making this up? I don't know where I got this idea of a sort of trilogy of albums. 1 Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fugazi said: Did Tuomas mention at some point that the next album will be more of the same nature-evolution themes, or am I making this up? I don't know where I got this idea of a sort of trilogy of albums. Ah you are probably right. That makes sense. Also wondering about the style of music? Edgier/harder, lighter, more symphonic? Quote
Fugazi Posted November 26, 2021 Author Posted November 26, 2021 14 hours ago, Spartanguy83 said: Ah you are probably right. That makes sense. Also wondering about the style of music? Edgier/harder, lighter, more symphonic? That's an interesting question! There's a bit of evolution with each album, lately towards a more folky and less metal sound, but where is it going? On Human Nature a lot of emphasis was given to harmonizing vocals of two or three singers, but with Marko gone Floor will have to carry most of the tunes again. Will Jukka bring a different bass dynamic on the new songs? Less or more orchestra? The loss of Marko will have an impact not only on the vocal dynamics, but also on the songwriting. Marko helped with music writing for many songs, both on the heavy and mellow side of the spectrum. He came in with fresh ideas and I think that his contributions will be missed. 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Posted December 3, 2021 There you go, the Belgium and UK shows have now been postponed to 2022 as well. Next up are two shows in Finland before the New Year, but nothing is set in stone. 😔 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted December 7, 2021 Author Posted December 7, 2021 A show in Romania added on August 1st 2022. Meanwhile no news about whether the Chinese dates in January will happen. 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted December 22, 2021 Author Posted December 22, 2021 As posted elsewhere, the last shows of the year in Finland will also be postponed by one month, in the hopes that shows will be allowed again by then. The 2021 World Tour will have amounted to 2 virtual shows and 4 live shows in all. 😟 https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000008494009.html Quote “Yes, we will be postponing these gigs for the rest of the year until the end of January. We already have spare days ready, unless the government and Avi come up with something nice again, ”says Pohjola. The gig of Nightwish's Helsinki Ice Rink will therefore run until January 29, and the gig in Tampere will take place on January 22. Must I add that if they plan on playing Tampere on January 22, they have obviously given up on the China tour scheduled for January 18-23. 🤔 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted January 7, 2022 Author Posted January 7, 2022 A festival date in Hungary this summer has been announced, but no word whether the shows in China are cancelled or what. It's likely not so much about performing in China which should be reasonably safe, more about international travel at this time. Quote
Fugazi Posted January 9, 2022 Author Posted January 9, 2022 As is becoming the norm, Chinese shows are cancelled at the last possible moment. Interestingly they are planning a more extensive Asian tour in 2023 including countries in which they had never played before as far as I know: Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan. Edit: They actually did already play Singapore and Taiwan. 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted January 14, 2022 Author Posted January 14, 2022 The Tampere and Helsinki shows have for the Nth time been moved, now scheduled in April just before the band travels to North America (hopefully). That gives us 3 long months to keep ourselves entertained the best we can! 😬 Hope Floor does something interesting, because the rest of the band are just missing in action. Quote
Fugazi Posted January 22, 2022 Author Posted January 22, 2022 I take it no one is surprised that Marko no longer opens for Nightwish on their South American dates? 😪 Quote
Fugazi Posted February 28, 2022 Author Posted February 28, 2022 I know it's still a long time away, but I wonder if the band will release a statement about their November 2022 shows in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. If all sport federations have reacted to the Ukrainian war by cancelling or moving their 2022 events in protest, I don't see artists acting as if nothing is happening. It's not an easy call, because you're punishing the fans for atrocities they're not directly responsible for, and after all bands are still touring China while human rights violations are ongoing... It also depends on whether the violence ends quickly and how the events unfold in the coming weeks and months. Epica has Russian dates in June, Within Temptation plays Kiev in July... 1 Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/27/2022 at 8:24 PM, Fugazi said: I know it's still a long time away, but I wonder if the band will release a statement about their November 2022 shows in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. If all sport federations have reacted to the Ukrainian war by cancelling or moving their 2022 events in protest, I don't see artists acting as if nothing is happening. It's not an easy call, because you're punishing the fans for atrocities they're not directly responsible for, and after all bands are still touring China while human rights violations are ongoing... It also depends on whether the violence ends quickly and how the events unfold in the coming weeks and months. Epica has Russian dates in June, Within Temptation plays Kiev in July... Maybe a .00001% chance they play those shows. Quote
Fugazi Posted March 2, 2022 Author Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Spartanguy83 said: Maybe a .00001% chance they play those shows. Indeed, it's not looking good at the moment. 🤔 1 Quote
Moondance Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 The tour dates for both the Russian and Ukraine shows are still up on the band's website regarding tour dates. I think the band should be giving an update soon on the situation. 1 Quote
Fugazi Posted March 11, 2022 Author Posted March 11, 2022 Yeah there's been no statement from NW yet but Kai did repost a Zelensky speech with a comment. Quote Russian media is never going to show this so let’s stop the bullshit what they are trying to feed to the people in Tv. This is a voice of sanity and peace. Not war!!!! We are with you Ukraine! https://www.facebook.com/kai.hahto.96/posts/10223881478537488 1 Quote
Moondance Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 Looks like the show in Montreal is sold out with only a few tickets left for the show in New York City. 2 Quote
Spartanguy83 Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 9:25 AM, Fugazi said: Yeah there's been no statement from NW yet but Kai did repost a Zelensky speech with a comment. https://www.facebook.com/kai.hahto.96/posts/10223881478537488 Thank you. Got rid of FB about 5 years ago. Quote
Fugazi Posted March 14, 2022 Author Posted March 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Moondance said: Looks like the show in Montreal is sold out with only a few tickets left for the show in New York City. Good, let's make sure they don't forget us on the next tour! 🤘 Of course MTelus is not Wembley Arena, the venue has a capacity of 2300 according to their website. Maybe they can aim for bigger next time? 13 hours ago, Spartanguy83 said: Thank you. Got rid of FB about 5 years ago. I wish I could, I'm fond of a couple of interest groups there. The NW groups though aren't what I was looking for. 1 Quote
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