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Fan tattoo gallery

There is a new tattoo gallery online [ check here]. But now we need your photos!

If you have a Sonata Arctica related tattoo and would like to have it in our gallery, send an e-mail to the webmaster including your name and it will be added.

You can of course still contribute normal fan pictures to the gallery in the same way.

Gigs in Russia confirmed

Sonata Arctica will play in Russia for the first time. The two gigs will take place at the end of the upcoming European tour in November.

Please note: the two support bands (Pagan’s Mind & Vanishing Point) won’t be playing at the Russian gigs.

28.11.2008 – Club Port, St. Petersburg (RUS) **
29.11.2008 – CDK MAI, Moscow (RUS) **
Complete list of confirmed dates so far:
31.10.2008 – Folketspark, Huskvarna (S) *
01.11.2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo (N)
02.11.2008 – Tyrol, Stockholm (S)
04.11.2008 – Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
21.11.2008 – Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)
28.11.2008 – Club Port, St. Petersburg (RUS) **
29.11.2008 – CDK MAI, Moscow (RUS) **
* without Pagan’s Mind
** without Pagan’s Mind & Vanishing Point

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.

Two shows in Sweden confirmed

Two shows in Sweden have been added to the European tour. On the first date in Huskvarna Vanishing Point will be the main support act and the opening support act will be a local band.

31.10.2008 – Folketspark, Huskvarna (S) [without Pagan’s Mind]
02.11.2008 – Tyrol, Stockholm (S)

Complete list of confirmed dates so far:

31.10.2008 – Folketspark, Huskvarna (S) *
01.11.2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo (N)
02.11.2008 – Tyrol, Stockholm (S)
04.11.2008 – Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
21.11.2008 – Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)

* without Pagan’s Mind

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.

Two shows confirmed for the Netherlands

Two more shows have been confirmed for the European tour this autumn:

04.11.2008 – Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
21.11.2008 – Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)

Complete list of confirmed dates so far:

01.11.2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo (N)
04.11.2008 – Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
21.11.2008 – Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.

Norway (Oslo) show added

Another show for the European tour this autumn has been confirmed:

01.11.2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo (N)

Complete list of confirmed dates so far:

01.11.2008 – Rockefeller, Oslo (N)
05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.

Gigs in Austria, Hungary and Slovenia confirmed

Three more gigs for the upcoming European tour this autumn have been confirmed.

13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)

Complete list of confirmed dates so far:

05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.

US tour – Chicago show added

Another show for the USA tour has been confirmed. Sonata Arctica (supporting Nightwish) will play at House of Blues in Chicago on September 6th. Presale tickets for this show are now available at www.enterthevault.com. Regular tickets will go on sale on June 21st.

See the complete list of all shows below. All shows confirmed now.

28.08.2008 Jaxx, Springfield (VA) – (Headline show)
29.08.2008 The Trocadero, Philadelphia (PA)
30.08.2008 The Palladium, Worcester (MA)
31.08.2008 The Chance, Poughkeepsie (NY) – (Headline show)
04.09.2008 Agora Theater, Cleveland (OH)
05.09.2008 Harpo’s Concert Theatre, Detroit (MI)
06.09.2008 House of Blues, Chicago (IL)
07.09.2008 Station 4, St. Paul (MN) – (Headline show)
09.09.2008 Showbox SoDo, Seattle (WA)
10.09.2008 Roseland Theatre, Portland (OR)
11.09.2008 Big Easy, Boise (ID) – (Headline show)
12.09.2008 The Fillmore, San Francisco (CA)
13.09.2008 The Wiltern, Los Angeles (CA)
14.09.2008 Marquee Theatre, Phoenix (AZ)
16.09.2008 Palladium Ballroom, Dallas (TX)
17.09.2008 La Zona Rosa, Austin (TX)
19.09.2008 Meridian, Houston (TX)
20.09.2008 House of Blues, New Orleans (LA)
21.09.2008 Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg (FL)
23.09.2008 Valarium, Knoxville (TN)
24.09.2008 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte (NC)
25.09.2008 Uncle Pleasant’s, Louisville (KY) – (Headline show)
26.09.2008 Rams Head Live, Baltimore (MD)
27.09.2008 Nokia Theatre, New York City (NY)
28.09.2008 Penny Arcade, Rochester (NY) – (Headline show)

European tour 2008 (with Pagan’s Mind/Vanishing Point)

Sonata Arctica will do another headlining tour in Europe this autumn together with Pagan’s Mind (Norway) as the main support act and Vanishing Point (Australia) as the opening support act.

The first confirmed dates of the tour can be found below:

05.11.2008 – Elysée Montmartre, Paris (F)
07.11.2008 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (E)
08.11.2008 – La Riviera, Madrid (E)
09.11.2008 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (E)
10.11.2008 – Bikini, Toulouse (F)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)

Note: More shows of this tour will be announced here as soon as they are confirmed.