Sonata Arctica have been confirmed for SWEDEN ROCK Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

Please note that the correct show date is not confirmed yet and will be updated later. The festival takes place between June 5th and June 8th 2013.

The first three parts of Sonata Arctica’s European tour video diary are online.
Check them out on YouTube!

Two shows have been added to the North American tour in December. See the updated list below.

06.12.2012     Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY (USA)
07.12.2012     The Palladium, Worcester, MA (USA)
08.12.2012     The Note, West Chester, PA (USA)
09.12.2012     Empire, Springfield, VA (USA)
11.12.2012     Opera House, Toronto (Canada)
12.12.2012     The Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
13.12.2012     Peabody’s, Cleveland, OH (USA)
14.12.2012     Harpo’s, Detroit, MI (USA) – new
15.12.2012     Mojoes, Joliet, IL (USA)
17.12.2012     Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO (USA)
20.12.2012     Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA (USA) – new

The following SONATA ARCTICA shows in Scandinavia have been confirmed.

23.01.2013 – N – Oslo, Rockefeller – tickets
24.01.2013 – SE – Stockholm, Göta Källare – tickets
25.01.2013 – SE – Gothenburg, Brewhouse – tickets
26.01.2013 – DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset – tickets

One additional show for the North American tour has been confirmed. More to follow! See the updated list below.

06.12.2012     Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY (USA)
07.12.2012     The Palladium, Worcester, MA (USA)
08.12.2012     The Note, West Chester, PA (USA)
09.12.2012     Empire, Springfield, VA (USA)
11.12.2012     Opera House, Toronto (Canada)
12.12.2012     The Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA (USA) – new
13.12.2012     Peabody’s, Cleveland, OH (USA)
15.12.2012     Mojoes, Joliet, IL (USA)
17.12.2012     Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO (USA)

For the 5th time already SONATA ARCTICA will play at the famous Wacken Open Air in 2013!

The festival takes places between August 1-3, 2013 in Wacken (Germany) and the correct show date will be announced as soon as it’s confirmed. Check the Wacken website for more information.

Sonata Arctica schedules signing sessions during the Finnish Club Tour at the Levykauppa Äx in the following cities:

thu 20.9. Jyväskylä 16:00
sat 22.9. Turku 16:00
tue 25.9. Helsinki 17:30
fri 28.9. Tampere 16:00
sat 29.9. Lahti 16:00
sat 6.10. Oulu 16:00
fri 12.10. Kuopio 16:00

See you there!! (all times are Finnish times +3 UTC/GMT!)

The support for the European tour (November 2012) has been confirmed.
It will be Battle Beast from Finland, check them out!

See below the first dates of the upcoming North American** Stones Grow Her Name** tour 2012. Support by Arsis.

More dates of this tour will be announced at a later point.

06.12.2012 – Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY (USA)
07.12.2012 – The Palladium, Worcester, MA (USA)
08.12.2012 – The Note, West Chester, PA (USA)
09.12.2012 – Empire, Springfield, VA (USA)
11.12.2012 – Opera House, Toronto (Canada)
13.12.2012 – Peabody’s, Cleveland, OH (USA)
15.12.2012 – Mojoes, Joliet, IL (USA)
17.12.2012 – Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO (USA)

In other news we can confirm the first shows of 2013, both in Russia!

02.02.2013 – Milk club, Moscow
03.02.2013 – Kosmonavt club, St. Petersburg

There is a last minute competition at the official Sonata Arctica webshop ending tomorrow, September 7th at 2:00 pm Finnish time (+3 UTC/GMT)!
Take part now!

You can win one of these two prizes. Read more at the webshop’s competition page.