Sonata Arctica have been confirmed to play at this year’s Ankkarock in Vantaa (Finland) on August 3rd.

Despite rumours and announcements to the contrary, Sonata Arctica are NOT going to play at Adria Rock Festival in Niš/Serbia on May 29th 2008.

Note: All officially announced gigs can be found at www.sonataarctica.info as soon as they are confirmed. If the band is announced to play anywhere and you cannot find the information on the official website, don’t believe it.

In addition to the already announced US dates, two shows in Canada have been confirmed. Sonata Arctica (supporting Nightwish) will play at Metropolis in Montreal on September 1st and at The Docks in Toronto on September 2nd. Presale tickets for these two shows are now available at www.enterthevault.com. Regular tickets go on sale on June 10th.

See the complete list of all confirmed shows below. More dates for this tour will be announced later.

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)
01.09.2008 Metropolis, Montreal (QC)
02.09.2008 The Docks, Toronto (ON)
04.09.2008 Agora Theater, Cleveland (OH)
05.09.2008 Harpo’s Concert Theatre, Detroit (MI)
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)

Another show for the USA tour has been confirmed. Sonata Arctica (supporting Nightwish) will play at Nokia Theatre in New York on September 27th. See the complete list of all confirmed shows below. More dates for this tour will be announced later.

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)
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)

More dates for the upcoming Nightwish/Sonata Arctica USA tour have been confirmed, all of these being Sonata Arctica headline shows without Nightwish. See the list of the confirmed shows below, new additions marked bold.

Internet presale tickets for the new shows are available at http://www.enterthevault.com. Regular tickets will be on sale from May 28th on.

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)
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)
28.09.2008 Penny Arcade, Rochester (NY) – (Headline show)
More dates for this tour will be announced later.

A new show has been confirmed for June 18th at Effenar, Eindhoven (NL).

Sonata Arctica have been confirmed for Kobetasonik Festival in Bilbao, Spain on June 20th, 2008.
See the updated summer festival schedule of 2008 below:

07.06. – Sauna Open Air / TAMPERE (FI)
20.06. – Kobetasonik Festival / BILBAO (E)
21.06. – Hellfest / CLISSON (F)
29.06. – Tuska Open Air / HELSINKI (FI)
28.06. – Graspop Metal Meeting / DESSEL (B)
04.07. – Ruisrock / TURKU (FI)
06.07. – Simerock / ROVANIEMI (FI)
13.07. – Masters of Rock / VIZOVICE (CZ)
11.07. – Evolution Festival / MILAN (I)
31.07. – 02.08. – Wacken Open Air / WACKEN (D)

Please note that in some cases the dates can change if the festival takes longer than one day and no specific date has been announced for the band, yet.

Sonata Arctica will be playing at City Square in Kavarna (Bulgaria) on May 6th, 2008.

Presale tickets for the Nightwish/Sonata Arctica USA tour this fall are now available for the following shows at http://www.enterthevault.com. Regular tickets will be on sale from May 10th on.

29.08.2008 The Trocadero, Philadelphia (PA)
30.08.2008 The Palladium, Worcester (MA)
04.09.2008 Agora Theater, Cleveland (OH)
05.09.2008 Harpo’s Concert Theatre, Detroit (MI)
09.09.2008 Showbox SoDo, Seattle (WA)
10.09.2008 Roseland Theatre, Portland (OR)
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)
26.09.2008 Rams Head Live, Baltimore (MD)

More dates for this tour will be announced later.

Sonata Arctica will perform as headliners at Radio Mega’s 20th anniversary in Oulu @ Club Teatria. The concert will take place on the 4th of June. Other performers are Graham Bonnet & Joe Lynn Turner, Zero Nine and Kolera.