Wishmaster World Tour

Wishmaster World Tour

Tour by Nightwish
Live at Tampere, Finland, on December 29, 2000
Associated album	Wishmaster Over the Hills and Far Away EP
Start date	May 15, 2000
End date	September 15, 2001
Number of shows	97
Nightwish concert chronology

Wishmaster World Tour was the first world tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish,^[1][2] from May 15, 2000 to September 15, 2001, with the album Wishmaster as the base. Though the tour itself was very successful, by its end in 2001, it had left the band exhausted and led to a break for the rest of the year before the band started their next tour, World Tour of the Century, in 2002; the tour comprised 97 gigs in 20 countries.

Nightwish's live album, From Wishes to Eternity, was recorded during this tour, during the last concert in 2000 at Tampere, Finland, on December 29,^[3] featuring the complete show and some extras, like a documentary with scenes from the backstage.

The band already had played at European countries in 1999, but in this tour, Nightwish debuted at Sweden, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia and South Korea. Nightwish also played for the first time at Latin America, and also made two special concerts at Montreal, Canada.^[4]

Personnel

• Tarja Turunen- Female vocal^[5]
• Tuomas Holopainen- Keyboards^[6]
• Emppu Vuorinen- Guitar^[7]
• Jukka Nevalainen - Drums^[8]
• Sami Vänskä- Bass^[5]
• Tapio Wilska- Male vocal
• Tony Kakko - Male vocal

Setlist

Played live 

• "Over the Hills and Far Away"
• "10th Man Down"
• "She Is My Sin"
• "The Kinslayer"
• "Come Cover Me"
• "Wanderlust"
• "Wishmaster"
• "Deep Silent Complete"
• "Dead Boy's Poem"
• "FantasMic (part 3)"
• "Gethsemane"
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"
• "Swanheart"
• "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion"
• "Walking in the Air"
• "Sleeping Sun
• "Elvenpath"
• "Beauty and the Beast"
• "Crimson Tide"/"Deep Blue Sea"
• "Conquest of Paradise (outro)

The following songs are also purported to have been played, but this is impossible to confirm:

• "Passion and the Opera"
• "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"

Throughout 2000, a typical setlist would consist of:

• "She Is My Sin"
• "Gethsemane"
• "The Kinslayer"
• "Deep Silent Complete"
• "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" (featuring Tapio Wilska)
• "Come Cover Me"
• "Wanderlust"
• "Crimson Tide" (Hans Zimmer cover)/"Deep Blue Sea" (Trevor Rabin cover) (medley, instrumental)
• "Swanheart"
• "Elvenpath"/"FantasMic (part 3)"
• "Dead Boy's Poem"
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"

Encore:

• "Walking in the Air"(Howard Blake cover)
• "Beauty and the Beast"(featuring Tony Kakko)
• "Wishmaster"
• Conquest of Paradise (outro)

At the final show of 2000 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland, "The Kinslayer" was played ahead of "She Is My Sin", and "Gethsemane" was not played.

Throughout 2001, a typical setlist would consist of:

• "The Kinslayer"
• "She Is My Sin"
• "10th Man Down"
• "Elvenpath"/"FantasMic (part 3)"
• "Over the Hills and Far Away"(Gary Moore cover)
• "Come Cover Me"
• "Deep Silent Complete"
• "Sleeping Sun"
• "Sacrament of Wilderness"

Encore:

• "Walking in the Air"
• "Wishmaster"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe [9]
May 15, 2000	Vosselaar	Belgium	Biebob
May 20, 2000	Kitee	Finland	Ice-Hall
May 24, 2000	Oulu		Woodoo Night Club
May 25, 2000	Kuopio		Clone
May 26, 2000	Mikkeli		ZicZac
May 27, 2000	Imatra		Onnenpäivät
May 31, 2000	Helsinki		Nosturi
June 1, 2000	Kouvola		Rubin2000
June 2, 2000	Tampere		Pakkahuone Theatre
June 3, 2000	Virrat		Hiekkaranta
June 12, 2000	Leipzig	Germany	Wave-Gotik-Treffen
June 22, 2000	Nurmijärvi	Finland	Nummirock
June 23, 2000	Joensuu		Eastpop 2000
June 24, 2000	Jämsä		Himos Festival
July 1, 2000	Turku		Ruisrock
July 7, 2000	Helsinki		Tuska Open Air Metal Festival
July 8, 2000	Aitoo		Kirkastusjuhlat
July 9, 2000	Joensuu		Ilosaarirock
Latin America [9]
July 14, 2000	Curitiba	Brazil	Studio 1250
July 15, 2000	São Paulo		HSBC Brasil
July 16, 2000	Porto Alegre		Bar Opiniao
July 19, 2000	Santiago	Chile	Providencia Theatre
July 22, 2000	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Acatraz Club
July 25, 2000	Panama City	Panama	Dali Club
July 28, 2000	Guadalajara	Mexico	Roxy
July 29, 2000	Mexico City		Salon Ideal
July 30, 2000	Morelia		Salon Arena
Europe [9]
August 5, 2000	Wacken	Germany	Wacken Open Air
August 6, 2000	Geel	Belgium	Biebob Metalfest
September 1, 2000	Tampere	Finland	Tullikamari
September 2, 2000	Nivala		Tuiskula
September 8, 2000	Uusikaupunki		Aquarius
September 9, 2000	Lappajärvi		Halkossari
September 15, 2000	Helsinki		Tavastia Club
September 16, 2000	Kauhajoki		Kasino
September 22, 2000	Jyväskylä		Lutakko
September 23, 2000	Kuopio		Akateeminen Startti
October 5, 2000	Hamburg	Germany	Markthalle
October 6, 2000	Bremen		Trivoli
October 7, 2000	Herford		Kreck
October 9, 2000	Bochum		Zeche
October 10, 2000	Frankfurt		Batschkapp
October 11, 2000	Ludwigsburg		Rockfabrik
October 13, 2000	Leipzig-Engelsdorf		Hellraiser
October 14, 2000	Bad Salzungen		Kallewerk
October 16, 2000	Strasbourg	France	La Laiterie
October 17, 2000	Lille		Le Splendid
October 18, 2000	Paris		Élysée Montmartre
October 20, 2000	Lyon		Rail Theatre
October 21, 2000	Marseille		Jas de Rod
October 22, 2000	Barcelona	Spain	Mephisto
October 24, 2000	Pratteln	Switzerland	Z-7
October 25, 2000	Graz	Austria	Orpheum
October 26, 2000	Vienna		Planet Music
October 28, 2000	Wels		Alter Schlachthof
October 29, 2000	Budapest	Hungary	E-Klub
October 31, 2000	Berlin	Germany	Razzle Dazzle
November 1, 2000	Prague	Czech Republic	Palac Akropolis
November 4, 2000	Kaufbeuren	Germany	Zeppelinhalle
November 5, 2000	Vosselaar	Belgium	Biebob
November 7, 2000	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
November 8, 2000	Braunschweig	Germany	FBZ Club
November 9, 2000	Cologne		Live Music Hall
North America [9]
November 25, 2000	Montreal	Canada	Le Medley
November 26, 2000
Europe [9][10]
December 29, 2000	Tampere	Finland	Pakkahuone Theatre
January 27, 2001	Levi		Hallu Poro Rock
February 2, 2001	Nokia		Iisoppi Hotel
February 3, 2001	Evijärvi		Nuorisoseuran Talo
February 5, 2001	Stockholm	Sweden	GOOM-Cruise
February 7, 2001	Turku	Finland	Feenix
February 8, 2001	Helsinki		Tavastia Club
June 14, 2001	Jyväskylä		Lutakko
June 16, 2001	Seinäjoki		Provinssirock
June 21, 2001	Kouvola		Midnight Party Planet
June 22, 2001	Nurmijärvi		Nummirock
June 22, 2001	Jämsä		Himos Festival
June 23, 2001	Vaasa		Rantarock Festival
July 7, 2001	Turku		Ruisrock
July 7, 2001
July 8, 2001	Aitoo		Kirkastusjuhlat
July 12, 2001	Tampere		Tammerfest
July 21, 2001	Koria		KoriaRoll
European Summer Festivals [10]
August 4, 2001	Wacken	Germany	Wacken Open Air
August 5, 2001	Pratteln	Switzerland	Z-7
August 6, 2001	Vienna	Austria	Planet Music
August 7, 2001	Budapest	Hungary	Sziget Festival
August 11, 2001	Busan	South Korea	International Pusan Rock Festival
August 24, 2001	Moscow	Russia	Gorbunov Palace of Culture
August 25, 2001	Saint Petersburg		LDM
Europe[10]
September 1, 2001	Helsinki	Finland	Can You Festival
September 6, 2001	Turku		Feenix
September 7, 2001	Tampere		Pakkahuone
September 8, 2001	Alavus		Aulava
September 13, 2001	Kuopio		Puijonsarvi
September 14, 2001	Joensuu		Huvitörmä
September 15, 2001	Nivala		Tuiskula

References

1. http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=3342
2. http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=1&bandname=Nightwish
3. "DVDs: Nightwish - From Wishes to Eternity". Metal-invader.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
4. "Review: Nightwish - November 2000 shows in Montreal, Canada". Metalcrypt.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
5. "Band- Members". Nightwish.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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9. "Live: Past Shows (2000)". Nightwish's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-10-14. External link in |publisher= (help)
10. "Live: Past Shows (2001)". Nightwish's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-10-14. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Nightwish official website