World Tour of the Century

World Tour of the Century

Tour by Nightwish
A promotional photo, from Spinefarm Records
Associated album	Century Child
Start date	June 22, 2002
End date	September 27, 2003
Number of shows	59
Nightwish concert chronology

World Tour of the Century was a concert tour by Nightwish in 2002 and 2003 to promote their fourth album, Century Child, released on June 24, 2002.^[1] The tour was the debut of Marco Hietala, that replaced Sami Vänskä as bassist in 2001.^[2] A subsequent tour DVD was released, End of Innocence, with a limited release of a live CD made during a concert at Summer Breeze Open Air Festival, in Germany.^[3]

In the end of 2002, the band release a small pause of 3 months; during this time Tarja was to a music conservatory in Germany and the male members played with their other bands: Tuomas with For My Pain..., Marco with Tarot, Jukka with Sethian and Emppu with Brother Firetribe. The tour started again in January 2003.

In this tour, Nightwish debuted in some countries: United States, Slovakia, England and Norway.^[4] The band also played at many big festivals in Europe, like Lowlands, in the Netherlands, and Bloodstock, in the United Kingdom.

Personnel

• Tarja Turunen- Female vocal
• Tuomas Holopainen- Keyboards
• Emppu Vuorinen- Guitar
• Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
• Marco Hietala- Bass and male vocal

Setlist

Played live 

Usual Set List (2002):

• Mythodea part I (intro)
• Bless the Child
• End of All Hope
• Come Cover Me
• The Kinslayer
• Dead to the World
• Deep Silent Complete
• 10th Man Down
• Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
• Sacrament of Wilderness
• Slaying the Dreamer
• Beauty of the Beast
• Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover)
• Encore: Sleeping Sun
• Encore: Beauty and the Beast
• Encore: Wishmaster
• Now We Are Free (outro)

Usual Set List (2003):

• Mythodea part I (intro)
• Bless the Child
• End of All Hope
• Come Cover Me
• The Kinslayer
• Dead to the World
• Ever Dream
• Sleeping Sun
• The Pharaoh Sails to Orion (feat. Tapio Wilska)
• Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
• Beauty of the Beast
• She Is My Sin
• Slaying the Dreamer
• Wishmaster
• Encore: Walking in the Air (Howard Blake cover)
• Encore: Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover)
• Now We Are Free (outro)

Other Songs Played:

• Wild Child (W.A.S.P. cover)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Summer Festivals[5]
June 22, 2002	Jämsä	Finland	Himos Festival
June 23, 2002	Jyväskylä		Lutakko
June 28, 2002	Balingen	Germany	Bang Your Head Festival
July 13, 2002	Helsinki	Finland	Tuska Open Air Festival
July 14, 2002	Joensuu		Ilosaarirock
Latin America[5]
July 16, 2002	Mexico City	Mexico	Circo Volador
July 17, 2002	Santiago	Chile	Providencia Theatre
July 18, 2002	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Hangar
July 20, 2002	São Paulo	Brazil	Credicard Hall
July 21, 2002	Brasília		Brazil Camping Show
July 24, 2002	Porto Alegre		Bar Opinião
July 26, 2002	Curitiba		Moinho São Rogue
July 27, 2002	Belo Horizonte		Lapa Multi Show
July 28, 2002	Rio de Janeiro		Citibank Hall
Europe[5]
August 4, 2002	Vantaa	Finland	Ankkarock Festival
August 5, 2002	Budapest	Hungary	Sziget Festival
August 9, 2002	Busan	South Korea	International Pusan Rock Festival
August 13, 2002	Moscow	Russia	Gorbunov Palace of Culture
August 16, 2002	Helsinki	Finland	Tavastia Club
August 17, 2002
August 20, 2002	Antwerp	Belgium	HofTerLo
August 22, 2002	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle 2
August 23, 2002	Abtsgmünd		Summer Breeze Open Air
August 24, 2002	Vienna	Austria	Mind Over Matter Festival
August 27, 2002	Hamburg	Germany	Große Freiheit
August 28, 2002	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso Club
August 30, 2002	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz 1
August 31, 2002	Bergara		Jam Hall
September 2, 2002	Paris	France	Élysée Montmartre
September 3, 2002	Cologne	Germany	Live Music Hall
September 4, 2002	Tilburg	Netherlands	13 Club
September 6, 2002	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
September 7, 2002	Leipzig		Haus Auensee
November 16, 2002	Stockholm	Sweden	Stora Arenan
November 17, 2002			Klubben
Summer Festivals[6]
January 11, 2003	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
January 12, 2003	Munich		Zenith
June 4, 2003	Helsinki	Finland	Stella Star Club
June 5, 2003	Budapest	Hungary	Summer Rocks 2003
June 7, 2003	Banská Bystrica	Slovakia	PKO Open Air Festival
June 20, 2003	Rauma	Finland	RMJ Party Camp Festival
July 4, 2003	Oslo	Norway	Rockefeller Music Hall
July 5, 2003
July 11, 2003	Villarrobledo	Spain	Metal Mania Festival
August 2, 2003	Hultsfred	Sweden	Gates of Metal Festival
August 9, 2003	Hildesheim	Germany	M'era Luna Festival
August 15, 2003	Erfurt		Highfield Festival
August 16, 2003	Pratteln	Switzerland	Z-7
August 17, 2003
August 29, 2003	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
August 30, 2003	Derby	England	Bloodstock Open Air
August 31, 2003	London		Astoria 2
North America[6]
September 5, 2003	Atlanta	United States	ProgPower USA
September 6, 2003	Montreal	Canada	Lé Medley
September 7, 2003	New York City	United States	L'Amour
September 9, 2003	Mexico City	Mexico	Circo Volador
Europe[6]
September 26, 2003	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Yubileyny Sports Palace
September 27, 2003	Moscow		Gorbunov Palace of Culture

References

1. "Century Child- Nightwish". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
2. "Nightwish- Biography". Metalstorm.ee. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
3. "DVD Review - Nightwish - End of innocence". Revelationz.net. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
4. "Nightwish biography". Rocksirens.com. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
5. "Live: Past Shows (2002)". Nightwish's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
6. "Live: Past Shows (2003)". Nightwish's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-10-14.

External links

• Nightwish official website