There is a new mobile blog online here which will be regularly updated by the band.
http://www.royalartistclub.com/sonata_arctica/

Sonata Arctica has been confirmed to play at Fields of Rock (NL) on June 22nd.
See the complete summer festival schedule of 2008 below:

07.06. – Sauna Open Air / TAMPERE (FI)
21.06. – Hellfest / CLISSON (F)
22.06. – Fields of Rock / BIDDINGHUIZEN (NL) *new*
27.06. – 29.06. – Tuska Open Air / HELSINKI (FI)
28.06. – Graspop Metal Meeting / DESSEL (B)
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. More festivals will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.

Sonata Arctica will be touring the UK & Ireland in April 2008. See the complete list of tour dates below:

21.04.2008 – London, Carling Academy (UK)
22.04.2008 – Leeds, Rio’s (UK)
23.04.2008 – Glasgow, Garage (UK)
25.04.2008 – Sheffield, Corporation (UK)
26.04.2008 – Dublin, Button Factory (Ireland)
27.04.2008 – Dudley, JB’s (UK)

The last two shows (Mexico) have been added to the South American tour in February/March 2008. See the complete list of shows for this tour below:

22.02.2008 – Santiago – Caupolican (Chile)
23.02.2008 – Valparaiso – El Huevo (Chile)
26.02.2008 – São Paulo – Citibank Hall (Brazil)
28.02.2008 – Curitiba – Hellooch (Brazil)
01.03.2008 – Buenos Aires – Obras (Argentina)
03.03.2008 – Lima – Stadium Club Lawn Tennis (Peru)
05.03.2008 – Monterrey – Cafe Iguana (Mexico)
06.03.2008 – Mexico City – Circo Volador (Mexico)

There have been many questions about where to buy tickets for the upcoming Finnish tour. www.lippupalvelu.fi sells tickets to all the shows except for the one in Haparanda. Tickets for that show are available at www.tiketti.fi.

Tiedoksi teille jotka olette kyselleet lipuista keikoille. www.lippupalvelu.fi osoitteesta saa liput kaikille suomen keikoille. Haaparannan keikan liput myydään osoitteessa www.tiketti.fi 

Tony will be as a guest on MusicTelevision FINLAND’s Headbanger’s Ball on Sunday 16.12. starting at 23:00. The same program will be broadcasted on Wednesday 19.12. starting at 24:00.

Tony vieraana MusicTelevision Finlandin Headbanger’s Ball -ohjelmassa! Ohjelma lähetetään sunnuntaina 16.12. kello 23:00. Ja uusintana keskiviikkona 19.12. kello 24:00.

Sonata Arctica esintyy Helsingin Jäähallissa 5.12. osana Radio Rock Finlandia -tapahtumaa. Tilaisuus nähdään Nelosella klo. 21:00 alkaen. Tarkemmat tiedot löytyy täältä

The following dates for Sonata Arctica’s South American tour in February/March 2008 have been confirmed:

22.02.08 Santiago – Caupolican (Chile)
23.02.08 Valparaiso – El Huevo (Chile)
26.02.08 São Paulo – Citibank Hall (Brazil)
28.02.08 Curitiba – Hellooch (Brazil)
01.03.08 Buenos Aires – Obras (Argentina)
03.03.08 Lima – Stadium Club Lawn Tennis (Peru)

The first two dates of the upcoming South American tour in 2008 have been confirmed.

22.02. Santiago – Caupolican (Chile)
23.02. Valparaiso – El Huevo (Chile)

More dates will be announced soon.

Sonata Arctica’s show in Barcelona, Spain on November 17th has been moved to a bigger venue ‘Razzmatazz I’. This also means that tickets are available again and the show is NOT sold out anymore!