December 2021

Sonata Arctica Acoustic Adventures 2022 tour that was planned for February / March will be moved to September / October due to challenges arising from the pandemic. Unfortunately, new dates could not be found for all shows: Oulu, Joensuu, Iisalmi, Kouvola and Jyväskylä shows will be unfortunately cancelled.

Bought tickets for the moved shows will be valid as such for the autumn 2022 dates. If the new date does not work for you, bought tickets can be returned to the place of purchase by 20.3.2022.

For the cancelled shows (Oulu, Joensuu, Iisalmi, Kouvola, Jyväskylä) tickets can be returned to the place of purchase also by 20.3.2022.

TuskaLive and the Artist apologize for the inconvenience.

New dates for Sonata Arctica Acoustic Adventures 2022:

30.9.2022 Kuhmo, Kuhmo-talo
Tickets from 38,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

1.10.2022 Lappeenranta, Lappeenranta-sali
Tickets from 38,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

2.10.2022 Kuopio, Kuopion Musiikkikeskus
Tickets from 38,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

6.10.2022 Helsinki, Kulttuuritalo
Tickets from 42,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

7.10.2022 Hämeenlinna, Verkatehdas
Tickets from 38,00€
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Ticketmaster

8.10.2022 Pieksämäki, Poleenin sali
Tickets from 38,00€
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Ticketmaster

12.10.2022 Raahe, Raahesali
Tickets from 37,50€
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Tiketti

13.10.2022 Ylivieska, Kulttuurikeskus Akustiikka
Tickets from 38,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

14.10.2022 Turku, Logomo
Tickets from 38,50€ (+ order fee from 1€)
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Lippu.fi

15.10.2022 Rauma, Raumasali
Tickets from 38,00€
No agelimit | 19:00 hrs
Presales: Ticketmaster

 Artwork by Janne Pitkänen

 Photo Credit: Jarkko Piipari

Finnish melodic metal icons SONATA ARCTICA should be closing their »Acoustic Adventures« European tour this week. Unfortunately, it had to be postponed to late 2022 due to obvious reasons. But fans need not worry as the band are bringing some cozy living room concert atmosphere to their homes in the form of the first part of their two-piece »Acoustic Adventures« album, due out on January 21st, 2022 via Atomic Fire.Comprising acoustic adaptions of twelve tracks leading through SONATA ARCTICA’s discography, »Acoustic Adventures – Volume One« was recorded and produced by Mikko Tegelman and the band at Studio57, Finland; Tegelman was also responsible for the album’s mix and mastering alongside bass player Pasi Kauppinen. The artwork by the quintet’s longtime collaborator and fellow countryman, Janne Pitkänen (NIGHTWISH, AURI etc.) rounds off the total experience charmingly.

The record’s first single, ‘The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me’, is available today and can be enjoyed alongside a lyric video over on YouTube, here.

States keyboardist Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg: “‘The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me’ was a song that first appeared as a bonus track for Japan back in 2003, just around the time I joined the band. When we started to arrange songs for the second »Acoustic Adventures« tour in 2019, this song somehow kept popping up and we decided to give it a go. Our dear friend Masi Hukari who joined us on stage for the tour did a lot of the work on this particular arrangement and I think that his input was really important in how this song turned out. For this record, we used the live arrangement as a starting point and I don’t think the song changed that much, so what you hear is a slightly refined version of the 2019 tour arrangement. We decided to use this song as the first single since it’s really different from the original studio version and as always, we prefer to offer something new and interesting for our fans and for ourselves as well.

“Pre-order the album physically (CD-digipak, various colored vinyls), pre-save it or pre-order it digitally to receive ‘The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me’ instantly now, here and at The Official Sonata Arctica Webshop with exclusive march bundles.

»Acoustic Adventures – Volume One« – Track Listing:

1. The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me
2. For The Sake Of Revenge
3. A Little Less Understanding
4. Alone In Heaven
5. Tallulah
6. Don’t Say A Word
7. As If The World Wasn’t Ending
8. Paid In Full
9. Tonight I Dance Alone
10. The Wolves Die Young
11. Wolf & Raven
12. On The Faultline