A new date has been added to the European tour.

13.12.2009 (N) OSLO / Sentrum Scene

See the complete upcoming tourdates here.

Sonata Arctica are going to tour through Europe in November/December. This time they are also playing in some countries that weren’t included in any previous European tours.
See the tourdates below. Some more shows will be announced later.

12.11.2009 (CZ) PRAGUE / Club Roxy
13.11.2009 (CZ) ZLIN / Masters of Rock Cafe
14.11.2009 (SK) KOSICE / Cassosport Hall
15.11.2009 (SRB) BELGRADE / SKC
17.11.2009 (H) BUDAPEST / Petöfi Csarnok
18.11.2009 (HR) ZAGREB / Boogaloo
19.11.2009 (A) VIENNA / Szene
20.11.2009 (D) MUNICH / Backstage
22.11.2009 (CH) PRATTELN / Z7
23.11.2009 (D) STUTTGART / Longhorn
24.11.2009 (D) NUREMBERG / Löwensaal
25.11.2009 (I) MILAN / Alcatraz
27.11.2009 (E) BARCELONA / Razzmatazz 2
28.11.2009 (E) MADRID / Heineken
29.11.2009 (F) BORDEAUX / Theatre Barbey
30.11.2009 (F) PARIS / Elysée Montmartre
02.12.2009 (D) DORTMUND / FZW
03.12.2009 (GB) LONDON / Carling Academy Islington
04.12.2009 (GB) PRESTATYN / Hard Rock Hell Fest
05.12.2009 (GB) DUDLEY / JB’s
06.12.2009 (B) ANTWERP / Hof Ter Lo
08.12.2009 (D) HANNOVER / Capitol
09.12.2009 (NL) TILBURG / O13
10.12.2009 (NL) AMSTERDAM / Paradiso
14.12.2009 (S) GOTHENBURG / Trädgårn
15.12.2009 (S) STOCKHOLM / Klubben

Sonata Arctica will play at this year’s Ankkarock on August 2nd in Vantaa, Finland.
In addition to that the correct showday for the Kuopio RockCock festival has now been set for August 1st, 2009.

Sonata Arctica will play at Lowlands 2009 (Biddinghuizen, NL) on August 22nd.

Sonata Arctica has been confirmed to play at this year’s Kuopio RockCock Festival (Kuopio, Finland) taking place from 31.7.-01.08.2009. The showday will be announced later.

Tampereen Pakkahuoneella 2.1. ja Helsingin kulttuuriareena Gloriassa 3.1. järjestetettävissä hyväntekeväisyyskonserteissa (jonka tuotot menevät lyhentämättöminä vapaaehtoiseen nuorison päihde- ja mielenterveystyöhön) järjestetään myös huutokauppa jossa on myynnissä Sonata Arctican lahjoittamaa tavaraa!
Siirry huutokauppaan tästä

Sonatalta myynnissä:
-Nimmaroitu rumpukalvo (kehystetty tauluksi)

Sonata Arctica -keräilijän paketti:

• Re-masteroitu “Silence”-cd (Japan import)
• Pitkähihainen “Black Swan” -paita (selässä United Kingdom -keikat)
• Nimmaroituja tuotteita (mm. uniikki polaroid-kuva)
• Bäkkäripasseja “Unia”-kiertueelta (yht. 6 kpl)
• Nimmareita….
• lisäksi yllätyskamaa.

The first summer festival show for 2009 has been confirmed. Sonata Arctica will perform at Norway Rock Festival in Kvinesdal (N) taking place 09.-12.07.2009. The showday will be announced later.

The venue for the show in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 29th has been changed from Roks Club to Sport and Concert Complex of St. Petersburg.

Below the remaining dates of the ongoing European tour plus two shows in Russia:

13.11.2008 – Gasometer, Vienna (A)
14.11.2008 – Petõfi Hall, Budapest (H)
15.11.2008 – Stuck, Maribor (SLO)
16.11.2008 – Backstage, Munich (D)
18.11.2008 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
19.11.2008 – Garage, Saarbrücken (D)
20.11.2008 – Hof ter Lo, Antwerp (B)
21.11.2008 – Lucky & Co, Rijssen (NL)
22.11.2008 – Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (D)
28.11.2008 – CDK MAI, Moscow (RUS) **
29.11.2008 – Sports and Concert Complex of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS) **
** without Pagan’s Mind & Vanishing Point

The shows in Oslo, Norway (Nov. 1st) and Huskvarna, Sweden (Oct. 31st) of the upcoming European tour are sold out.

Sonata Arctica are having their first two studio albums re-issued in the UK (October 6th) and in Finland (October 8th) via Spinefarm Records. Both Collector’s re-issues of ‘Ecliptica’ and ‘Silence’ come with bonus material, expanded artwork, background essays, plus sleeve notes from Tony Kakko himself. Previously, these two remastered versions have only been released in Japan (August 20th) via Marquee/Avalon.