The First Tour of the Angels

The First Tour of the Angels was a concert tour by the finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish from December 31, 1997, to November 13, 1998. Nightwish played only 8 gigs since Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen were waylaid by their mandatory military draft and Tarja Turunen hadn't finished her studies. The male vocals in "Beauty and the Beast", "The Carpenter" and "Astral Romance" were sang by Tuomas Holopainen, beside Tarja. The band was supported by bassist Samppa Hirvonen and the keyboardist Marianna Pellinen during the tour; in 1998, Samppa was replaced by Sami Vänskä.

Personnel

  • Tarja Turunen- Female vocal
  • Tuomas Holopainen- Keyboards, male vocal
  • Emppu Vuorinen- Guitar
  • Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
  • Samppa Hirvonen- Bass
  • Marianna Pellinen- Additional keyboard, Backing vocals

Tour dates

Date

City

Country

Venue

Finland

December 31, 1997

Kitee

Finland

Ice-Hall

January 9, 1998

Helsinki

Lepakko

February 13, 1998

Helsinki

Tavastia Club

February 14, 1998

Pori

Jungle Jane

February 25, 1998

Joensuu

Kellari

February 27, 1998

Jyväskylä

Lutakko

March 6, 1998

Siilinjärvi

Huvikumpu

November 13, 1998

Kitee

Ice-Hall

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