Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced their 26-date headlining tour of North America for 2016, launching in Sayreville, New Jersey on February 19, hitting six Canadian cities plus Pittsburgh, Anaheim, and New Orleans, then closing out in Tampa, Florida on March 23. Opening for the tour will be Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN.
Checking in from the first leg of the North American tour, NIGHTWISH shared the following about the second leg of the tour in 2016: “The first one was so brilliant that we just gotta come back!”
Advance tickets for the confirmed tour dates are now on sale exclusively at EnterTheVault.com. A limited number of VIP meet-and-greet tickets (which include a poster signed by the band and a tour program) are available for each show for purchase. Tickets will go on sale June 6 at all other outlets.
February
19 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
20 – Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
21 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC
22 – Music Hall – London, ON
24 – Carnegie Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA
25 – LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH
26 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
27 – Rave – Milwaukee, WI
29 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
March
1 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
2 – O’Briens Events Center – Saskatoon, SK
3 – Winspear Center – Edmonton AB
5 – MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB
6 – Wilma Theatre -Missoula, MT
7/2016 Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
8 – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
10 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
11 – City National Civic of San Jose – San Jose, CA
12 – The Grove – Anaheim, CA
14 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
15 – City Auditorium – Colorado Springs, CO
16 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO
18 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
19 – Aztec Music Hall – San Antonio, TX
20 – New Orleans Civic Theatre – New Orleans, LA
21 – Iron City Live – Birmingham, AL
23 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL