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The First Tour of the Angels

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Start date
  
December 31, 1997

No. of shows
  
8

Associated album
  
Angels Fall First

End date
  
November 13, 1998

Dates
  
31 Dec 1997 – 13 Nov 1998

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The First Tour of the Angels was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic power 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 had not finished her studies. The male vocals in "Beauty and the Beast", "The Carpenter" and "Astral Romance" were sung 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. There is a bootleg of the Helsinki gig called Live at The Tavastia.

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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
  • Setlist

    A typical setlist would consist of:

  • "Elvenpath"
  • "The Carpenter"
  • "Tutankhamen"
  • "Angels Fall First"
  • "Know Why the Nightingale Sings"
  • "Astral Romance"
  • "Beauty and the Beast"
  • References

    The First Tour of the Angels Wikipedia