Decades: World Tour

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Decades: World Tour
Tour by Nightwish
Promotional poster for the North American leg of the tour in March–April 2018
Associated albumDecades
Start dateMarch 9, 2018
End dateDecember 15, 2018
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 43 in Europe
  • 34 in North America
  • 5 in Latin America
  • 82 total
Nightwish concert chronology

Decades: World Tour (also referred to as Decades: World Tour 2018) was the seventh world tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their seventh compilation album, Decades.[1]

The band included a special setlist for this tour, featuring rare songs from the earlier era to revisit with some new twists. The setlist was a 'one-off' and only performed on this tour.[1] It is the final tour to feature longtime bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala who later departed from the band in January 2021.[2]

The Buenos Aires show was recorded for their sixth live DVD known as Decades: Live in Buenos Aires which was released on December 6, 2019.[3][4]

Reception[edit]

Nightwish performing in Geneva in November 2018

Jean-Frederic Vachon of Canadian website Diary of a Music Addict who attended the Montreal performance, praised Jansen's vocals which he said were powerful. He also praised the inclusion of the band's older material that hadn't been played for more than a decade, that it sounded much better than it did on the albums, and that the selection "did a great job covering Nightwish's entire career" and awarded the hardcore fans of Nightwish. Vachon also praised the newer songs, citing that they had gained an energy that lifted the band even higher.[5]

Jovan Ristić of Hardwired Magazine, attending the Budapest show, praised the choice of including Beast in Black as the opening band in support for the band. Ristić noted on Jansen's vocals, citing them as "spectacularly versatile, easily moving between semi-growling, mellow and operatic vocals". He praised the powerful visual experience on the stage, as well as the pyro and confetti, which he cited "made the show firmly engraved in the minds of the audience". Ristić concluded his review by stating his confidence on what the future will hold for Nightwish, in which he said "it will be a bright one".[6]

Katie Frost of AntiHero Magazine who was in attendance of the London performance, gave the performance a positive review, reflecting on the concert as "glorious and breathtaking" and that she was captivated. She noted the raised platforms, visual effects and the delighted crowds in attendance. She praised Jansen's vocals, citing them as "incredible".[7]

Set list[edit]

The following setlist was performed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, and is not intended to represent all of the shows on tour.[8]

  1. "End of All Hope"
  2. "Wish I Had an Angel"
  3. "10th Man Down"
  4. "Come Cover Me"
  5. "Gethsemane"
  6. "Élan"
  7. "Sacrament of Wilderness"
  8. "Dead Boy's Poem"
  9. "Elvenjig"
  10. "Elvenpath"
  11. "I Want My Tears Back"
  12. "The Carpenter"
  13. "The Kinslayer"
  14. "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean"
  15. "Nemo"
  16. "Slaying the Dreamer"
  17. "The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapters I, II and III)"
  18. "Ghost Love Score"

Tour dates[edit]

List of 2018 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s)[1][9][10][11][12]
Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)
March 9 Atlanta United States Tabernacle —
March 10 Charlotte The Fillmore
March 12 Norfolk The NorVa
March 13 Baltimore Modell Performing Arts Center
March 14 New York City PlayStation Theater
March 16 Philadelphia Electric Factory
March 17 Worcester The Palladium
March 18 Albany The Egg
March 20 Montréal Canada MTelus
March 21 Toronto Massey Hall
March 23 Niagara Falls United States The Rapids Theatre
March 24 Cleveland Agora Theatre and Ballroom
March 25 Pittsburgh Stage AE
March 26 Covington Madison Theater
March 28 Kalamazoo State Theatre
March 29 St. Louis Touhill Performing Arts Center
March 30 Minneapolis Myth Live
March 31 Chicago Aragon Ballroom
April 2 Omaha Sokol Auditorium
April 3 Denver Paramount Theatre
April 5 Edmonton Canada Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
April 6 Spokane United States Knitting Factory
April 7 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 8 Portland United States Roseland Theater
April 10 Las Vegas Brooklyn Bowl
April 12 Ventura Ventura Theatre
April 13 San Jose City National Civic
April 14 Anaheim City National Grove of Anaheim
April 15 Tempe Marquee Theatre
April 17 Dallas The Bomb Factory
April 18 Memphis Minglewood Hall
April 19 Mobile Saenger Theatre
April 21 St. Petersburg Jannus Live
April 22 Miami Olympia Theater
May 18 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall
June 1 Plzeň Czech Republic Metalfest Open Air
June 2 Nijmegen Netherlands FortaRock
June 21 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhell
June 24 Clisson France Hellfest
July 6 Kvinesdal Norway Norway Rock
July 13 Joensuu Finland Ilosaarirock
July 21 Lahti Mukkulan Tapahtumapuisto Beast in Black
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
August 3 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air —
August 7 Schaffhausen Switzerland Stars in Town
August 9 Villena Spain Leyendas del Rock
August 12 Walton-on-Trent England Bloodstock Open Air
August 17 Bucharest Romania Romexpo Fallen Arise
A Tear Beyond
August 19 Varna Bulgaria Varna Mega Rock —
September 28 São Paulo Brazil Tom Brasil Delain[13]
September 30 Buenos Aires Argentina Microestadio Malvinas
October 2 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán
October 4 Bogotá Colombia Teatro Royal Center
October 7 Mexico City Mexico Arena Ciudad de México —
November 2 Gothenburg Sweden Partille Arena Beast in Black[14]
November 3 Copenhagen Denmark Valby Hallen
November 5 Berlin Germany Max Schmeling Halle
November 6 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
November 7 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
November 9 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena
November 10 Paris France AccorHotels Arena
November 11 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
November 13 Bratislava Slovakia Incheba Expo Arena
November 14 München Germany Olympiahalle
November 16 Leipzig Leipzig Arena
November 17 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena
November 19 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
November 20 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
November 22 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
November 23 Nuremberg Germany Nuremberg Arena
November 24 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 26 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
November 27 Saarbrücken Germany Saarlandhalle
November 30 Madrid Spain WiZink Center
December 1 Barcelona Sant Jordi Club
December 2 Bilbao Bizkaia Arena
December 4 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
December 5 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
December 8 London England SSE Arena
December 10 Birmingham Arena Birmingham
December 11 Manchester Manchester Arena
December 14 Turku Finland Gatorade Center
December 15 Helsinki Hartwall Arena

Personnel[edit]

Main article: List of Nightwish band members
Guest musicians
  • Tapio Wilska – male vocals (performed "10th Man Down" and "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" at Ilosaarirock and Mukkula – July 13 and 21, 2018)
  • Netta Skog – accordion (performed "Wishmaster" at Mukkula, Gatorade Center and Hartwall Arena – July 21, December 14 and 15, 2018)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "NIGHTWISH To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America". Blabbermouth. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Marko Hietala leaves Nightwish". Metal Hammer. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "NIGHTWISH: São Paulo And Buenos Aires Concerts To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD". Blabbermouth. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "NIGHTWISH To Release 'Decades: Live In Buenos Aires' In December". Blabbermouth. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Vachon, Jean-Frederic (March 22, 2018). "Concert review: Nightwish – MTELUS, Montreal – March 20 2018". Diary of a Music Addict. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Ristić, Jovan (November 22, 2018). "Nightwish live in Budapest – Spectacular Celebration of the Decades". Hardwired. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Concert Review and Photos: NIGHTWISH in London, UK". AntiHero. December 8, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Cox, Alan (April 6, 2018). "Nightwish at The Paramount Theatre, Denver, Colorado". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Live: Past shows". Nightwish.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  10. ^ Show Announcements:
  11. ^ Show Announcements (Latin America):
  12. ^ Show Announcements (Europe 2):
  13. ^ "Turnê reúne Nightwish e Delain em setembro". Destakjornal.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "NIGHTWISH – BEAST IN BLACK as guests on tour!". Nuclear Blast. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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