Finish band Sonata Artica will be supporting Nightwish in support of their (Sonata Artica’s) new album Unia. The dates are as follows.

08/28/08  Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA (SONATA ARCTICA)
08/29/08  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
08/30/08  The Palladium – Worcester, MA
08/31/08  The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY (SONATA ARCTICA)
09/01/08  Metropolis – Montreal, QC – CANADA
09/02/08  The Docks – Toronto, ON – CANADA
09/04/08  The Agora Theater – Cleveland, OH
09/05/08  Harpo’s Concert Theater – Detroit, MI
09/06/08  House of Blues – Chicago, IL
09/07/08  Station 4 – St. Paul, MN (SONATA ARCTICA)
09/09/08  Showbox So Do – Seattle, WA
09/10/08  Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
09/11/08  Big Easy – …read more

Acording to Wackenopenair.com the roster for this years fest is as follows. Germany’s Wacken Open Air Fest will be from July 31st to August 8th.
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Autumn
Avantasia
Axel Rudi Pell
Axxis
Before the Dawn
Carcass
Children of Bodom
Corvus Corax

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