Oceanborn Europe Tour


Oceanborn Europe Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish from November 12 to December 12, 1999. The tour is notable for featuring the band's first European concerts. Oceanborn Europe Tour followed a Finnish leg with 33 shows, the Summer of Wilderness. In this tour, Nightwish played beside German heavy metal band Rage, and Nightwish was occasionally supported by Finnish singer Tapio Wilska, singing in the songs "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" and "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean"; Tuomas Holopainen performed "Beauty and the Beast" and "Astral Romance" beside Nightwish's frontwoman, Tarja Turunen.

Personnel

During the Summer of Wilderness tour, a typical setlist would consist of:
Encore:
"Moondance" was played live only once.
During the Oceanborn Europe tour, a typical setlist would consist of:
"Swanheart" premiered live on November 12, 1999. Beginning in early December, "Stargazers" would be played following "Passion and the Opera", and "Sacrament of Wilderness" would be played between "Walking in the Air" and "Know Why the Nightingale Sings". "Beauty and the Beast" was also played, though it was no longer a regular feature of the setlist.

Tour dates

Summer of Wilderness

Oceanborn Europe Tour