The 'Music' intro, 'Noise', 'How's The Heart' and 'Harvest' appeared in both sets, while Friday saw an appearance for 'Tribal' and 'Shoemaker', but it was 'Pan' that was given an airing on Saturday. Each show consisted of eighteen tracks (including the 'Music' intro), and of those eighteen, six songs were played from the newest album for the Fri performance, and five tracks appeared in the Sat show. that songs from that album and interview are only now being played live! Nightwish certainly lived up to their promise on that front and then some. Given I went to London to interview Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley back in Feb last year (just weeks before the country went into lockdown), it still feels amazing just to write that. One of the major draws for the two shows was the fact that this was the first time that any of the songs from 'Human :II: Nature' had been performed live. If you are a Nightwish fan, you will almost certainly have a good idea of what it all sounded like in terms of individual songs. I will not go into a song-by-song/blow-by-blow account of both shows. Unlike a couple of other streamed events I have watched or reviewed, this one was indeed live in every sense of the word, and I have to say all the better and more satisfying for being so. Even now, after a few streamed events, it still feels a bit strange to settle into my recliner with a few beers and watch a live performance on my big TV. With the conclusion of this virtual chat, it was time to settle in for the show. Several questions were asked and nothing unexpected was revealed with the new bassist saying all the right things. With a countdown clock ticking away after 6pm, the screen eventually faded to two chairs with the presenter and new Nightwish bassist for the upcoming tours – Wintersun's Jukka Koskinen. It came as a shock to everyone when long-time bassist Marco Hietela left the band, and Tuomas Holopainen even considered calling time on Nightwish thankfully, that only lasted a few days. Prior to both shows, there was a VIP virtual session where the band's new bassist was introduced.
It was my intention to watch both performances live, but an unexpected change in circumstances meant I ended up watching the second event on Sunday evening.
The show on Fri 28th May kicked off at 7pm BST and thus was aimed at the European audience, whereas the performance on Sat 29th May (which actually started at 1am on Sun for European fans) was intended for the North/South American viewers. The event was originally scheduled to take place in March, but due to touring schedule changes, it was all moved to May.
The tavern and its location were created digitally and based in a virtual world. To further heighten the anticipation of their fans – who are likely already feverishly excited at the prospect of finally seeing Nightwish live on stage again (and I suspect also generally impatient for the resumption of tours) – the band created 'An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World', a two-night event where the band would play a full-on live set (with two slightly different set-lists) in The Islander's Arms.
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Nightwish already have a few dates scheduled for July (Finland) and then a full tour running from Sept (Russia/Ukraine/Belarus), through October (USA/South America) and November-December (rest of Europe), to January 2022 (China). Once again, Nightwish have pushed boundaries and massively succeed in their endeavourĪN EVENING WITH NIGHTWISH IN A VIRTUAL WORLDĪndover: My Lounge – 28th & 29th May 2021Īs the world still grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic and the full commencement of live music events still something of a question mark, bands are continuing to find new and innovative ways of performing to their fans.
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