STRATOVARIUS Announce More Live Dates, Meet & Greet Contest
January 22, 2009, 15 years ago
Finnish metallers STRATOVARIUS will hit the UK for a couple of exclusive European shows before starting into the festival season 2009.
Yes, you got it right: fans in the UK will be the very first to see them live in 2009 and witness Kupiainen’s introduction on stage. (25-year old Finnish guitarist Matias Kupiainen replaced former Stratovarius axe/mouthpiece Timo Tolkki, who has moved on and formed REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE).
In addition to that Stratovarius will also perform one show in Warsaw, Poland at Progresja right after the Wacken Rocks festivals.
New confirmed dates so far:
May
15 - Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall16 - Nottingham, England - Rock City
17 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
18 - London, England - Islington O2 Academy
19 - Manchester, England - Academy 2
20 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
22 - Kreuth /Aurich, Germany - Wacken Rocks
23 - Kreuth / Aurich, Germany - Wacken Rocks
24 - Warzaw, Poland - Progresja
29 - Moscow, Russia - CDK MAI
30 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Glavclub
June
21 - Clisson, France - HellfestJuly
11 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters of RockAt the same time Stratovarius is running a competition for free tickets and meet & greets with the band. Head here for further details.
