STRATOVARIUS will bring along four young and talented bands on the upcoming European leg of their Polaris World Tour.

The Finnish metal newcomers TRACEDAWN have already proven that they do not need to fear entering the stage with big names since they left both the audience and critics speechless on various occasions. Their festival appearance at Wacken Open Air 2009 or their tour with ENSIFERUM showed the audience that these young guys master their instruments like few others of their age.

Tracedawn will support Stratovarius during the entire tour, starting January 7th in Bochum, Germany at Zeche.

MYSTIC PROPHECY, WINTERS VERGE and DREAM EVIL will support Stratovarius only during these shows of the tour:

January

7 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany (with Mystic Prophecy)
8 - Hof ter Lo - Antwerp, Belgium (with Mystic Prophecy)
9 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands (with Mystic Prophecy)
10 - Garage - London, England (with Mystic Prophecy)
12 - Elysee - Paris, France (with Mystic Prophecy)
13 - Le Bikini - Toulouse, France (with Mystic Prophecy)
15 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain (with Mystic Prophecy)
16 - Rockstar Live - Bilbao, Spain (with Mystic Prophecy)
17 - Razzmatazz 1 - Barcelona, Spain (with Mystic Prophecy)
19 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France (with Mystic Prophecy)
20 - Z 7 - Pratteln, Switzerland (with Mystic Prophecy)
21 - Alcatraz - Milan, Italy (with Mystic Prophecy)
23 - SKC - Belgrad, Serbia (with Winter’s Verge)
24 - Hristo Botev Hall - Sofia, Bulgaria (with Winter’s Verge)
26 - Petöfi Hall - Budapest, Hungary (with Winter’s Verge)
27 - Szene - Vienna, Austria (with Winter’s Verge)
28 - PKO - Bratislava, Slovakia (with Winter’s Verge)
29 - Masters of Rock - Zlin, Czech Republic (with Winter’s Verge)
30 - Backstage - München, Germany (with Dream Evil)

February

1 - Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany (with Dream Evil)
2 - Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany (with Dream Evil)
3 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany (with Dream Evil)
4 - The Rock - Copenhagen, Denmark (with Dream Evil)
6 - Mejeriet - Lund, Sweden (with Dream Evil)
7 - Trädgarn - Gothenburg, Sweden (with Dream Evil)
8 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway (with Dream Evil)
9 - Tyrol - Stockholm, Sweden (with Dream Evil)