APOCALYPTICA - Live Dates Announced For Ukraine And Belarus
November 28, 2009, 14 years ago
Finland's APOCALYPTICA have rescheduled live dates for Ukraine and Belarus for March / April 2010, making up for the gigs cancelled back in August. They are as follows:
March
28 - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine - Sport Palace30 - Odessa, Ukraine - Sport Palace
31 - Kiev, Ukraine - Sport Palace
April
2 - Minsk, Belarus - Palace of RepublicThe band recebnly confirmed tour dates for Finland. Their schedule is as follows:
February
5 - Korjaamo - Helsinki20 - Kaapelitehdas - Helsinki
March
11 - Savonlinnasali - Savonlinna12 - Sibeliustalo - Lahti
13 - Musiikkikeskus - Kuopio
19 - Hullu Poro Areena - Levi
20 - Teatria - Oulu
21 - Rytmikorjaamo - Seinäjoki
22 - Konserttitalo - Turku
23 - Tampere-talo - Tampere
As previously reported, the annual Finnish Metal Expo, the main event of Helsinki Metal Meeting is taking over the Cable Factory for the sixth time on February 19th-20th. This is where more than 50 operators in the metal music industry showcase their latest offerings in the exhibition area and the hot metal acts take the stage. The live shows on Saturday will be provided by the likes of SONATA ARCTICA and Apocalyptica and INSOMNIUM, on Friday by SATYRICON, HYPOCRISY etc. More additions to the Cable Factory program will be announced shortly.
The Finnish Metal Awards gives the public the chance to vote the best of Finnish metal in 2009. The voting begins on November 1 at www.imperiumi.net/fma.
The FMA gala will be held at the Cable Factory on Saturday, February 20th.
In addition to the consumer aspect of the event, the Industry Day gathers the metal industry people from all over the world. The Industry Day will be held at the Nosturi Club, one of the main music venues in Helsinki on Thursday, February 18th. Topics and guest speakers will be announced soon.
For ticket details and other information for the Finnish Metal Expo visit www.fme.fi and their MySpace Page.
(Photo by Audrey Dujardin)