NIGHTWISH - Fan-Filmed Video Clips From First Show With REVAMP Vocalist Floor Jansen Online
October 3, 2012, 12 years ago
On October 1st NIGHTWISH officially parted ways with vocalist Anette Olzon, citing personal differences. The band issued an official press release announcing Olzon's firing (found below) and revealed they had tapped Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) to perform in Olzon's place for the rest of their North American tour. Fan-filmed video clips from Jansen's first show with the band are available below:
Watch for full length clips in the coming days.
Nightwish issued the following statement announcing Olzon's departure:
"Another chapter of the Nightwish story has ended today. Nightwish and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved.In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover.
Nightwish has no intention of cancelling any upcoming shows, and as a result we have decided to bring in a substitute vocalist starting in Seattle, October 1st, 2012. Her name is Floor Jansen from The Netherlands (pictured below), and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the Imaginaerum world tour.
We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for everyone.
We forever remain excited about the adventures to come, and we are extremely proud of the two beautiful albums and the wonderful shows we shared together."
Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
October
3 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA5 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
6 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
7 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
9 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
10 - Emo's - Austin, TX
11 - House Of Blues - New Orleans, LA
13 - Revolution - Ft Lauderdale, FL
14 - House of Blues Lake Buena Vista - Lake Buena Vista, FL
