TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) checks in with the following update:

"We have spent the last 2 days in Malmö. I have had a chance to go to the movies, walk the city a bit and relax. Streets here are clean, not so many people around and it feels that the atmosphere is calm. I like it.

Yesterday evening I had the last dinner of this tour with lovely VIP guests. I am looking forward to hear their thoughts again tonight after the concert.

At the moment that I am writing these lines, I am waiting for the sound check to start. Before I have to run to the stage, I want to tell you a bit what has been going on since I wrote you last time.

We had a great concert in Milano. Italian fans really showed us their love. For me it was again very nice experience as it was my first concert in Italy on my own. I got to write quite many autographs after the show. The band, crew and the bus driver were waiting for me to get in the bus to be able to leave…

Well, I hope that at least my Italian friends were happy that I stayed that long with them.

Filderstadt is a small city near Stuttgart. We spent a day there just walking around and relaxing. Every shop was closed, since it was holiday in Germany on that day.

Next morning I had a great jog around the area and some fans were cheering to me when they saw me passing near the concert hall. It was funny though.

The venue in Filderstadt was very nice. The stage was big and the backstage area was also very comfortable. I would love to have a concert there again in the future. Also I heard from the local people after the concert that the reception from the audience had been better than normally in that area. I can’t tell if this is true..."

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Remaining dates on Turunen's tour are as follows:

May

27 - KB - Malmö, Sweden
28 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
30 - Tragarn - Gothenburg, Sweden

June

1 - Tyrol - Stockholm, Sweden
3 - Tavastia - Hensinki, Finland