It was reported back in November that Finnish symphonic metal masters Nightwish had sold out their biggest UK show to date, headlining the 12,000 capacity sold-out Wembley Arena on December 19th. The band made history as the first Finnish band to ever headline the venue. Metal Hammer has posted behind-the-scenes footage from the show below. Expect more footage to surface in the coming days.

The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Shudder Before the Beautiful"
"Yours Is an Empty Hope"
"Ever Dream"
"Storytime"
"My Walden"
"While Your Lips Are Still Red"
"Élan"
"Weak Fantasy"
"7 Days to the Wolves"
"Alpenglow"
"The Poet and the Pendulum"
"Nemo"
"I Want My Tears Back"
"Stargazers"
"Ghost Love Score"
"Last Ride of the Day"
"The Greatest Show On Earth" (with guest appearance by professor Richard Dawkins)

On October 30th, Nuclear Blast released the special tour edition of Endless Forms Most Beautiful in Europe. The set comes with a bonus DVD containing all 21 making-of episodes, which came along before, during and after the album release. Besides those, the DVD includes two new, unreleased live clips for “Yours Is An Empty Hope” and “Stargazers” as well as five special clips incl. documentary scenes for the songs “Planet Hell”, “Last Of The Wilds”, “Storytime”, “Arabesque” and “Last Ride Of The Day”. On top, there will be a huge photo gallery with more than 400 pictures, taken on the road and during the promotional period of Endless Forms Most Beautiful.

Check out the above-mentioned live clip for “Yours Is An Empty Hope”:

The tracklisting is as follows:

CD
“Shudder Before The Beautiful”
“Weak Fantasy”
“Élan”
“Yours Is An Empty Hope”
“Our Decades In the Sun”
“My Walden”
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful”
“Edema Ruh”
“Alpenglow”
“The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula”
“The Greatest Show On Earth”

DVD
“Yours Is An Empty Hope” (live)*
“Stargazers” (live)*
‘Planet Hell” (special clip)
“Last Of The Wilds” (special clip)
“Storytime” (special clip)
“Arabesque” (special clip)
“Last Ride Of The Day” (special clip)
Making-of
- The Cabin
- By The Lake
- Inside His Head
- Summer Camp
- More Campers
- New Hometown
- Almost There
- London
- Mixing And Mastering
- Ready!
- Release Of The First Single
- The Theme Of The Album
- The Recordings For Floor & Kai
- Thoughts And Feelings
- The Release
- The Artwork
- The Tour Rehearsals
- The Tour Starts
- The Second Single
- The Upcoming Shows
- Troy
“Élan” (official video)
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” (official video)
- Photo gallery

*Previously unreleased, 5.1 Dolby digital & stereo

Trailer: