On March 9th, Nightwish kicked off their Decades world tour - featuring a setlist loaded with older Nightwish material - at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. Fan-filmed video is available below. The setlist on the night was as follows:

"Swanheart"
"End Of All Hope" (first time live since 2004)
"Wish I Had An Angel" (first time live since 2013)
"10th Man Down" (first time live since 2003)
"Come Cover Me" (first time live since 2012)
"Gethsemane" (first time live since 2003)"
"Élan"
"Sacrament Of Wilderness" (first time live since 2008)
"Dead Boy's Poem" (first time live since 2009)
"Elvenpath" (first time live since 2004)
"I Want My Tears Back"
"The Carpenter" (first time live since 1998)
"The Kinslayer" (first time live since 2005)
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" (first time live since 2002)
"Nemo"
"Slaying The Dreamer" (first time live since 2008)
"The Greatest Show On Earth"
"Ghost Love Score"

Tuomas Holopainen's 3-track demo earned him his first record deal with his freshly founded band Nightwish back in 1996. 20 years later - with over 2,000 shows played and more than 8 million records sold - Nightwish are the biggest European symphonic metal band. Reason enough for Nuclear Blast to celebrate this huge anniversary by releasing a 2CD compilation titled Decades, out now.

Get your copy here, or at the Nightwish shop here. Or get the digital version, here. Check out a fourth video trailer below.

Decades is available as:

- 2CD-Jewelcase
- 2CD-DIGI
- 3LP BOX (different colors)
- 2CD-Earbook

CD1
"The Greatest Show On Earth"
"Élan"
"My Walden"
"Storytime"
"I Want My Tears Back"
"Amaranth"
"The Poet And The Pendulum"
"Nemo"
"Wish I Had An Angel"

CD2
"Ghost Love Score"
"Slaying The Dreamer"
"End Of All Hope"
"10th Man Down"
"The Kinslayer"
"Dead Boy’s Poem"
"Gethsemane"
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean"
"Sacrament Of Wilderness"
"Sleeping Sun"
"Elvenpath"
"The Carpenter"
"Nightwish" (demo)

3LP Box (33 RPM)

Side A
"The Greatest Show On Earth"

Side B
"Élan"
"My Walden"
"Storytime"
"I Want My Tears Back"
"Amaranth"

Side C
"The Poet And The Pendulum"
"Nemo"
"Wish I Had An Angel"

Side D
"Ghost Love Score"
"Slaying The Dreamer"
"End Of All Hope"
"10th Man Down"

Side E
"The Kinslayer"
"Dead Boy’s Poem"
"Gethsemane"
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean"

Side F
"Sacrament Of Wilderness"
"Sleeping Sun"
"Elvenpath"
"The Carpenter"
"Nightwish" (demo)

Trailer #1:

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Trailer #4:

The release will be accompanied by a 9-month tour across the globe. After kicking off with 34 concerts in North America in March-April, the journey will continue with dozens of European festival and headline shows. On this tour, Nightwish will also be presenting a special set list, featuring rare material from the early years of their career. That's why these evenings will not only be special events for the fans, but also for the band themselves. Be prepared to hear a lot of old school material. All dates can be found below.

March
9 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
10 - Charlotte, NC - The Filmore
12 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
13 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Theater
14 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
17 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
18 - Albany, NY - The Egg
20 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
21 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
23 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids Theatre
24 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
26 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
28 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theatre
29 - St. Louis, MO - Touhill Performing Arts Center
30 - Minneapolis, MN - The Myth
31 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom

April
2 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
3 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
5 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
6 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
7 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theater
8 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
12 - Ventura, CA - The Majestic Ventura Theatre
13 - San Jose, CA - City National Civic
14 - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove
15 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
17 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory
18 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
19 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theater
21 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
22 - Miami, FL - Olympia Theater

(Photo - Tim Tronckoe)