NIGHTWISH Kick Off 2016 With Brisbane Show; Fan-Filmed Video Posted
January 8, 2016, 8 years ago
Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen has checked in with the following update:
"First show in Australia and of 2016 was a blast! Feels great to be back on stage and to be back here, we were welcomed so warmly!!! Thank you Brisbane! Off to Sydney now, who shall we see tomorrow?"
Fan-filmed video from the Brisbane show, which took place at the Tivoli, can be viewed below.
It was reported back in November that 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)
