ROYAL HUNT guitarist Marcus Jidell has posted the following message at his MySpace page:

"I have the great privilege to go on another trip with Pain as they are opening for Nightwish."

As previously reported, Pain will support Nightwish on their European Tour from February until April 2008. Dates are as follows:

February

17 - Siemens Arena - Vilnius, Lithuania
19 - Visla Hall - Krakow, Poland
20 - T-Mobile Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
21 - Arena - Berlin, Germany
23 - Arena - Leipzig, Germany
24 - Schleyerhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
25 - Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
27 - Jako Arena - Bamberg, Germany
28 - Gasometer - Wien, Austria
29 - Hallenstadion - Zürich, Switzerland

March

3 - Palalido - Milano, Italy
4 - Tivoli Hall - Ljubljana, Slovenia
5 - JRC Ice Hall - Budapest, Hungary (upgraded)
8 - Olympic Fencing Arena - Athens, Greece
17 - Color Line Arena - Hamburg, Germany
18 - AWD Hall - Hannover, Germany
19 - Westfalenhalle 2 - Dortmund, Germany
21 - HMH Music Hall - Amsterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT)
22 - Rockhal - Luxembourg, Luxembourg (upgraded)
23 - Lotto Arena - Antwerp, Belgium (upgraded)
25 - Astoria - London, UK (SOLD OUT)
26 - Astoria - London, UK
27 - Astoria - London, UK (SOLD OUT)
29 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, UK
30 - Carling Academy - Newcastle, UK
31 - ABC1 - Glasgow, Scotland

April

2 - Mandela Hall - Belfast, UK
3 - Vicar Street - Dublin, Ireland
4 - Apollo - Manchester, UK (upgraded)
6 - Zenith - Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
7 - Zenith - Strasbourg, France
10 - Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
11 - Dome - Marseille, France
12 - Zenith - Toulouse, France
14 - Razzmatazz 1 - Barcelona, Spain
15 - Santana 27 - Bilbao, Spain
16 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
18 - Coliseum - Porto, Portugal
19 - Coliseum - Lisbon, Portugal