SONATA ARCTICA have issued the following update:

"Despite rumours and announcements to the contrary, Sonata Arctica are NOT going to play at Adria Rock Festival in Niš, Serbia on May 29th 2008.

All officially announced gigs can be found at www.sonataarctica.info as soon as they are confirmed. If the band is announced to play anywhere and you cannot find the information on the official website, don't believe it."

Upcoming Sonata Arctica live dates now include:

June

4 - Club Teatria - Oulu, Finland
7 - Sauna Open Air - Tampere, Finland
18 - Effenaar - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
20 - Kobetasonik Festival - Bilbao, Spain
21 - Hellfest - Clisson, France
28 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
29 - Tuska Open Air - Helsinki, Finland

July

4 - Ruisrock - Turku, Finland
6 - Simerock - Rovaniemi, Finland
11 - Evolution Festival - Milan, Italy
13 - Masters of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic

August

1 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany

August (with NIGHTWISH unless noted otherwise)

28 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA - (Headline show)
29 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
30 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
31 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY - (Headline show)

September

1 - Metropolis - Montreal, QC
2 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
4 - Agora Theater - Cleveland, OH
5 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
7 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN - (Headline show)
9 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
10 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR
11 - Big Easy - Boise, ID - (Headline show)
12 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
13 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
14 - Marquee Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
16 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
17 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX
19 - Meridian - Houston, TX
20 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
21 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
23 - Valarium - Knoxville, TN
24 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
25 - Uncle Pleasant's - Louisville, KY - (Headline show)
26 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD
27 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
28 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY - (Headline show)