SONATA ARCTICA - Guitarist To Miss Live Shows This Spring, Session Guitarist To Step In As Temporary Replacement
March 3, 2007, 17 years ago
SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen has issued a statement in Finnish at the band's official website. The following is a translation from a very reliable BW&BK; source:
"Hi All!Unfortunately we're now in situation where I'm not able to attend to Sonata Arctica's live shows this spring. The reason behind this is a civic duty which I need to fulfil. Despite this the band will perform all agreed live shows with a session guitar player and I'm sure that all shows will meet the high standards set for Sonata Arctica shows. I hope that I can return to SA's live line-up as soon as possible because it's already been too long since the last live shows...and I already miss those sweaty nights on the stage and sweaty days in a tour bus. I want to wish the best of upcoming spring to all our fans and I hope to see you all very soon!"
Jani Liimatainen
(Thanks: Altti)
Just how many shows Liimatainen will miss is unclear. More details regarding the situation will be revealed soon.
Sonata Arctica's 2007 tour schedule is as follows:
April
27 - Teatria in Oulu, Finland28 - Holiday Club Katinkulta (RockKatti 2007) in Vuokatti, Finland (with CHARON)
29 - Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland
30 - Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland
June
9 - Sauna Open Air in Tampere, Finland21 - Himos Festival in Jämsä, Finland
July
27 - Kuusamo Ruka Open Air in Kuusamo, FinlandSeptember
12 - Ridglea Theater in Ft. Worth, TX14 - Launch Pad in Albuquerque, NM
15 - Clubhouse in Tempe, AZ
16 - Key Club in Los Angeles, CA
17 - Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA
19 - Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO
21 - The Metro in Chicago, IL
22 - Harpo's in Detroit, MI
23 - Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, OH
24 - Opera House in Toronto, ON
26 - Salle Albert Rosseau in Quebec City, QC
27 - The Medley in Montréal, QC
28 - The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY
29 - The Palladium in Worcester, MA
30 - B.B. King's in New York, NY
October
2 - The Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA3 - Jaxx in Springfield, VA
5 - ProgPower USA VIII in Atlanta, GA
6 - Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
7 - The Haven in Winter Park, FL
9 - The Meridian in Houston, TX
Sonata Arctica will release their new album, Unia, on May 25th via Nuclear Blast Records.
