Nightwish's 2005 Concert History

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album, Angels Fall First (1997). In 2001, Vänskä was replaced by Marko Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 15, 2005
Live 'n Louder
Destruction / Nightwish / Rage / Scorpions / Shamaan / The 69 Eyes / Toccata Magna
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Ginásio Gigantinho Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Oct 12, 2005
Live ‘N’ Louder 2005
Scorpions / Nightwish / Shaman / Rage / Destruction / The 69 Eyes / Dr. Sin / Tuatha de Danann
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Estádio do Canindé São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Oct 08, 2005
Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well

Live And Louder

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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 01, 2005
Nightwish
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Θέατρο Λυκαβηττού Αθήνα, Ελλάδα
Show Duplicate for Oct 01, 2005
Sep 25, 2005
Paradise Lost / Nightwish
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Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Sep 25, 2005
Sep 23, 2005
Nightwish
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K.B. Hallen Frederiksberg, Capital Region, Denmark
Sep 09, 2005
Nightwish / Nocturnal Rites
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Lisebergshallen Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Aug 20, 2005 –
Aug 21, 2005
Lowlands Festival 2005
Kirsten / Rosemary's sons / The Bravery / Arcade Fire / Apocalyptica / Athlete / Jamie Lidell / Tom Vek / El Pus / Fort Minor / Johnny Panic / Pixies / Marilyn Manson / Hackensaw Boys / Alkaline Trio / Vive La Fête / Incubus / The Blue Van / New Cool Collective / Death from Above 1979 / Zita Swoon / Heiko Laux / Jan Jaap Van Der Wal / Arsenal / Panteon Rococo / The Futureheads / The Subways / Vitalic / Viva Voce / De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig / Ivan Smagghe / Pete Philly & Perquisite / T.Raumschmiere / Ane Brun / Voicst / Jason Forrest / DJ Aphrodite / Racoon / Gabriel Rios / Röyksopp / Buck 65 / Mala Vita / Attwenger / 2nd Place Driver / K-Os / Infadels / Miss Kittin / Soulwax / Dropkick Murphys / Enge Buren / Cheb Balowski / KT Tunstall / Millionaire / Tristan Prettyman / Opgezwolle / Quasimodo Jones / Mark Foggo's Skasters / Audio Bullys / Art Brut / Coheed and Cambria / The Prodigy / Bad Religion / Franz Ferdinand / LCD Soundsystem / Face Tomorrow / Nightwish / Kaiser Chiefs / Morcheeba / Heather Nova / Juliette And The Licks / Foo Fighters / Róisín Murphy / Gentleman / The Magic Numbers / DuvelDuvel / Amadou & Mariam / The Mars Volta / Zuco 103 / Social Distortion / Editors / Roni Size / Seeed / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / Joost van Bellen / Motion Trio / That 1 Guy / Le Peuple de l'Herbe / The Hacker / Kubus / Brainpower / Maxïmo Park / Beatsteaks / The Polyphonic Spree / zZz / Queens of the Stone Age / MxPx / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Korn Show all bands
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Unknown venue Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Aug 20, 2005
Aug 19, 2005 –
Aug 21, 2005
Lowlands 2005
The Prodigy / Kaiser Chiefs / Franz Ferdinand / The Rakes / Marilyn Manson / Nightwish / Apocalyptica / Maximo Park / Foo Fighters / Incubus / Jamie Lidell / Editors / Queens of the Stone Age / Dropkick Murphy's / Korn / Beatsteaks / Gabriel Rios / The Polyphonic Spree / KT Tunstall / The Bravery / Social Distortion / The Blue Van / The Magic Numbers / The Subways / Johnny Panic / Tom Vek / The Grudge / Boogeyman / Racoon / Juliette and the Licks / Athlete / Bonny Billy & Matt Sweeney / Makcim / Michael Mayer / Yvan Smagghe / Chaos / Seeed / Melon / L-dopa / Fort Minor / Royksopp / Roni Size / Aphrodite / Att Wenger / Thelonious / Fat Freddy's Drop / K-Os / Antal / New Cool Collective / Roisin Murphy / Zuco 103 / Bad Religion / Mark Foggo's Skasters / Brainpower / Zita Swoon / Arcade Fire / Pixies / Face Tomorrow / El Plus / Art Brut / The Others / Born / 2nd Place Driver / Pete Philly & Perquisite / zZz / Mala Vita / Death From Above 1979 / Coheed and Cambria / Panteon Rococo / St. Paul / Platinum Piped Pipers / Parker Jones / Jeugd van Tegenwoordig / Monica Electronica / Vive La Fete / Le Peuple de l'Herbe / Audio Bullys / The Hacksaw Boys / Amadou & Mariam / Millionaire / Morcheeba / Gentleman / Heather Nova / Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Enge Buren / Quit Your Dayjob / Alkali ne Trio / Voicst / The Futureheads / MXPX / Viva Voce / Editors / Sons and Daughters / T. Raumschmiere / Jamie Lidell / Buiten Westen / Josz LeBon / Arsenal / Soulwax / Joost van Bellen / LCD Soundsystem / Vitalic / 2manydjs / The Hacker / Cheb Balowski / Amp Fiddler / Infadels / Kees van Hondt Show all bands
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Lowlands Festivalterrein Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Aug 19, 2005
Aug 18, 2005 –
Aug 20, 2005
Pukkelpop 2005
Arcade Fire / Pixies / Franz Ferdinand / The National / Korn / Marilyn Manson / The Prodigy / Kaiser Chiefs / Good Charlotte / The Roots / Röyksopp / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Editors / LCD Soundsystem / Dropkick Murphys / Goldfrapp / Basement Jaxx / The Hives / Fort Minor / Four Tet / The Bravery / Bad Religion / Coheed and Cambria / Morcheeba / Social Distortion / Apocalyptica / Nightwish / Maxïmo Park / Alkaline Trio / The Coral / Emiliana Torrini / Death from Above 1979 / Ladytron / The Raveonettes / Hot Hot Heat / The Subways / Róisín Murphy / Jamie Lidell / The Go! Team / The Futureheads / Soulwax / Kano / Tiga / The Magic Numbers / Vitalic / Fischerspooner / Every Time I Die / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Stereo MCs / The Posies / MxPx / The Polyphonic Spree / Lady Sovereign / Riton / Audio Bullys / Patrick Wolf / WhoMadeWho / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Art Brut / Danko Jones / Freshlyground / Heather Nova / No Use For A Name / Adam Green / London Elektricity / Ellen Allien / Tom Vek / Miss Kittin / Gabriel Rios / Lady Saw / Carl Craig / VHS or Beta / Nine Black Alps / Fennesz / Sons and Daughters / Dwarves / The Blue Van / Michael Mayer / The Datsuns / Toy Dolls / Absynthe Minded / Mouse on Mars / Saybia / Goldie Lookin Chain / Juliette And The Licks / Amp Fiddler / Viva Voce / Mocky / Little Barrie / Infadels / Emanuel / Off the Record / The Hacker / Ghinzu / Freeform Five / Arsenal / Engineers / Whitey / Ozark Henry / TTC / Shameboy / Boom Bip / Derrick May / Sophia / Amplifier / Vincent Gallo / The Explosion / The Mitchell Brothers / Bugz In the Attic / Millionaire / k / The Glimmers / Hackensaw Boys / The O's / Jori Hulkkonen / The Departure / Gliss / Brainpower / T.Raumschmiere / A Life Once Lost / zZz / Darren Emerson / Hulk / Peter Pan Speedrock / Murdock / Wighnomy Brothers / Zornik / Bonnie "prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney / De Mens / Heideroosjes / The Robocop Kraus / Towers Of London / Ewan Pearson / South San Gabriel / Ivan Smagghe / Funeral Dress / Monza / Jimmy Chamberlin Complex / Twelve Tribes / Nid And Sancy / Madensuyu / Hollywood Porn Stars / The Narrow / Venerea / Tidal Waves / Hipoptimist / El Pus / Johnny Panic / Superdiscount 3 / Confuse The Cat / Ultrasonic 7 / De Brassers / De La Vega / Severance / Vandal X / Kamagurka / Chimaera / Ed And Kim / Nostoc / Dead Fly Buchowski / DJ Iridium / Tmas / Petersonic / Matthew Herbert Vs. Dani Siciliano / Jan Van Biesen Show all bands
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Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 04, 2005 –
Aug 06, 2005
Wacken Open Air 2005
Accept / Apocalyptica / Axel Rudi Pell / Bloodbath / Candlemass / Cataract / Contradiction / Corvus Corax / Count Raven / Dissection / Doomfoxx / DragonForce / Edguy / Eisregen / Endhammer / Endstille / Ensiferum / Equilibrium / Finntroll / Goddess of Desire / Gorefest / Hammerfall / Hanoi Rocks / Hard Time / Hatesphere / Holy Moses / Illdisposed / Kreator / losLos / Machine Head / Machine Men / Mambo Kurt / Marduk / Marky Ramone / Martin Kesici (Special Guest) / Mercenary / Metal Church / Metalium / Mob Rules / Morgana Lefay / MUCC / Naglfar / Nightwish / Noise Forest / Obituary / Oomph! / Overkill / Panic Cell / Potentia Animi / Primordial / Reckless Tide / Regicide / Saeko / Samael / Sentenced / Sonata Arctica / Suffocation / Suidakra / Teräsbetoni / Torfrock / Tristania / Turisas / Vanguard / Within Temptation / Zyklon Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Show Duplicates for Aug 04, 2005
Jul 28, 2005 –
Jul 31, 2005
Vilar de Mouros Festival
Nightwish / Within Temptation / Anathema / Johnny Panic / Civic / Secrecy / Spitout / Alabama 3 / Andy Barlow / Blues Explosion / Echo & the Bunnymen / Faithless / Jesus Jones / Joe Cocker / Jorge Palma / Joss Stone / Peter Murphy / Porcupine Tree / Robert Plant / The Wedding Present Show all bands
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Vilar De Mouros Vilar de Mouros, Caminha, Portugal
Show Duplicates for Jul 28, 2005
Jul 16, 2005
Evolution Festival 2005
Nightwish / Sebastian Bach / Entombed / Lordi / Orphaned Land / Vision Divine / Dark Lunacy / The Vision Bleak / Dark Tranquility / Panic DHH
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Campo Sportivo Toscolano Maderno, Italy
Jul 08, 2005 –
Jul 10, 2005
Nova Rock Festival 2005
Green Day / Weezer / System of a Down / Marilyn Manson / The Prodigy / Audioslave / Nightwish / Reel Big Fish / Mudvayne / Mando Diao / Millencolin / Soulfly / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Beatsteaks / Die Ärzte / Wir sind Helden / Team Sleep / The Hellacopters / Madsen / Boysetsfire / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / La Vela Puerca / In Extremo / Moneybrother / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Schandmaul / The Dissociatives / Exilia / Core / 3 Feet Smaller Show all bands
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Nickelsdorf, Burgenland, Austria
Jun 23, 2005 –
Jun 25, 2005
The Rasmus / The 69 Eyes / Apulanta / Nightwish / Sonata Artica

Himos Festival

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Himos Areena Jämsä, Central Finland, Finland
Jun 17, 2005 –
Jun 19, 2005
Marilyn Manson / Nine Inch Nails / Slipknot / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Apulanta

Provinssirock 2005

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Tornava Festival Park Törnävänsaari, Seinäjoki, Finland
Jun 13, 2005
Nightwish / Anthrax / Bullet for My Valentine / Trivium / Shadows Fall

Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

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Astoria London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 12, 2005
Download Festival
System of a Down / Slipknot / Slayer / Nightwish / Killswitch Engage / Papa Roach / Lacuna Coil / Shadows Fall / Henry Rollins / Therapy? / Motörhead / Team Sleep
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Jun 10, 2005 –
Jun 12, 2005
Download Festival 2005
A / Bullet for My Valentine / Flogging Molly / Dinosaur Jr. / Megadeth / The Used / Billy Idol / Lamb of God / Bowling for Soup / Anthrax / Idiot Pilot / Dkt-mc5 / The Explosion / 3 Inches Of Blood / MC5 / Funeral for a Friend / The Glitterati / Dwarves / The Mad Capsule Markets / Quit Your Dayjob / Engerica / Mudvayne / Mastodon / The Ga Ga's / Johnny Truant / Three Children of Fortune / Send More Paramedics / My Chemical Romance / Paradise Lost / Meshuggah / Apocalyptica / Motörhead / Helmet / Gizmachi / Disaster / Days of Worth / The Mascara Story / Panic Cell / Diamond Nights / Planet Of Women / Papa Roach / Team Sleep / Every Time I Die / City On FIre / FastLane / Ellis / Tokyo Dragons / Don't Quit Your Day Job / Caliban / The Lucky Nine / Open Hand / Raging Speedhorn / Just a Word / The Dresden Dolls / T.A.T / DV8 / Hurricane Party / A Change of Pace / Towers Of London / Trivium / Breed 77 / The Answer / Henry Rollins / No Hope In New Jersey / Johnny Panic / Napalm Death / Acidtone / Slunt / InMe / Fozzy / Colour of Fire / The Bled / Electric Eel Shock / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Hondo Maclean / Underoath / As I Lay Dying / Shadows Fall / Queen Adreena / Still Remains / Wednesday 13 / Crucified Barbara / The Suffrajets / Alter Bridge / Unearth / The Saints / Society 1 / The Hurt Process / JJ72 / Feeder / Garbage / Crashdïet / Biffy Clyro / Nightwish / Killswitch Engage / Slipknot / Lordi / System of a Down / Slayer / Black Sabbath / In Flames / American Head Charge / Reuben / Therapy? / Lacuna Coil / HIM / Chimaira / Velvet Revolver Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 10, 2005
Jun 09, 2005 –
Jun 12, 2005
Nova Rock Festival 2005
Green Day / Weezer / System of a Down / Marilyn Manson / The Prodigy / Audioslave / Nightwish / Reel Big Fish / Mudvayne / Mando Diao / Millencolin / Soulfly / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Beatsteaks / Die Ärzte / Wir sind Helden / Team Sleep / The Hellacopters / Madsen / Boysetsfire / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / La Vela Puerca / In Extremo / Moneybrother / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Schandmaul / The Dissociatives / Exilia / Core / 3 Feet Smaller Show all bands
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Pannonia Fields Nickelsdorf, Burgenland, Austria

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Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well on Oct 8, 2005 [873-small]

Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well
Oct 8, 2005
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well on Oct 8, 2005 [874-small]

Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well
Oct 8, 2005
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well on Oct 8, 2005 [875-small]

Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well
Oct 8, 2005
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well on Oct 8, 2005 [876-small]

Overkill / Rage / Therion / Nightwish / The 69 Eyes / Posion The Well
Oct 8, 2005
 Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Download Festival 2005 on Jun 10, 2005 [716-small]

Download Festival 2005
Jun 10 - 12, 2005
 Derby, England, United Kingdom
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Download Festival  on Jun 12, 2005 [283-small]

Download Festival
Jun 12, 2005
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Download Festival 2005 on Jun 10, 2005 [812-small]

Download Festival 2005
Jun 10 - 12, 2005
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Download Festival 2005 on Jun 10, 2005 [813-small]

Download Festival 2005
Jun 10 - 12, 2005
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Nightwish / Tristania on Feb 12, 2005 [490-small]

Nightwish / Tristania
Feb 12, 2005
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Nightwish on Feb 16, 2005 [491-small]

Nightwish
Feb 16, 2005
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Nightwish had?

Nightwish has had 705 concerts.

What genre is Nightwish?

Nightwish is most often considered to be Metal, English, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Finnish, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Melodic, Female Fronted Metal, Symphonic Power Metal, Gothic Symphonic Metal, Finnish Metal, Female Vocals, Finland, Fantasy Metal, Opera Metal, Finnish Power Metal, and Nordic Folk Metal.

When was the last Nightwish concert?

The last Nightwish concert was on June 22, 2023 at Ekebergsletta in Oslo, Oslo, Norway. The bands that performed were: Nightwish / Behemoth / Clutch / Powerwolf / Asking Alexandria / Avatar / FEVER 333 / The Good, The Bad & The Zugly / Halestorm / Mayhem / Soulfly / Storm / Voivod.

What setlist does Nightwish play live?

The songs that Nightwish performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 17, 2023 concert at Lemonsoft Stadion in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland:

  1. Music
  2. Noise
  3. Storytime
  4. Tribal
  5. Élan
  6. 7 Days to the Wolves
  7. Sleeping Sun
  8. Dark Chest of Wonders
  9. How's the Heart?
  10. I Want My Tears Back
  11. Sahara
  12. Our Decades in the Sun
  13. Nemo
  14. Shoemaker
  15. Last Ride of the Day
  16. Ghost Love Score
  17. The Greatest Show on Earth
  18. All the Works of Nature Which Adorn the World: Ⅷ. Ad Astra

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