Sonata Arctica's 2008 Concert History

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal.[1] The current line-up consists of singer, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko, guitarist Elias Viljanen, bass guitarist Pasi Kauppinen, keyboardist and keytarist Henrik Klingenberg, and drummer Tommy Portimo. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo also acted as backing vocalists.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 10, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 09, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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Showbox SoDo Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 05, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
Sep 02, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 01, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica

Dark Passion Play Tour

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Métropolis Montréal, Québec, Canada
Aug 30, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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The Worcester Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 29, 2008
Nightwish / Sonata Arctica
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Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 28, 2008
Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica - Unia North American Tour '08

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Jaxx Nightclub Springfield, Virginia, United States
Aug 03, 2008
Ankkarock Festival
"Ankkarock Festival" / Soilwork / Apocalyptica / Poets of the Fall / Sonata Arctica / Lauri Tahka ja Elonkerjuu / Opeth / The Rhinos / Volbeat / Antero Raimo / Ovet / Apulanta / Ismo Alanko Teholla / Disco Ensemble / PMMP
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Festival Grounds Vantaa, Finland
Aug 02, 2008
Amorphis / W.A.S.P. / The Hives / HIM / Apocalyptica / Opeth / Sonata Arctica / Kent / Kamelot / Soilwork / Poets of the Fall / Volbeat / Hanoi Rocks / Tiger Army / Disco Ensemble / Kotiteollisuus / Mokoma / Scandinavian Music Group / Von Hertzen ...
Amorphis / W.A.S.P. / The Hives / HIM / Apocalyptica / Opeth / Sonata Arctica / Kent / Kamelot / Soilwork / Poets of the Fall / Volbeat / Hanoi Rocks / Tiger Army / Disco Ensemble / Kotiteollisuus / Mokoma / Scandinavian Music Group / Von Hertzen Brothers / Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu / Ismo Alanko Teholla / throwAway Heroes Show all bands
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Korso Vantaa, Finland
Jul 31, 2008 –
Aug 02, 2008
Wacken Open Air 2008
Avenged Sevenfold / Iron Maiden / Killswitch Engage / Nightwish / Opeth / Children Of Bodom / As I Lay Dying / Hatebreed / Airbourne / The Bones / Sabaton / Exodus / Kreator / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / Alestorm / Carcass / Kamelot / Job for a Cowboy / Unearth / At The Gates / Ensiferum / Obituary / Avantasia / Lordi / The Haunted / Powerwolf / Girlschool / 3 Inches Of Blood / Gorgoroth / Watain / Cynic / Mustasch / Leaves' Eyes / Nashville Pussy / Primordial / Warbringer / Van Canto / Mad Sin / grave / Corvus Corax / Autumn / Crematory / Saltatio Mortis / Before the Dawn / Mercenary / Negura Bunget / Axxis / Krypteria / Headhunter / Stam1na / Stone Gods / Nifelheim / Sturm Und Drang / Lord Belial / Holy Moses / Evocation / Mortal Sin / Lauren Harris / Psychopunch / Excrementory Grindfuckers / Gorerotted / Torture Squad / Mambo Kurt / Sweet Savage / Machine Men / Destructor / Enemy of the Sun / Dream of an Opium Eater / Achyronthia / RipSaW / Negur Bunget / Girugmesh / Metakilla / Met Spuug / girugamesh / Massacre Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jul 30, 2008 –
Aug 02, 2008
Wacken 2008
Iron Maiden / At The Gates / Avantasia / Avenged Sevenfold / Carcass / Children of Bodom / Crematory / Ensiferum / Exodus / Hatebreed / Holy Moses / Kamelot / Killswitch Engage / Kreator / Metakilla / Nightwish / Powerwolf / Primordial / Sabaton / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / The Haunted Show all bands
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Wacken Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Jul 13, 2008
Masters Of Rock Festival
"Masters Of Rock Festival" / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter / Within Temptation / Sonata Arctica / Gotthard / Volbeat / Communic / Bloodbound / Nil / Endless / EIE / Power 5
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R. Jelinek Distillery Vizovice, Zlín, Czechia
Jul 11, 2008
Evolution Festival Italy
"Evolution Festival" Italy / The Cavalera Conspiracy / Sonata Arctica / Dark Tranquillity / Evergrey / Korpiklaani / Sadist / Dark Lunacy / Illogicist
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Idroscalo Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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Jul 10, 2008
Avantasia / Apocalyptica / Within Temptation / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Ministry / Amon Amarth / Moonspell / Tristania / Oomph! / Sirenia / My Dying Bride / Korpiklaani / Annihilator / Haggard / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter / Volbeat / Brainst...
Avantasia / Apocalyptica / Within Temptation / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Ministry / Amon Amarth / Moonspell / Tristania / Oomph! / Sirenia / My Dying Bride / Korpiklaani / Annihilator / Haggard / Die Apokalyptischen Reiter / Volbeat / Brainstorm / Sabaton / Gotthard / Alestorm / Communic / Sorrow / Bloodbound / Horke Sle / Engel / Arakain / Salamandra / Ti Sestry / Doga / Jaksi Taksi / Existence / Dark Gamballe / Ee / Innocens / Totln Nasazen / Dying Passion / Rattle Bucket Show all bands
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Jelinek Distillery Area / Areál Likérky Jelínek Vizovice, Zlín, Czechia
Jul 04, 2008
Ruisrock Festival
"Ruisrock Festival" / Nightwish / Porcupine Tree / At The Gates / Ministry / Amorphis / Anti-Flag / Ensiferum / I Walk the Line / Life Of Agony / Raised Fist / Sonata Arctica / Stam1na
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Festival Grounds Turku, Finland
Jul 03, 2008 –
Jul 05, 2008
Ruisrock 2008
Anna Järvinen / Anti-Flag / The Ark / At The Gates / Bullet for My Valentine / Flogging Molly / Interpol / José González / Kent / Life Of Agony / Millencolin / Ministry / The National / Opeth / Porcupine Tree / Primal Scream / Raised Fist / Hanoi Rocks / Amorphis / Apocalyptica / Apulanta / CMX / Disco Ensemble / Downstairs / Ensiferum / 22-Pistepirkko / Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset / HIM / Ismo Alanko Teholla / I Walk the Line / Jonna Tervomaa / Kari Peitsamon Skootteri / Lapko / Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu / Nightwish / Poets of the Fall / Scandinavian Music Group / Sonata Arctica / Stam1na / Teräsbetoni / The 69 Eyes / Turisas / Von Hertzen Brothers / YUP / Olavi Uusivirta Show all bands
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Ruissalon Kansanpuisto Turku, Finland
Jun 29, 2008
Sonata Arctica Helsinki Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Jun 28, 2008
Graspop Metal Meeting 2008
KISS / Avenged Sevenfold / Bring Me The Horizon / Iron Maiden / Def Leppard / Bullet for My Valentine / Judas Priest / Whitesnake / Apocalyptica / In Flames / Ministry / Arch Enemy / Tesla / Black Stone Cherry / Testament / Behemoth / Sabaton / Saxon / Skindred / Alchemist / Iced Earth / Soilwork / Sonata Arctica / Alestorm / Yngwie Malmsteen / Napalm Death / Morbid Angel / At The Gates / Korpiklaani / Nile / 36 Crazyfists / Symphony X / Bleeding Through / Cavalera Conspiracy / Delain / Moonspell / Throwdown / Rotting Christ / Immortal / My Dying Bride / Firewind / Primordial / Rose Tattoo / Die Mannequin / Novembers Doom / Hacride / Lauren Harris / DEDICTED Show all bands
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Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
Show Duplicates for Jun 28, 2008
Jun 27, 2008
Iron Maiden / KISS / Apocalyptica / In Flames / Judas Priest / Bullet for My Valentine / Avenged Sevenfold / Whitesnake / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Arch Enemy / Iced Earth / Ministry / Soilwork / Testament / Moonspell / Yngwie Malmsteen / 36 ...
Iron Maiden / KISS / Apocalyptica / In Flames / Judas Priest / Bullet for My Valentine / Avenged Sevenfold / Whitesnake / Def Leppard / Sonata Arctica / Arch Enemy / Iced Earth / Ministry / Soilwork / Testament / Moonspell / Yngwie Malmsteen / 36 Crazyfists / Saxon / Behemoth / Helmet / At The Gates / My Dying Bride / Korpiklaani / Symphony X / Converge / Bleeding Through / Bring Me The Horizon / Nile / Morbid Angel / Comeback Kid / Immortal / Tesla / Deathstars / Skindred / Throwdown / Obituary / Firewind / Madball / Sabaton / Dying Fetus / Rotting Christ / Black Stone Cherry / Delain / Cavalera Conspiracy / Novembers Doom / Primordial / Alestorm / forbidden / Hollenthon / Alchemist / Disfear / Rose Tattoo / Dub Trio / Biomechanical / Valient Thorr / Agent Steel / Hacride / Morning (from Netherlands) / Lauren Harris / After All / Steak Number Eight / Sirocco / The Lucifer Principle / The Seventh / Abstract Rapture / DEDICTED / Action In Dc Show all bands
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Boeretang Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
Jun 27, 2008 –
Jun 29, 2008
Graspop Metal Meeting 2008
At The Gates / Soilwork / Immortal / Korpiklaani / Sonata Arctica / Novembers Doom / Hollenthon / Arch Enemy / Tesla / Morbid Angel / Apocalyptica / Iron Maiden / KISS / Black Tide / Sabaton / Primordial / Dying Fetus / Judas Priest / Whitesnake / Nile / Obituary / Behemoth / Symphony X / Bullet for My Valentine / Def Leppard / Iced Earth / forbidden / Saxon / Moonspell / Cavalera Conspiracy / Delain / In Flames / Avenged Sevenfold / Bullet for My Valentine Show all bands
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Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Flanders, Belgium

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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Wacken Open Air 2008
Jul 31 - Aug 2, 2008
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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