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
Jun 20, 2008 –
Jun 21, 2008
Kobetasonik 2008
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Kobetamendi Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Jun 18, 2008
Sonata Arctica / Non-Divine
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Effenaar Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Apr 27, 2008
Sonata Arctica / Pagan's Mind / After Forever JB's Dudley, UK
Apr 21, 2008
Sonata Arctica
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Carling Academy Islington London, England, United Kingdom
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Feb 28, 2008
Sonata Arctica Hellooch Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Feb 26, 2008
Sonata Arctica
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Citibank Hall São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Feb 19, 2008
Sonata Arctica / Nihilate
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House of Blues San Diego, California, United States
Feb 18, 2008
Sonata Arctica / Sanctity
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Slim's San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 16, 2008
Conducting From The Grave / At Dawn / Sonata Arctica / Sanctity
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The Boardwalk Orangevale, California, United States
Feb 15, 2008
Sonata Arctica / Oakhelm / Last Empire / Sanctity
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Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon, United States

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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
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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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