Sonata Arctica 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
Oct 24, 2022
Sonata Arctica / Eleine Valand Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Oct 23, 2022
Sonata Arctica / Eleine Parkteatret Scene Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Oct 22, 2022
Sonata Arctica / Eleine Byscenen Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Oct 21, 2022
Sonata Arctica / Eleine Gamla Teatern Östersund, Sweden
Oct 07, 2022
Sonata Arctica Verkatehdas, Vanaja-sali Hämeenlinna, Finland
Sep 22, 2022
Sonata Arctica Atlas Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
Aug 19, 2022 –
Aug 21, 2022
Motocultor Festival 2022
The Hives / The Libertines / Apocalyptica / Clutch / Testament / Behemoth / God Is An Astronaut / Exodus / Kreator / Sonata Arctica / Dark Tranquillity / TesseracT / Powerwolf / Triggerfinger / Alcest / Bury Tomorrow / Combichrist / Perturbator / Sick of It All / Electric Callboy / Cult of Luna / Vader / Tarja / Orange Goblin / Suffocation / Leprous / Cattle Decapitation / The Ocean / Witch / Rings of Saturn / Dark Funeral / Truckfighters / Lorna Shore / Pallbearer / Life Of Agony / Eisbrecher / Ho99o9 / Igorrr / She Past Away / Swallow the Sun / Sacred Reich / Arkona / Rivers of Nihil / Brutus / Krisiun / Black Tongue / The Young Gods / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Dark Angel / Skáld / Harakiri for the sky / Benighted / Garmarna / Les Wampas / Klone / Devourment / Slift / Heathen / Vended / Valley of the Sun / The Inspector Cluzo / The 1914 / Frontierer / Imperial Triumphant / Hypno5e / Svalbard / Les Ramoneurs de menhirs / Qual / Schammasch / Burning Heads / Aephanemer / Hangman's Chair / Regarde Les Hommes Tomber / seth / KO KO MO / TEN56 / Viscera / Stake / V.i.t.r.i.o.l. / Pogo Car Crash Control / Plantec / Frog Leap / MOLYBARON / Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition / Acyl / 1914 (UA) / Nature Morte / Princesses Leya / Denez / Wild Classical Music Ensemble / Gohrgone / Tranzat / Sang Froid / Maieutiste / Druids of the Gué Charette / The Opposition (NL) Show all bands
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site de Kerboulard Saint-Nolff, France
Aug 18, 2022 –
Aug 21, 2022
Motocultor Festival 2022
The Hives / The Libertines / Apocalyptica / Clutch / Testament / Behemoth / God Is An Astronaut / Exodus / Kreator / Sonata Arctica / Dark Tranquillity / TesseracT / Triggerfinger / Powerwolf / Alcest / Combichrist / Bury Tomorrow / Sick of It All / Perturbator / Cult of Luna / Electric Callboy / Vader / Tarja / Orange Goblin / Suffocation / Cattle Decapitation / Leprous / The Ocean / Rings of Saturn / Witch / Dark Funeral / Truckfighters / Pallbearer / Life Of Agony / Eisbrecher / Lorna Shore / Ho99o9 / Igorrr / She Past Away / Swallow the Sun / Sacred Reich / Arkona / Rivers of Nihil / Brutus / Krisiun / The Young Gods / Black Tongue / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Dark Angel / Skáld / Harakiri for the sky / Benighted / Garmarna / Les Wampas / Klone / Devourment / Heathen / Slift / Valley of the Sun / Vended / The Inspector Cluzo / The 1914 / Hypno5e / Frontierer / Svalbard / Imperial Triumphant / Les Ramoneurs de menhirs / Qual / Schammasch / Burning Heads / Aephanemer / Hangman's Chair / seth / Regarde Les Hommes Tomber / KO KO MO / Viscera / V.i.t.r.i.o.l. / Stake / Pogo Car Crash Control / Plantec / Frog Leap / MOLYBARON / Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition / Acyl / 1914 (UA) / Nature Morte / Denez / Princesses Leya / Wild Classical Music Ensemble / Gohrgone / Tranzat / Sang Froid / Maieutiste / Druids of the Gué Charette / The Opposition (NL) / 20 Seconds Falling Man / Lost Society / Bloodywood / ten56. Show all bands
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site de Kerboulard Saint-Nolff, France
Jun 24, 2022 –
Jun 25, 2022
Rock am Hartsfeldsee 2022
Betontod / Mission in black / GarageDays / Sonata Arctica / Feuerschwanz / Saltatio Mortis / Spitfire / Lacrimas Profundere / Equilibrium / Accept
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Rock Am Hartsfeldsee Festival Grounds Dischingen, Germany
Jun 17, 2022 –
Jun 18, 2022
Lost Society / Diablo / Soilwork / Amaranthe / Dragonforce / Sonata Arctica

metal capital

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äimäraution ravirata Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Jun 11, 2022
Sonata Arctica Jászberényi Szabadtéri Színpad Godollo, Hungary
Jun 08, 2022 –
Jun 11, 2022
Sweden Rock Festival 2022
Guns N' Roses / Megadeth / Dropkick Murphys / Volbeat / Slash / Social Distortion / Nightwish / In Flames / 10CC / Opeth / Within Temptation / Night Ranger / Trouble / Accept / Ten Years After / Alestorm / Eluveitie / Sonata Arctica / Amaranthe / Kvelertak / Nile / D-A-D / The Hellacopters / Mercyful Fate / Sodom / Orange Goblin / Devin Townsend / Walter Trout / Kadavar / Witchcraft / Rage / Saga / Eclipse / Clawfinger / Honeymoon Suite / Evergrey / Tiamat / Kingdom Come / Orphaned Land / Nashville Pussy / Violator / Freedom Call / grave / Michael Monroe / Raubtier / Victory / Siena Root / Månegarm / Sorcerer / Nightrage / Artillery / Lee Aaron / Hällas / Bombus / Walter Trout Band / Eleine / Praying Mantis / Narnia / The Coffinshakers / Fejd / Overdrive / Magic Pie / Metalite / BAEST / Jean Beauvoir / Satan Takes A Holiday / Art Nation / Wormwood / Ross The Boss / Rosalie Cunningham / Death by Horse / Warner E Hodges / Browsing Collection / Hexed / Mass Worship / VA Rocks / Agonize The Serpent / Elden / Honeyburst / Saxon Show all bands
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Sweden Rock Festival Grounds Sölvesborg, Blekinge, Sweden
Jun 02, 2022 –
Jun 05, 2022
Metalfest Plzen 2022
Within Temptation / Kreator / Eluveitie / Sonata Arctica / Ensiferum / Hypocrisy / Rage / Doro / Evergrey / Battle Beast / Gloryhammer / Freedom Call / Running Wild / Saltatio Mortis / Bloodbound / Victory / The Night Flight Orchestra / Heathen / ______ / Dalriada / Follow The Cipher / Majestica / Herman Frank / S7N / Be Under Arms / Tri state corner / Dark Gamballe / Symfobia / Catharsis (RU) Show all bands
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Amfiteátr Lochotín Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Apr 03, 2022
Cancelled
Sonata Arctica

Talviyö Tour

Tork n' Roll Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Apr 01, 2022
Cancelled
Sonata Arctica

Talviyö Tour

Mister Rock Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Mar 19, 2022
Sonata Arctica / Stam1na

at Isomäki Areena

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Isomäki Areena Pori, Finland
Feb 05, 2022
Sonata Arctica Madetojan-Sali Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Nov 27, 2021
Sonata Arctica Sportovní Hala Datart Zlín, Czech Republic
Nov 14, 2021
Nightwish / Turmion Kätilöt / Sonata Arctica

Nightwish

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Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Nov 04, 2021
Sonata Arctica Centre Culturel Oecumenique (CCO) Villeurbanne, France

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