Dec 28, 2009
Here is a news update from the band:
"We're still in the middle of the Polaris world tour, but we do have a bit of news.
The European summer festivals earlier this year were nice and relaxing as always, and then we embarked on a long three-month leg which covered the Far East, North and South America, and Finland. One highlight was Beijing, a place none of us in the band had played or visited before.
Some of Lauri's video blogs from the past year are at http://www.stratovarius.com/blog.
After a break for the holidays, the caravan will roll on in 2010, and we will do a long tour of Europe in January and February (see dates below). You can always check an up-to-date list of any upcoming dates at this address:
http://www.stratovarius.com/tour.
We have some more good news: we just confirmed to play Wacken in August 2010, which is always great fun. It's the biggest metal festival in the world, and has a great crowd, but also since there are so many bands there, you can always reconnect with many old friends backstage and in the VIP bar. This gig will mark the end of the "Polaris" would tour which spanned four continents with close to a hundred gigs. Wacken's website is at http://www.wacken.com/.
We have finally made available the remaining stock some of the band's older merch. It's available for sale now at the "treasure chest" on Stratovarius' official webshop at Fanzone. Some of these classic items are pretty unlikely that we will reprint, ever. The information about the old "treasure chest' merch you can find here (pdf). The main webshop with all the stock you can find at this address: http://www.fanzone.fi/stratovarius/.
We have also confirmed an appearance on the '70,000 tons of metal' Caribbean cruise in late January, 2011. You can find details about this very nice cruise here: http://www.70000tons.com.
We saved the best piece of good news for last: next year we will start work on a new full-length record, a follow-up to 2009's 'Polaris.'
Best regards, happy holidays and have a great new 2010!"
--Stratovarius
Remaining confirmed live dates:
July 23, 2010: Wanaja Festival, Hämeenlinna, Finland tickets
July 24, 2010: Osmantupa, Eura, Finland
July 30, 2010: Benatska Noc (near Prague), Czech Republic
August 7, 2010: Wacken, Wacken Open Air, Germany
August 21, 2010: Lahti, Jazztori, Finland
"Seven Sinners" tour together with Helloween
November 26, 2010: Szene, Vienna, Austria
November 27, 2010: Winter Masters of Rock, Zlin, Czech Republic
November 28, 2010: Petöfi Hall, budapest, Hungary
December 1, 2010: Neue Stadthalle, Langen, Germany
December 2, 2010: Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium
December 4, 2010: Hardrock Hell Festival, Prestatyn, UK
December 5, 2010: The HMV Forum, London, UK
December 6, 2010: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Holland
December 8, 2010: Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden
December 9, 2010: Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
December 10, 2010: Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
December 11, 2010: Arenan, Stockholm, Sweden
December 13, 2010: Rock Cafe, Tallinn, Estonia
December 14, 2010: Pakkahuone, Tampere, Finland
December 15, 2010: House Of Culture, Helsinki, Finland
December 17, 2010: Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
December 18, 2010: Studio, Cracow, Poland
December 19, 2010: Mala Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic
January 11, 2011 - Elysee Montmatre, Paris, France
January 12, 2011 - Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
January 14, 2011 - La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
January 15, 2011 - Rockstar Live, Bilbao, Spain
January 16, 2011 - Razzmatazz I, Barcelona, Spain
January 18, 2011 - Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
January 19, 2011 - Altantico, Rome, Italy
January 21, 2011 - Fuzz Live Music Club, Athen, Greece
January 22, 2011 - Principal Club Theatre, Thessaloniki, Greece
January 23, 2011 - Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 24, 2011 - Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 26, 2011 - Boogaloo Club, Zagreb, Croatia
January 27, 2011 - Kino Siska Club, Ljubljana, Slovenia
January 28, 2011 - Sports Hall, Hlohovec, Slovakia
January 29, 2011 - Sports Hall, Presov, Slovakia
January 31, 2011 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
February 01, 2011 - Garage, Saarbrücken, Germany
February 02, 2011 - Brückenforum, Bonn, Germany
February 04, 2011 - Capitol, Hannover, Germany
February 05, 2011 - Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany
February 06, 2011 - Halle Gartlage, Osnabrück, Germany
February 09, 2011 - Docks, Hamburg, Germany
February 10, 2011 - Jako Arena, Bamberg, Germany
February 11, 2011 - All-Kart-Halle, Kaufbeuren, Germany
February 12, 2011 - Volksbankmesse, Balingen, Germany
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