SONATA ARCTICA: Final North American Tour Schedule Available

February 23, 2007

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA has finalized the itinerary for its upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off mid-September. It is as follows:

Sep. 12 - Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater
Sep. 14 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
Sep. 15 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
Sep. 16 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Sep. 17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
Sep. 19 - Denver, CA @ Bluebired Theater
Sep. 21 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sep. 22 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Sep. 23 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Sep. 24 - Toronto, ONT @ Opera House
Sep. 26 - Quebec City, QUE @ Salle Albert Rosseau
Sep. 27 - Montreal, QUE @ The Medley
Sep. 28 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Chance Theater
Sep. 29 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Sep. 30 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
Oct. 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater
Oct. 03 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Oct. 05 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Oct. 06 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Oct. 07 - Winter Park, FL @ The Haven
Oct. 09 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian

As previously reported, SONATA ARCTICA has completed work on its new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. The final installment of SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henkka Klingenberg's studio report can be found at this location.

The latest single from SONATA ARCTICA, "Replica" — containing a new version of the title cut, which originally appeared on the band's 1999 debut, "Ecliptica", plus the songs "Draw Me" (instrumental) and "Respect the Wilderness" — entered the Finnish single chart in November at position No. 1.

The new version of "Replica" is included on SONATA ARCTICA's "best of" collection, entitled "The Collection 1999-2006", which entered the Finnish album chart at No. 16. In addition to material from the band's studio albums, the CD contains a new version of the song "My Land", which also originally appeared on "Ecliptica".

For more information on the "Replica" single and the "The Collection 1999-2006" CD, go to this location.

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