Sonata Arctica, New European Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metal band Sonata Arctica have announced the following European tour dates:

Feb. 25 – Petöfi Csarnok – Budapest, Hungary
Feb. 26 – Cvetlicarna – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Feb. 27 – Alcatraz – Milan, Italy
Mar. 01 – Masters of Rock Café – Zlín, Czech Republic
Mar. 02 – Szene – Vienna, Austria
Mar. 04 – Kaminwerk – Memmingen, Germany
Mar. 05 – HsD – Erfurt, Germany
Mar. 06 – Hof ter Lo – Antwerp, Belgium
Mar. 07 – Garage – Saarbrücken, Germany
Mar. 08 – Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
Mar. 10 – Theatre Barbey – Bordeaux, France
Mar. 11 – Apolo – Barcelona, Spain
Mar. 12 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain
Mar. 13 – Rock Star Live – Bilbao, Spain
Mar. 15 – Transbordeur – Lyon, France
Mar. 16 – Élysée Montmartre – Paris, France
Mar. 18 – Wulfrun Hall – Wolverhampton, UK
Mar. 19 – Corporation – Sheffield, UK
Mar. 20 – Garage – Glasgow, UK
Mar. 22 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK
Mar. 23 – Milennium Music Hall – Cardiff, UK
Mar. 24 – Sub 89 – Reading, UK
Mar. 25 – Koko – London, UK
Mar. 26 – Essigfabrik – Cologne, Germany
Mar. 27 – Effenaar – Eindhoven, Holland
Mar. 29 – Patronaat – Haarlem, Holland
Mar. 30 – Halle Gartlage – Osnabrück, Germany
Mar. 31 – Substage – Karlsruhe, Germany

Sonata Arctica was forced to postpone its scheduled concert (30 september 2010) at the Alcatraz in Milan, Italy to 27 thFebruary 27, 2011. According to the band, the reason for the date change is that their guitarist Elias Viljanen broke his right hand “while doing his daily exercise routine.” As a result, he will be unable to play guitar for the next five or six weeks. All tickets for the September 30 show will remain valid for the new date.