What Lies Beneath World Tour

What Lies Beneath World Tour

Tour by Tarja Turunen
Tarja live in Kavarna, Bulgaria, on July 23, 2010
Associated album	What Lies Beneath
Start date	June 12, 2010
End date	April 8, 2012
Legs	7
No. of shows	118
Tarja Turunen concert chronology

What Lies Beneath World Tour is the second world tour by Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen to promote her third album, What Lies Beneath, released by Universal Music on September 1, 2010.

Tarja started the tour performing in several metal festivals in Europe, including the Wacken Open Air in Germany and the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, with special concerts at Miskolc Opera Festival and at the Masters of Rock, where she performed accompanied by a full philarmonic orchestra and choir. Also in 2010 Tarja played a European tour and supported Alice Cooper in 9 concerts in Germany, and played another European tour in 2011, with more European dates to be played in early 2012.

During the tour, Tarja toured South America again, and at that time she played for the first time in Peru, Bolívia and Uruguay, and she also played at Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, alongside the Brazilian band Angra in September 25, 2011, for more than 100 thousand people.

Opening acts

• Markize, French band (Tampere and Hämeenlinna)
• Kells and Benighted Soul, French bands (Luxembourg, Austria, Italy and selected German dates)
• At The Lake, polish band (Kraków)
• Whyzdom, French band (Paris)
• Solsikk, Britanic band (London)
• Leaves Eyes, Norwegian band (selected German dates)

Set list

Own songs My Winter Storm I Walk Alone Lost Northern Star The Reign My Little Phoenix Boy And The Ghost Sing For Me Oasis Our Great Divide Damned and Divine Die Alive Minor Heaven Ciarán's Well Enough What Lies Beneath Anteroom of Death Until My Last Breath I Feel Immortal In for a Kill Underneath Little Lies Rivers Of Lust Dark Star Falling Awake The Archive of Lost Dreams Crimson Deep We Are Naiad The Crying Moon Montañas De Silencio If You Believe Colours in the Dark Never Enough Into The Sun

Songs by Nightwish Tarja also plays some songs from her previous band, Nightwish: Nemo Wishmaster Sleeping Sun Beauty of the Beast Stargazers End of all Hope White Night Fantasy Lappi Higher than Hope Angels Fall First The Siren Bless the Child Other covers Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore) Still of the Night (Whitesnake) Walking in the Air (Howard Blake) Where Were You Last Night (Ankie Bagger) Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Belinda Carlisle) Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) Don't Give Up (duet with Liv Kristine) (Peter Gabriel) Signos (Soda Stereo) (song in spanish)[1] The Phantom of the Opera Tired of Being Alone (Schiller)

Special Concerts

The songs listed below were only played at those shows. Apart from these songs Tarja also played some songs of her own.

Beauty and the Beat and Miskolc Opera Festival

• Blute Nur (Johann Sebastian Bach)
• Song to the Moon (Rusalka (opera))
• You Take My Breath Away (Queen (band))
• Witch Hunt
• Swanheart (Nightwish)
• I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
• L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
• I Feel Pretty (West Side Story)
• Demanten på marssnön (Jean Sibelius) Miskolc Opera Festival
• Säv, säv, susa (Jean Sibelius) Miskolc Opera Festival
• Solveigs Sang (Edvard Grieg) Miskolc Opera Festival

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Warming Up Beneath
June 12, 2010^[A]	Miskolc	Hungary	Miskolc Opera Festival
June 25, 2010	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
July 2, 2010	Otočec	Slovenia	Rock Otočec Festival
July 8, 2010	Söderhamn	Sweden	Rockweekend Festival
July 10, 2010	Haapsalu	Estonia	American Beauty Car Show
July 15, 2010^[B]	Vizovice	Czech Republic	Masters of Rock
July 23, 2010	Kavarna	Bulgaria	Kaliakra Rock Fest
August 6, 2010	Wacken	Germany	Wacken Open Air
August 14, 2010	Snina	Slovakia	Rock Pod Kamenon
WLB Europe 2010
October 1, 2010	Warsaw	Poland	Stodola Club
October 2, 2010	Kraków		Studio Club
October 4, 2010	Kiev	Ukraine	CKM NAU
October 7, 2010	Ostrava	Czech Republic	Sareza Arena
October 8, 2010	Prague		KD Vltavska
October 10, 2010	Paris	France	Bataclan Theatre
October 11, 2010	Tilburg	Netherlands	013 Club
October 13, 2010	London	United Kingdom	O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
November 4, 2010^[C]	Stuttgart	Germany	Porsche-Arena
November 5, 2010^[C]	Kempten		Big Box
November 6, 2010^[C]	Munich		Zenith
November 8, 2010^[C]	Berlin		Max-Schmeling-Halle
November 9, 2010^[C]	Leipzig		Arena Leipzig
November 11, 2010^[C]	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
November 12, 2010^[C]	Dortmund		Westfalenhallen
November 13, 2010^[C]	Braunschweig		Volkswagen Halle
November 15, 2010^[C]	Bamberg		Jako Arena
November 16, 2010	Zürich	Switzerland	Schützenhaus Albisgütli
November 19, 2010	Saint-Étienne	France	Le Zénith
December 7, 2010	Hämeenlinna	Finland	Verkatehdas Club
December 9, 2010	Tampere		Tampere Hall
December 12, 2010	Mikkeli		Mikaeli Hall
December 15, 2010	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
December 17, 2010	Nitra	Slovakia	Olympia Sports Hall
December 18, 2010	Ružomberok		Sports Hall Koniaren
December 20, 2010	Graz	Austria	Orpheum Theatre
December 21, 2010	Milan	Italy	Megazzini Club
WLB America 2011
March 4, 2011	Mexico City	Mexico	Circo Voador
March 5, 2011	Guadalajara		Estudio Cavaret Theatre
March 8, 2011	Bogotá	Colombia	Teatro Metropol de Bogotá
March 9, 2011	Medellín		University Theatre
March 12, 2011	São Paulo	Brazil	HSBC Hall
March 13, 2011	Rio de Janeiro		Fundição Progresso
March 15, 2011	Brasília		Rocha Club
March 19, 2011	Lima	Peru	Uni Theatre
March 21, 2011	La Paz	Bolívia	Don Bosco Coliseum
March 23, 2011	Santiago	Chile	Teletón Theatre
March 26, 2011	Rosario	Argentina	Teatro El Círculo
March 27, 2011	Buenos Aires		Luna Park
March 29, 2011	Montevideo	Uruguay	Trastienda Club
WLB Europe 2011
April 28, 2011	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Gläv Club
April 29, 2011	Moscow		Megasport Arena
May 1, 2011	Antwerp	Belgium	Trix HofTerLo
May 3, 2011	Stuttgart	Germany	Longhorn Club
May 4, 2011	Erlangen		E-Werk
May 6, 2011	Munich		Backstage Club
May 7, 2011	Karlsruhe		Festhalle
May 8, 2011	Pratteln	Switzerland	Z7 Club
May 10, 2011	Bonn	Germany	Brückenforum
May 11, 2011	Osnabrück		Rosenhof Club
May 13, 2011	Hamburg		Große Freiheit
May 14, 2011	Berlin		Columbiahalle
May 16, 2011	Leipzig		Haus Auensee
May 17, 2011	Neu-Isenburg		Hugenottenhalle
May 19, 2011	Bochum		Matrix Club
May 20, 2011	Hanover		Capitol Club
May 22, 2011	Copenhagen	Denmark	Lille Vega
Summer Festivals
June 12, 2011	Samara	Russia	Rock on Volga
June 25, 2011	Debeljaca	Serbia	MotoRock Meeting
July 8, 2011	Harz	Germany	Rock Harz Festival
July 9, 2011	Amnéville	France	Sonisphere Festival
July 17, 2011 ^[D]	Savonlinna	Finland	Savonlinna Opera Festival
July 23, 2011	Saimaa		Saimaa Open Air
August 12, 2011	Sibiu	Romania	Artmania Festival
August 20, 2011	Dinkelsbühl	Germany	Summer Breeze Open Air
September 21, 2011^[E]	Plovdiv	Bulgaria	Ancient Theater
September 25, 2011^[F]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Rock in Rio
WLB Final Tour- Europe
January 13, 2012	Zlín	Czech Republic	Euronics Arena
January 14, 2012	Pardubice		ČEZ Arena
January 16, 2012	Warsaw	Poland	Stodola Club
January 17, 2012	Vilnius	Lithuania	Galaxy Club
January 19, 2012	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
January 20, 2012	Bratislava	Slovakia	Majestic Music Club
January 22, 2012	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Kino Šiška Club
January 23, 2012	Zagreb	Croatia	Boogaloo Club
January 25, 2012	Bucharest	Romania	Palace Hall
January 26, 2012	Sofia	Bulgaria	Armeets Arena
January 28, 2012	Thessaloniki	Greece	Principal Theatre
January 29, 2012	Athens		Fuzz Club
January 31, 2012	Tallinn	Estonia	Rock Cafe
February 2, 2012	Kiev	Ukraine	CKM NAU
February 15, 2012	Lisbon	Portugal	Aula Magna
February 16, 2012	Santiago de Compostela	Spain	Sala Capitol
February 18, 2012	Madrid		Sala Heineken
February 19, 2012	Barcelona		Salamandra 1
February 21, 2012	Toulouse	France	Lé Bikini
February 22, 2012	Lyon		Lé Transbordeur
February 24, 2012	Strasbourg		Lé Laiterie
February 25, 2012	Eindhoven	Netherlands	Effenaar Club
February 27, 2012	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
February 28, 2012	Paris	France	Bataclan Theatre
March 1, 2012	Zürich	Switzerland	Komplex
March 2, 2012	Milan	Italy	Teatro della Luna
March 4, 2012	Minsk	Belarus	Minsk Sports Palace
March 6, 2012	Moscow	Russia	Dynamo Sports Palace
March 7, 2012	Nizhny Novgorod		Opera Theatre
March 9, 2012	Yekaterinburg		Tele-Club
March 10, 2012	Saint Petersburg		Kosmonavt Club
March 12, 2012	Krasnodar		Premiera Arts Palace
March 13, 2012	Rostov-on-Don		Dom Ofitserov SKVO
WLB Final Tour Latin-America
March 16, 2012	Mexico City	Mexico	Teatro de la Ciudad
March 18, 2012	San José	Costa Rica	Vertigo's Club
March 27, 2012	Córdoba	Argentina	Quality Space
March 30, 2012	Rosario		Teatro El Círculo
March 31, 2012
April 2, 2012	Asunción	Paraguay	Gran Teatro del Paraguay
April 4, 2012	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Opinião Club
April 5, 2012	São Paulo		Via Funchal
April 8, 2012	Rio de Janeiro		Vivo Rio

Notes:

• A^ "Classic and Divine" Concert with Tarja's band, Philarmonic orchestra and Choir, part of the Miskolc International Opera Festival.
• B^ Concert with Tarja's band, Philarmonic orchestra and Choir, part of the Masters of Rock Festival.
• C^ Supporting Alice Cooper.
• D^ Tarja performed as a Special Guest for Tenor José Cura; Concert with Philarmonic Orchestra, part of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
• E^ "Beauty and The Beat" Concert With Drummer Mike Terrana, Philarmonic Orchestra and Choir, part of the Sound Of The Ages Festival.
• F^ Tarja performed as a Special Guest For Brazilian Band Angra, Part of the Rock in Rio Festival.

Support band

• Tarja Turunen - Vocal and piano
• Mike Terrana - Drums
• Christian Kretschmar - Keyboard
• Max Lilja - Cello
• Alex Scholpp - Electric guitar
• Anna Portalupi - Bass
• Julian Barrett - Electric Guitar (2011)
• Kevin Chown - Bass guitar and backing vocals (2010–2011)
• Doug Wimbish - Bass guitar and backing vocals (2011)
• Toni Turunen - Keyboards and backing vocals (2011) (only for Rock in Volga)
• Oliver Holzwarth - Bass (2010)

References

1. "Tarja Turunen, "Signos" (Soda Stereo cover)" (in Spanish). YouTube.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.

External links

• Tarja's Official Website