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NIGHTWISH Release Live DVD Set ‘Vehicle Of Spirit’
December 16th, 2016

Kitee, Finland-based symphonic metal group Nightwish issued live DVD set Vehicle Of Spirit on December 16th, 2016 in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records. The label scheduled North American release for January 6th, 2017.

The outing consists of the following two live performances, as well as additional content; Wembley Arena in London, England on December 19th, 2015 and Ratina Stadion in Tampere, Finland on July 31st, 2015.

The title of the set itself came from a friend of multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley, who – after having seen Nightwish in concert – defined the band as “a vehicle of spirit that defies category.”

Vehicle Of Spirit was made available in the following formats:

2Blu-ray digibook (featuring the Wembley and Tampere performances, and extras)
3DVD digibook (featuring the Wembley and Tampere performances, and extras)
2BD, 3DVD and 2CD earbook (content as above, and two CDs featuring the Wembley show)
Exclusive Nuclear Blast mail-order box, consisting of; a earbook and 3LP vinyl (black, white, and red vinyl), 12” poster, and 12” photo card

The track listing is as follows:

DVD1 (The Wembley Show)

01. ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’
02. ‘Yours Is An Empty Hope’
03. ‘Ever Dream’
04. ‘Storytime’
05. ‘My Walden’
06. ‘While Your Lips Are Still Red’
07. ‘Élan’
08. ‘Weak Fantasy’
09. ‘7 Days To The Wolves’
10. ‘Alpenglow’
11. ‘The Poet And The Pendulum’
12. ‘Nemo’
13. ‘I Want My Tears Back’
14. ‘Stargazers’
15. ‘Ghost Love Score’
16. ‘Last Ride Of The Day’
17. ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’

DVD2 (The Tampere Show)

01. ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’
02. ‘Yours Is An Empty Hope’
03. ‘Amaranth’
04. ‘She Is My Sin’
05. ‘Dark Chest Of Wonders’
06. ‘My Walden’
07. ‘The Islander’
08. ‘Élan’
09. ‘Weak Fantasy’
10. ‘Storytime’
11. ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’
12. ‘Alpenglow’
13. ‘Stargazers’
14. ‘Sleeping Sun’
15. ‘Ghost Love Score’
16. ‘Last Ride Of The Day’
17. ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’

DVD3 (Extras)

01. ‘Weak Fantasy’ (Vancouver)
02. ‘Nemo’ (Buenos Aires)
03. ‘The Poet And The Pendulum’ (Mexico City)
04. ‘Yours Is An Empty Hope’ (Joensuu)
05. ‘7 Days To The Wolves’ (Espoo, Barona Arena)
06. ‘Sleeping Sun’ (Masters Of Rock)
07. ‘Sahara’ (Tampa Bay)
08. ‘Edemah Ruh’ acoustic (Nightwish Cruise)
09. ‘Last Ride Of The Day’ (Rock In Rio feat. Tony Kakko)
10. ‘Élan’ (Sydney)
11. Richard Dawkins Interview From Wembley

Nightwish’s line-up was as follows:

Floor Jansen (lead vocals)
Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards)
Marco Hietala (bass and vocals)
Emppu Vuorinen (guitars)
Jukka Nevalainen (drums)
Troy Donockley (pipes, flutes and whistles)

Live performances of the tracks ‘Stargazers’ (from Tampere), ‘Alpenglow’ (from Wembley), ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’ (from Wembley) and ‘My Walden’ (from Tampere) can be viewed below.

Eighth studio record Endless Forms Most Beautiful was released in March 2015 via Nuclear Blast.

Promotional live photograph by Timo Isoaho.