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Sonata Arctica announce UK tour

Finnish power metallers SONATA ARCTICA have announced a run of UK shows for March next year!

With the band releasing their latest record, The Ninth Hour, earlier this month (read our review here) the band will return to the UK in March 2017 for a run of UK shows as part of their European tour. Joining the band for the tour are Norwegian hard rock/prog outfit TRIOSPHERE (until March 2oth), Finnish heavy metallers THUNDERSTONE (March 22nd onwards) and NWOBHM influenced Canadian outfit STRIKER (all shows).

Speaking about the tour, keyboard player Henrik ‘Henkka’ Klingenberg says, “It’s been far too long since we had a chance to do a proper UK tour, so of course we’re really happy to finally be able to announce 10 shows in the UK, as part of our European leg of The Ninth Hour world tour. See you at the shows!!”

UK Tour Dates are as follows:

17th March – Southampton, Engine Rooms
18th March – Bristol, Marble Factory
19th March – Cardiff, Tramshed
20th March – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
22nd March – Manchester, Club Academy
23rd March – Sheffield, Corporation
24th March – Glasgow, The Classic Grand
25th March – Belfast, Limelight 2
26th March – Dublin, Button Factory
28th March – Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms

Sonata Arctica UK tour 2017

The Ninth Hour is out now via Nuclear Blast Records.

For more information on SONATA ARCTICA like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.

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