# Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour

The Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour was a concert tour by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their eighth studio album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
It was the first full tour featuring lead singer Floor Jansen, who replaced Anette Olzon in late 2012, and it was the first tour featuring drummer Kai Hahto, who replaced Jukka Nevalainen on hiatus due to health issues.

## Background

The band toured United States and Canada from April to May 2015 and in June started a series of festivals appearances across Europe, including two headlining shows in Finland; In September, the band took part in the traditional Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, also with additional dates for Latin America, and then toured European arenas from October to November, ending the leg at the famous Wembley Arena in London. In 2016, the band toured Australia in January, embarked on another North American tour in February and March, followed by Asia in April, and a small tour in Russia and Ukraine before setting off for another series of festivals.
Both concerts in Tampere Stadium and Wembley Arena were recorded for a live DVD called Vehicle of Spirit which was released on December 16, 2016.
On August 20, 2016, at the Himos Park show, original Nightwish bassist Sami Vänskä joined the band on stage to play "Stargazers" with them on bass while Marko joined the crowd. Jukka Nevalainen was also a guest, filling in for Kai Hahto for drums to play "Last Ride of the Day".
The band made their first appearance back in South Korea since the Wishmaster World Tour fifteen years ago.

## Reception

Samantha Wu from V13, gave the Toronto performance a positive review. She praised Floor Jansen's vocals and her presence on stage, citing that she "is a thrill to watch". She also praised the inclusion of old songs like "Stargazers" being added to the setlist which have not been performed in a long while, as well as the spotlight shining moment with Marko Hietala's performance of "The Islander". Samantha concluded her review by stating that that Floor was the perfect fit for the band in which she hopes she will be with the band for a long time, as well as stating their performance that night was 'simply outstanding'.
Anabel from RockRevolt Magazine who attended the Greek Theater performance in Los Angeles had given the show a positive review. In their review of the concert, they pointed out the nature and traveler themed imagery and props used for the stage, used in the adventurer theme of the album itself. The reviewer praised the strong setlist, referring to the energetic songs and beautiful ballads on the set. The reviewer cited Floor Jansen's vocals as awe-inspiring in which she had stolen the show for the use of her theatrical expressions. The reviewer concluded their review, stating that the encore songs were the "icing on the cake" finish for an amazing show.
Dan Shutt, a reporter from The Independent, who had attended the sold out Wembley performance, noted on the energy and excitement of the show as a spectacle, sticking to the formula with pyrotechnics and visual effects playing throughout the biggest songs. However, he criticized the lack of personalisation which was outweighed by Floor's vocals.

## Set list

The following set list was performed at the first show of the tour at Hammerstein Ballroom, and is not intended to represent all of the shows on tour.
* "The Greatest Show on Earth "Chapter V: Sea-Worn Driftwood"" (intro)
* "Shudder Before the Beautiful"
* "Yours Is an Empty Hope"
* "Amaranth"
* "She Is My Sin"
* "Endless Forms Most Beautiful"
* "My Walden"
* "The Islander"
* "Élan"
* "Weak Fantasy"
* "Storytime"
* "Nemo"
* "I Want My Tears Back"
* "Stargazers"
* "Sleeping Sun"
* "The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapter II and III)"

### Encore

* "Ghost Love Score"
* "Last Ride of the Day"

## Tour dates

List of 2015 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support acts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support Act(s) |
| April 9, 2015 | New York City | United States | Hammerstein Ballroom | Sabaton Delain |
| April 10, 2015 | Philadelphia | United States | Electric Factory | Sabaton Delain |
| April 11, 2015 | Worcester | United States | Palladium | Sabaton Delain |
| April 13, 2015 | Quebec City | Canada | Le Capitole | Sabaton Delain |
| April 14, 2015 | Toronto | Canada | Phoenix Concert Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| April 16, 2015 | Buffalo | United States | Town Ballroom | Sabaton Delain |
| April 17, 2015 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| April 18, 2015 | Chicago | United States | Concorde Music Hall | Sabaton Delain |
| April 19, 2015 | Clive | United States | 7 Flags Center | Sabaton Delain |
| April 21, 2015 | Denver | United States | Ogden Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| April 22, 2015 | Salt Lake City | United States | In the Venue | Sabaton Delain |
| April 24, 2015 | Spokane | United States | Knitting Factory | Sabaton Delain |
| April 25, 2015 | Vancouver | Canada | Orpheum Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| April 26, 2015 | Portland | United States | Crystal Ballroom | Sabaton Delain |
| April 28, 2015 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| April 30, 2015 | Las Vegas | United States | House of Blues | Sabaton Delain |
| May 1, 2015 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| May 2, 2015 | Tempe | United States | Marquee Theatre | Sabaton Delain |
| May 3, 2015 | El Paso | United States | Tricky Falls Club | Sabaton Delain |
| May 5, 2015 | Dallas | United States | The Bomb Factory | Sabaton Delain |
| May 6, 2015 | Houston | United States | Warehouse Live | Sabaton Delain |
| May 8, 2015 | Orlando | United States | House of Blues | Sabaton Delain |
| May 9, 2015 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Revolution Club | Sabaton Delain |
| May 11, 2015 | Nashville | United States | Marathon Music Works | Sabaton Delain |
| May 12, 2015 | Louisville | United States | Expo 5 | Sabaton Delain |
| May 13, 2015 | Charlotte | United States | The Fillmore Charlotte | Sabaton Delain |
| May 14, 2015 | Silver Spring | United States | The Fillmore Silver Spring | Sabaton Delain |
| June 6, 2015 | Joensuu | Finland | Laulurinne | Children of Bodom Insomnium Sonata Arctica |
| June 8, 2015 | Turku | Finland | MS Baltic Princess | Children of Bodom Insomnium Sonata Arctica |
| June 9, 2015 | Turku | Finland | MS Baltic Princess | Children of Bodom Insomnium Sonata Arctica |
| June 13, 2015 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Pannonia Fields II | — |
| June 14, 2015 | Banská Bystrica | Slovakia | Amfiteáter | — |
| June 19, 2015 | Hinwil | Switzerland | Autobahnkreisel | — |
| June 21, 2015 | Clisson | France | Val de Moine | — |
| July 12, 2015 | Vizovice | Czech Republic | Areál likérky R. Jelíne | — |
| July 15, 2015 | Budapest | Hungary | Petőfi Csarnok | — |
| July 23, 2015 | Barcelona | Spain | Parc de Can Zam | — |
| July 25, 2015 | Oulu | Finland | Kuusisaari | — |
| July 31, 2015 | Tampere | Finland | Tampere Stadium | Sonata Arctica Children of Bodom |
| August 8, 2015 | Kortrijk | Belgium | Sport Campus Lange Munte | — |
| August 9, 2015 | Hildesheim | Germany | Flugplatz Hildesheim-Drispenstedt | — |
| August 15, 2015 | Dinkelsbühl | Germany | Flugplatz des Aeroclubs Dinkelsbühl | — |
| August 29, 2015 | Trondheim | Norway | Sverresborg Arena | The Sirens |
| September 23, 2015 | Fortaleza | Brazil | Anfiteatro Dragão do Mar | Jack the Joker |
| September 25, 2015 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Cidade do Rock | — |
| September 26, 2015 | São Paulo | Brazil | HSBC Hall | — |
| September 27, 2015 | Curitiba | Brazil | Masters Hall | — |
| September 29, 2015 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Opinião Club | — |
| October 2, 2015 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park Stadium | Boudika |
| October 4, 2015 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolicán | Caterina Nix |
| October 6, 2015 | Lima | Peru | Estadio San Marcos | Delain |
| October 8, 2015 | Quito | Ecuador | El Teleférico | Delain |
| October 10, 2015 | Bogotá | Colombia | Teatro Royal Center | Delain |
| October 13, 2015 | Monterrey | Mexico | Escena Arena | Delain |
| October 14, 2015 | Mexico City | Mexico | Teatro Metropólitan | Delain |
| October 15, 2015 | Mexico City | Mexico | Teatro Metropólitan | Delain |
| October 17, 2015 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Teatro Diana | Delain |
| November 13, 2015 | Espoo | Finland | Barona Areena | Beast in Black |
| November 15, 2015 | Stockholm | Sweden | Arenan | Amorphis |
| November 16, 2015 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Falconer Amphitheatre | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 18, 2015 | Hamburg | Germany | Barclaycard Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 19, 2015 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 20, 2015 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 21, 2015 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 23, 2015 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 25, 2015 | Paris | France | Bercy Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 26, 2015 | Toulouse | France | Le Zénith | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 28, 2015 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| November 29, 2015 | Bologna | Italy | Unipol Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 1, 2015 | Munich | Germany | Le Zenith | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 3, 2015 | Stuttgart | Germany | Schleyer-Halle | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 4, 2015 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 5, 2015 | Nuremberg | Germany | Nuremberg Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 7, 2015 | Prague | Czech Republic | Tipsport Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 8, 2015 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 10, 2015 | Bucharest | Romania | Romexpo | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 12, 2015 | Budapest | Hungary | Sports Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 14, 2015 | Leipzig | Germany | Leipzig Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 15, 2015 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 16, 2015 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 17, 2015 | Antwerp | Belgium | Lotto Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
| December 19, 2015 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Arch Enemy Amorphis |
List of 2016 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s) :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support Act(s) |
| January 6, 2016 | Brisbane | Australia | Tivoli Theatre | Taberah Voyager |
| January 9, 2016 | Sydney | Australia | Enmore Theatre | Taberah Voyager |
| January 11, 2016 | Melbourne | Australia | Forum Theatre | Taberah Voyager |
| January 13, 2016 | Adelaide | Australia | HQ Complex | Taberah Voyager |
| January 15, 2016 | Fremantle | Australia | King's Theatre | Taberah Voyager |
| January 18, 2016 | Singapore | Singapore | Hard Rock Hotel | — |
| February 19, 2016 | Sayreville | United States | Starland Ballroom | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 20, 2016 | Hartford | United States | Webster Theater | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 21, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Metropolis Hall | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 22, 2016 | London | Canada | Music Hall | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 24, 2016 | Pittsburgh | United States | Carnegie Library of Homestead | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 25, 2016 | Columbus | United States | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 26, 2016 | Royal Oak | United States | Music Theatre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 27, 2016 | Milwaukee | United States | Rave Club | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| February 29, 2016 | Minneapolis | United States | First Avenue | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 1, 2016 | Winnipeg | Canada | Burton Cummings Theatre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 2, 2016 | Saskatoon | Canada | O'Briens Events Centre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 3, 2016 | Edmonton | Canada | Francis Winspear Centre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 5, 2016 | Calgary | Canada | MacEwan Hall | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 6, 2016 | Missoula | United States | Wilma Theatre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 7, 2016 | Seattle | United States | The Showbox | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 10, 2016 | Reno | United States | Cargo's Ballroom | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 11, 2016 | San Jose | United States | City National Civic | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 12, 2016 | Anaheim | United States | City National Grove | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 14, 2016 | Tucson | United States | Rialto Theatre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 15, 2016 | Colorado Springs | United States | City Auditorium | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 16, 2016 | Kansas City | United States | Uptown Theater | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 18, 2016 | Oklahoma City | United States | Diamond Ballroom | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 19, 2016 | San Antonio | United States | Aztec Theatre | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 20, 2016 | New Orleans | United States | Civic Center | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 21, 2016 | Birmingham | United States | Iron Live | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| March 23, 2016 | Tampa | United States | Ritz Club | Sonata Arctica Delain |
| April 12, 2016 | Beijing | China | M. Zone Center | — |
| April 14, 2016 | Shanghai | China | QSW Culture Center | — |
| April 16, 2016 | Taipei | Taiwan | NTUT Auditorium | — |
| April 17, 2016 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Kitec Rotunda Centre | — |
| April 19, 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Ex Theater | — |
| April 21, 2016 | Osaka | Japan | Big Cat Club | — |
| April 22, 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | AgeHa Club | — |
| May 15, 2016 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | DIVS Arena | — |
| May 18, 2016 | Voronezh | Russia | Event Hall | — |
| May 20, 2016 | Moscow | Russia | Crocus City Hall | — |
| May 22, 2016 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Sports Palace | — |
| May 24, 2016 | St. Petersburg | Russia | Yubileyny Sports Palace | — |
| May 27, 2016 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | — |
| May 28, 2016 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhalle | — |
| June 1, 2016 | Košice | Slovakia | Štadión Lokomotívy | Almanac |
| June 3, 2016 | Plzeň | Czech Republic | Amfiteátr Lochotín | — |
| June 5, 2016 | Vienna | Austria | Donauinsel | — |
| June 8, 2016 | Rome | Italy | Ippodromo delle Capannelle | — |
| June 10, 2016 | Interlaken | Switzerland | Interlaken Air Base | — |
| June 12, 2016 | Leicestershire | England | Donington Park | — |
| June 18, 2016 | Dessel | Belgium | Boeretang | — |
| June 30, 2016 | Seinäjoki | Finland | Törnävänsaari | — |
| July 2, 2016 | Norrköping | Sweden | Bråvalla Flygfottilj | — |
| August 6, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Jean-Drapeau Park | — |
| August 20, 2016 | Jämsä | Finland | Himos Park | Arch Enemy Delain Sonata Arctica Silentium |
| August 26, 2016 | Straszęcin | Poland | Stadion | — |
| September 3, 2016 | Havířov | Czech Republic | Areál městské sportovní haly | — |
| September 8, 2016 | Lisbon | Portugal | Coliseu Lisboa | Kandia |
| September 10, 2016 | Madrid | Spain | Barclaycard Center | Alquimia |
| September 12, 2016 | Mantua | Italy | Palabam | Temperance |
| September 14, 2016 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Arena Armeec | — |
| October 2, 2016 | Seoul | South Korea | Samsung Blue Square | — |
| October 5, 2016 | Shenzhen | China | A8 Live House | — |
| October 7, 2016 | Shanghai | China | QSW Culture Center | — |
| October 9, 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | — |
Cancelled dates
| Original Date | City | Country | Venue |
| March 8, 2016 | Boise | United States | Knitting Factory Club |

## Personnel

* Floor Jansen – female vocals
* Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
* Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
* Kai Hahto – drums
* Marko Hietala – bass, male vocals
* Troy Donockley – Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, additional vocals, additional guitars
Additional musicians
* Tony Kakko – guest vocals on "The Islander" and "Last Ride of the Day" at Rock in Rio 2015
* Richard Dawkins – live narration on "The Greatest Show on Earth" at Wembley Arena
* Sami Vänskä – guest bassist on "Stargazers" at Himos Park
* Jukka Nevalainen – guest drummer on "Last Ride of the Day" at Himos Park
Tour production
* Basty Duellmann – tour manager
* Roger Smith – tour manager (North America, Asia)
* Ville Lipiäinen – camera director, editing (Vehicle of Spirit)
* Mikko Linnavuori – stage design, screen video content
* Eero Helle – stage production, design, special effects, lighting
* Markku Aalto – stage production, design, special effects, pyrotechnician
* Teemu Koivistoinen – assistant pyrotechnician
* Antti Toiviainen – guitar technician
* Ulrich Weitz – drum technician
* Kimmo Ahola – sound engineer
* Marja Brink – make-up, hairstylist for Jansen
* Enrico Karolczak – booking agent
* Konstantin Byleev – tour promoter (Russia, Ukraine)
* Aki Rönkkö – monitor engineer
* Andy Copping – booking (Download Festival)
* Ville Wahlroos – lighting