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| Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - Avantasia To Go On First Ever Indoor Tour | The all-star Metal opera project Avantasia will embark on a first ever indoor world tour, starting this November. Mastermind Tobias Sammet will bring along some of Metal's finest performers, including Oliver Hartmann (ex-At Vance), Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Amanda Somerville, Bob Catley (Magnum) and the one and only Mr. Kai Hansen(ex-Helloween, Gamma Ray)!
Tobias Sammet is looking forward to sharing the stage with some of his childhood heroes, including a bunch of old Helloween members, a band that has influenced Sammet tremendously over the years!
"Kai will have a vocal role and play some guitar too. We've been friends for quite a while now. I remember, I was a little kid when I first heard Helloween's Keeper-albums. And that was the instant that lit a spark in me. Unfortunately I never got the chance to see Helloween with Michael and Kai on stage, but they'll make up for it now! Both have played an important role for me personally and for the history of Avantasia and its Metal Opera in particular. I am looking forward to sharing the stage with them and play some of our old Avantasia classics together" says Sammet.
He continues: "I remember back in 1999 I did everything to get Michael Kiske involved in what was just an album project at the time, Avantasia's "Metal Opera". I was a happy boy in a toy store when I heard the tunes I had tailored for him, anthems like "Reach Out For The Light", "The Tower", "No Return" and he was an important corner stone for making Avantasia a classic amongst melodic Metal fans all over the world. I tried hard to convince Michael to enter the stage when Avantasia played their festival shows in 2008, but the time was not right. Now the stars have lined up and I am looking forward - as a representative of Avantasia and even more so as a fan to having Michael enter the stage to perform those kinds of classic Metal tracks for the first time in more than 17 years. I am looking forward to having Bob and Jorn, Amanda, Olli Hartmann, Sascha and Miro and all my fellow-Avantasians on stage again. Maybe we will have some more surprises, let's see. Let's reach out for the light!
The Metal opera comes to town 2010:
30. Nov 2010 Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7
01. Dec 2010 Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7
03. Dec 2010 Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle
04. Dec 2010 Germany - Kaufbeuren, All Karthalle
05. Dec 2010 Sweden - Stockholm, Arenan
10. Dec 2010 Mexico - Mexico City, Circo Volador
15. Dec 2010 Argentina - Buenos Aires, venue tba
18. Dec 2010 Germany - Fulda, Esperantohalle
19. Dec 2010 Germany - Essen, Grugahalle
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