"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Nightwish is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 103 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Nightwish is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Nightwish concert reviews describe live shows and performances as symphonic, glorious, anthemic, theatrical, ferocious, enchanting, and operatic.
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen.
As far as pre-gig rituals go, asking how many NIGHTWISH fans you can fit into a Five Guys is just one of the games gig-goers are playing before the Finnish masters of symphonic metal finally take to the stage, just a mere three years after announcing the tour.
As the stage was turned around in quick time, a feat which I truly commend the roadies on as it really was lightning fast, we were then treated to a genuine lesson in Power Metal courtesy of Beast In Black. ‘Blade Runner’ kicked things off and the strings of Heikkinen and Kabanen were mesmerising with the crunching pow
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