Decades: World Tour (also referred to as Decades: World Tour 2018) was a concert tour by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, in support of their seventh compilation album, Decades.

The band included a special setlist for this tour, featuring rare songs from the earlier era to revisit with some new twists. The setlist was a 'one-off' and only performed on this tour. It is the final tour to feature longtime bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala who later departed from the band in January 2021.

The Buenos Aires show was recorded for their sixth live DVD known as Decades: Live in Buenos Aires which was released on December 6, 2019.

Reception

Jean-Frederic Vachon of Canadian website Diary of a Music Addict who attended the Montreal performance, praised Jansen's vocals which he said were powerful. He also praised the inclusion of the band's older material that hadn't been played for more than a decade, that it sounded much better than it did on the albums, and that the selection "did a great job covering Nightwish's entire career" and awarded the hardcore fans of Nightwish. Vachon also praised the newer songs, citing that they had gained an energy that lifted the band even higher.

Jovan Ristić of Hardwired Magazine, attending the Budapest show, praised the choice of including Beast in Black as the opening band in support for the band. Ristić noted on Jansen's vocals, citing them as "spectacularly versatile, easily moving between semi-growling, mellow and operatic vocals". He praised the powerful visual experience on the stage, as well as the pyro and confetti, which he cited "made the show firmly engraved in the minds of the audience". Ristić concluded his review by stating his confidence on what the future will hold for Nightwish, in which he said "it will be a bright one".

Katie Frost of AntiHero Magazine who was in attendance of the London performance, gave the performance a positive review, reflecting on the concert as "glorious and breathtaking" and that she was captivated. She noted the raised platforms, visual effects and the delighted crowds in attendance. She praised Jansen's vocals, citing them as "incredible".

Set list The following set list was performed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, and is not intended to represent all of the shows on tour.

"Swanheart" (instrumental, played by Troy) "End of All Hope" "Wish I Had an Angel" "10th Man Down" "Come Cover Me" "Gethsemane" "Élan" "Sacrament of Wilderness" "Deep Silent Complete" "Dead Boy's Poem" "Elvenjig" "Elvenpath" "I Want My Tears Back" "The Carpenter" "The Kinslayer" "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" "Nemo" "Slaying the Dreamer" "The Greatest Show on Earth (Chapters I, II and III)" "Ghost Love Score"

Other songs played throughout the tour "Amaranth" "Last Ride of the Day" "Dark Chest of Wonders" "Wishmaster"

Tour dates + List of 2018 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support act(s)Show Announcements:Show Announcements (Europe 2): Date City Country Venue Support Act(s)March 9AtlantaUnited StatesTabernacle Hallrowspan="41" March 10CharlotteThe FillmoreMarch 12NorfolkNorVa TheatreMarch 13BaltimoreModell CenterMarch 14New York CityPlayStation TheaterMarch 16PhiladelphiaElectric FactoryMarch 17WorcesterPalladiumMarch 18AlbanyThe EggMarch 20MontréalCanadaMTelusMarch 21TorontoMassey HallMarch 23Niagara FallsUnited StatesThe Rapids TheatreMarch 24ClevelandAgora TheatreMarch 25PittsburghStage AEMarch 26CovingtonMadison TheaterMarch 28KalamazooState TheatreMarch 29St. LouisTouhill TheatreMarch 30MinneapolisMyth LiveMarch 31ChicagoAragon BallroomApril 2OmahaSokol AuditoriumApril 3DenverParamount TheatreApril 5EdmontonCanadaJubilee AuditoriumApril 6SpokaneUnited StatesKnitting FactoryApril 7VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth TheatreApril 8PortlandUnited StatesRoseland TheaterApril 10Las VegasBrooklyn BowlApril 12VenturaVentura TheatreApril 13San JoseCity National CivicApril 14AnaheimCity National GrooveApril 15TempeMarquee TheatreApril 17DallasThe Bomb FactoryApril 18MemphisMinglewood HallApril 19MobileSaenger TheatreApril 21St. PetersburgJannus LiveApril 22MiamiOlympia TheaterMay 18TallinnEstoniaSaku SuurhallJune 1PlzeňCzech RepublicAmfiteátr LochotínJune 2NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertparkJune 21CopenhagenDenmarkRefshaleøenJune 24ClissonFranceVal de MoineJuly 6KvinesdalNorwayØyeslettaJuly 13JoensuuFinlandLaulurinneJuly 21LahtiMukkulan TapahtumapuistoBeast in BlackTimo RautiainenAugust 3WackenGermanyHauptstrasse rowspan="4" August 7SchaffhausenSwitzerlandHerrenackerAugust 9VillenaSpainPolideportivo Municipal de VillenaAugust 12Walton-on-TrentEnglandCatton HallAugust 17BucharestRomaniaRomexpoFallen AriseA Tear BeyondAugust 19VarnaBulgariaVarna BeachSeptember 28São PauloBrazilTom BrasilDelainSeptember 30Buenos AiresArgentinaMicroestadio Malvinas October 2SantiagoChileTeatro CaupolicánOctober 4BogotáColombiaTeatro Royal CenterOctober 7Mexico CityMexicoArena Ciudad de MéxicoNovember 2GothenburgSwedenPartille ArenaBeast in BlackNovember 3CopenhagenDenmarkValby-HallenNovember 5BerlinGermanyMax Schmeling HalleNovember 6HamburgBarclaycard ArenaNovember 7AntwerpBelgiumLotto ArenaNovember 9OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaNovember 10ParisFranceAccorHotels ArenaNovember 11GenevaSwitzerlandSEG Geneva ArenaNovember 13BratislavaSlovakiaIncheba Expo ArenaNovember 14MünchenGermanyOlympiahalleNovember 16LeipzigLeipzig ArenaNovember 17KrakówPolandTauron ArenaNovember 19PragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaNovember 20BudapestHungarySports ArenaNovember 22ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionNovember 23NurembergGermanyNuremberg ArenaNovember 24StuttgartSchleyer-HalleNovember 26AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo DomeNovember 27SaarbrückenGermanySaarlandhalleNovember 30MadridSpainWiZink CenterDecember 1BarcelonaPalau Sant JordiDecember 2BilbaoBizkaia ArenaDecember 4MilanItalyMediolanum ForumDecember 5FrankfurtGermanyFesthalleDecember 8LondonEnglandWembley ArenaDecember 10BirminghamArena BirminghamDecember 11ManchesterManchester ArenaDecember 14TurkuFinlandGatorade CenterDecember 15HelsinkiHartwall Arena

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, bouzouki, additional vocals, additional guitars

Guest musicians Tapio Wilska – male vocals (performed "10th Man Down" and "Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" at Ilosaarirock and Mukkula – July 13 and 21, 2018) Netta Skog – accordion (performed "Wishmaster" at Mukkula, Gatorade Center and Hartwall Arena – July 21, December 14 and 15, 2018) Yannis Papodopoulos – co-lead vocals (performed "Sahara" at O2 Arena – November 19, 2022)

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