They have a spectacular stage show that demands the big venue, from the choreographed jets of flame punctuating I Want My Tears Back to the perfectly synced back projections playing throughout, but most effective during Alpenglow. They’ve got a back catalogue so fantastic at this point that they can leave out an entire album of hits (Wishmaster material is nowhere to be seen) and not play a duff song all night. The list of everything Nightwish have going for them tonight is impressively large – as you would expect from a band well experienced at this level. And of course NIGHTWISH, with years of practice at this, don’t just look comfortable, they look like they f***ing own the place. So that the second Finnish act of the night are not just here but ramming the place to the gills with fans ready to go nuts is exceptional. But this is Britain, and female clean vocals, lush symphonics and a musical style that owes more to Stratovarius than Slayer has historically been less fashionable than nostril hairs in omelettes here. The headliners tonight have long since been packing out arenas across Europe, so on its own, the sold-out capacity of Wembley should not be news. Nightwish got a 10/10 live review in Metal Hammer, the concert I went too:
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