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June 13 th 2008, Tokyo, Japan
Robert Hunecke, Sascha
Paeth & Oliver Hartmann
Tobias Sammet
& Jorn Lande
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Felix Bohnke
Sascha
Paeth
June 5 th
SWITZERLAND
June 7 th
SWEDEN
June 10 th
RUSSIA
June 13 th
JAPAN
June 15 th
MEXICO
June 18 th
ARGENTINA
June 20 th
CHILE
June 22 nd
BRAZIL
July 10 th
CZECH REPUBLIC
July 24 th
ROMANIA
July 26 th
ITALY
August 1 st
GERMANY
August 13 th
HUNGARY
Rocksound Festival
HUTTWIL
Sweden Rock Festival
SÖLVESBORG
DK Gorbunova
MOSCOW
Shinagawa Prince Stella Ball
TOKYO
Circo Volador
MEXICO CITY
Obras
BUENOS AIRES
Caupolican
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Credicard Hall
SAO PAULO
Masters Of Rock Festival
VIZOVICE
Festivalul Peninsula
TIRGU MURES, TRANSYLVANIA
Rockin Field Festival
MILAN
W:O:A
WACKEN
Sziget Festival
BUDAPEST
Oliver
Hartmann
Bob Catley
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Bob Catley, Jorn Lande, Amanda
Somerville & Andre Matos
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Kai Hansen & Tobi at Masters Of Rock,
Czech Republic, July 10 th 2008
Andre Matos
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Tobi as “The Toy Master“ - Wacken, August 1 st , 2008
Tobi & Andre Matos, Sweden Rock Festival, June 7 th , 2008
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01. Twisted Mind
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboards & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
”The Scarecrow“
02. The Scarecrow
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Jorn Lande - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
”The Scarecrow“
03. Another Angel Down
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Jorn Lande - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
”The Scarecrow“
04. Prelude
05. Reach Out For The Light
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Andre Matos - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
”The Metal Opera“
06. Inside
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - lead vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Metal Opera pt. 2“
07. No Return
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Andre Matos - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Metal Opera pt. 2“
08. The Story Ain‘t Over
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Bob Catley - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“Lost In Space“-EP
09. Shelter From The Rain
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Andre Matos - lead vocals
Bob Catley - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Scarecrow“
10. Lost In Space
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Scarecrow“
11. I Don‘t Believe In Your Love
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Oliver Hartmann - lead vocals & guitar
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Scarecrow“
12. Avantasia
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air,
Germany on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Metal Opera“
13. Serpents In Paradise
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Jorn Lande - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
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Jorn Lande
at sound check
Olli Hartmann
at sound check
Sound check
in Chile
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air, Germany
on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Metal Opera“
14. Promised Land
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Jorn Lande - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air, Germany
on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“Angel Of Babylon“
15. The Toy Master
Kai Hansen - lead vocals
Tobias Sammet - vocals
Henjo Richter - lead guitar
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10th, 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Scarecrow“
16. Farewell
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Amanda Somerville - lead vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Oliver Hartmann - guitar & vocals
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Wacken Open Air, Germany
on August 1 st , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album version available on
“The Metal Opera“
17.Sign Of The Cross /
The Seven Angels
(Medley)
Tobias Sammet - lead vocals
Bob Catley - lead vocals
Jorn Lande - lead vocals
Andre Matos - lead vocals
Amanda Somerville - lead vocals
Oliver Hartmann - lead vocals & guitar
Kai Hansen - vocals
Sascha Paeth - guitar
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboard & vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Czech Republic on July 10 th , 2008
Written by Tobias Sammet
Original album versions available on
“The Metal Opera“ and
“The Metal Opera pt. 2“
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The pyramids - Mexico
Felix, Jorn & Tobi
in Mexico
Jorn & Tobi enjoying
a day off in Mexico
Robert, Cloudy, Tobi, Amanda, Sascha & Miro in Tokyo
Sascha & Tobi, Red Square, Moscow
Ivan the Terrible,
Madame Tussauds,
Moscow
Ivan‘s driver
Moscow
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Tour manager,
nurse, doctor,
slave driver -
Tobis treuer
Vasall: A.C.
Tobias Sammet - vocals
Jorn Lande - vocals
Andre Matos - vocals
Bob Catley - vocals
Kai Hansen - vocals
Amanda Somerville - vocals
Cloudy Yang - vocals
Oliver Hartmann - vocals & guitars
Sascha Paeth - guitars
Henjo Richter - additional guitar
Robert Hunecke - bass & vocals
Miro Rodenberg - keyboards & vocals
Felix Bohnke - drums
The Avantasia road crew:
AC Dreffein - Tour manager
Frank “FD“ Dehn - Production manager
Andreas “Stoney“ Stein - Stage manager
Ernst Seider - Sound engineer (Europe)
Manuel Antunes - Lighting engineer
Sascha Gerbig - Guitar technician
Joachim “Piesel“ Küstner - Guitar technician
& sound engineer (world tour)
Michael “Hille“ Hillenbrand - Drum technician
Flo Lange - Monitors
Mixed by Sascha Paeth & Simon Oberender
Mastered by Sascha Paeth & Simon
Oberender at Gatestudio, Wolfsburg
Recorded at Masters Of Rock Festival,
Zlin, Czech Republic on July 21 st 2008 &
Wacken Open Air, Germany, August 1 st 2008.
Photos taken by Alex Kuehr, Friso Gentsch,
Hans-Martin Issler & Joachim Herbert
Artwork by Thomas Ewerhard
(www.thomas-ewerhard.de)
Tobias wants to thank:
Everybody who has been nice
to me, who supports Edguy,
Avantasia and me, you all
know who you are and you
are too many to list here.
Thanks to the companies who
support us: Marshall, Mapex,
Paiste, Hercules, Duesenberg,
Shure... You are all great.
The crew: Hille, Flo & Sascha at “work“
Production manager F.D.
at sound check
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In June 2008 a giant all-star ensemble embarked on a world tour to finally bring the legendary Metal Opera
project “Avantasia“ to the stage and write Heavy Metal history: For the first time an all-star project like
this did not only gather in the studio to record an album, but set out to a full-fledged world tour.
Within a couple of weeks a band of musicians such as Tobias Sammet, Jorn Lande, Bob Catley,
Andre Matos, Kai Hansen, Amanda Somerville and many more hit the stages around the globe
to delight a total of more than 300,000 fans in Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Argentina,
Brazil, Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Germany and Hungary.
This double live album is your chance to relive Avantasia's first appearance in the Czech Republic
in front of 20.000 people and Avantasia's first ever live show in Germany - in front of 80.000 fans!!!
01. Twisted Mind 6:42 02. The Scarecrow 11:53 03. Another Angel Down 5:25 04. Prelude 1:26 05. Reach Out For The Light 6:24
06. Inside 7:01 07. No Return 5:04 08. The Story Ain‘t Over 5:29 09. Shelter From The Rain 7:03 10. Lost In Space 3:54
11. I Don‘t Believe In Your Love 6:50 12. Avantasia 5:08 13. Serpents In Paradise 7:26 14. Promised Land 5:37
15. The Toy Master 6:26 16. Farewell 6:15 17. Sign Of The Cross / The Seven Angels (Medley) 17:54
18. Lost In Space (video clip) 3:48 19. Carry Me Over (video clip) 3:53 20. Dying For An Angel (video clip) 4:31
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