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Nightwish: End of an Era
“Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on 21 October 2005”
7.8 / 10• 2006• 1h 45m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
End of an Era is a concert from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on 21 October 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once. During the concert the band was joined on-stage by John Two-Hawks, who performed "Stone People" from his album Honor as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. End of an Era is the final Nightwish production to feature Tarja Turunen on vocals. She was dismissed by a letter after this concert. In addition to original Nightwish songs, three significant covers appear, their known cover of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away", Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", and a cover of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes". The running time of the concert is 1 hour and 43 minutes. It also contains a 55-minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert, A Day Before Tomorrow, and a photo gallery.
Cast & Crew
Tarja Turunen
Herself - Lead Vocals
Lead
Marco Hietala
Himself - Bass, Additional Vocals
Jukka Nevalainen
Himself - Drums
Tuomas Holopainen
Himself - Keyboards
John Two-Hawks
Himself - Additional Vocals
Emppu Vuorinen
Himself - Guitars
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antti J. Jokinen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nightwish: End of an Era is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
