With great regret, I have to cancel my shows on the 6th and 8th July. The reason is that my health is not good enough to responsibly perform the shows. I became exhausted after my last show with Nightwish in Finland. So much so that I collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. There, the doctors determined that my baby is healthy and I don’t have any serious illnesses. However, I was so fatigued that continuing to work is no longer an option. The show with Nightwish in Oslo had to be cancelled as a result of this. That was 3 weeks ago. I had hoped that I would be able to rebuild enough energy to still perform those wonderful solo shows in the Netherlands. But unfortunately, that’s not the case. To ensure the health of both myself and my unborn baby, I need to rest and focus entirely on my recovery and the final phase of my pregnancy.
Cancelling a show breaks my heart! It’s a decision I definitely don’t take lightly. But I hope to welcome you back to one of my shows in the near future! In good health. For now, I will temporarily bid farewell to the public stage and promise to take good care of myself and my little one.
She has had a bit of a break - partly forced by her collapsing after doing too much and then due to the arrival of Lucy.
She does have history with burn out, from her Revamp days. Maybe its just how she is…? She seemed to really kick off with her solo stuff, straight after Nightwish finished their recent tour.
Thanks so much Ian, that is very helpful. I’ve just been dipping my toes into the Nightwish catalogue but I spent some time yesterday streaming the Dark Passion Play album which is very impressive; just one great song after another so it has a degree of consistency which seems quite a rare find. Thanks again!
While I tend to be an album person in recent years I’ve really enjoyed watching Nightwish and similar bands on YouTube, the live performances are often stunning and full of energy, and after each YouTube tends to play similar things either from Nightwish or related bands.
Sometimes I wish I’d experienced the more recent albums actually as albums before seeing the videos/YouTube live performances to understand the band’s musical evolution better but as I have more of an AV room than a stereo room I had fairly decent sound when watching video on a big screen.
I had a long gap between an early Nightwish album years ago (Once) and more recent albums which rekindled my interest, there are some great links in this thread and it can be a bit addictive once you get started!
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