Finland's Sonata Arctica have checked in with the following update:

"It’s been some months since we released the re-recorded version of our debut album Ecliptica, and of course we couldn’t resist the temptation of attempting to play the whole album front to back live. Hence, we’re happy to announce the Ecliptica special shows in Europe. On these shows we’ll perform Ecliptica in it’s entirety as well as assorted hits from our catalog. This is a one time thing only, don’t miss it.

As special guest we will bring Freedom Call, who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Eternity album and play a special set around that album. See you all out there!"

The tour schedule us as follows:

April
30 - Lille, France - Le Splendid

May
1 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
2 - Eindhoven, The Netherlands - Effenaar
3 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - A1
5 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
6 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
7 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
8 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
9 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
11 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
12 - München, Germany - Backstage
13 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
14 - Krakow, Poland - Fabryka
15 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja