OMG...NIGHTWISH | GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH...AND IT IS!!!! - REACTION VIDEO 

Floor's mum and dad were at that concert, they must have been so proud of their daughter, and that she has become a part of the incredible phenomenon that is Nightwish.

Tampere and Wembley are both awesome. Just a couple differences. Tampere is outdoors with fireworks, Wembley is indoors with Richard Dawkins on stage at the end. Troy's part starts with Irish Low Whistle here, and Guitar with EBOW at Wembley. The song is about the formation of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth. Floor's dress has the DNA helix, and is sort of the Finnish flag colors. And her parents were in the crowd. Don't forget to breath ,Debbie lol WE WERE HERE!!!

Salute to Tuomas for writing / composing such a masterpiece....jeeez , how do you come up with something like this , what a genius . And Floor just gives every ounce of herself in this song after singing for more than 90 minutes already .

We were here

@18:03: Floors hits that pristinely metal high note. Dio looks down from Heaven, smiles, and nods approvingly...

Floor doing the catwalk puts all the fashion models to shame.. without even trying, effortlessly as always. Not to mention THE voice. Words will never be enough.

One of the best concerts ever. 🤘

Now you've seen the best version, now you need to see the Wembley version, because there are serious differences that are also excellent!! It's different enough to deserve a separate video with a surprise at the very end. Like this one, do not stop until the video is completely over ... you want to see the ending! In my opinion, this is the single greatest composition of my life time, and my dear, I have decades on you. So glad you enjoyed it.

I paid $87 in May of 2022 to see that moment in Los Angeles, CA. And it was worth millions. Words can't describe how great it was. And they ended the same way. With the outro and the bow to the crowd exactly like it was here. Magical.

He is the Maestro, she is the Valkyrie Queen, the band is the General of arms and we the army that they will always command to defend! Our call to arms... WE WERE HERE!🌹

So glad you finally got to see The Greatest Show on Earth. It IS a masterpiece. Tuomas is the metal Mozart, and Floor never fails to deliver perfection. But I agree with the others. You must see the Wembley version too.

Every single one of the Nightwish fans - plus real music lovers - should have the opportunity to experience this masterpiece - live. Actually a whole +2 hours concert - it's a once in a lifetime experience each time!!

WE WERE HERE!🌎 Congratulations Debbie! You are now a full fledged member of the Nightwish Army! A masterpiece to serve as the soundtrack for the history of life on Earth. Give the Wembley version a watch on your own too. Keep exploring Nightwish Debbie. Still great stuff the discover.

I could listen to that first piano part in a loop all day. So beautiful and soothing.

Tampere, my loved hometown. ❤️ Watching this right now. I was at the concert of course too.

Thank you Debbie. What a wonderful post. As the Director of the London Symphonic said: "Well, he's (Tuomas) is a f'ing genius, isn't he. A statement not a question. Enough said. TC.

lyrics .) Four Point Six Archaean horizon The first sunrise On a pristine Gaea Opus perfectum Somewhere there, us sleeping 2.) Life The cosmic law of gravity Pulled the newborns around a fire A careless, cold infinity in every vast direction Lonely farer in the Goldilocks zone She has a tale to tell From the stellar nursery into a carbon feast Enter LUCA The tapestry of chemistry There’s a writing in the garden Leading us to the Mother of all We are one We are a universe Forbears of what will be Scions of the Devonian sea Aeons pass Writing the tale of us all A day-to-day new opening For the greatest show on Earth Ion channels welcoming the outside world To the stuff of stars Bedding the tree of a biological holy Enter life We are here to care for the garden The wonder of birth Of every form most beautiful 3.) The Toolmaker After a billion years The show is still here Not a single one of your fathers died young The handy travelers Out of Africa Little Lucy of the Afar Gave birth to fantasy To idolatry To self-destructive weaponry Enter the god of gaps Deep within the past Atavistic dread of the hunted Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought The architecture of understanding The human lust to feel so exceptional To rule the Earth Hunger for shiny rocks For giant mushroom clouds The will to do just as you’d be done by Enter history, the grand finale Enter Ratkind Man, he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day’ll cease to be Greet the last light of the library We were here! We were here! We were here! We were here!

Loved The reaction Nightwishalisciousness ✨ 🤘👸🤘 Just because Nightwish reaches your soul...🩵🌹 Lots of love and hugs 🫂😘

They were in their home country. They’ve traveled the world and become so huge. But on this evening they were Home.

Hello Debbie ❤ and thx for you reaction, I love your laugh and your cheerfulness 😅😊🥰. I remembere when that song were published I think " what an proud guys as they announce this song to the world as "The World's Greatest Show on Earth". ~ at that time I didn't listen to Nightwish much🤣🤣 and how stupid I was😂😍, I love them❤.

No WORDS NEEDEED!!!! JUST ENJOY!!!!!!!!

You did it Debbie for this Masterpiece..🤘

The title of the issue is taken from a 2009 book by evolutionary biologist and atheist writer Richard Dawkins, about the evidence for biological evolution. Dawkins also contributes to the album. Holopainen explained to HMV in March 2015: "I wrote him a letter a little over a year ago and explained what ideas we had for this album, mainly about evolution. Since one of the songs goes straight to one of his books, it felt like a perfect match to try and recite him on the album. A few weeks later, he sent me an email accepting the invitation." "Later in 2014, we recorded his parts at Hats Off Studios, Oxford. This is a huge honour for us, as Dawkins is one of our greatest heroes and his writings have been a huge inspiration for the album."

This is a masterpiece. Nothing like it.... Yet. ❤❤❤

Tuomas is absolutely brilliant to write and compose this beautiful music, our metal Mozart 🤘❤😊

The best word I can ever find for Nightwish or Floor is AMAZING, it does not seem adequate but the simplest and relatable word I can find to describe them. I am glad you enjoyed it, and we love ya Debbie. Next should be Buenos Aires concert if you asking me.

Hi Southern Belle, finally!! You weren’t ready 😉 Nobody is ready the first time. There’s simply too much to take in. Lyrics, music and show. But the ones who did experience it, are the lucky ones !! Indeed people who didn’t see it, miss something in their lives. I’ve seen this and other versions a zillion times and I’m still amazed every single time. Now your an official member of the ANWA (Anonymous Nightwish Army), we can’t help with your addiction, we only share it 🤘🎸🤘 P.S. Many of my relatives and friends did not see it yet. I won’t force them to see, listen or experience it. That is, until the day I die. It’s in my will to show this at my cremation to tell them ‘we were here’……. It will also be filmed to share it with those who can’t be in Thailand at that time. Good thing it lasts 3 days……..

That's the most I've ever seen you smile and I can't blame you. This is Nightwish at their finest! What a great song and performance. Love every minute of it. Thanks for selecting this version. Great Reaction. (Andy in Seattle).

Debbie! My heart-rate went up and up, again and again......................cannot help that......seen this masterpiece maybe 150 times...no...this won't ever change! Good luck, lady...stay as healthy as possib!

My favorite nightwish song

I believe you saw the documentary of Floor interview with her parents that was there 1st time seeing there daughter with Nightwish live (it was this show)

I 1000% understand why this is the one that is recommended most as it was my favorite at first too. Ten I saw them live and they played this song the same way they do at Wembley. That is why that version is now my favorite juts to get to relive that song in the same way. I would highly recommend listening to the Wembley version too as it is played a bit different in the beginning and also has a special guest at the end.

@The Question Queens: Debbie, I'm so happy you finally got to this one! What blows my mind, every time I hear this performance, is this: That Tuomas masterfully took 14.8 billion years, and distilled the whole history of the Universe, and Earth in it, down into a 24-minute magnum opus. Two things need be said, by Dr. Carl Sagan, the other by Dr. Richard Dawkins: "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there -- on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam." ~ Dr. Carl Sagan, _Pale Blue Dot_ "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?" ~ Dr. Richard Dawkins, _The Greatest Show On Earth_

I went to see Nightwish last year and their last 2 songs were Ghost Love Score and Greatest Show on Earth

Thank you Debbie ❤

Dream of mine to travel to Finland, such an amazing country. Lots of love to all the Nightwish family everywhere ❤

It's always fun to see how happy this song can make

First time hearing this song, (Wembly live) was like a divine experience...

Dear Debbie, you must be exhausted after this masterpiece 😂😂

Great reaction and commentary! It truly is a masterpiece.

Here in Utah, fireworks is a month long event in July (July 4th in celebration of America's birth, and July 24th, the state holiday). Every time I see this performance I am reminded of July. LOVE fireworks. And, of course, Nightwish.

Yes!!!!!!! To BE THERE!!!

With Love From Finland!

OMG Debbie.. I love watching your reaction videos.. Love sharing your ride through these artists/performances.

Not bad are they!! 😉🤟🤟 Great reaction as always Debbie, seeing it live in an arena is something else too, i always get chills! X

My soul is singing along with this song every time I hear it, my heart bursting with happiness. The music, the voices, the message, cleaning my inner self, shining a bright light over it's darkness, filling me with joy. When I watch the same happening with a sensitive listener, wonderful wonderful!

Well done babe, you did it! 💪 Greetz from The Netherlands 🇳🇱

Masterpiece 😝👍 Epic Performance by Brilliant Musicians 👏👏😊 Nightwish fan of 15 years ! Steve from Australia 🇦🇺🏄‍♂️🍹

Holy mother of goats milk, what a song, great reaction Debbie glad you enjoyed it😊🇬🇧

Its always a party listening to TGSOE.❤

You’ve finally done the best song ever written, kudos to you!

Love your shows this is the best one ❤❤❤

In the docu Floor mentions 22000 people in the crowd, which scares her just a little.

Music is just so amazing ,fuel for the soul ,beautiful !

The pyro guys are given a copy of the music and they go over the music with Tuomas, who shows them where he wants the pyros to go off. Its an entire process

The masterpiece that is "The Greatest Show on Earth" performed perfectly by the best band on Earth. Thank you Debbie for a stellar reaction as always. Paul 🙏😊👍❤️

Debie, you have just witnessed perfection!!

A great reaction to what is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest live performances by any band ever. Musically, lyrically, visually, emotionally - it is all just so amazing that it is hard to take in all at one. Such a sensory overload. I cannot imagine what NW will need to produce to top this. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next reaction. Greetings from Nightwish Army (Sydney, Australia Division) 🇦🇺🤘

Nightwish’s longest song to date, “The Greatest Show On Earth” is a 24 minute progressive conceptual song broken into five distinct movements (as seen in the lyrics ) I - Four Point Six II - Life III - The Toolmaker IV - The Understanding V - Sea-Worn Driftwood The overarching theme of the song is the development of life on Earth and, hence, evolution. The song (and the album as a whole) draws inspiration from Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the paper which founded the idea of evolutionary biology. The song also draws heavy influences from Richard Dawkin’s 2009 book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, with samples taken from the audiobook narrated by the author being used in this song.

You survived that one too :-) People would not bother much about how much a ticket cost, just to get one. When I had the chance to order tickets it worked well until it was time for payment but that failed of unknown reason. So I went back to the start and clicked refresh and got "concert canceled" :-/ Now we don't know when they start a tour again or if they ever do it again.

I am so glad you finally listened to this , it is an absolute masterpiece and this performance is awesome . I was fortunate enough to see them perform this live last year and they did not disappoint . I always get chills and the " We where here " brings me to tears every time it truly is the greatest show on earth 😊❤

good to see you Deb! forget those dissenters...we love you!

I've watched this performance countless times, but it was a real treat being able to experience it with you. Tuomas offers us the whole history and experience of life, so grand and yet so personally touching, there is no other work of art that hits me so deeply. As far as the heads being cut of I wondered if perhaps it was running in stretch mode cutting off the heads. In my other viewings of this video it wasn't chopping heads off. Its worth watching again with heads intact. 😊 Thanks again for sharing your emotions and your experience as you travel along your journey.

Hi Debbie - I think we’ve all been waiting for this one for quite a while! 😅 How much would I pay to be there, to experience that in person you asked? That performance, or one just like it? Thousands. And it would be worth every penny. Seriously, could you imagine this? You’re at the show, towards the end - and all of a sudden you find yourself with thousands upon thousands of others, fists in the air, singing/screaming “WE WERE HERE!” at the top of their lungs! How much would that be worth??? Is there even a way to put a $ figure on that? As if that weren’t enough, shortly afterwards Professor Dawkins then eloquently reminds each and every one of us just how incredibly fortunate we are to be here. Untold numbers never had the chance and never will. If that’s not a life-changing profound thought & experience, what is????

Yas! I'm so glad you got to do this one. Sure, I wanted to see the reaction, but more importantly I knew there was a Nighwish song that you would love and you hadn't heard it yet. That made me sad for you. Wonderful reaction. Thank you.

Yesss finaly you did it, this is a Masterpiece, around 20 000 watching them in that live in Finland

One of my most favorites for Nightwish. Now, I am patiently waiting for your reaction to Tom MacDonalds new track, Dirty Money!

One of the greatest reactions I’ve ever seen. Thank you for that. Great song, great reaction.

Music for the mind, body and soul. This song makes you feel small.

Thank you Debbie for this wonderful response. I love your smile and your happy expression. Has anyone ever told you that you have the most beautiful eyes on youtube?😍

Three years ago I was watching reactors doing PMJ and Frog Leap Studios, and a reaction to this performance showed up in the feed.... I've been hooked ever sense. It was one heck of a way to get introduced to NW. p.s. Leo @ Frog Leap Studios does some really awesome covers that are worth checking out, and he is fun to watch.

I just love it that you throw everything what 's on your mind just in the open. 😂 (Crap and so on) your are great.

Our main public city fireworks event here in Columbus, Ohio is called Red, White and Boom

And here with us... one of the best creations of Tuomas and NW! A true masterpiece, in my Top 5

You are listening to a work of genius performed by gods... with instruments. And sung by our Valkyrie Queen.

Told you so! 😂 don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but the whole shows are on the Tube! Xx

This song is Massive,...Song about Evolution of the Universe , Earth and Life . The song title is taken from a 2009 book by evolutionary biologist and atheist writer Richard Dawkins, concerning the evidence for biological evolution. Dawkins also contributes towards the album. Holopainen explained to HMV in March 2015: "I wrote him a letter a bit more than a year ago and explained the ideas we had for this album, mainly to do with evolution. Since one of the tracks would be named directly after one of his books, it felt like a perfect match to try to get him do some reciting on the album. He sent me an email a few weeks later accepting the invitation." "Later in 2014 we then recorded his parts at Hats Off Studios, Oxford. This is a huge honor for us, since Dawkins is one of our biggest heroes and his writings have been huge inspiration for the album." WE WERE HERE !!!! This song , and that ending gets me every time 🤘🥲🤘, now more than ever before, after I witnessed this song "live" myself .... NWSU/FloorFan.

I am glad you're feeling better! I like seeing you smile!!! Great song!!!

Glad you had your pen, going nearly 20 minutes holding your breath would have been a feat! Happy you had such a great time reacting to this epic story! This song is surely getting you trained for good breath control.

YAY!!!! Debbie survived TGSOE!!! I was a little worried...

Felt a little blue latent. Haven’t seen your content for a couple of weeks. Not going to do that again. Thank you so much, for giving such great energy. Happy to see your channel growing ❤️🤩🙏🙏🙏

We were here❣️

This as I understand it is Richard Dawson's belief of how life on Earth evolved and its based on Charles Dawin's theory of the evolution of Earth, developed so many years ago. Richard Dawson is the man who speaks to the audience at the end of the song. Our understanding of evolution is different now as more findings of human skeletons and animal skeletons are found altho technically we are classified as animals. The video in the background here depicts the coming and sometimes going of life on Earth down through the ages. The ending is so poinient as there is a realization that our time on Earth will also end as realized in the phrase, "We WERE here." With time, life on Earth will evolve beyond us. Floor, Tuomas (sp?) and I think Troy wanted to be biologists but got directed into music which for all of us was such a blessing. Nightwish IS the greatest band on Earth!!! Wish I was there but I am happy to listen to this opus with Floor's voice shining so bright like the star she is. I am such a Nightwish fan. Thank you for your reactions and being who you are. You are such a treasure.

27:40 i bet we have a lucky survivor here, but we were here!

This is one of Tuomas's great masterpieces. And it is so perfectly performed by all musicians; and as you point out, Floor's contribution is out of this world, literally considering the subject of the song lol. As for band timing, for a few decades now the advent of the 'click track' has kept musicians in time with each other and various pre-programmed synthesizers, lights, fireworks, and just about anything that can be hooked up to the MIDI computer running it all haha. The downside is that bands are given very little leeway to stray off the beaten path and jam, or extend or shorten a solo, or play with dynamics, etc. Sorry for the techie blather, but it is interesting to know that when you watch a lot of bands nowadays. Can't wait to see what you review next! Cheers from the much vex'd Bermooths 🙂

to think that the stamina of the artists of nightwish this was the last song of the concert. This is one of their best songs after poet song. The song is about evolution and humanity. Individually their timing is perfect from instruments to vocals to fireworks. keep rocking Can i make an suggestion of another rabbit hole to go down is the German Band Rammstein Du Haust (i think you will need english caps for Du Haust) i recommend the Gardens live concert for that (you will get the Rammstein Army invade your channel as well)

Hey Debbie, I was wondering when you were going to react to this one. It is amazing. Loved your reaction. 🥰

Now wasn't that just the greatest show on earth???....love your reaction and glad you made it through 😊...now for Song of Myself

UK Army popping in to say WE WERE THERE

I was there. Great great memories ❤️🔥🤘🇫🇮

🇬🇧 Norfolk strapped in for this masterpiece let’s learn about life together 😊

Thank you soooo much, Debbie ☺️❤

Great! Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮🇫🇮

Is there anything more epic than this? I attended a New Years eve concert in San Fransisco in the early '70's. Twenty of the biggest bands of the era performed. It lasted two days and they were passing out hamburgers, weed and LSD to the crowd. A uniformed SF cop bummed a hit off a joint from me. At midnight Jerry Garcia descended from the ceiling in a giant hourglass wearing only a diaper. I would gladly trade that experience to have been in the crowd during this concert...

Nice Reaction! Toumas is in a class of his own when it comes to song composition! You must watch the interview Floor did before this concert. It is not a sit down interview, but the interviewer goes with Floor to her Rock Academy Reunion, then they go to the concert venue and he asks her more questions and then the interviewer talks with Floors parents (with Floor standing there) and then he talks to Marco and Toumas for a couple of minutes. Then the next day he meets up with Floor and they go to a music store and meet some Nightwish fans. There has been a few reactors that have reacted to it, but that will be up to you. A must watch though! "Floor Jansen - (English&Finnish Subtitles) Interview and Reportage from Tampere"

I'm glad you back! I have to say i vividly remember the night i screamed my lungs out saying "we were here!". I kindly suggest you to try Nightwish - Weak Fantasy (Live) to react, it is also very popular and... epic of course :)

Your eyes match the stars on the back of the stage!

Tuomas is the Metal Mozart; Floor, the Valkyrie Goddess......they'd already played a 2 hour show before this

Regarding the pyro and the fireworks...I think they are all syncronized by computer code with the "click track" that is embedded into the song...I think Tuomas also does that with the choir and symphony sections in songs as well. I might be wrong but I think that might be how it's done. It's called "MIDI" code.

I was one of the lucky one..I think we was around 15000 there that amazing summer night 🤘😊