Remember also, Floor´s parents were at this concert as VIP guests, when she saw afterwards on video their reactions to her, she cried.

Floor’s parents being at this show….How proud they must be to see the positive and joyous effect their daughter and this band has on thousands of people must be almost overwhelming for them. Sensory overload… Nightwish style. The band that can call it “The Greatest Show on Earth” and deliver on all points…incredible

When Henri walks in, the whole room lights up. Sabina is a little more analytical. Henri is a little more emotional. That makes for a dynamic duo. Enjoyed it. Thanks so much.

Most groups:" Lets write a song about boy meets girl, girl meets boy, etc." Nightwise: "Lets do some music about the creation of the Earth, the development of life, the evolution of intelligent life and it's demise. Oh yeah and all in one song..."

That song is Nightwish...there is no band greater than nightwish...their energy, their passion, their love for music goes beyond everything. I’ve seen them live 4 times...they just project awesomeness.

8:49 Henri's appreciation of the bagpipes, her face was precious, when he was playing. Plus, she couldn't resist singing "We were here" at the end. You're both so adorable to watch.

The constant smile of Henri says it all 😄 That was adorable...

Floor, Marco AND Troy were all growling at the "caveman" section. Floor's endurance in this song is INCREDIBLE, with the amount of belting she does throughout, plus it's the last song of a 2 hour concert! Congrat's on your first AWESOME year! It's been a joy!

The growl was floor. Also so cool is that the original drummer, Jukka is in the credits. He still works in the background, his health comes first but he still is a huge part of this band.

I love to see you gils enjoy! Thank you very much :)

I started laughing so hard at Henri's expression when Floor did those caveman growls. That expression was priceless!

This was a very special concert for Floor, because her parents were in the audience.

That concert was my hometown Tampere Finland, it was awesom 💪💪

You can see how humble Tuomas is, when Marko says "koskettimet Tuomas Holopainen". He has like a coy smile and just wants to start playing music so the attention shifts from him more to the music 😄

I don't think anything can make me feel better than seeing their friendship and love for each other while taking the bows. I don't know if any band is more about the band and less about self than Nightwish. Their dedication to greatness is unsurpassed and makes the sum of their parts far greater than I bet even they thought possible. As Floor and Tuomas are walking off, arm around his shoulder, I can only imagine: "Thank you for giving me this brilliance to sing!" and "Thank you for giving my music wings!" This is why they have the greatest and most loyal fanbase I've ever seen - Count me in!

How Henri can't get the grin off her face. Too good. Love you both!

Not going to lie....I could not help but smile as you two head bobbed in unison during the performance.....and the smiles lol.....they said it all as to how the music made you feel haha

This is the biggest Nightwish show in the homefield, about 23000 in the audience at the Ratina Stadium 31.7.2015 . The Wembley Arena version is very good, and there is Richard Dawkins himself. Still most of us think this version is a little more epic. There's fireworks and stuff. This really is a pompose song about the Evolution, but it's also the best prog song of this 2000's Century. Thank you, beautiful girls, and a Good Night!

Ah, the face of Henri: amazed - surprised - amazed - surprised - amazed... Happy 1st anniversary!

Thanks for this. This show was magical and so were you.

Floor's parents were present at this show, they were very moved and very proud.

Truly an epic song by Nightwish, the range of this band knows no limits, and i love how Henri never moves for nearly 3 minutes during the 2nd half of the performance, great song, great reaction, keep them coming ladies.

Floor Jansen, First of her name, Queen of the Valkyries, Sovereign of mortals, Lady of Nightwish, Protector of the Metal Realm. May she reign in grace, clarity and power!!!!

I loved watching both of you smile in this - it made me smile - Floor does that to us

This is one of the best songs of Nightwish ever.

You two are so beautiful together. Bless you both.

Wonderful, wonderful reaction!!!! Your faces and expressions of awed wonder said it all. No matter how many times I see this performance or reactions to it, I always come away with something new. This time is no different. An OMG moment hit, right from the beginning; something I just noticed.... The intro is so, so serene and peaceful, but I *think* there's some deep correlation and meaning even in that. The keyboard/piano intro starts with a single held note, followed by a pattern of six. And as the pattern of six is repeated, the sixth note is held as if to be the ONE again, starting the sequence over. The atomic number of hydrogen is one. The base element from which all others are fused. The atomic number of the primary isotope of carbon is 6. The element on which all known life on Earth is based. WHO THE HELL DOES THAT?!?!?!? Nightwish apparently, and specifically Tuomas. Holy. Crap.

It's happening! :0 Both of ya'll absolutely rock.

It's always nice to see your faces and hear your comments I have waited a long time for this one. Thanks both of you Enjoyed it Greetings from a Dutch man

Henri, your expression throughout the 'caveman' sequence is my favorite. Thank you Sabina, for sharing your musical journeys with us (random folks) on the net. Enjoy life.

Grattis ❤️ The piano stand is Groot. Tuomas is a big Disney fan. Love from your Neigbour Sweden

I've been waiting for this! Definitely the best version of this epic song. I just wish there was an album of this particular concert, it deserved one! Floor's parents were in attendance, and it was a very special night. Soooo wish I was there... Congrats on your YT birthday!

Just for now, it is my duty to introduce you to some info about the lyrics. Lyrics are in " " [Part 1: Four point Six] "Archaean horizon, The first sunrise" Earth's history is divided into four principal Eons: the Hadean, the Archean, Proterozoic, and the Phanerozoic. The Hadean is the Eon during which the Earth and Moon formed; in the Archaean, primordial life appeared. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Earth "On a pristine gaea" Gaia is the primordial Greek goddess of the Earth. More recently, the Gaia hypothesis is a recognition of the living and nonliving Earth systems which form an interdependent whole. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia "Opus perfectum, Somewhere there, us sleeping" Pristine perfection (of silence, of a blank page, of the very point from which the big bang itself sprung) implies a rich creative potential. Here Earth is painted in the same powerful way. Diversity awaits; unborn beings are sleeping the same sleep to which they will return at death. This interpretation is thematically linked with the album's opening track, "Shudder before the Beautiful," which includes the lyrics, "The music of this awe, Deep silence between the notes, Deafens me with endless love." Or as the furious hobbit screamed at the novice trumpeter, "An artist respects the silence, it serves as the foundation of creativity." [Part 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" Gravity pulls the Earth around the energizing Sun in an otherwise inhospitable universe. Earth is the only planet in our solar system's circumstellar habitable zone, orbiting at the "just right, not too hot, not too cold" distance from the Sun. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstellar_habitable_zone "She has a tale to tell, From the stellar nursery into a carbon feast, Enter LUCA" In astronomy, stellar nurseries are the birthplaces of stars: they nurse stars Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation#Stellar_nurseries Poetically, our solar system is another "stellar nursery," in which a star is the nurse, caring for and warming a planet of 'newborns,' early carbon-based life. "Feast" evokes the incorporation of plentiful chemical building blocks into rudimentary life forms. "LUCA" stands for "Last universal common ancestor," the one single organism from which all other presently existing life on Earth descended. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_universal_ancestor "The tapestry of chemistry is a writing in the garden, Leading us to the mother of all" The periodic table of elements does look like a sort of patchwork tapestry, but this can go further. The historical function of tapestries was as "nomadic murals," pictographical histories which moving people could pack up and revisit wherever they went. The "writing in the garden," in nature, is not only the stone murals left by dead animals in the form of fossils, but is also this chemical writing that encodes the relatively nomadic DNA molecule with the instructions for life. The scientific investigation of this information leads us back to LUCA, and further. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry#Function "We are one, We are a universe," This is the natural conclusion to draw from the fact that life shares common origin, that all life is built with the same blocks, and that all life on Earth is interdependent (gaia hypothesis). The multiplicity of beings on Earth are one, just as the cells in a body are one. "Forebears of what will be Scions of the Devonian sea." The Devonian geologic time period marked the first significant, rapid diversification of life (and the more well-known Cambrian explosion is another of these 'adaptive radiation' events). It was during the Devonian that the 'higher plants' appeared and blanketed the continents with forests. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonian . The word "scion" refers to a shoot of a plant cut for grafting, and is also used to denote a descendent of a notable family. Both meanings apply. "Aeons pass, Writing the tale of us all. A day-to-day new opening For the greatest show on Earth" Evolutionary adaptation is written in the DNA and as fossils in the rocks, and is ongoing. Species die, diversifiy and delineate. Every day is different, every day something changes. "Ion channels welcoming the outside world To the stuff of stars" Ion channels are found in the membranes of all cells, controlling the flow of energy through the cells. The stuff of stars is all the physical matter we're made of. So it's the ion channels, guiding enery, which allow living bodies to interact with the rest of the world by exchanging energy with it. "Stuff of stars" is surely a Sagan reference: "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff." For fun: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jq17a5eB1Mvdnp8.html "Bedding the tree of a biological holy, Enter life" The bed of a tree is the nutrient-rich soil from which it grows, a soil made of dead things. The "tree of a biological holy" is probably the tree of life en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life_(biology) . This line refers to the "holy" legendary tree of everlasting life but also means the conceptual, branching family tree of all life, whose bed consists of all deceased beings (in a more literal sense), or all extinct ancestral species (in a more abstract sense). This is thematically linked with the song "Alpenglow." "We are here to care for the garden, The wonder of birth Of every form most beautiful" "We" could be human beings tasked with acting as nature's stewards, garden of eden style, but that's not chronological -- human beings haven't quite appeared in the song yet. "We" could instead be all of life itself, in a gaia-philosophy sense, which posits that life creates environments ever more hospitable to more life. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_philosophy Or maybe it's a combination of these two thoughts: life eventually creates an environment suitable for the development of consiously acting, thinking human stewards. [Part 3: The Toolmaker] "After a billion years, The show is still here. Not a single one of your fathers died young." Every single one of a given person's ancestors, male and female, lived past puberty at least. But "fathers" evokes "forefathers," which has a nicer storytelling ring to it than "parents." "The handy travelers Out of Africa Little Lucy of the Afar" Handymen are good with tools; travelers posessing hands rather than forefeet walk upright. Hominids originated in Africa and spread to the rest of the world from there. Lucy is a particular specimen of the Australopithecus, one of many "missing links" between modern humans and nonhuman ancestors. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus) "Gave birth to fantasy, To idolatry, To self-destructive weaponry. Enter the God of gaps Deep within the past. Atavistic dread of the hunted!" The brain grows, consciousness and creativity along with it. Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type, an evolutionary throwback. Fight-or-flight instincts that helped human ancestors survive have now been creatively projected onto the world to both explain it (origins, meaning, suffering) and gain security in it (bargaining through sacrifice). These are the roots of theism. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavism "Enter Ionia, the cradle of thought, The architecture of understanding. The human lust to feel so exceptional, To rule the Earth" Nomadic people develop agriculture and settle down into civilizations. The word "architecture" is at once both literal and figurative. The efficiency of civilization graces people with free time to do more than just feed themselves. They develop rich cultural traditions, arts and philosophies, much of which are deeply influenced by how different humans now are from all the rest of life. "Hunger for shiny rocks, For giant mushroom clouds, The will to do as you'd be done by." Shiny rocks are wealth: gold, precious stones, jewels, and later uranium which leads to the nuclear arms race. The golden rule -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" -- is a coin with a dark side: "an eye for an eye," revenge. This ensures the "MAD"ness of mutually assured destruction. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction "Enter history, the grand finale. Enter ratkind." "Ratkind" comes from Richard Dawkins' book "The Ancestor's Tale." Dawkins imagines a post-apocalyptic world in which rodents feast on the remnants of humanity (and humanity's garbage). The rat population explodes, and then as they exhaust these resources they turn on one another for food. As a consequence of natural selection, the rats diverge into new carnivorous and herbivorous species, and perhaps, eventually, a specices of rodent whose intelligence rivals that of humans. This is "ratkind." Https://iberianature.com/wildworld/tag/ratkind/ "Man, he took his time in the sun, Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand." From William Blake: "To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour." ...And the story of the planet in 24 minutes. Not bad. "He gave birth to poetry, But one day'll cease to be. Greet the last light of the library" A bittersweet redundancy: poetry with library, the last light with ceasing to be. Reminiscent of Elan: "Be the first to greet the morn [...] Travel with great élan, dance a jig at the funeral." "We were here!" Who else is going to vote for this song's inclusion on the next Voyager golden record, if there'll ever be one? I want to beam this song into space forever.

Dear Sabina and Henri, Hi from the UK. What an epic performance with many layers based on evolution. The instrumentals and vocal gymnastics were unbelievable. Floor can really sell a story through her emotional performance. The "bagpipes" are actually Uilleann pipes and are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms píobaí uilleann, from their method of inflation. Great reactions and analysis from you both. Your facial expressions during the performance said it all! Best wishes and stay safe.

Thank you both for listening from the first until the end. That shows respect to the music and the band, I know youtube suggests otherwise... loved your reactions. And open mouth to let in all the flies, is mandatory

Henri's smile is so contagious

Henri singing to the song at the end was totally genuine, totally real!! Bravo!!

Will definitely be there!

Marco, Floor and Troy do the grunt/growls together in an almost conversational way, Troy play the Low Whistle and the Uillean Pipes here, NW are the only band I know with 3 totally amazing songs to choose from to end a concert. I am hoping to see them in November

Henri is always such a pleasure to watch as she loses herself in the Nightwish lore her face is one of astonishment and awe...so wonderful to see keep it up girlz!!!

Happy first a anniversary to you channel, I'm very happy you chose this one to celebrate this very special date

Henri seemed to have fallen into some sort of trance ... 😁 a really awesome reaction. congratulations. greetings from Finland 🇫🇮🤘

A wonderful, outstanding band with awesome musicians and a singing amazone... perfect! What an epic within this song... Thats music which makes you cry... So classical and innovative at same time... Speechless every time again!

This will be fun. Congratulations Sabina. You did remarkably well in only a year.

I went to my first ever live concert, and it was nightwish. We traveled from Denmark to Berlin in 2022... It was amazing, best experience ever! :) :D

Marko!!!!!! Its a bit insane how well his and Floors voices work together, this song will never be the same with another singer on his parts.

Tuomas is the keyboard player. Marko is the bass player who sings and growls. And that was Troy who plays the flute and other strange instruments, also the guitar and sings. That wasn't bagpipes, he didn't blow into it. It was Uillean pipes he had a bellows between his elbow and body that he pumped air into it that allows him to sing as he plays. I enjoy your reactions, especially when Henri is with you. That was Troy, Marko & Floor making those growling noises.

The documentary "The Reunion" is at the time of this concert, the reaction of the presenter when the show starts was priceless! Floor said that she had to avoid eye contact with her parents, or she would have choked up. The fireworks for this were awesome, a big thanks to Crewish, for the video wall, lighting, pyro, etc.! They are really the hidden members of the band. You two are great together, I'm going to watch this when I need a smile, it's contagious. Ocean waves, roars of big Cats, screams of Chimpanzees... I loved it when the lights change from red to green, the growling :)

This performance so satisfying especially at the end of the song, so peaceful. Every time when watching the show makes me think about my place in the universe, about the luck of having a life, etc. THERE IS A GRANDEUR IN THIS VIEW OF LIFE.

I passed this by when you first uploaded...so glad you popped back into my feed! What a great dual reaction!

Hello Sabina and Henri from the Netherlands. Thank you and congratulations on the anniversary of this channel that I often watch. Also for the nice response to the Greatest Show on Earth. I grew up in the time when pop music started and later the Metal era started in the late 60s and early 70s with bands like Black Sabbath (my first 2 albums i buy aged 17), Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and always keep listening to this music. And now I also still listen to this music from the newer bands such as Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, Therion etc. with great pleasure. Greetings and up for you second year from a 67 year old Rock Metal lover.

Ya gotta keep Henri! The two of you together are so much fun.

Thank you Sabina for playing this video to the end, it is marvelous and the words of Richard Dawkins so profound. Many reactors stop too quickly.

Cheers happy times glad your friend is with you have her more you 2 rock

I like this performanse SOO much. The Greatest Show On Earth are us, the evolved humans.

happy birthday, have enjoyed your reactions and hope for your continued success

Henri looks so sweet when she becomes surprised,i love you Henri

A beautiful song and a reaction from two beautiful ladies. 🇩🇰 🇬🇧

Fabulous reaction from both of u ..

I think Floor, Troy and Marko made the animal sounds.

Aaaahhh yeeeees! The Greatest Song On Earth

Henris mouth is getting bigger and bigger and her smile gets wider and wider ... love to see that :) Edit: and she is singing "We were here" ... just love it

You two girls just add to the Nightwish experience...totally into the music & knowledgeable too! A pleasure to watch your very real reactions....can I marry u both? I'm only 68!

I love it when you and Henri react. Priceless

After watched this video i just fell in love with Henri :D Amazing reactions i loved it :D

The two of you are so fresh faced and sincere. Love your reactions. Congratulations on your one year anniversary. Very well done.

Great reaction to a great song! One thing that amuses me about this performance is when Floor says "won't you sing with us?", she then belts out a G5.

We Were Here !!! Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia , and Congratulations Sabina!!! Thank You both !!!

Every time Henri smiles my heart melts,,,

Congratulations for the first birthday. It's been a sad year and on the other hand a great year to find such a baeutiful music with you.

The "animal" sounds were done by Troy, Marko and Floor together. To hear Floor really growl check out her former band 'Revamp'. Here Floor experimented with different vocal styles within one song, such as from full operatic to serious growling in seconds. The songs 'Disdain' and 'Wild Card' are good examples.

please Sabina let henri comes often to react with you together, i love you both.😍😘🥰

Hi girls! This was a pleasure to watch. Clearly you enjoyed this masterpiece. You mentioned Tuomas a few times where I think you meant Marko. He is the bass player who does those lovely duets with Floor. Tuomas is the genius composer of all of this and you admired him playing the keyboards at the start of the song. Surely hope you'll be doing many more reactions joined by Henri. And last but not least: HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY !!!

mesmerizing song. not any boring moments this band. thanx to great reaction and wonderful weekend there.

Congrats on your anniversary. I have enjoyed your reactions so much. I always appreciate your emotional honesty, and I'm saying this about both of you. BTW, I'm nearing my 80th birthday and am a retired singer/performer/teacher. I was fortunate to have visited many of the major cities of Europe & the UK, and my favorite is Copenhagen in beautiful Denmark.

for some reason ... when Floor turns away from the audience and sings to Troy ... that always gets to me .. no matter how many times i have watched this ... Floor is so personal ... her emotions show through so well ...

Henri is adorable

I love this song and i Love Nightwish i have listen to them for 20 years..And your reaction on this one i Love it 2 beautiful girls how have so mutch knowledgeable of what you do here. Love from Sweden. 🤘

Floor portrays her role as Queen Floor the Valkyrie Goddess so well. And the rest of the group giving us the epic score we always enjoy. The concept and originality of course go to Tuomas. Just Amazing. Out on the extended stage, a great moment for both Nightwish and the fans attending. It doesn't seem to be mentioned by anyone. The grunting sounds were to represent early man, they even mentioned "Lucy".

Fireworks for the celebration of the first anniversary.

Henri, your emotions along the way told how you felt. But as you both, it was GRAND. Talk about a GRAND finale. 😁

The Greatest band on the Earth! What a show 🥴. Greatest reactions!

Congrats on your 1 year and great reaction as always!!!

You both are so adorable :) Nice reaction video, it was so much fun watching... Especially when you sang along in the finale :) Keep on that nice work :)

I always enjoy when you both are reacting. Thank you.

Congrats Sabina and Henri🌹🌹🤘🤘🤘

And The Firework is the Stamp of Nightwish They do this on every Open Air Concert

When Floor and Marko sing 'We were here', at the end, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, every time! I see it 'got' you, too! :-) If ever a performance matched its title, this was it. Just realised I forgot something...Happy Birthday to you and your channel!

Congrats with the channel! :D And I love Henri's face, pure joy and awe there! I love it

This was SO entertaining 😂 watching you BOTH with such lovely expressions on your faces ...and also watching how INTO the music you guys are !!!! Henri was smiling from ear to ear several times...such Joy coming through the music of Nightwish, through our souls, and back out from your eyes , your expressions and your beautiful smiles 😍💖. What a joy it truly is to get to share in your reaction ☺️ and to witness your closeness !!! True friends/family relationships are rare, and definitely are to be treasured ! With much ❤️ Love from Tennessee USA ❤️ !!! Have really missed seeing you guys !

The fireworks were pre-planned for your anniversary show. 💖 💖, one for each of you.

I just realized, that you are from Denmark! Greetings from Finland! Like others have already mentioned, you have such a strong bond between you that it is, as for us viewers, true pleasure to witness. And Henri's face during reaction, she was so captivated. I almost feared that she don't remember to breath :-).

One of Tuomas' masterpieces. Epic...Happy birthday!

Happy anniversary! And what better to celebrate than with this gorgeous Nightwish song. Greetings from the Netherlands!

Congrats on a great year! Keep it up!

WE WERE HERE!!!

Opus perfectum. The perfect definition for this song.

Hi ladies hope u ok im steve in uk 49.subscribed from start .im huge nightwish fan .got all cds dvds rareities.glad u enjoyed it.keep up great reactions all the best

So so enjoyed that Sabina and Henri ty ❤️x

You two rock! Love it when you both react to Nightwish! Keep it up!😊