| Nightwish Tour Setlist 2012 | Nightwish Tour Dates 2012 |
| Nightwish Tour Opening Acts |
| Imaginaerum World Tour | |||
| Tour by Nightwish | |||
| Associated album | Imaginaerum | ||
| Start date | January 21, 2012 | ||
| End date | ongoing | ||
| Legs | 4 | ||
| Shows | 39 (to date) | ||
| Nightwish tour chronology | |||
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The following setlist was used through the first leg of the European tour.
Encore:
| Europe | |||
| March 2, 2012 | Joensuu | Finland | Areena |
| March 3, 2012 | Sotkamo | Vuokattihalli | |
| March 4, 2012 | Oulu | Teatria 25 | |
| March 9, 2012 | Jyväskylä | Paviljonki Areena | |
| March 10, 2012 | Helsinki | Ice Hall | |
| March 11, 2012 | Tampere | Ice Hall | |
| March 14, 2012 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Yubileyny Sports Palace |
| March 15, 2012 | Moscow | Crocus City Hall | |
| March 17, 2012 | Kiev | Ukraine | MVC Arena |
| April 10, 2012 | Goteborg | Sweden | Lisebergshallen |
| April 11, 2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | KB Hallen |
| April 13, 2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall |
| April 14, 2012 | Düsseldorf | Germany | ISS Dome |
| April 16, 2012 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National Arena |
| April 17, 2012 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| April 18, 2012 | Nantes | Le Zenith | |
| April 20, 2012 | Lyon | Halle Tony Garnier | |
| April 21, 2012 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| April 23, 2012 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle |
| April 24, 2012 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| April 25, 2012 | Milan | Italy | Datch Forum di Assago |
| April 27, 2012 | Vienna | Austria | Gasometer |
| April 29, 2012 | Budapest | Hungary | Sports Arena |
| April 30, 2012 | Prague | Czech Republic | Tesla Arena |
| May 1, 2012 | Leipzig | Germany | Arena |
| May 3, 2012 | Hamburg | Color Line Arena | |
| May 5, 2012 | Nuremberg | Arena | |
| May 6, 2012 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |
| May 8, 2012 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | Tivoli Hall |
| Summer Festivals | |||
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| June 8, 2012 | Leicestershire | United Kingdom | Download Festival |
| June 10, 2012 | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Nova Rock Festival |
| June 15, 2012 | Seinäjoki | Finland | Provinssirock |
| July 5, 2012 | Gävle | Sweden | Getaway Rock Festival |
| July 7, 2012 | Turku | Finland | Ruisrock |
| July 28, 2012 | Kuopio | RockCock Festival | |
| Europe 2 | |||
| August 25, 2012 | Trondheim | Norway | Borggården Arena |