Tarja opens up about the physical toll of performing in high heels
Author Benedetta Baldin - 11.5.2026
Former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen was asked in a recent interview with Jaimunji if she runs around in her high heels while singing her songs in preparation for her next tours, as per Blabbermouth.
“I had a tour, seven shows in seven days in Germany, recently, and I was wearing high heels. And I hadn’t worn high heels since maybe three years or something like that. And it was a mistake, because I came back home, and I had a severe pain again on my heels. So yeah, it was a sign. And my doctor, I went to see my doctor, and she was, like, ‘What have you done?’ I said, ‘Yeah, because I love wearing high heels.’ [Laughs] But those times are over.
Tarja made this statement about how she currently gets ready for her tours.
[I get] a lot of practice, obviously, physical training. Now I get to be at home. I get to be at home. I have my PT [physical therapist] coming over, and I’m really working out. It’s good. And I’m turning 50 next year, so nothing is staying, let’s say. You need to work it out [laughs] or the gravity will take it. [Laughs]
Upcoming shows:
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
Thursday, October 01, 2026 – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Friday, October 02, 2026 – M.A.U. Club, Rostock, Germany
Sunday, October 04, 2026 – Parkhotel Ballsaal, Dresden, Germany
Monday, October 05, 2026 – F-Haus, Jena, Germany
Tuesday, October 06, 2026 – Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
Thursday, October 08, 2026 – Music Hall, Innsbruck, Austria
Friday, October 09, 2026 – Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
Sunday, October 11, 2026 – Club Vaudeville, Lindau, Germany
Monday, October 12, 2026 – Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
Thursday, October 15, 2026 – Hyde Park, Osnabrück, Germany
Friday, October 16, 2026 – Stadthalle, Gersthofen, Germany
Saturday, October 17, 2026 – Szene, Vienna, Austria
Tuesday, December 01, 2026 – Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thursday, December 03, 2026 – Teatro Broadway, Rosario, Argentina
Saturday, December 05, 2026 – Terra SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Saturday, December 12, 2026 – Sala Ziemi, Poznań, Poland
Sunday, December 13, 2026 – Cavatina Hall, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 – Kongresové Centrum, Zlín, Czech Republic
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 – Gong, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Thursday, December 17, 2026 – Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Aldis, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Sunday, December 20, 2026 – Velká Synagoga, Plzen, Czech Republic
Monday, December 21, 2026 – Hybernia, Prague, Czech Republic
Wednesday, April 28, 2027 – Sono Centrum, Brno, Czech Republic
