Hydra World Tour

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Hydra World Tour
Tour by Within Temptation
Hydra North American POster.jpg
Promotional artwork of North American leg of the tour
Location
Associated album Hydra
Start date20 February 2014
End date23 December 2016
Legs10
No. of shows136
Attendance49,587 (reported)
Box officeUS$2 million (reported)
Within Temptation concert chronology

The Hydra World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their sixth studio album, Hydra , released by Nuclear Blast on 31 January 2014. To date, it was their eight major tour and their third to see them playing worldwide. The tour passed over four continents and was divided into several legs according to the local of playing, presenting minor setlist variations from concerts of the same leg and a few more variations from leg to leg. A special leg was entitled "Theatres on Fire", in which saw the band playing seated shows at theatres in the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Contents

The tour was commercially successful and the band managed to play in even bigger spaces, an improvement already seen on their previous world tour, as well presenting their first concert at the Wembley Arena and selling out theatre tickets for their theatre seated concerts in the Netherlands. The band also managed to play at several big festivals, like Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, and Wacken Open Air. A live album with footage from the Amsterdam concert was released later in 2014, under the name of Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert .

Background

The tour was originally planned to start in January 2014, but then it was postponed to a month later, so the band could polish more the songs before releasing the album and also have more time to rehearsals for the following tour. [1] After a period of radio and television appearances for acoustic performances and interviews, the band scheduled to embark officially on the tour. On 20 January, the band announced a try-out show for testing the songs live at the Effenaar, in Eindhoven (NL), to be held on 20 February, having the tickets sold out on the same day. [2] The first official show happened on 26 February, in Helsinki, Finland, and the arena tour is going to pass primarily in Europe, arranging a few summer festivals. Due to great demand, several venues were changed to big ones in the purpose to comport more people. [3] [4] Due to the great reception of Hydra in the US, the band decided to tour again in North America, travelling from West to East coast and passing over twelve cities, being two in Canada and having some venues with sold out tickets, while on the last tour the band passed over only five cities. [5] On 2 May, the band announced through their Facebook page that they were going to record the concert at the Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, in which happened on the same evening. [6] The great part of the concert would late appear on the DVD Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert together with some parts of the previous tour Elements 15th anniversary show. As the end of the European leg, the tour had an attendance of over 120.000 people. [7] After the great reception of the previous albums on North America as well the North American leg of the Hydra World Tour, Nuclear Blast decided to release a together re-issue of both Enter and The Dance on 10 November 2014, to give the new listeners access to the band early material. [8]

The band opted to focus on playing Hydra songs in its majority, being "Dog Days" the only one not played yet, and maintain their signature songs from previous releases, as Stand My Ground and Ice Queen, during great part of the presentations. As the album contains four invited vocalists, their part in the respective songs are played on tape as the videos are shown on the big screen, allowing these artists to appear somehow during the concerts, [9] except for "Whole World is Watching" in which was played with guest vocalist Piotr Rogucki on Polish dates and was played only by den Adel in an acoustic version.

Theatre concerts

Right after the end of the arena concerts, the band announced via their website that on early 2015 they were going to embark on a new theatre tour [10] passing over Dutch cities and later one extra show in Luxembourg. The special leg of the tour came out differently from their previous theatre concerts in which the band used to present primarily acoustic renditions of their songs, with the Hydra seated leg featuring only a few acoustic versions and somewhat different renditions from them. [11] The theatre leg ambientation was made sightly different from the common concerts to also present a visual spectacle in support of the music. The band made use of holographic projections to auxiliate the stage design and effect of some songs, such as a pre-recorded virtual orchestra playing on the stage and virtual holographic duets such as the one from den Adel and Anneke van Giersbergen during the presentation of "Somewhere". [11]

Reception

We've always felt like the strange duck because at the metal festivals, we are very melodic amongst those bands, so we're strange in that direction – most heavy bands are heavier and more riff orientated. Then at mainstream festivals, we're probably the heaviest band playing and people find it strange for that reason.

—Sharon den Adel about the variety of summer festivals the band manages to play. [12]

The tour received generally positive reviews amongst critics.

In reviewing the bands presentation at the Wembley Arena, London, Ian Gittins from The Guardian classified the performance with 3 stars out of 5. Gittins commented the diversity the band delivered during the concert, praising the transition of "the portentous Our Solemn Hour" in which sampled "a Winston Churchill speech and veers off into cod Latin" to the "melodramatic romanticism of the sultry arthouse original and bellow it from a windswept mountaintop" that the band offered with a cover of Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" during the final encore. Gittins ended his review classifying the band as a "complete hokum and yet oddly enjoyable". [13]

British website Bring the Noise also considered "Our Solemn Hour" and the final encore containing "Summertime Sadness" as the night main highlights, also praising den Adel's vocal ability and the stage additional effects as the use of pyrotechnics, giving the concert a 10/10 score. [14]

However, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet cited "Summertime Sadness" as the weakest point of the concert at the Sweden Rock Festival. [15]

Robert van Gijssel, reviewing the first Amsterdam concert for Dutch newspaper Volkskrant also gave the presentation a three out of a possible five score. van Gijssel criticized the use of video recordings on the big screen during the songs that were originally duets, commenting that it "felt like you were standing up watching a music video" and classifying it as "showstoppers". On the other hand, van Gijssel praised the "extraordinarily in shape" voice of den Adel and cited "Our Solemn Hour", "Angels" and Dutch early 2000s hit "Ice Queen" as the highlight moments of the concert. [16]

Flemish newspaper De Morgen also criticized the use of video recordings during the Antwerp concert, naming the show as the "Disneyland of virtual duets", but giving a score of 3.5 out of a possible 5 stars and praising den Adel's "angelic voice" as well the constant band interaction with the public. [9] Also Flemish Gazet van Antwerpen praised the performance, commenting not only about the style variation of the band but also the public, in which contained "from blushing teen girls tattooed to thirty year old Metallica-shirt men". [17]

Metal Hammer commented more positively about the use of virtual duets on the screen, saying that it may be a low point on the concert but den Adel manages to overcome it with her performance in songs like "Fire and Ice" and also "get the crowd jumping" during "Stand My Ground" and "Ice Queen". [18]

French newspaper Le Parisien commented positively about their passage through Paris, stating that the group delivered "a very good performance with a few remarks about", praising den Adel's vocal performance particularly during "Angels" and "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)". [19] On 12 September 2014, the band received the award for Best Live Band at the Metal Hammer Awards. [20]

Opening acts

Set list

Songs performed

Songs performed throughout the tour
Enter (1997)
  • "Candles"
The Dance (1998)
  • "The Dance"
  • "The Other Half (of Me)"
Mother Earth (2000)
The Silent Force (2004)
The Heart of Everything (2007)
The Unforgiving (2011)
Hydra (2014)
Covers

Set lists

Try-Out Show Set list (20 February 2014)
  1. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  4. "Silver Moonlight" (from Hydra, 2014)
  5. "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014)
  6. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  7. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  8. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  9. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  10. "Tell me Why" (from Hydra, 2014)
  11. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  12. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  13. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  14. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  15. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  16. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth , 2001)

Encore

  1. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  2. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  3. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
First European Leg Set list (26 February to 16 March)
  1. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  4. "Silver Moonlight" (from Hydra, 2014)
  5. "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014)
  6. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  7. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  8. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  9. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  10. "Tell me Why" (from Hydra, 2014)
  11. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  12. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  13. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  14. "The Cross" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  15. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  16. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth , 2001)

Encore

  1. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  2. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  3. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  4. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • The set list often presented some variations
    • "Ice Queen" and "Mother Earth" switched places on selected dates.
    • "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Silver Moonlight" from 12 March onwards.
    • "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played from 12 March onwards.
    • "Shot in the Dark" was removed from 12 March onwards.
    • "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) was played instead of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" on selected dates.
    • "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Memories" on select dates.
    • "Whole World Is Watching" (from Hydra, 2014) was played with vocalist Piotr Rogucki on Polish dates.
Second European Leg Set list (6 April to 24 May)
  1. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  4. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  5. "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014)
  6. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  7. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  8. "Angels" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  9. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  10. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  11. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  12. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  13. "The Cross" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  14. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  15. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth , 2001)

Encore

  1. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  2. "Whole World Is Watching" (acoustic)(from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  4. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • The set list often presented some variations
    • "Tell me Why" (from Hydra, 2014) was played at selected dates.
    • "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played instead of "Our Solemn Hour" on selected dates.
    • "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Whole World Is Watching" on selected dates.
    • "Sinead" (acoustic)(from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Whole World Is Watching" (acoustic) at selected dates.
    • "Whole World Is Watching" (acoustic)(from Hydra, 2014) was played as final song on 25 April in Paris on Sharon's spontaneous decision, and removed from 1 May onwards.
Summer Festivals 2014
  1. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  4. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  5. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  6. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  7. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  8. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  9. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  10. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  11. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

  1. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  2. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  3. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • Length was sometimes increased, due to the time of presentation of each band on a festival.
  • Some songs switched places throughout the concerts.
    • "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014), "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011), "Sinéad" (acoustic) (from The Unforgiving, 2011), The Cross (from The Heart of Everything, 2007), "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004), and "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004) were occasionally added to the setlist depending on the length.
    • "The Last Dance" (B-side from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played on 9 August 2014.
North American set list (25 September to 11 October)
  1. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  3. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra, 2014)
  4. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  5. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  8. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  9. "The Cross" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  10. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  11. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  12. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  13. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  14. "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014)
  15. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  16. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth , 2001)

Encore

  1. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  2. "Sinéad" (acoustic)(from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  3. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • The set list often presented some variations
    • "Never-Ending Story" (from Mother Earth, 2001) was played on 26 September.
    • "Silver Moonlight" (from Hydra, 2014) was played instead of "Iron" on 5 October featuring Henrik Englund from Amaranthe.
    • "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) and "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004) were played at selected dates.
South American set list (20 to 30 November)
  1. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  3. "Let Us Burn" (from Hydra, 2014)
  4. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  5. "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014)
  6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  8. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  9. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  10. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth , 2001)
  11. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  12. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  13. "Sinéad" (acoustic)(from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  14. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  15. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  16. "Silver Moonlight" (from Hydra, 2014)
  17. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

  1. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  2. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • The set list often presented some variations
    • "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played after "Ice Queen" at selected dates.
    • "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played instead of "Our Solemn Hour" on selected dates.
    • "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Hand of Sorrow" on 20 November.
    • "Tell Me Why" (from Hydra, 2014) was played on 30 November.
Theatres on Fire set list (28 February 2015 to 28 March)
  1. "The Cross" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  2. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2011)
  3. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving , 2011)
  4. "And We Run"(semi-acoustic)(from Hydra , 2014)
  5. "The Heart of Everything" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  6. "Towards the End" (B-side from The Silent Force , 2004)
  7. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  8. "Somewhere" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  9. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth , 2001)

Encore

  1. "The Last Dance" (B-side from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  2. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "The Truth Beneath the Rose" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  4. "Forgiven" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  5. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  6. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  7. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  8. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

  1. "Sinéad" (acoustic)(from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  2. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
Summer Festivals 2015
  1. "Paradise (What About Us?)" (from Hydra , 2014)
  2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving , 2011)
  3. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  5. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything , 2007)
  6. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force , 2004)
  7. "Dangerous" (from Hydra, 2014)
  8. "And We Run" (from Hydra, 2014)
  9. "Summertime Sadness" ( Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions , 2013)
  10. "The Heart of Everything" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  11. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
  12. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

  1. "Sinéad" (acoustic)(from The Unforgiving, 2011)
  2. "Covered By Roses" (from Hydra, 2014)
  3. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • Length was sometimes increased or decreased, due to the time of presentation of each band on a festival.
  • Some songs switched places throughout the concerts.
    • "Edge of the World" (from Hydra, 2014), "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011), The Cross (from The Heart of Everything, 2007), "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004), and "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004) were occasionally added to the set list depending on the length.
    • "Whole World Is Watching" (from Hydra, 2014) was played on 8 August 2015 along with Piotr Rogucki.
Russia set list (15 October 2015 to 26 October)
Summer Festivals 2016

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
Try-Out Show
20 February 2014 Eindhoven Netherlands Effenaar ——
European Leg [21] [22] [23]
26 February 2014 Helsinki Finland Cable Factory——
28 February 2014MoscowRussiaArena——
1 March 2014 Saint Petersburg A2——
4 March 2014 Vilnius Lithuania Teatro Arena——
5 March 2014 Minsk Belarus Sporthalle——
6 March 2014 Kyiv Ukraine Stereoplaza [A] ——
8 March 2014 Poznań Poland Sala Ziemi——
9 March 2014 Warsaw Torwar Hall ——
11 March 2014 Prague Czech Republic Mala Sports Hala——
12 March 2014 Bratislava Slovakia Incheba Expo Arena——
14 March 2014 Budapest Hungary Petőfi Csarnok ——
15 March 2014 Vienna Austria Gasometer——
16 March 2014 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 3,714 / 4,500$280,664
6 April 2014 Munich GermanyTonhalle3,507 / 3,507$163,490
7 April 2014 Hamburg Sporthalle 2,418 / 4,000$112,815
8 April 2014 Cologne Palladium3,125 / 4,000$145,857
9 April 2014 Ludwigsburg Arena Ludwigsburg 2,704 / 3,000$126,696
11 April 2014 Manchester England O2 Apollo Manchester ——
12 April 2014London Wembley Arena ——
14 April 2014 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle ——
15 April 2014 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow ——
16 April 2014 Birmingham England O2 Academy Birmingham ——
18 April 2014 Frankfurt Germany Jahrhunderthalle 3,701 / 4,800$174,207
19 April 2014 Erfurt Thüringenhalle3,002 / 4,000$141,493
20 April 2014 Berlin Columbiahalle2,899 / 3,500$136,181
22 April 2014 Toulouse FranceLe Phare——
24 April 2014 Lyon Halle Tony Garnier ——
25 April 2014Paris Zénith de Paris ——
27 April 2014 Nantes Le Zénith ——
28 April 2014 Lille L'aeronef——
29 April 2014 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena 6,940 / 6,940$323,782
2 May 2014 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall 5,500 / 5,500—
3 May 2014——
26 June 2014 Milan ItalyAlcatraz——
Summer Festivals
6 June 2014 Espoo FinlandKivenlahti RockFestivalFestival
7 June 2014 Sölvesborg Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
12 June 2014 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhell
13 June 2014 Donington Park England Download Festival
14 June 2014 Weismain GermanyLegacy Open Air [B]
6 July 2014 Barcelona SpainBarcelona Metal Fest
18 July 2014 Dour Belgium Dour Festival
3 August 2014 Lokeren Lokersen Festival
8 August 2014 Leeuwarden NetherlandsCity Rock
9 August 2014 Hildesheim Germany M'era Luna Festival
14 August 2014 Avenches SwitzerlandRock Oz'Arènes
5 September 2014 Havířov Czech RepublicHavířov Festival
North American Leg [24] [25] [26]
25 September 2014San FranciscoUnited States The Regency Ballroom ——
26 September 2014Los Angeles Club Nokia 1,928 / 2,356$59,278
28 September 2014 Denver Gothic Theatre ——
30 September 2014 Minneapolis First Avenue ——
1 October 2014Chicago The Vic Theatre 1,400 / 1,400$39,200
2 October 2014 Clarkston Royal Oak Music Theatre ——
3 October 2014 Toronto Canada Sound Academy ——
5 October 2014 Montreal Métropolis 2,179 / 2,200$57,479
7 October 2014 Baltimore United States Rams Head Live! 1,242 / 1,400$37,260
9 October 2014 Philadelphia Electric Factory ——
10 October 2014New York City Terminal 5 ——
11 October 2014 Worcester Palladium——
Fall concerts
19 October 2014TokyoJapan Loud Park Festival FestivalFestival
30 October 2014 Kyiv Ukraine Stereoplaza [A] ——
14 November 2014 Weissenhaeuser Strand Germany Metal Hammer ParadiseFestivalFestival
South America [27]
20 November 2014 Mexico City Mexico Teatro Metropólitan 2,428 / 3,157$173,849
21 November 2014 San Salvador El Salvador Cifco——
23 November 2014 Bogotá Colombia Downtown Majestic ——
25 November 2014 Santiago Chile Teatro Caupolicán ——
26 November 2014 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Flores——
28 November 2014 Recife BrazilClube Português——
29 November 2014 Rio de Janeiro Circo Voador——
30 November 2014 São Paulo Audiosp——
Theatres on Fire
28 February 2015 Almere NetherlandsSchouwburg——
2 March 2015Amsterdam Carré Theatre ——
5 March 2015 Luxembourg City Luxembourg Rockhal ——
6 March 2015 Heerlen NetherlandsParkstad Limburg——
7 March 2015 Arnhem Musis Sacrum——
11 March 2015 Utrecht TivoliVredenburg ——
12 March 2015 Den Bosch Theater a/d Parade——
13 March 2015Eindhoven Muziekgebouw Frits Philips ——
14 March 2015——
19 March 2015 Enschede Stadschouwburg——
20 March 2015 Nijmegen De Vereeniging ——
26 March 2015 Haarlem Philharmonie——
27 March 2015 Groningen Oosterpoort——
28 March 2015——
8 April 2015 Apeldoorn Orpheus——
9 April 2015 The Hague Nederlands Dans Theater ——
10 April 2015 Zwolle Odeon De Spiegel——
14 April 2015 Alphen a/d Rijn Castellum——
16 April 2015 Tilburg Schouwburg——
18 April 2015 Rotterdam Nieuwe Luxor——
21 April 2015 Steenwijk De Meente——
24 April 2015 Breda Chassé——
Summer Festivals 2
31 March 2015 Kyiv UkraineStereo PlazaFestivalFestival
4 April 2015 Schijndel NetherlandsPaaspop
23 May 2015 Raalte Ribs 'n Blues Festival
29 May 2015 Gelsenkirchen GermanyRock Im Revier
31 May 2015MunichRockavaria
5 June 2015ViennaAustriaRock in Vienna
21 June 2015 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
26 June 2015 Piešťany Slovakia Topfest Festival
27 June 2015 Kavarna Bulgaria Kavarna Rock Fest
9 July 2015 Vizovice Czech Republic Masters of Rock
11 July 2015HeerlenNetherlandsPark City Live
24 July 2015 Kotka FinlandKotkan Meripäivät
25 July 2015 Pratteln SwitzerlandZ7 Summernights
30 July 2015 Kostrzyn nad Odrą Poland Przystanek Woodstock
31 July 2015 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
1 August 2015 Chemnitz Wasserschloss Klaffenbach [C] 3,000 / 3,000$111,938
6 August 2015 Villena SpainLeyendas Del RockFestivalFestival
7 August 2015 Vagos Portugal Vagos Open Air
8 August 2015 Walton-on-Trent England Bloodstock Open Air
9 August 2015MontrealCanada Heavy Montreal
15 August 2015 Ulft NetherlandsHuntenpop
29 August 2015 Straszęcin PolandCzad Festival
Russian Leg
15 October 2015Saint PetersburgRussiaA2 Club——
16 October 2015Moscow Crocus City Hall ——
18 October 2015 Krasnoyarsk MVDC Sibir——
19 October 2015 Novosibirsk DK Zheleznodorozhnik——
21 October 2015 Yekaterinburg Tele-Club——
23 October 2015 Rostov-on-Don KSK Express——
24 October 2015 Krasnodar Arena Hall——
26 October 2015MinskBelarus Minsk Sports Palace ——
Summer Festivals 3
1 May 2016 Wroclaw PolandGitarowemu Rekordowi GuinnessaFestivalFestival
7 May 2016 Inzell GermanyMäxival
27 May 2016 Pesse NetherlandsMuziekweekend Pesse
4 June 2016NijmegenFortarock
18 June 2016 Clisson France Hellfest Open Air
24 June 2016 Rzeszow PolandEuropean Stadium of Culture
8 July 2016 Kvinesdal Norway Norway Rock Festival
10 July 2016 Geiselwind GermanyOut & Loud Festival
29 July 2016 Veenhuizen NetherlandsVeenhoop Festival
4 August 2016 Snina SlovakiaRock Pod Kamenom
5 August 2016 Székesfehérvár HungaryFezen Festival
6 August 2016 Ostrava Czech RepublicOstrava v Plamenech
13 August 2016 Kortrijk BelgiumAlcatraz Festival
14 August 2016HildesheimGermanyM'era Luna Festival
20 August 2016 Spaarnwoude NetherlandsDutch Valley Festival
27 August 2016 Schleswig GermanyBaltic Sea Festival
3 September 2016 [D] Bucharest Romania Arenele BNR ——
Total [E] 49,587 / 57,260$2,084,189

Extra concerts

DateCityCountryVenueEvent
24 January 2014Los AngelesUnited StatesThe JointPromotional Acoustic Sessions
27 January 2014 Woodbridge Vintage Vinyl
4 February 2014LondonUnited Kingdom HMV Oxford Street
18 September 2015 Berlin GermanyKesselhaus der KulturbrauereiMetal Hammer Awards
20 December 2015 Tilburg Netherlands 013 Black Christmas
21 December 2015
22 December 2016
23 December 2016

Personnel

Within Temptation

Guest musicians

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Both Piotr Rogucki (left) and Tarja Turunen (right) performed their songs on Hydra at selected dates.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Within Temptation</span> Dutch symphonic metal band

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although each album contains other influences outside these genres. Critics have noticed the band's experimentation and musical versatility. In an interview, den Adel said they fell into a symphonic rock genre with various influences. In another interview, den Adel stated that "We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic metal/rock band... In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements".

<i>Mother Earth</i> (Within Temptation album) 2000 studio album by Within Temptation

Mother Earth is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Originally released on 24 December 2000 in the Netherlands, and 21 August 2001 in other parts of Europe. The album was licensed to be released in Germany and neighboring countries through GUN Records in January 2003 as a special extended edition with four bonus tracks. The same edition reached the United Kingdom through Sanctuary Records with a release in September 2004. The album was re-released by Roadrunner Records on 28 September 2007, with bonus live tracks. On 5 August 2008, Mother Earth along with The Silent Force was released in the United States on Roadrunner Records. On 17 December 2018, it was announced that the album would be rereleased on vinyl in January 2019.

<i>Enter</i> (Within Temptation album) 1997 studio album by Within Temptation

Enter is the debut studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997. After the band became more widely known in foreign markets, it was re-released by the independent label Season of Mist in North America in 2007, and by Nuclear Blast in 2014. It was produced by Lex Vogelaar, founder of the Dutch death metal band Orphanage, and had to recorded, completed and mixed within three weeks.

<i>The Silent Force</i> 2004 studio album by Within Temptation

The Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on 15 November 2004, by GUN Records. On 5 August 2008, The Silent Force along with Mother Earth were released in the United States by Roadrunner Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to illness. It is also the first to feature Daniel Gibson as their producer. The album deepened the band symphonic approach, this time featuring more atmospheric songs that resemble the predominant fantasistic lyrics, inspired both by literature and the band members personal lives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ruud Jolie</span> Dutch guitarist (born 1976)

Ruud Jolie is the lead guitarist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation.

<i>The Heart of Everything</i> 2007 studio album by Within Temptation

The Heart of Everything is the fourth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released by GUN Records on 12 March 2007 in Europe. It was released in North America on 18 June 2007 by Roadrunner Records. The album follows the symphonic metal sound the band had been improving and deepening until then, and is considered by lead vocalist Sharon den Adel as the album in which the band finally managed to achieve this kind of sound.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stand My Ground</span> 2004 single by Within Temptation

"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's album The Silent Force. The song is also included on the US edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in three countries and became a top 40 hit in four other countries. It was also used in the trailer for the film Blood & Chocolate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ice Queen (song)</span> 2001 single by Within Temptation

"Ice Queen" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released in June 2001 as the second single from their second studio album Mother Earth. The song was the band's commercial breakthrough, and it remains one of the band's most successful songs to date in Europe. It has been featured on the annual Dutch Top 2000 since 2011.

"Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" is a song written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Martijn Spierenburg for the album The Silent Force (2004). It was used to promote Within Temptation's live DVD The Silent Force Tour (2005).

<i>The Unforgiving</i> 2011 studio album by Within Temptation

The Unforgiving is the fifth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released by Roadrunner Records on 29 March 2011. It was a concept album as one part of a transmedia storytelling project, which accompanied the release of three short films and a series of six comic books. The album followed the band's pattern of incorporating new musical elements on each release, this time marking a major transition point for the band and featuring more pop and 80s influences. Lyrically, the band focused on telling a story with specific characters, also present in the films and comic books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Unforgiving Tour</span> 2011–13 concert tour by Within Temptation

The Unforgiving World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, released by Roadrunner Records on 25 March 2011. It was their seventh major tour and their second to see them playing worldwide. The tour commenced on 10 August 2011, at the Sziget Festival, Hungary, and finished on 8 September 2013, at the Rock'n Coke Festival, in Turkey, passing mainly over Europe, with selected concerts in North America and South America. The tour helped on solidifying the band as one of mainland Europe's most successful symphonic metal acts, as it marked a major transition from club and theater to arena concerts on the continent than the previous one. On the North and South American concerts, however, the band still opted to play at smaller capacity venues. For the band's fifteenth anniversary, they held their biggest concert to date with a special presentation at the Sportpaleis, Belgium, featuring some of the band's ex-members on older songs and other special guests. The concert was later released as part of the Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert live album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Heart of Everything World Tour</span> 2007–08 concert tour by Within Temptation

The Heart of Everything World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their fourth album, The Heart of Everything.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanctuary (tour)</span> 2012 concert tour by Within Temptation

Sanctuary Tour is a concert tour, predominantly acoustic, by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, released by Roadrunner Records on 25 March 2011. This is their eight tour and the third passing over theaters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Silent Force Tour (Within Temptation)</span> 2004–06 concert tour by Within Temptation

The Silent Force Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their third album, The Silent Force. The international growth the band had been facing with the album reflected well on the touring schedule and the locations played, as the band started being able to play in several newly visited countries and at bigger music festivals, such as the Download Festival in the United Kingdom, Wacken Open Air in Germany and the Loud Park Festival in Japan. The concert at the Java-eiland, in Amsterdam, was recorded and released homonymously under the name The Silent Force Tour in November 2005.

<i>Hydra</i> (Within Temptation album) 2014 studio album by Within Temptation

Hydra is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released on January 31, 2014 in Europe and on February 4, 2014 in North America. The album contains guest appearances by singer Howard Jones, rapper Xzibit, metal vocalist Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) and alternative rock singer Dave Pirner. The first single, "Paradise ", was released on September 27, 2013, and featured Turunen as guest vocalist. The second single, "Dangerous", was released on December 20, in which Jones provided the male vocals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whole World Is Watching</span> 0000 single by Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner or Piotr Rogucki

"Whole World Is Watching" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their sixth studio album, Hydra. It was released in Poland as the third single from the album on 22 January 2014 and was scheduled to have its main release on 21 February. The song features guest vocals from Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, with Polish rock singer Piotr Rogucki of the band Coma providing vocals on the Polish version of Hydra.

<i>Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert</i> 2014 video by Within Temptation

Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert is the fifth live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released in November, 2014 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, 2-disc Blu-ray and digital album. The live album features two performances, being the first one the greatest part of the band's 15th anniversary concert at the Sportpaleis, titled Elements, and the second one the band's performance at the AFAS Live during the Hydra World Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Resist Tour</span> 2018–19 concert tour by Within Temptation

The Resist Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, in support of their seventh album Resist which was released on 1 February 2019. The tour began on 11 October 2018 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and visited seventeen countries in Europe. The supporting acts for the first leg were bands Beyond the Black and Ego Kill Talent. For 2019, the band toured North America alongside In Flames and performed at both select European summer festivals and special open air shows with selected guests. The band was scheduled to perform a second round of summer festivals in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festivals had to be cancelled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Worlds Collide (tour)</span> 2022 concert tour by Evanescence and Within Temptation

Worlds Collide was a concert tour co-headlined by American rock band Evanescence and Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. The tour was originally scheduled to begin in spring 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety measures that had to be subsequently undertaken, including the restriction of concerts, the tour had to be postponed. The first postponement occurred on March 13, 2020 and, as the pandemic persisted, a second occurred on June 22, 2020, a third on April 13, 2021, and a fourth on February 11, 2022. With the safety measures lifted, the tour was able to start on November 9, 2022, in Munich, and concluded on December 8, 2022, in Berlin.

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