ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN To Join MAIDEN UNITED For Upcoming Live Dates
March 8, 2011, 13 years ago
Dutch vocalist ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN (ex-The GATHERING, AGUA DE ANNIQUE) will join MAIDEN UNITED - an acoustic tribute to legendary British metallers IRON MAIDEN featuring members of THRESHOLD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, THE GATHERING - for their string of European live dates in April, and their appearance at the 2011 Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany.
The band's itinerary is as follows:
April
7 - The Diamond - Sutton, Nottinghamshire, UK8 - Snooty Fox - Wakefield, UK
9 - The Peel - Kingston (London), UK
April (with Anneke Van Giersbergen)
10 - MEZZ - Breda, Netherlands13 - De Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Netherlands
15 - Auw Kerk - Bunde, Netherlands
16 - De Kade - Zaandam, Netherlands
17 - De Splinter - Venlo, Netherlands
23 - De Pit - Terneuzen, Netherlands
24 - Paaspop Festival - Schijndel, Netherlands
August (with Anneke Van Giersbergen)
4 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, GermanyMind The Acoustic Pieces is the first release from Maiden United, released this past December 9th. An acoustic version of Piece Of Mind with new arrangements and played by an impressive ensemble:
Mike Coolen - drums (SILKSTONE)
Ruud Jolie - guitar (WITHIN TEMPTATION)
Marco Kuypers - piano (Silkstone)
Damian Wilson - vocals (THRESHOLD, ARYEON)
Joey Bruers - bass (Up The Irons)
Anneke van Giersbergen - vocals (THE GATHERING)
Mind The Acoustic Pieces tracklisting:
'Where Eagles Dare'
'Revelations'
'Flight Of Icarus'
'Die With Your Boots On'
'The Trooper'
'Still Life '
'Quest For Fire'
'Sun And Steel'
'To Tame A Land' (duet with Anneke van Giersbergen)
For more info and audio samples visit Maidenunited.com.
