THE GENTLE STORM Featuring ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Confirm More Netherlands Shows For Fall 2015
May 4, 2015, 9 years ago
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine) and Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend Project) released their debut album, The Diary, from their new band The Gentle Storm. Their tour schedule for 2015 continues to get longer, with more shows announced for the Netherlands in October and November. Check out their updated itinerary below:
June
20 - Steengoed Festival - Willemsoord, Netherlands
21 - Plaatpop - Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
July
10 - Rockharz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany
12 - Bospop - Weert, Netherlands
17 - Night of the Prog Festival - Loreley, Germany
30-Aug 1 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
October
9 - Vera - Groningen, Netherlands
10 - DRU Cultuurfabriek - Ulft, Netherlands
17 - FemME Festival - Eindhoven, Netherlands
November
14 - Poppodium Atak - Enschede, Netherlands
19 - Poppodium Nieuwe NOR - Heerlen, Netherlands
20 - P60 - Amstelveen, Netherlands
21 - Podium ‘t Beest - Goes, Netherlands
On March 26th, The Gentle Storm performed at Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland. Their show featured a guest appearance by Lucassen, who performed during the acoustic portion of the band's set. Single cam fan-filmed video of the entire gig is available below.
The setlist on the night was as follows:
"Endless Sea""Heart of Amsterdam"
"Brightest Light"
"The Storm"
"Eyes of Michiel"
"Eléanor" (The Gathering cover)
"New Horizons"
"Wish You Were Here" (Pink Floyd cover - Anneke Van Giersbergen solo)
"The Moment" (with Arjen Anthony Lucassen)
"Comatose" (Ayreon cover - with Arjen Anthony Lucassen)
"Valley of the Queens" (Ayreon cover - with Arjen Anthony Lucassen)
"Day Seven: Hope" (Ayreon cover with Arjen Anthony Lucassen)
"Cape of Storms"
"The Greatest Love"
"Waking Dreams" (Ayreon cover)
"Witnesses" (Agua de Annique cover)
"Strange Machines" (The Gathering cover)
"Isis and Osiris" (Ayreon cover)
Encore:
"Fallout" (Devin Townsend Project cover)
"Shores of India"
The Gentle Storm live:
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) - vocals
Merel Bechtold (Purest of Pain, MaYaN) - guitars<
Ferry Duijsens (Anneke van Giersbergen, ex-Dreadlock Pussy) - guitars
Ed Warby (Hail of Bullets, Ayreon, ex-Gorefest) - drums<
Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion) - bass
Joost van den Broek (producer, ex-After Forever) - keyboards
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion) - background vocals