Ayreon will play live again in Tilburg 013 on September 15th, 16th and 17th, 2023, perform the album 01011001 in full. Tickets went on sale on October 27th and are officially sold out. Founder / mastermind Arjen Lucassen has checked in with the following update:

"I’m extremely happy with the singers that we managed to get for the 01011001 shows, what a cast! It’s always a big challenge to enlist all the singers for the live shows so far in advance, because so many of them are mega successful and therefore really busy. So... if your favourite singer isn’t there, PLEASE know that I did the best I could, but some simply aren’t available. Always to their own regret. I’m sure you agree that we have no less than 19 amazing singers here (apart from that hippie-dude), already proud of them!"

The following performers have been confirmed for all three shows:

Original 01011001 cast:

Hansi Kursch
Tom Englund
Daniel Gildenlow
Jonas Renkse
Anneke van Giersbergen
Simone Simons
Wudstik
Marjan Welman
Liselotte Hegt
Maggy Luyten
Phideaux Xavier
Arjen Lucassen (yeah, sorry for that)

Special guests:

Damian Wilson
Brittney Slayes
Micheal Mills
John Jaycee Cuijpers

Backing vocals:

Marcela Bovio
Irene Jansen
Jan Willem Ketelaers

Band:

Marcel Coenen - guitar
Timo Somers - guitar
Johan van Stratum - bass
Joost van den Broek - keys
Ed Warby - drums

Ensemble:

Ben Mathot - violin
Jurriaan Westerveld - cello
Jeroen Goossens - woodwinds

Check out the official Ayreon website for more information and news here.