Anneke had this to say: "I'm very excited that Arjen has agreed to join me for these acoustic shows. I will play a solo set and halfway through the show Arjen will join me on stage. We'll perform some Ayreon classics together and premiere a couple of songs that will be on our upcoming The Gentle Storm album. This will be a unique opportunity to catch us performing together and I look forward to sharing the stage with Arjen a lot!"
A full all-star band will go out without Arjen in March and April, and the confirmed dates and band line-up can be found below. The album release show in Amsterdam on March 26th is the only date where Arjen will make a special appearance on stage.
Acoustic shows with Arjen Lucassen:
February 17 - Hungary, Budapest, Planetarium
February 19 - Romania, Bucharest, Hard Rock Cafe
February 20 - Bulgaria, Sofia, TBC
February 22 - Germany, Berlin, K17
February 28 - Poland, Poznan, Pod Minoga
Full band shows:
26/3/15 - Melkweg, Amsterdam - The Netherlands
28/3/15 - ROCK Ittervoort Festival, Ittervoort - The Netherlands
3/4/15 - Hedon, Zwolle - The Netherlands
3-5/4/15 - Paaspop Festival, Schihndel - The Netherlands
11/4/15 - Paard van Troje, Den Haag - The Netherlands
22/4/15 - Divan Du Monde, Paris - France
23/4/15 - The Garage, London - UK
24/4/15 - The Musician, Leicester - UK
25/4/15 - The Roadhouse, Manchester - UK
26/4/15 - Prog-résiste Convention Festival, Soignies - Belgium
The Gentle Storm live:
Album cover by Alexandra V. Bach
. I wonder of they will still do the Ayreon classics though. And if so, I wanna know which songs.
