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The Silent Force Tour (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.

The Silent Force Tour
Tour by Within Temptation
The band formation during the tour. From left to right: Stephen van Haestregt, Jeroen van Veen, Ruud Jolie, Sharon den Adel, Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt.
Associated albumThe Silent Force
Start date2 July 2004
End date15 October 2006
Within Temptation concert chronology

Background

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Within Temptation's third album, The Silent Force, was released on 15 November 2004. The album was an instant number one debut on the band's homecountry and charted well in many other European countries.[1] In support of the release they embarked on another large international tour in 2005, with dates across Europe and a one-off show in Dubai and another in Japan. A special concert at the Java-eiland, Netherlands, was recorded and released as a DVD, entitled The Silent Force Tour. The concert included special guests, as old Within Temptation members in some songs.[2] The band also showed heavy presence at summer music festivals, including their first presentation at the Download Festival in the United Kingdom and also headlining the 2005 edition of the also British Bloodstock Open Air.[3]

Set list

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Songs that were often played during the tour

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Songs that were occasionally added to the set lists

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  • Restless (from Enter, 1997)
  • Candles (from Enter, 1997)
  • The Other Half (of Me) (from The Dance, 1997)
  • Our Farewell (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • Dark Wings (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • Jane Doe (from Mother Earth (b-side), 2001)
  • Pale (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  • Aquarius (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  • It's The Fear (from The Silent Force, 2004)
  • A Dangerous Mind (from The Silent Force (b-side), 2004)
  • The Howling (from The Heart of Everything, 2007, unreleased at the time)
  • "Somewhere" and "Towards the End" (from The Silent Force, 2004) were played once, at the Java Eiland concert.

Special setlists

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Warm-Up Set list (2 July – 24th 2004)
  1. "See Who I Am" (demo from The Silent Force, 2004)
  2. "Orff" (Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) Demo)
  3. "Caged" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  4. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  5. "Restless" (from Enter, 1997)
  6. "Stand My Ground" (demo from The Silent Force, 2004)
  7. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  8. "Running Up That Hill" (from Running Up That Hill, 2003)
  9. "Jane Doe" (from Mother Earth, 2001, B-side)
  10. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  11. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
  • Order of the songs variated
  • Some songs were often added in the last two concerts:
    • "Our Farewell", "Never-Ending Story", "Dark Wings", "Forsaken", "Angels" and "Memories"
Spellborn Release Set list (23 August 2006)
  1. The Howling (from The Heart of Everything, 2007, unreleased at the time)
  2. "Sounds of Freedom" The Heart of Everything (b-side)
  3. "Jane Doe" (from Mother Earth, 2001, B-side)
  4. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Warm-Up
2 July 2004 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival
3 July 2004 Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter
24 July 2004 Heeswijk Netherlands Natuurtheater De Kersouwe
31 July 2004 Hultsfred Sweden Gates of Metal
29 September 2004 London England Scala
8 November 2004 Paris France Bataclan
Europe – First Leg
25 November 2004 Eindhoven Netherlands Effenaar
27 November 2004 Zwolle Broerenkerk
2 December 2004 Amsterdam Melkweg
10 December 2004 Hardenberg Podium
19 December 2004 Ghent Belgium Zooruti
1 February 2005 Hamburg Germany Grosse Freiheit 36
3 February 2005 Malmö Sweden Kulturbolaget
5 February 2005 Gothenburg Karen Club
7 February 2005 Stockholm Fryshuset
12 February 2005 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle
15 February 2005 Munich Tonhalle
16 February 2005 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
24 February 2005 Wiesbaden Germany Schlachthof
28 February 2005 Strasbourg France La Laiterie
1 March 2005 Villeurbanne Le Transbordeur
3 March 2005 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz
4 March 2005 Madrid Sala Macumba
25 March 2005 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Desert Rock Festival
27 March 2005 Schijndel Netherlands Paaspop
12 April 2005 Utrecht Tivoli
15 April 2005 Amsterdam Paradiso
21 April 2005 Tilburg 013
22 April 2005 Rijssen Lucky & Co
29 April 2005 Zundert Zundert
Summer Festivals
5 May 2005 Zwolle Netherlands Bevrijdingsfestival
15 May 2005 Landgraaf Pinkpop
22 May 2005 Dortmund Germany Soundgarden
3 June 2005 Nürburg Rock am Ring
9 June 2005 Norje Sweden Sweden Rock Festival
11 June 2005 Dresden Germany Messe
12 June 2005 Zürich Switzerland Stadion Buchholz Uster
17 June 2005 Emmen Netherlands Megapop
24 June 2005 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
25 June 2005 Paris France Parc des Princes
26 June 2005 The Hague Netherlands Parkpop
3 July 2005 Weert Bospop
4 July 2005 Barcelona Spain Razzmatazz
5 July 2005 Madrid La Riviera
7 July 2005 Valencia Estación del Norte
22 July 2005 Amsterdam Netherlands Java-eiland [A]
5 August 2005 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
Europe – Second Leg
27 August 2005 Helsinki Finland Kaisaniemi Park
3 September 2005 Derby England Assembly Rooms
4 September 2005 London London Astoria
10 September 2005 Tiel Netherlands Appelpop
17 September 2005 Steenwijk Theater de Meenthe
Summer Festivals 2
22 April 2006 America Netherlands Rockweekend
5 May 2006 Bathmen Feesttent Wessem
26 May 2006 Wessem Bêkefeesten
10 June 2006 Donington Park England Download Festival
15 June 2006 Hultsfred Sweden Hultsfred Festival
16 June 2006 Seinäjoki Finland Provinssirock
8 July 2006 Huttwil Switzerland Nationales Sportzentrum
14 July 2006 Dour Belgium La Plaine de La Machine à Feu
15 July 2006 Toscolano-Maderno Italy Evolution Festival
16 July 2006 Vizovice Czech Republic Masters of Rock
30 July 2006 Guernica Spain Metalway
8 August 2006 Lokeren Belgium Lokerse Feesten
12 August 2006 Lokeren Netherlands Huntenpop Festival
13 August 2006 Hildesheim Germany M'era Luna Festival
23 August 2006 Leipzig Spellborn Convention[B]
8 September 2006 Tiel Netherlands Appelpop
12 September 2006 Veldhoven Centrum special club show
23 September 2006 Cult & Tumult Festival
15 October 2006 Saitama Japan Loud Park Festival
  • A^ Official recording of The Silent Force Tour DVD.
  • B^ Special presentation at The Chronicles of Spellborn game release.

Personnel

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Left to right: Jolie, Spierenburg, Haestregt, den Adel, Westerholt, J. van Veen.

Within Temptation

References

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  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Within Temptation – The Silent Force". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ "AFTER FOREVER Added to WITHIN TEMPTATION's Java Island Concert". 3 June 2005.
  3. ^ "The history of Bloodstock". Bloodstock Open Air. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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