THE GATHERING: European Tour Dates Announced

October 27, 2009

Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING have scheduled the following dates:

Jan. 22 - Krefeld, Germany - Kulturfabrik
Jan. 23 - Erfurt, Germany - [to be announced]
Jan. 24 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
Jan. 26 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
Jan. 27 - Nurnburg , Germany - Hirsch
Jan. 28 - Prague, Czech Republic - Abaton
Jan. 29 - Poland - [to be announced]
Jan. 30 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
Jan. 31 - Budapest, Hungary - Diesel
Feb. 01 - Zagreb, Croatia - Mochvara
Feb. 02 - Milan, Italy - Zoe
Feb. 04 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1
Feb. 05 - Alicante, Spain - Nave 8
Feb. 06 - Granada, Spain - El Tren
Feb. 07 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken
Feb. 09 - Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kaowed
Feb. 10 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
Feb. 11 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos Saal
Feb. 13 - Lille, France - Le Splendid
Feb. 14 - Paris, France - [to be announced]

Commented the band: "We are proud to announce the first dates for our upcoming 'The West Pole'/20th-anniversary European tour. Please note there will be more gigs added this tour. We are still working on a couple of Greek dates too, as well as a South American tour and some more club gigs in The Netherlands.

"As you might know, Marjolein [Kooijman, bass] will not be able to play with us the first week. Old bandmember Hugo Prinsen Geerligs will join us on stage, after six years! So these gigs will me memorable for sure! Hugo will join us from Krefeld untill Bratislava. Marjolein will be on stage again in Budapest untill the end.

"We are thrilled and excited and we hope the same goes for you!"

Quality fan-filmed video footage of THE GATHERING's performance at the Amphi Festival, which was held July 18-19, 2009 in Cologne, Germany, can be viewed below (courtesy of "privategwar2").

THE GATHERING's new album, "The West Pole", was released in North America on June 2 via Season of Mist. The CD was issued in most of Europe on May 4 via the band's own label, Psychonaut Records. More information is available here.

"The West Pole" marks the recording debut of THE GATHERING's new singer, Silje Wergeland, who was previously in the Norwegian band OCTAVIA SPERATI. It also includes two very talented guest singers, Anne van den Hoogen and Marcela Bovio (STREAM OF PASSION),along with other guest musicians.

Singer Anneke van Giersbergen announced her departure from THE GATHERING in 2007. She has since launched a project called AGUA DE ANNIQUE, which released an album called "Air" in October 2007.

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