The Silent Force Tour was a concert tour by the 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.
Background 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. 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. 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.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue Warm-Up2 July 2004RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival3 July 2004WerchterBelgiumRock Werchter24 July 2004HeeswijkNetherlandsNatuurtheater De Kersouwe31 July 2004HultsfredSwedenGates of Metal29 September 2004LondonEnglandScala8 November 2004ParisFranceBataclan Europe – First Leg25 November 2004EindhovenNetherlandsEffenaar27 November 2004ZwolleBroerenkerk2 December 2004AmsterdamMelkweg10 December 2004HardenbergPodium19 December 2004GhentBelgiumZooruti1 February 2005HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit 363 February 2005MalmöSwedenKulturbolaget5 February 2005GothenburgKaren Club7 February 2005StockholmFryshuset12 February 2005BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle15 February 2005MunichTonhalle16 February 2005ZürichSwitzerlandVolkshaus24 February 2005WiesbadenGermanySchlachthof28 February 2005StrasbourgFranceLa Laiterie1 March 2005VilleurbanneLe Transbordeur3 March 2005BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz4 March 2005MadridSala Macumba25 March 2005DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Desert Rock Festival27 March 2005SchijndelNetherlandsPaaspop12 April 2005UtrechtTivoli15 April 2005AmsterdamParadiso21 April 2005Tilburg01322 April 2005RijssenLucky & Co29 April 2005ZundertZundert Summer Festivals5 May 2005ZwolleNetherlandsBevrijdingsfestival15 May 2005LandgraafPinkpop22 May 2005DortmundGermanySoundgarden3 June 2005NürburgRock am Ring9 June 2005NorjeSwedenSweden Rock Festival11 June 2005DresdenGermanyMesse12 June 2005ZürichSwitzerlandStadion Buchholz Uster17 June 2005EmmenNetherlandsMegapop 24 June 2005DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal Meeting25 June 2005ParisFranceParc des Princes26 June 2005The HagueNetherlandsParkpop3 July 2005WeertBospop4 July 2005BarcelonaSpainRazzmatazz5 July 2005MadridLa Riviera7 July 2005ValenciaEstación del Norte22 July 2005AmsterdamNetherlandsJava-eiland 5 August 2005WackenGermanyWacken Open Air Europe – Second Leg27 August 2005HelsinkiFinlandKaisaniemi Park3 September 2005DerbyEnglandAssembly Rooms4 September 2005LondonLondon Astoria10 September 2005TielNetherlandsAppelpop17 September 2005SteenwijkTheater de Meenthe Summer Festivals 222 April 2006AmericaNetherlandsRockweekend5 May 2006WessemFeesttent Wessem26 May 2006BathmenBêkefeesten10 June 2006Donington ParkEnglandDownload Festival15 June 2006HultsfredSwedenHultsfred Festival16 June 2006SeinäjokiFinlandProvinssirock8 July 2006HuttwilSwitzerlandNationales Sportzentrum14 July 2006DourBelgiumLa Plaine de La Machine à Feu15 July 2006Toscolano-MadernoItalyEvolution Festival16 July 2006VizoviceCzech RepublicMasters of Rock30 July 2006GuernicaSpainMetalway8 August 2006LokerenBelgiumLokerse Feesten12 August 2006LokerenNetherlandsHuntenpop Festival13 August 2006HildesheimGermanyM'era Luna Festival23 August 2006LeipzigSpellborn Convention8 September 2006TielNetherlandsAppelpop12 September 2006VeldhovenCentrum special club show23 September 2006Cult & Tumult Festival15 October 2006SaitamaJapanLoud Park Festival A Official recording of The Silent Force Tour DVD. B Special presentation at The Chronicles of Spellborn game release.
Personnel
Within Temptation Sharon den Adel – vocals Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar Ruud Jolie – lead guitar Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar Stephen van Haestregt – drums
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