Within Temptation

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Another German festival we’re visiting this summer is Summer Breeze.

This year will be Summer Breeze’s 15th anniversary and will take place on from the 16th until the 18th of August, in Dinkelsbí¼hl.

The line-up consists of bands such as Epica, HateSphere, Deicid, and Lacuna Coil amongst many others.

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Sanctuary Teaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hR12Jh9qZ4&

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Fotos Eindhoven

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Due to circumstances we had a little surprise for our fans in Tilburg last Saturday.

Because Ruud had injured his back before the show in Tilburg he was forced to play the first half of the show only, while sitting down. There was only one person to turn to for the second half: Robert!

It had been a while since Robert had been on stage which made things a bit shaky at first, but as always we could count on you, the audience, to also rock the second half.

We’ll keep you up to date on how Ruud is doing and let’s hope he can get back on stage as soon as possible!

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Within Temptation is coming to Ukraine this summer!

We’ll be performing at Grand Prix Global East Rock Festival in Kiev, Ukraine.

The festival is held at the Ukraine State Aviation Museum  on the 27th of June.

Aside from Within Temptation, also Status Quo, Coroner, Keep of Kalession, Violent Omen and W.H.I.T.E. are performing at this year’s edition of the festival. Other acts are yet to be confirmed.

Ticket sales haven’t started yet.

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We’re well on our way with our Sanctuary Tour. We are very excited to see a lot of Dutch as well as foreign friends, who have travelled quite a lot to come and see us perform! It’s great to see all of you.

We’ve played 12 Sanctuary shows so far, which means we have only a few shows still to come! There are still some tickets available for our show in Nijmegen and our extra show in Amsterdam. If you would also like to come and watch this special seated show, this is your chance!

Check the tourpages for the tourdates and information on the theaters.

See you soon!

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Today we got the news that the festival we would be playing this summer Sonisphere UK got cancelled.  As soon as we have other news on UK festivals we’ll let you know!

Please find the official statement of the organisation below:

“It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012.

Putting the festival together in what is proving to be a very challenging year was more difficult than we anticipated and we have spent the last few months fighting hard to keep Sonisphere in the calendar.

Unfortunately circumstances have dictated that we would be unable to run the festival to a standard that both the artists and that Sonisphere’s audience would rightly expect.

We want to express our deepest regrets to the artists and to thank all the staff, suppliers and contractors who worked so hard with us to try and pull off what has proven to be an impossible task and we know how much they share in our disappointment. We also want to send a huge thanks to the Sonisphere fans who stuck by us and we are so sorry that we can’t fulfil what we set out to do.

Ticket holders will automatically receive a full refund direct from their ticket agents.

Team Sonisphere.”

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We have been nominated for a 3FM Award in the category Rock. The competition is really tight and the awards will be presented during the 3FM Award show on the 12th of April.

Because we’re nominated, we’re giving away sets of 2 tickets to the award show!

After you cast your vote at www.3fmawards.nl, you can promote your vote through Facebook, Twitter, and Hyves, to show us and all of your friends you’ve voted for us. Through different competitions that we’re setting up on Twitter and Facebook, people who showed that they voted for us have a chance to win tickets, so keep an eye out.

Thanks for all the support!

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In between all the festivals this summer, we’ll be doing a club show in Germany!

On the 18th of August we’ll be performing at the E-Werk in Saarbrí¼cken.

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WT han preguntado a los fans en su página de fb que canción nos gustarí­a que versionasen, pues parece ser que tienen un nuevo proyecto en mente...

Which song would you suggest for us to make a cover song of? Comment your suggestion below, we might use this in a new project…

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Within Temptation is coming back to Poland!

On the 21st of July, we’re performing at Jarocin Festiwal.

The festival takes place from the 20th until the 22nd of July in Jarocin, Poland.

Next to Within Temptation, bands such as Kult, Biohazard, Against Me!, Set Your goals, and Magnificent Muttly are performing at this year’s edition of the event.

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We’re getting ready for our last two shows of the Sanctuary Tour in Carríé, Amsterdam.

We’ve been playing throughout all of the Netherlands and met people from all over the world who came to see us during this tour.

Tomorrow’s show is completely sold out, but there are a few tickets still available for the very last, extra Sanctuary show in Carríé. If you would still like to come and see this special seated show, this is your chance! For more information on the venue, check the tourpages.

We’re looking forward to playing these last two shows and seeing all of you in Amsterdam this weekend!

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Iron @ Paaspop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncf1-4Z3qOg&sns

Mother Earth @ Paaspop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbNZ8Tgsa48&

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Last night, we played our last show of the Sanctuary Tour in Carríé, Amsterdam.

Looking back on these two months of touring through the Netherlands with this special seated show, we’ve revisited the boundaries of the theater stage, seen wonderful venues, met people from all over the world, and took all of you on a musical journey to the beautiful Scottish Highlands.

We enjoyed doing this show very much and we hope you did as well. If you have any memories, stories, pictures or movies you’d like to share with us, post them in the comments below! Thank you for coming and we hope to see you again, soon!

We’ll be performing at a lot of festivals this summer, so keep an eye on the tourpages.

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We’re coming to Romania!

On the 1st of July we will performing at Tuborg GreenFest in Bucharest.

The festival takes place from the 29th of June until the 1st of July, 2012. Large acts from the metal and alternative rock scene entertain the crowd at the event. This year will be the 4th edition of Tuborg GreenFest.

Aside from Within Temptation, bands such as Guns N’ Roses, Machine Head, Godsmack, Evanescence and the Black Label Society amongst many others are performing at this year’s edition.