The Unforgiving Tour

The Unforgiving World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, released by Roadrunner Records on 25 March 2011. It was their seventh major tour and their second to see them playing worldwide. The tour commenced on 10 August 2011, at the Sziget Festival, Hungary, and finished on 8 September 2013, at the Rock'n Coke Festival, in Turkey, passing mainly over Europe, with selected concerts in North America and South America. The tour helped on solidifying the band as one of mainland Europe's most successful symphonic metal acts, as it marked a major transition from club and theater to arena concerts on the continent than the previous one. On the North and South American concerts, however, the band still opted to play at smaller capacity venues. For the band's fifteenth anniversary, they held their biggest concert to date with a special presentation at the Sportpaleis, Belgium, featuring some of the band's ex-members on older songs and other special guests. The concert was later released as part of the Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert live album.

The Unforgiving World Tour

Tour by Within Temptation
Promotional artwork for "The Unforgiving Tour".
Location	Europe North America South America
Associated album	The Unforgiving
Start date	24 July 2011
End date	18 October 2013
Legs	7
No. of shows	111
Within Temptation concert chronology

Background

The tour was scheduled to start immediately following The Unforgiving's release, however, due to Sharon den Adel's third pregnancy, the originally planned dates were rescheduled to begin in August 2011.^[1] The band did, however, play 7 days at the Vrienden Van Amstel Dutch Festival in January 2011,^[2] although they only performed 3 songs at each show (Ice Queen, Faster and Mother Earth), and also made several promotional appearances on European radio stations.^[3] On 10 August 2011, the band presented at the Sziget Festival, but The Unforgiving Tour officially started 12 August, at the Huntenpop Festival, in Ulft. This show as unique as the band performed The Unforgiving in its entirety, whilst enacting the album's concept through a new stage design, including lights, videos and other illusions.^[4] During August, the band performed at several Summer Festivals as M'era Luna and Lowlands and started an indoor tour in September, first in the North America and then crossing Europe.^[5] On early September, during their passage over Poland the album The Unforgiving reached Gold status there.^[6]

Later that month, it was announced that Guitarist Robert Westerholt would step down from touring with the band (with the exception of occasional shows) as there was no-one to look after his and vocalist Sharon den Adel's three children. Westerholt will continue to contribute on production and songwriting and will play guitar in the studio, while Stefan Helleblad will play guitar live.^[7]

In February 2012, the band brought the tour to South America, playing shows in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Chile.^[8] Following their March–April theatre tour, entitled Sanctuary,^[9] the band resumed The Unforgiving Tour with shows in some of the biggest European festivals in the summer of 2012, such as Sonisphere, Masters of Rock, Rock Werchter, Summerbreeze and Gods of Metal.^[10]

On 9 May 2012, the band officially announced a one-off show called "Elements" at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp in celebration of Within Temptation's 15-year anniversary. The band were accompanied by the Il Novecentro Orchestra and other special guests, including ex-band members and former Orphanage vocalist George Oosthoek.^[11][12] The show was sold out with fans from over 50 reported countries in attendance.^[13][14] The show would later appear on the Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert live album.^[15]

Reception

The tour was well received worldwide. PureGrainAudio, reviewing the band's concert in Baltimore, praised "Sharon's top-notch vocals and Martijn Spierenburg's keyboarding", as well as stating that, "aside from musical embellishments, the band came across as really simple and down-to-earth", ultimately deeming it "not just a concert, but an experience."^[16] This is Not a Scene, writing about the band's Manchester show, were also positive, commenting that "it was a gig deserving to be sold out and a beautiful night for all to witness."^[17] MetalConcerts reviewed their show in São Paulo, stating that "Within Temptation exhaled technique and talent, not to mention the charisma and respect they had with those that were there."^[18]

Support

• Guild of Stags (12/08/2011, 21/09/2011–29/09/2011)
• 3 (07/09/2011–13/09/2011)
• Triggerfinger (06/10/2011–08/10/2011, 15/10/2011–28/10/2011)
• The Cannibal Queen (10/10/2011, 14/10/2011)
• Kandria (11/10/2011–12/10/2011)
• Anneke Van Giersbergen & Her Band (04/11/2011–25/11/2011)

Set list

Earlier Festival Set list (24 July to 14 August 2011)

1. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
3. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
4. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
6. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
7. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
8. "The Howling" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
9. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
10. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
11. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Encore

1. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
3. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
4. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

• Set list length varied between shows
• "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001) was played on 24 July.
• "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was also played on 14 August.

The First Challenge: 08-08-2011, Huntenpop Festival Set list

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
6. "Where Is The Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
7. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
8. "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "Murder" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
10. "A Demon's Fate" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

1. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
2. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
3. "The Howling" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
4. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
5. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Later Festival/ North America/ First European Leg Set list (12 August to 28 September 2011)

1. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
5. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "Where is the Edge?" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
10. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
12. "The Howling" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
13. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
14. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
15. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
16. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

• A shorter version of this set list was played from 18 to 28 October.
  • "Memories", and "Mother Earth" were removed on 18 October.
• "Iron" and "The Howling" switched places after 11 October, while some songs were added at select shows:
  • "The Cross" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) was played between "Iron" and "Our Solemn Hour" on 28 August.
  • "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Fire and Ice" from 11 to 15 October and instead of "Memories" from 20 to 22 October and from 27 October onwards.
  • "Murder" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Deceiver of Fools" on 29 September and before and after "Iron" on 12 and 15 October respectively.
  • "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played instead of "Deceiver of Fools" on select dates.

Second European Leg Set list (4 to 26 November 2011)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "The Howling" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
8. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
9. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
10. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
11. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
12. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
13. "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Encore

1. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
2. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore #2

1. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

• Some songs were added at select shows:
  • "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001) was played instead of "See Who I Am" at select dates.
  • "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) was played instead of "See Who I Am" on 6 November and instead of "The Howling" on 23 and 24 November.
  • "Where Is The Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Lost" on select dates.

Third European Leg Set list (10 to 14 December 2011)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "The Howling" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
8. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
9. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
10. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
11. "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
12. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
13. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
14. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
15. "Where Is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Encore

1. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
2. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore #2

1. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

• Some songs were added at select shows:
  • "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001) was played instead of "See Who I Am" on 13 December.

South American Set list (2 to 12 February 2012)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
10. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
12. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
13. "Where Is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
14. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
15. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
2. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

• Some songs were added or switched at select shows:
  • "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played instead of "Deceiver of Fools" at select dates.
  • "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Memories" at select dates.

Summer Festivals 2012

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
10. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Encore

1. "Where is The Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

• The order of the songs varied at some concerts
• Length was sometimes reduced, due to the time of presentation of each band on a festival
  • "Memories (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played instead of "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) on certain dates.
  • "Angels" and "See Who I Am" (both from The Silent Force, 2004) were played on selected dates.
  • "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) was played instead of "Hand of Sorrow" 16 June onwards.
  • "The Heart of Everything" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) , "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) and "Never-Ending History" (from Mother Earth, 2001) were added at selected dates.
  • "Say My Name" (from Angels, 2005) was played on 7 July.
  • "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played on 5 August.
  • On 30 June, "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) was played instead of "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011); "The Last Dance" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011); "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played instead of "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007) ; and "Where is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) wasn't played.

Elements Set list (15th anniversary show, 13 November 2012)

Set 1

1. "Intro" (Performed by Il Novecento Orchestra)
2. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)

Set 2

1. Cello Intro (Performed by Il Novecento Orchestra)
2. "The Last Dance" (The Unforgiving B-side, 2011)
3. "Never-Ending Story" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
4. "Say My Name" (B-side from "Angels" single, 2005)
5. "Candles" (from Enter, 1998)

Set 3

1. "Sinéad short movie"
2. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Titanium" (David Guetta cover)
4. "Summertime Sadness" (Lana Del Rey cover)
5. "Grenade" (Bruno Mars cover)

Set 4

1. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
3. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
2. "Our Farewell" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
3. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
4. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

• The order of the songs was different in the try-out concerts on 8 November.
  • "Our Solemn Hour", "Candles", "Titanium", "Memories", and "Our Farewell" weren't played.
  • "What Have You Done" and "Ice Queen" switched places.

Summer Festivals 2013

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
6. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
7. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
8. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
10. "Summertime Sadness" (Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions, 2013)
11. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
12. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

• Major set lists were played in variation of band's scheduled time on each festival.
  • "Memories", "Somewhere", and "See Who I Am", (from The Silent Force, 2004) "Caged" (from Mother Earth, 2000), and "Running Up That Hill" (Kate Bush cover, 2002) were also played on selected dates.
  • "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played on 18 May, at the Czyzynalia Festival.
  • "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played on 30 June, at Moscow.
  • "Restless" (from Enter, 1998) was played on 18 October, together with former member Martijn Westerholt's band, Delain.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Summer Festivals
10 August 2011	Budapest	Hungary	Sziget Festival
12 August 2011	Ulft	Netherlands	Huntenpop Festival
13 August 2011	Hildesheim	Germany	M'era Luna Festival
14 August 2011	Zofingen	Switzerland	Heitere Open Air
19 August 2011	Hasselt	Belgium	Pukkelpop [A]
20 August 2011	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands
25 August 2011	Raalte		Stöppelhaene
27 August 2011	Lieshout		Bavaria Open Air
28 August 2011	Târgu Mureș	Romania	Peninsula Felsziget
North America
7 September 2011	Toronto	Canada	Sound Academy
8 September 2011	Montreal		Métropolis
9 September 2011	Worcester	United States	Palladium
10 September 2011	New York City		Terminal 5
12 September 2011	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
13 September 2011	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
Europe
21 September 2011	Heerhugowaard	Netherlands	Waerdse Tempel
23 September 2011	Tilburg		013
25 September 2011
27 September 2011	Amsterdam		Paradiso
28 September 2011
29 September 2011	Groningen		Oosterpoort
6 October 2011	Lille	France	L’aéronef
7 October 2011	Nantes		Le Zénith
8 October 2011	Lyon		Le Transbordeur
10 October 2011	Madrid	Spain	La Riviera
11 October 2011	Porto	Portugal	Coliseum
12 October 2011	Lisbon		Recreations Coliseum
14 October 2011	Barcelona	Spain	Razzmatazz
15 October 2011	Toulouse	France	Le Bikini
17 October 2011	Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
18 October 2011	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
20 October 2011	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
21 October 2011	Prague	Czech Republic	Malá Sportovní Hala
22 October 2011	Kraków	Poland	Hala Wisla
23 October 2011	Warsaw		Stodola Club
25 October 2011	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkoner Center
26 October 2011	Gothenburg	Sweden	Trädgårn Club
27 October 2011	Stockholm		Arena
28 October 2011	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
4 November 2011	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
5 November 2011	Kerkrade	Netherlands	Rodahal
6 November 2011	Paris	France	Zénith Paris
8 November 2011	Birmingham	England	O2 Academy Birmingham
9 November 2011	Manchester		O2 Academy
10 November 2011	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
11 November 2011	London	England	O2 Academy Brixton
13 November 2011	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
15 November 2011	Stuttgart	Germany	Longhorn Club
16 November 2011	Cologne		E-Werk
17 November 2011
19 November 2011	Hamburg		Docks
20 November 2011
21 November 2011	Berlin		Columbiahalle
23 November 2011	Dresden		Schlachthof
24 November 2011	Munich		Zenith
25 November 2011	Neu-Isenburg		Hugenottenhalle
26 November 2011	Sursee	Switzerland	Rocksound Festival
10 December 2011	Helsinki	Finland	The Circus
12 December 2011	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Kosmonavt
13 December 2011
14 December 2011	Moscow		Club Milk
Latin America
2 February 2012	Mexico City	Mexico	Circo Volador
4 February 2012	Quito	Ecuador	TelefériQo
5 February 2012	Bogotá	Colombia	Teatro Metropol[B]
7 February 2012	Lima	Peru	Centro de Convenciones Scencia
8 February 2012	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolicán
10 February 2012	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Teatro Flores
11 February 2012	São Paulo	Brazil	Espaço Victory
12 February 2012	Rio de Janeiro		Circo Voador
Summer Festivals 2
7 April 2012	Schijndel	Netherlands	Paaspop
17 May 2012	Hellendoorn		Dauwpop
26 May 2012	Madrid	Spain	Sonisphere Festival
1 June 2012	Oosterhout	Netherlands	Parkfeest
8 June 2012	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival [C]
9 June 2012	Kaarina	Finland	Saaristo Open Air
15 June 2012	Gothenburg	Sweden	Metaltown Festival
16 June 2012	Clisson	France	Hellfest
22 June 2012	Milan	Italy	Gods of Metal
23 June 2012	Heerlen	Netherlands	Park City Live
27 June 2012	Kyiv	Ukraine	Global East Rock Festival[D]
28 June 2012	Werchter	Belgium	Rock Werchter
30 June 2012	Arras	France	Main Square Festival
1 July 2012	Bucharest	Romania	Tuborg GreenFest
6 July 2012	Knebworth	England	Sonisphere[E]
7 July 2012	Istanbul	Turkey	Tuborg GoldFest
8 July 2012	Sofia	Bulgaria	Sofia Rocks
12 July 2012	Vizovice	Czech Republic	Masters of Rock
20 July 2012	Lichtenvoorde	Netherlands	Zwarte Cross
21 July 2012	Jarocin	Poland	Jarocin Festival
22 July 2012	Cuxhaven	Germany	Deichbrand
5 August 2012	Colmar	France	La Foire aux Vins d'Alsace
17 August 2012	Dinkelsbühl	Germany	Summerbreeze
19 August 2012	Sachsen		Highfield
7 September 2012	Tiel	Netherlands	Appelpop
8 September 2012	Kyiv	Ukraine	Gasoline Festival
Elements
13 November 2012	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
Summer Festivals 3
27 April 2013	Pijnacker	Netherlands	Oranjefesteen
18 May 2013	Kraków	Poland	Czýzynalia
13 June 2013	Interlaken	Switzerland	Greenfield Festival
14 June 2013	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Nova Rock Festival
15 June 2013	Broek op Langedijk	Netherlands	Indian Summer Festival
28 June 2013	Spálené Poříčí	Czech Republic	Basinfirefest
29 June 2013	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
30 June 2013	Moscow	Russia	Park Live Festival
14 July 2013	Weert	Netherlands	Bospop
25 July 2013	Tienen	Belgium	Suikerrock
26 July 2013	Oulu	Finland	Qstock
2 August 2013	Lierop	Netherlands	Tuinfeest Nirwana
9 August 2013	Sibiu	Romania	Artmania Festival
10 August 2013	Gävle	Sweden	Getaway Rock Festival
23 August 2013	Trondheim	Norway	Trondheim Concerts
30 August 2013	Bilbao	Spain	En Vivo
8 September 2013	Istanbul	Turkey	Rock’n Coke

• A^ Cancelled due to heavy weather.
• B^ Cancelled due to scheduling problems.
• C^ Cancelled due to heavy weather.^[19]
• D^ Cancelled due to scheduling problems.
• E^ Cancelled due to scheduling problems.

Extra shows

Setlist

Vrienden Van Amstel (21 to 29 January 2011)

1. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Dutch Film Festival (22 September 2011)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Where is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Beirut Setlist (10 July 2012)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
10. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
12. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
13. "Hand of Sorrow" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
14. "Where Is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
15. "The Heart of Everything" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)

Encore

1. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Encore #2

1. "Somewhere" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
2. "Never-Ending History" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
3. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Saarbrücken Setlist (18 August 2012)

1. "Shot in the Dark" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
6. "Our Solemn Hour" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
7. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
9. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
10. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
12. "Murder" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
13. "See Who I Am" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
14. "Where Is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
15. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004)

Encore #2

1. "Never-Ending Story" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Haarlem Setlist (8 November 2012)

1. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
6. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
7. "The Last Dance" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
8. "Never-Ending Story" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
9. "Say My Name" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
10. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Grenade" (Bruno Mars cover, from the at the time unreleasedThe Q-Music Sessions, 2013)
12. "Summertime Sadnes" (Lana Del Rey cover, from the at the time unreleasedThe Q-Music Sessions, 2013))
13. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
14. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
3. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Haarlem Setlist (9 November 2012)

1. "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
3. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
4. "Fire and Ice" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
5. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
6. "Angels" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
7. "The Last Dance" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
8. "Never-Ending Story" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
9. "Candles" (from Enter, 1998)
10. "Sinéad" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
11. "Titanium" (David Guetta cover, from the at the time unreleasedThe Q-Music Sessions, 2013)
12. "Grenade" (Bruno Mars cover, from the at the time unreleasedThe Q-Music Sessions, 2013))
13. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
14. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

1. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
2. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
3. "Stairway to the Skies" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)

Live at Q-hotel (20 April 2013)

1. "Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
2. "What Have You Done" (from The Heart of Everything, 2007)
3. "Grenade" (Bruno Mars cover, from The Q-Music Sessions, 2013)
4. "Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
5. "In the Middle of the Night" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
6. "Summertime Sadness" (Lana Del Rey cover, from The Q-Music Sessions, 2013)
7. "Memories" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
8. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
9. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Date	City	Country	Venue	Event
21 January 2011	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy	Vrienden Van Amstel Live
22 January 2011
23 January 2011
26 January 2011
27 January 2011
28 January 2011
29 January 2011
22 September 2011	Utrecht		Stadsschouwburg	Dutch Film Festival
17 November 2011	Cologne	Germany	Hard Rock Cafe	Pinktober
10 July 2012	Beirut	Lebanon	Forum de Beyroth	Extra club-shows during Summer Festivals
18 August 2012	Saarbrücken	Germany	E-Werk
8 November 2012	Haarlem	Netherlands	Patronaat	Elements try-out concert
9 November 2012
29 April 2013	Amsterdam		Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky	Live at Q-hotel

Personnel

Within Temptation live at the Paradiso during the first European Leg of the tour.

Within Temptation

• Sharon den Adel – vocals
• Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar (from 10 August to 13 September 2011 and at Elements)
• Stefan Helleblad – rhythm guitar (21 September onwards)^[20]
• Ruud Jolie – lead guitar
• Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
• Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar
• Mike Coolen – drums

Guest musicians

Former The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen participated as a supporting act on selected dates and occasionally as a guest vocalist on the song "Fire and Ice".

• Anneke van Giersbergen – featured vocals on "Fire and Ice" on 24 and 25 November 2011 and on "Somewhere" on 10 July 2012.
• George Oosthoek – featured vocals on "Candles" at Elements
• Ivar de Graaf – acoustic guitar on "Never-Ending Story" and drums on "Summertime Sadness" at Elements
• Martijn Westerholt – keyboards on "Candles" at Elements
• Michiel Papenhove – guitars on "Candles" at Elements
• Isabella Scholten – featured vocals on "Our Farewell" at Elements