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 on 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 album	The Silent Force
Start date	2 July 2004
End date	2006
Within Temptation concert chronology
Mother Earth Tour (2000–2003) The Silent Force Tour (2004–2006) The Heart of Everything World Tour (2007–2008)

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.^[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]

Setlist

Songs that were often played during the tour

• Intro (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• See Who I Am (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Stand My Ground (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Forsaken (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Angels (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Memories (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Mother Earth (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Ice Queen (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Caged (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• The Promise (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Deceiver of Fools (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Running Up That Hill (from Running Up That Hill, 2003)

Songs that were occasionally added to the setlists

• 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

Warm-Up Setlist (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 Setlist (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

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
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

 

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

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

References

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.