Sanctuary (tour)

Sanctuary
Within Temptation concert chronology
Tour by Within Temptation
Promotional artwork for the Sanctuary tour
Associated album	The Unforgiving
Start date	2 March 2012
End date	15 April 2012
Legs	1
No. of shows	17

Sanctuary Tour is a concert tour, predominantly acoustic, by Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation in support of their fifth studio album, The Unforgiving, released by Roadrunner Records on 25 March 2011. This is their eight tour and the third passing over theaters.

Background

On 16 December, Within Temptation announced that their 2012 acoustic Dutch theatre shows would form part of The Unforgiving Tour, featuring electric renditions of the album's songs.^[1] On the first of March 2012, the band announced that the acoustic performances will be called the Sanctuary Tour, and will have a concept. Den Adel stated in the band official website that "When selecting and listening to our songs we noticed how well they fit together and how much they have in common, both stylistically and lyrically. More and more, we also realized that by putting these songs in a certain order we were actually creating a story. As the visuals and movies we use during our shows have become a bigger and bigger part of our shows, this new story gave us the perfect opportunity to create new film material. This not only shows the story line visually, but supports the musical story as well."^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

Scotland. The Highlands, 1895. A young boy, sick, is lying in his bed. He has been there for days now, infected by an unknown virus causing a dangerous fever. As the fever gets stronger, his consciousness fades away, further and further from reality. He slips away into a dream world. He is a grown man now; a warrior or Holy man of some kind; strong and determined. Traveling the landscape, which is enchantingly familiar, yet surreal and unknown. Now and then, when the fever stabilizes for a short while, the real world shines through. Sometimes in forms and shapes that fit his dream world -his mother, the doctor, the local priest… they all try to help him but seem powerless to do so. Though tempting, he is not quite ready to stay in this sanctuary, not ready to say goodbye… and so he travels on and on… searching for a way out. A price has to be paid...

Line-Up

Band

Guests

Jonas Pap - cello
Isabella Scholten - vocals on "Our Farewell" (played on tape)
Robert Westerholt - guitar at Tilburg show

Setlist

Sanctuary Tour

"The Last Dance" (acoustic) (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
"Bittersweet" (acoustic) (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"Overcome" (acoustic) (from Stand My Ground, 2004)
"Restless" (from Enter, 1998)
"Sounds of Freedom" (from Frozen, 2007)
"Our Farewell" (acoustic) (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"The Swan Song" (acoustic) (b-side from The Silent Force, 2004)
"Say My Name" (semi-acoustic) (from Angels, 2005)
"Never-Ending Story" (acoustic) (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"Ice Queen (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"Caged" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
"Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
"Lost" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
"Faster" (from The Unforgiving, 2011)
"Stand My Ground" (from The Silent Force, 2004)
"Mother Earth (from Mother Earth, 2001)

Encore

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

Variations on the setlist.

- "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played on March 25 to April 15.^[4] - "Where is the Edge" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played on March 22. - "Somewhere" (from The Silent Force, 2004) was played on March 21 by a fan.

^[5]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
2 March 2012	Almere	Netherlands	Schouwburg Almere
7 March 2012	Utrecht		Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn
11 March 2012^[1]	Eindhoven		Muziekgebouw
12 March 2012	Eindhoven		Muziekgebouw
14 March 2012^[1]	Zwolle		Theater de Spiegel
17 March 2012^[1]	Tilburg		Theaters Tilburg
20 March 2012	Breda		Chassé Theater
21 March 2012	Heerlen		Theater Heerlen
22 March 2012^[1]	Heerlen		Theater Heerlen
24 March 2012^[1]	Groningen		De Oosterpoort
25 March 2012	Groningen		De Oosterpoort
26 March 2012	Roosendaal		Schouwburg de Kring
29 March 2012^[1]	Enschede		Stadsschouwburg
31 March 2012	Nijmegen		De Vereeniging
5 April 2012^[1]	Rotterdam		Nieuwe Luxor Theater
14 April 2012^[1]	Amsterdam		Koninklijk Theater Carré
15 April 2012	Amsterdam		Koninklijk Theater Carré

1^ Sold out

References

External links

Within Temptation

Sharon den Adel Mike Coolen Stefan Helleblad Ruud Jolie Martijn Spierenburg Jeroen van Veen Robert Westerholt Ivar de Graaf Martijn Westerholt Michiel Papenhove Dennis Leeflang Stephen van Haestregt

Studio albums	Enter Mother Earth The Silent Force The Heart of Everything The Unforgiving Hydra

Live albums	Mother Earth Tour The Silent Force Tour Black Symphony An Acoustic Night at the Theatre Let Us Burn - Elements & Hydra Live In Concert

Cover albums	The Q-Music Sessions

EPs	The Dance The Howling Paradise (What About Us?) And We Run

Singles	"Restless" "Our Farewell" "Ice Queen" "Mother Earth" "Running Up that Hill" "Stand My Ground" "Memories" "Angels" "What Have You Done" "Frozen" "All I Need" "Forgiven" "Utopia" "Faster" "Sinéad" "Shot in the Dark" "Paradise (What About Us?)" "Dangerous" "Whole World Is Watching" "And We Run"

Other songs	"Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" "Hand of Sorrow" "Fire and Ice" "Crazy" "Grenade" "Titanium" "Edge of the World"

Short Films	"Mother Maiden" "Sinéad" "Triplets"

Tours	Enter Tour Mother Earth Tour The Silent Force Tour The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007 The Heart of Everything World Tour The Unforgiving Tour Sanctuary Hydra World Tour

Related pages	Discography Awards and nominations Delain Kingfisher Sky

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