The Heart of Everything World Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:The Heart of Everything World Tour
Artist:Within Temptation
Album:The Heart of Everything
Start Date:14 March 2007
End Date:13 September 2008
Number Of Legs:11
Last Tour:The Silent Force Tour
(2004–2006)
This Tour:The Heart of Everything World Tour
(2007–2008)
Next Tour:The Unforgiving Tour
(2011–2013)

The Heart of Everything World Tour was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation in support of their fourth album, The Heart of Everything.

Background

The Heart of Everything Tour was the first world tour for the band, in which they visited South American countries, as Brazil, Argentina and Chile for the first time. The band also performed at several large European festivals, such as Pinkpop, Pukkelpop and Download which helped the band to reach the status of a mainstream band throughout Europe, as The Heart of Everything appeared in several European charts.[1] [2]

The band started their very first U.S. tour a few months after the European release. The band opted to present itself on metal festivals as also on mainstream festivals, due to the diversity they presents throughout their discography.[3] of The Heart of Everything, supporting Lacuna Coil, and appearing alongside In This Moment, Stolen Babies, The Gathering, and Kylesa. The tour, dubbed The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007. Lead vocalist Sharon den Adel classified it more of an "introductional" tour, as The Heart of Everything was not released in the United States yet.[4] And, with the release of The Heart of Everything on 24 July 2007, the band decided to kick off their first headlining US tour in Fall 2007. The band played 13 shows, starting on 5 September 2007, in Boston and ended on 23 September 2007, in Tempe, Arizona.

At the end of 2007, the band professionally recorded a sold-out show for 8,000 visitors at the Beursgebouw, in The Netherlands, for a possible future DVD. On 7 February 2008, the band performed a special show accompanied by The Metropole Orchestra, the Pa'dam Choir, and special guests including George Oosthoek (ex-Orphanage), Anneke van Giersbergen of Agua de Annique and Keith Caputo of Life of Agony filmed by 14 HD cameras at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, with an attendance of 10.000 people. This recording was later released as the main show of the Black Symphony DVD, and some parts of the show in Eindhoven came as an extra on the second disc of some editions of the album. Both shows featured special stage effects like explosions, pyro and fireworks.[5] [6] [7]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
14 March 2007AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg
24 March 2007LisbonPortugalParadise Garage
25 March 2007MadridSpainLa Riviera
26 March 2007BarcelonaSala Apolo
28 March 2007LyonFranceTransbordeur
29 March 2007MilanItalyAlcatraz
30 March 2007RomeAlpheus
7 April 2007BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
8 April 2007SchijndelNetherlandsPaaspop Festival
10 April 2007BristolEnglandCarling Academy
11 April 2007ManchesterManchester Academy 2
12 April 2007GlasgowScotlandGarage
13 April 2007WolverhamptonEnglandWulfrun Hall
14 April 2007LondonAstoria
19 April 2007CopenhagenDenmarkVega Hall
20 April 2007OsloNorwaySentrum Scene
21 April 2007StockholmSwedenArenan
23 April 2007HelsinkiFinlandHouse of Culture
24 April 2007TampereKlubi Pakkahuone
26 April 2007GothenburgSwedenTrädgårn
28 April 2007LilleFranceArtefact Festival
29 April 2007Strasbourg
The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007 (Supporting Lacuna Coil) Leg 1
7 May 2007LouisvilleUnited StatesHeadliner's Music Hall
8 May 2007KnoxvilleBlue Cat's
9 May 2007ColumbiaHeadliners
13 May 2007MontrealCanadaClub Soda
15 May 2007Quebec CityTheatre Imperial
Europe
17 May 2007HellendoornNetherlandsDauwpop Festival
20 May 2007HamburgGermanyDocks
21 May 2007ParisFranceBataclan
26 May 2007LandgraafNetherlandsPinkpop
The Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour 2007 (Supporting Lacuna Coil) Leg 2
29 May 2007SeattleUnited StatesEl Corazon
30 May 2007SpokaneThe Boulevard
31 May 2007PortlandAladdin Theater
1 June 2007San FranciscoSlim's
4 June 2007San Luis ObispoDowntown Brewing Company
5 June 2007SparksNew Oasis
6 June 2007Salt Lake CityAvalon Theatre
Summer Festivals
10 June 2007Castle DoningtonEnglandDownload Festival
16 June 2007SibiuRomaniaArtMania Festival
17 June 2007NickelsdorfAustriaNova Rock Festival
21 June 2007BilbaoSpainBilbao BKK Live
22 June 2007DesselBelgiumGraspop Metal Meeting
23 June 2007Broek Op LangedijkNetherlandsIndian Summer Festival
24 June 2007ClissonFranceHellfest
Asia
3 July 2007OsakaJapanBig Cat
4 July 2007TokyoShibuya Ax
Summer Festivals
7 July 2007BurgumNetherlandsWaldrock Festival
12 July 2007ArvikaSwedenArvikafestivalen
14 July 2007VaasaFinlandRockperry Festival
21 July 2007KreuthGermanyEarthshaker Fest
28 July 2007LichtenvoordeNetherlandsZwarte Cross
8 August 2007BudapestHungarySziget Festival
10 August 2007SkanderborgDenmarkSkanderborg Festival
16 August 2007GampelSwitzerlandOpen Air Gampel
17 August 2007HasseltBelgiumPukkelpop Festival
1 September 2007IstanbulTurkeyRock 'n Coke Festival
North America
5 September 2007BostonUnited StatesParadise Lounge
7 September 2007New York CityIrving Plaza
8 September 2007TowsonRecher Theatre
9 September 2007PhiladelphiaTheater of the Living Arts
11 September 2007TorontoCanadaMod Club Theatre
12 September 2007ClevelandUnited StatesHouse of Blues
14 September 2007DetroitSt. Andrew's Hall
15 September 2007ChicagoHouse of Blues
16 September 2007Saint PaulStation 4
18 September 2007DenverQuixotes
21 September 2007San FranciscoSlim's
22 September 2007Los AngelesAvalon
23 September 2007TempeMarquee Theatre
Europe
1 October 2007MunichGermanyTonhalle
2 October 2007ZürichSwitzerlandXtra
3 October 2007ViennaAustriaGasometer
5 October 2007LeipzigGermanyHaus Auensee
6 October 2007BerlinColumbiahalle
8 October 2007ParisFranceZénith de Paris
9 October 2007StuttgartGermanyCongresscentrum B
10 October 2007CologneE-Werk
27 October 2007AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
15 November 2007UtrechtTivoli De Helling
21 November 2007Tilburg013
22 November 2007
24 November 2007EindhovenBeursgebouw
27 November 2007LondonEnglandO2 Academy Brixton
28 November 2007BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham
29 November 2007ManchesterManchester Academy
30 November 2007GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
10 January 2008BolognaItalyEstragon
11 January 2008MilanLive Club
12 January 2008KarlsruheGermanyEuropahalle
13 January 2008GrazAustriaOrpheum
14 January 2008ZagrebCroatiaTvornica Kulture
16 January 2008WarsawPolandStodola
17 January 2008PragueCzech RepublicRoxy
18 January 2008BudapestHungaryPetofi Csarnok
19 January 2008LjubljanaSloveniaVPK
7 February 2008RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
17 February 2008MoscowRussiaShadow Club
8 March 2008GranadaSpainAtarfe Vega Rock Festival
23 March 2008SchijndelNetherlandsPaaspop Festival
Latin America
3 April 2008Mexico CityMexicoCirco Volador
4 April 2008MonterreyCafe Iguana
5 April 2008GuadalajaraTeatro Cavaret
8 April 2008ManizalesColombiaTeatro Fundadores
9 April 2008BogotáTeatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
11 April 2008SantiagoChileTeatro Caupolicán
12 April 2008Buenos AiresArgentinaTeatro Flores
13 April 2008São Bernardo do CampoBrazilEspaço Lux
Summer Festivals
5 May 2008ZwolleNetherlandsBevrijdingspop Festival
23 May 2008UreterpOerrock
30 May 2008BathmenBekefeesten
31 May 2008MadridSpainElectric Weekend
7 June 2008HuttwilSwitzerlandRock Sound Festival
13 June 2008Hazerswoude-DorpNetherlandsEgelantier Live
14 June 2008LeusdenPuddingpop Festival
15 June 2008Castle DoningtonEnglandDownload Festival
20 June 2008ErmeloNetherlandsMultipop Festival
27 June 2008DischingenGermanyRock am Härtsfeldsee
5 July 2008TwickenhamEnglandTwickenham Stadium
9 July 2008AthensGreeceRockwave Festival
11 July 2008OeirasPortugalOptimus Alive!
13 July 2008VizoviceCzech RepublicMasters of Rock Festival
19 July 2008Osterode am HarzGermanyRock Harz Open Air
26 July 2008OuluFinlandQ Stock Festival
15 July 2008HasseltBelgiumPukkelpop Festival
2 August 2008MariestadSwedenKlubb Kaliber Fyller Fem
6 August 2008UtrechtNetherlandsTivoli
14 August 2008ArrasFranceRock En France
15 August 2008HasseltBelgiumPukkelpop Festival
16 August 2008AssenNetherlandsTT Circuit Assen
17 August 2008JonschwilSwitzerlandDegenaupark
30 August 2008The HagueNetherlandsBeatstad Festival
1 September 2008KhersonUkrainekRock u Maybutje, Park Slavy
3 September 2008KyivCKM NAU
13 September 2008TielNetherlandsAppelpop Festival

Personnel

Within Temptation

Guest musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Within Temptation biography. Within-temptation.com . 11 October 2011.
  2. Web site: The Heart of Everything. Dutch harts.nl . 11 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Within Temptation Interview – Sharon den Adel Interview – Interview with Sharon den Adel of within Temptation . 7 August 2014 . 12 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712035649/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/withintemptatio.htm.
  4. Web site: Live Metal. Livemetalblog.press.com. 4 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Timeline | within Temptation . 2016-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131124204843/http://www.within-temptation.com/awards/ . 24 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Log into Facebook. Facebook.com. 4 January 2022.
  7. Web site: WITHIN TEMPTATION: New DVD Title, Release Date Announced. 18 June 2008. Blabbermouth.net. 4 January 2022.