Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the course of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Europe, Withing Temptation and Evanescent have decided to move the much-anticipated Worlds Collide Tour to spring 2022. It is currently unclear whether local authorities will actually participate. September is a safe environment in which European audiences can enjoy live shows, so a move was inevitable.

Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel: “This is not what we wanted at all, but the reality is no different: we have to postpone the Worlds Collide Tour again. Although we cannot make the current situation better than it is, we hope to put a smile on it.” Big on your faces soon. We’ve certainly not been idle in the meantime and there are plenty of great things to come and you know what they say, don’t you? So see you in April 2022!

Despite tour postponements, Inside Temptation continues to produce new music. During the lockdown, the band released two singles: “Entertain You” and “The Purge”. Both songs exceeded all expectations, reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard Rock chart in America as well as global radio airplay. Additionally, the band has re-released their catalog on all digital streaming platforms, including previously unreleased B-sides, demos and live recordings.

Evancens released four singles during the lockdown and new album ‘The Bitter Truth’, which reached No. 1 on iTunes in 22 countries, No. 2 in Germany and No. 4 in the UK. They will soon be releasing a special graphic anthology series “Echoes From The Void” in collaboration with Heavy Metal Entertainment, inspired by songs from “The Bitter Truth”.

New dates for the concert series have also been announced. For the Netherlands and Belgium:

Sunday, March 20, 2022 – Brussels, Palace 12
Monday, March 21, 2022 – Brussels, Palace 12
Monday 11 April 2022 – Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
Tuesday 12 April 2022 – Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome