Arjen Anthony Lucassen has come out of hiding at last! The mastermind behind AYREON, STREAM OF PASSION, and of course, THE GENTLE STORM, joined forces with long-time collaborator Anneke van Giersbergen to perform a show at Nosturi in Helsinki on February 23rd, 2015. Since AYREON is a collaborative project, Lucassen is rarely seen live, but van Giersbergen is frequently touring with her various projects. As such, we jumped at the chance to see what they were like live, turning our whole week upside down just for the opportunity to be there.
Read the complete live report over here.
Setlist (Anneke solo)
1. Beautiful One (Agua de Annique cover)
2. 4 Years (Lorrainville cover)
3. Wicked Game (Chris Isaac cover)
4. Circles
5. I’m on Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover)
6. Locked Away (The Gathering)
7. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd cover)
8. Drowning Man (U2 cover)
Setlist (Anneke & Arjen)
1. Endless Sea (The Gentle Storm)
2. Day Six: Childhood (Ayreon)
3. Isis & Osiris (Ayreon)
4. The Moment (The Gentle Storm)
5. Comatose (Ayreon)
6. Valley of the Queens (Ayreon)
7. Mad World (Tears for Fears cover)
8. Waking Dreams (Ayreon)
9. New Horizons (The Gentle Storm)
10. The Garden of Emotions (Ayreon)
11. Day 7: Hope (Ayreon) ft. Mrs. Robinson
Encore 1:
12. Strange Machines (The Gathering)
13. A Day in the Life (The Beatles cover)
14. The Castle Hall (Ayreon)
Encore 2:
15. House on Mars (Ayreon)
Written by Bear Wiseman
Musicalypse, 2015
OV: 6334
