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Ayreon Announce Special Into The Electric Castle Shows


The 20th anniversary of Ayreon's classic album Into The Electric Castle will be celebrated with four special shows in the Netherlands in 2019. The shows will take place at the 013 Poppodium in Tilburg on the 13th, 14th and two shows on the 15th of September. It will feature most of the original cast of the album - plus a ton of special guests from the world of Dutch metal - performing the record in full.

The original vocalists returning are:

Fish - The Highlander
Anneke van Giersbergen - The Egyptian
Damian Wilson - The Knight
Thijs van Leer - Flute
Ed Warby - Drums
Edward Reekers - Futureman
Edwin Balogh - The Roman
George Oosthoek - Death
Arjen A. Lucassen - The Hippie

Special guests:

Simone Simons - The Indian
Mark Jansen - Death
John Jaycee Cuijpers - The Barbarian
Marcela Bovio – vocals
Robert Soeterboek – vocals
Dianne van Giersbergen – backing vocals
Jan Willem Ketelaers – backing vocals
To be announced: Extra special guest - Forever

Musicians:

Bass: Johan van Stratum
Keys: Joost van den Broek
Lead guitar: Marcel Singor
Guitar: Ferry Duijsens
Guitar: Bob Wijtsma
Violin: Ben Mathot

Tickets go on sale to the general public on 26 October. Those who have pre-ordered the album reissue through the Ayreon store (via Mascot) will get emailed a code to buy pre-sale tickets on 24th October, while subscribers to their newsletter will get a code on the 25th October.

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