The Silent Force Tour (Within Temptation)

Within Temptation's third album, The Silent Force, was released on 15 November 2004. The album was an instant number one debut on the band's homecountry and charted well in many other European countries.{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation&titel=The+Silent+Force&cat=a |title=Within Temptation – The Silent Force |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2010-04-15}} In support of the release they embarked on another large international tour in 2005, with dates across Europe and a one-off show in Dubai and another in Japan. A special concert at the Java-eiland, Netherlands, was recorded and released as a DVD, entitled The Silent Force Tour. The concert included special guests, as old Within Temptation members in some songs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=37598|title = AFTER FOREVER Added to WITHIN TEMPTATION's Java Island Concert|date = 3 June 2005}} The band also showed heavy presence at summer music festivals, including their first presentation at the Download Festival in the United Kingdom and also headlining the 2005 edition of the also British Bloodstock Open Air.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/indoor-2005/history |title=The history of Bloodstock |publisher=Bloodstock Open Air |accessdate=2019-03-15}}

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• Intro (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• See Who I Am (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Stand My Ground (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Forsaken (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Angels (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Memories (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Mother Earth (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Ice Queen (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Caged (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• The Promise (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Deceiver of Fools (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Running Up That Hill (from Running Up That Hill, 2003)

• Restless (from Enter, 1997)
• Candles (from Enter, 1997)
• The Other Half (of Me) (from The Dance, 1997)
• Our Farewell (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Dark Wings (from Mother Earth, 2001)
• Jane Doe (from Mother Earth (b-side), 2001)
• Pale (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• Aquarius (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• It's The Fear (from The Silent Force, 2004)
• A Dangerous Mind (from The Silent Force (b-side), 2004)
• The Howling (from The Heart of Everything, 2007, unreleased at the time)
• "Somewhere" and "Towards the End" (from The Silent Force, 2004) were played once, at the Java Eiland concert.

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1. "See Who I Am" (demo from The Silent Force, 2004)
2. "Orff" (Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) Demo)
3. "Caged" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
4. "Ice Queen" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
5. "Restless" (from Enter, 1997)
6. "Stand My Ground" (demo from The Silent Force, 2004)
7. "The Promise" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
8. "Running Up That Hill" (from Running Up That Hill, 2003)
9. "Jane Doe" (from Mother Earth, 2001, B-side)
10. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)
11. "Deceiver of Fools" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

• Order of the songs variated
• Some songs were often added in the last two concerts:
• "Our Farewell", "Never-Ending Story", "Dark Wings", "Forsaken", "Angels" and "Memories"

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1. The Howling (from The Heart of Everything, 2007, unreleased at the time)
2. "Sounds of Freedom" The Heart of Everything (b-side)
3. "Jane Doe" (from Mother Earth, 2001, B-side)
4. "Mother Earth" (from Mother Earth, 2001)

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|5 August 2005

|Wacken

|Germany

|Wacken Open Air

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| colspan=4| Europe – Second Leg

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|27 August 2005

|Helsinki

|Finland

|Kaisaniemi Park

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|3 September 2005

|Derby

|rowspan="2"|England

|Assembly Rooms

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|4 September 2005

|London

|London Astoria

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|10 September 2005

|Tiel

|rowspan="2"|Netherlands

|Appelpop

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|17 September 2005

|Steenwijk

|Theater de Meenthe

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| colspan=4| Summer Festivals 2

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|22 April 2006

|America

|rowspan="3"|Netherlands

|Rockweekend

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|5 May 2006

|Bathmen

|Feesttent Wessem

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|26 May 2006

|Wessem

|Bêkefeesten

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|10 June 2006

|Donington Park

|England

|Download Festival

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|15 June 2006

|Hultsfred

|Sweden

|Hultsfred Festival

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|16 June 2006

|Seinäjoki

|Finland

|Provinssirock

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|8 July 2006

|Huttwil

|Switzerland

|Nationales Sportzentrum

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|14 July 2006

|Dour

|Belgium

|La Plaine de La Machine à Feu

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|15 July 2006

|Toscolano-Maderno

|Italy

|Evolution Festival

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|16 July 2006

|Vizovice

|Czech Republic

|Masters of Rock

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|30 July 2006

|Guernica

|Spain

|Metalway

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|8 August 2006

|Lokeren

|Belgium

|Lokerse Feesten

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|12 August 2006

|Lokeren

|Netherlands

|Huntenpop Festival

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|13 August 2006

|Hildesheim

|rowspan="2"|Germany

|M'era Luna Festival

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|23 August 2006

|Leipzig

|Spellborn Convention{{Ref label|note_b1|B|}}

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|8 September 2006

|Tiel

|rowspan="3"|Netherlands

|Appelpop

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|12 September 2006

|rowspan="2"|Veldhoven

|Centrum special club show

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|23 September 2006

|Cult & Tumult Festival

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|15 October 2006

|Saitama

|Japan

||Loud Park Festival

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• A{{Note|note_a1}} Official recording of The Silent Force Tour DVD.
• B{{Note|note_b1}} Special presentation at The Chronicles of Spellborn game release.

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Within Temptation

• Sharon den Adel – vocals
• Robert Westerholt – rhythm guitar
• Ruud Jolie – lead guitar
• Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
• Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar
• Stephen van Haestregt – drums

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