ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Announces Dates For '80s-Themed Dutch Theatre Tour; Snippet Of PRINCE Cover "Little Red Corvette" Posted

The Gentle Storm vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen has posted the following update:

“My upcoming Dutch theatre tour features a 1980s theme. All of the songs were released during that decade. I will also talk about my ’80s childhood and my first music idol: Madonna! She had the guts to go for what she wanted and I was a little girl with big dreams. This is my version of Prince’s ‘Little Red Corvette’.” 

Tour dates are as follows:

September
30 – De Lievekamp – Oss (t)

October
1 – Schiller Theater – Utrecht (t) 
2 – Beauforthuis – Austerlitz (t) (m) 
6 – Podium Boxtel – Boxtel (t) 
8 – Verkadefabriek – Den Bosch (p) 
9 – Kantine Walhalla – Rotterdam (m) 
13 – Griffioen – Amstelveen 
14 – Deventer Schouwburg – Deventer 
15 – Flint – Amersfoort 
19 – Parkstad Limburg – Heerlen 
20 – Theater de Schalm – Veldhoven 
21 – Isala Theater – Capelle a/d IJssel 
22 – Schouwburg De Lawei – Drachten 
29 – Theater Hof 88 – Almelo 
30 – Stadsgehoorzaal – Kampen (m)

November
3 – Schaffelaartheater – Barneveld 
4 – De Vereeniging – Nijmegen 
5 – Cultuurcentrum Tiliander – Oisterwijk 
9 – Theater Speelhuis – Helmond 
10 – Theater De Tamboer – Hoogeveen 
11 – Theater de Purmaryn – Purmerend 
17 – Theater De Nieuwe Kolk – Assen 
18 – Theater Cultura – Ede 
21 – De Kleine Komedie – Amsterdam 
23 – De Kring – Roosendaal 
24 – Het Klooster – Woerden 
25 – Stadsgehoorzaal – Leiden

(t) = try-out 
(m) = matinee 
(p) = première

On August 25th, Esa Holopainen from Amorphis joined Anneke Van Giersbergen on stage to perform The Gathering’s “Saturnine” and an acoustic cover version of Queen’s classic song “Who Wants To Live Forever” at Semifinal in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video is available below.