The Resist Tour

The Resist Tour (also referred to as Resist Tour) was a concert tour by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, in support of their seventh album Resist which was released on February 1, 2019.[1][2][3][4] The tour began on October 11, 2018 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and visited seventeen countries in Europe. The supporting acts for the first leg were bands Beyond the Black and Ego Kill Talent. For 2019, the band toured North America alongside In Flames and performed at both select European summer festivals and special open air shows with selected guests. The band was scheduled to perform a second round of summer festivals in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festivals had to be cancelled.

The Resist Tour
Tour by Within Temptation
Promotional artwork of the first European leg of the tour.
Associated albumResist
Start date11 October 2018
End date14 September 2019
Legs3
No. of shows76 in total
61 in Europe
15 in North America
Within Temptation concert chronology

Background

At the end of 2017, without any news of a sooner studio release, the band announced that they would be embarking on a new tour on the second half of the following year, with a possible new studio album in sight.[1] Even before the arrival of the new year, a few concerts were already sold out.[5] The tour had been labelled "MMXVIII" at that time, as a reference to the year of 2018 and, only after the announcement of their seventh album Resist, the name was changed to "The Resist Tour" in support of the album.[6] Initially, only club and arena dates throughout Europe were added to the tour, before the band started scheduling dates for some 2019 summer festivals.[7] As lead vocalist Sharon den Adel had been facing personal problems and a writer's block before officially start writing for the album, the band's fate was uncertain at the point and she was unsure to even get back touring after all. When later revealed that the vocalist has also decided to stay more time at home in order to be more present on her children's life, the touring schedule was elaborated with normally two weeks on tour and two weeks off.[8][9] At the end of 2018, it was announced a new leg of the tour in North America at the beginning of the following year, with In Flames as special guests and Smash Into Pieces as the opening act. The leg will consist of 15 dates, with 12 of them passing through the United States and 3 in Canada.[10] After the North American leg, the band commenced another round of concerts throughout Europe, this time consisting of festival presentations and special concerts at palace gardens. During the 2019 festival season, the band was scheduled for the first time as one of the headliners for the Graspop Metal Meeting, one of the biggest European heavy metal festivals.[11]

Although the album would only be released after the start of the tour, den Adel stated in an interview that some then-unreleased songs were going to be played by the band, allowing people to have a first contact with the record on a live form.[12] The first ones to be played were the single "The Reckoning", "Raise Your Banner", "Endless War", "Supernova", and "Mercy Mirror".[13] After the album was released, the band maintained the five aforementioned songs on the setlist. At a certain point of the North American leg, they started playing the track "In Vain".[14] "Firelight", whilst having not yet been played during the tour, was played by den Adel and guitarist Stefan Helleblad alongside Jasper Steverlinck at a special event in Belgium.[15]

A special stage design and specific costumes were elaborated by the band for the tour. The stage was ornamented with a futuristic metallic design with special stage lighting effects, projection screens, and fog machines, in order to intensify the exact atmosphere of the songs, especially the ones from the recurrent album. The band male members made use of special futuristic uniforms, and den Adel of a futuristic black dress, a white cloak, and a special flag for the song "Raise Your Banner". For the closing song "Stairway to the Skies", the vocalist has a change of clothing to a sparkly blue dress before being elevated on the stage by a harness in front of special white lightining and sky projections, as an allegory for the lyrics of the song.[16][17] The level of special stage effects, however, changed according to the capacity of each venue of comporting them.

By the end of 2018, it was reported by the Dutch media that the first European leg of the tour had an attendance of 125,000 people.[18][19][20]

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the band took part at the Together at Home movement, where artists made online live performances in order to encourage people to stay home and prevent more infection cases.[21]

Reception
The band performing on a Resist-themed stage at the 2019 Wacken Open Air.

Keld Broksø from Danish magazine Gaffa was positive about the tour. In his 4 star review of the concert at the Valby-Hallen, in Copenhagen, Broksø pointed a great improvement from the band's latest concert on the country back in 2014. The reviewer pointed lead vocalist Sharon den Adel's vocal habilities as the main attraction of the concert, and considered the performances of "Faster", "The Reckoning" and "Shot in the Dark" as the highest points of the show. While stating that the more intimate songs may not work on a heavy metal festival audience, he stated that in a proper venue it can become "beautiful and atmospheric".[22] Dom Walsh, from English website Louder Than War was also positive in his review about the Manchester concert, praising the band's performance as a whole while also remarking den Adel's vocals and connection with the crowd. While the reviewer noted a lesser interaction from the crowd with the still unreleased songs, as people didn't know them, he pointed out The Heart of Everything songs as the highest points of the concert, as well the closing song "Stairway to the Skies". Walsh concluded his review stating that "the slick and well-choreographed show, along with the stunning visual and light display made for an excellent piece of rock theatre. Whilst there is plenty of variation in Within Temptation’s back catalogue in terms of styles; ultimately, the soaring guitars, swirling choral choirs and Adel’s inimitable style pulse through the veins of every composition."[16] Mark Shepley, from the also British Flick of the Finger, cited the same qualities in his 5 out of 5 starts review of the London concert, positing the "Forgiven" performance as its highest point and classifying the concert as "rock music at its most brilliant".[17] Berklee Groove gave a positive review about the concert at the Playstation Theater in New York City, also praising den Adel's vocals and the blend of styles the band managed to present during the concert, stating that "the end result is a unique blend of rock, pop, industrial, and even opera at times, all of which are what make Within Temptation stand out from a host of other anthemic rock acts."[23]

Personnel

Within Temptation

Guest musicians
  • Anders Fridén - featured vocals on "Raise Your Banner" on 19 March 2019
  • Anneke van Giersbergen - featured vocals on "Somewhere" on 11 July 2019
  • Jonas Pap - cello on "Ice Queen", "The Last Dance" and "Somewhere" on 11 July 2019
  • Camila Van Der Kooij - violins on "Ice Queen", The Last Dance" and "Somewhere" on 11 July 2019
  • Tarja Turunen - featured vocals on “Paradise (What About Us?)” on 13 July 2019
  • Koen Stokman - rhythm guitar on 14 September 2019

Setlist

Songs performed
Songs performed throughout the tour
Mother Earth (2000)
The Silent Force (2004)
The Heart of Everything (2007)
The Unforgiving (2011)
Hydra (2014)
Resist (2019)
Other
  • "Sanctuary" (Intro only)

Setlists
First European Leg Setlist (11 October 2018 to 18 January 2019)
  1. "Raise Your Banner"
  2. "The Reckoning"
  3. "Endless War"
  4. "In the Middle of the Night"
  5. "Stand My Ground"
  6. "All I Need"
  7. "Supernova"
  8. "Shot in the Dark"
  9. "The Promise"
  10. "Faster"
  11. "Mercy Mirror"
  12. "Paradise (What About Us?)"
  13. "The Heart of Everything"
  14. "Forgiven"
  15. "What Have You Done"

Encore

  1. "Mother Earth"
  2. "Stairway to the Skies"
  • Setlist slightly varied between shows
    • "What Have You Done" and "Mother Earth" switched places from the second concert onwards.
    • An acoustic version of "Ice Queen" started being performed after "The Promise" from November 16 onwards.
    • "The Cross" was played instead of "Shot in the Dark" at selected dates.
North American Leg Setlist (28 February to 19 March 2019)
  1. "Raise Your Banner"
  2. "The Reckoning"
  3. "Endless War"
  4. "In the Middle of the Night"
  5. "Stand My Ground"
  6. "All I Need"
  7. "Supernova"
  8. "The Promise"
  9. "The Cross"
  10. "Ice Queen" (acoustic)
  11. "Faster"
  12. "Mercy Mirror"
  13. "Paradise (What About Us?)"
  14. "The Heart of Everything"
  15. "Forgiven"
  16. "What Have You Done"

Encore

  1. "Mother Earth"
  • Setlist slightly varied between shows
    • "Forgiven" was absent from the setlist on March 2 and 3, replaced by "In Vain" from March 5 onwards.
    • "Mercy Mirror" was absent from the setlist from March 6 onwards.
    • "The Promise" was replaced by "Covered By Roses" from March 14 onwards.
    • Anders Fridén of In Flames joined the band to perform "Raise Your Banner" on March 19.
  • Order of the songs also slightly varied between shows
Europe / Summer Festivals 2019
  1. "Raise Your Banner"
  2. "The Reckoning"
  3. "Endless War"
  4. "In the Middle of the Night"
  5. "Stand My Ground"
  6. "The Heart of Everything"
  7. "Ice Queen" (acoustic)
  8. "Faster"
  9. "Paradise (What About Us?)"
  10. "In Vain"
  11. "Supernova"
  12. "What Have You Done"
  13. "Mother Earth"
  • Setlist slightly varied between shows
    • "Endless War" was replaced by "Mad World" at selected dates.
    • "Our Solemn Hour" was added to the setlist at selected dates.
    • "Angels" was added to the setlist at selected dates.
    • "Covered By Roses" was added to the setlist at selected dates.
    • "The Last Dance" was played on July 11.
    • "Somewhere" was played alongside Anneke van Giersbergen on July 11.
    • Tarja Turunen joined the band to perform "Paradise (What About Us?)" on July 13.
    • Sharon had invited a fan on stage to join the band as they performed "Covered By Roses" on July 13.
  • Order of the songs also slightly varied between shows

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening act(s)
Europe
11 October 2018 Krasnoyarsk Russia Grand Hall Sibir N/A
13 October 2018 Novosibirsk DK Zheleznodorozhnikov
15 October 2018 Yekaterinburg Concert Hall Kosmos
17 October 2018 Nizhniy Novgorod Milo Concert Hall
18 October 2018 Moscow Adrenaline Stadium Club
19 October 2018 Saint Petersburg A2 Green Concert
20 October 2018 Espoo Finland Espoo Metro Areena Smash Into Pieces
22 October 2018 Stockholm Sweden Annexet Beyond the Black
23 October 2018 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
24 October 2018 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
26 October 2018 Poznań Poland Sala Ziemi
27 October 2018 Warsaw Torwar Hall
9 November 2018 Birmingham United Kingdom O2 Academy Birmingham Ego Kill Talent
10 November 2018 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
11 November 2018 Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
13 November 2018 London O2 Brixton Academy
14 November 2018 Southampton Southampton Guildhall
16 November 2018 Paris France Zénith Paris
17 November 2018 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
19 November 2018 Cologne Germany Palladium
20 November 2018 Esch-Sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
21 November 2018 Zürich Switzerland Samsung Hall
23 November 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
24 November 2018
25 November 2018 Groningen MartiniPlaza
8 December 2018 Berlin Germany Columbiahalle Beyond the Black
9 December 2018 Hamburg Mehr! Theater
11 December 2018 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlin
12 December 2018 Budapest Hungary Tüskecsarnok
13 December 2018 Vienna Austria Gasometer
15 December 2018 Milan Italy Milan La Fabrique
16 December 2018 Ludwigsburg Germany MHP Arena
17 December 2018 Munich Kulturhalle Zenith
18 December 2018 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
20 December 2018 Tilburg Netherlands 013
21 December 2018
22 December 2018
18 January 2019 Oulu Finland Club Teatria Dark Sarah
North America
28 February 2019 Baltimore United States Rams Head Live! In Flames
Smash Into Pieces
1 March 2019 Philadelphia The Filmore
2 March 2019 New York City PlayStation Theater
3 March 2019 Boston House of Blues
5 March 2019 Montreal Canada Olympia
6 March 2019 Toronto Rebel
8 March 2019 Chicago United States House of Blues
9 March 2019 Minneapolis Skyway Theater
11 March 2019 Denver The Summit
12 March 2019 Salt Lake City The Complex
14 March 2019 Portland Roseland Theater
15 March 2019 Vancouver Canada The Vogue
16 March 2019 Seattle United States Showbox SoDo
18 March 2019 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
19 March 2019 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
Europe / Festivals 1
19 April 2019 Schijndel Netherlands Paaspop Festival Festival
8 June 2019 Hyvinkää Finland Rockfest
15 June 2019 Interlaken Switzerland Greenfield Festival
16 June 2019 Nickelsdorf Austria Nova Rock Festival
21 June 2019 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
22 June 2019 Clisson France Hellfest
26 June 2019 Kraków Poland Mystic Festival
28 June 2019 Trondheim Norway Trondheim Rocks
29 June 2019 Parkstad Netherlands ParkCity Live
6 July 2019 Viveiro Spain Resurrection Fest
11 July 2019 Baarn Netherlands Soestdijk Palace Anneke Van Giersbergen
13 July 2019 Vizovice Czech Republic Masters of Rock Festival
20 July 2019 Faro Portugal 38th Faro Biker's Rally
27 July 2019 Kemerovo Russia Heroes of World Rock
2 August 2019 Wacken Germany Wacken Open Air
3 August 2019 Schwetzingen Schwetzingen Palace Scarlet Dorn
7 August 2019 Byblos Lebanon Byblos International Festival[A] Festival
9 August 2019 Dresden Germany Junge Garde Scarlet Dorn
10 August 2019 Hildesheim M'era Luna Festival Festival
29 August 2019 Raalte Netherlands Stöppelhaene
31 August 2019 Katwijk aan den Rijn Oranjerock
1 September 2019 Aarburg Switzerland Riverside Open Air
14 September 2019 Tiel Netherlands Appelpop
Summer Festivals 2[B]
22 - 23 May 2020 Valkenburg Netherlands Pop on Top[B] Festival
30 May 2020 Pesse Muziekweekend Pesse[B]
5 June 2020 Hulst VESTROCK[B]
6 June 2020 Norje Sweden Sweden Rock Festival[B]
7 June 2020 Plzeň Czech Republic Metalfest[B]
27 June 2020 Oslo Norway Tons of Rock[B]
10 July 2020 Kiev Ukraine Atlas Weekend[B]
11 July 2020 Vienna Austria METAStadt Open Air[B]
18 July 2020 Chirpan Bulgaria Midalidare Rock[B]
30 July 2020 Kuopio Finland Kuopiorock[B]
13 August 2020 Dinkelsbühl Germany Summer Breeze[B]
  • A^ Canceled due to religious protests against the festival.[24][25]
  • B^ Canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic resulting in the cancellation of the 2020 editions for the festivals.[26][27][28][29][30][31]

Box Office
Venue City Attendance Revenue
Junge Garde Dresden 3,857 / 4,000 $154,360[32]
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