This was one of the most amazing concerts weekends of the last years. All artists were in the Netherlands for that week and played 5 sold out shows in the weekend. So a lot of artists gave free solo concerts during the weekend. The whole city center was turned into an ayreon heaven. It was amazing! This was the last song (before the encore)
Beste concert ever! Vrijdags Damian Wilson, meteen naar de camping voor Marcela Bovio, daarna naar de bioscoop voor groot scherm concert én daarna op de foto met een aantal zangers die rondliepen. Memories for ever❤
@@ikkeschopkont ik had Damian in mei of juni acoustisch gezien in Heerlen waarbij hij voor, tijdens én na het concert met iedereen in het publiek een praatje kwam maken….. toen Tilburg, daarna het One Knight concert in Weert, toen de Progproms met Edward Reekers en ik heb al kaartjes voor Damian in de Joriskerk in Venlo eind van dit jaar. Max 250 publiek en hij speelt dan samen met zijn twee broers. Ik ben echt mega fan geworden van deze fantastische zanger (en mens). En Micheal Mills? Die is ook echt helemaal top!
Oh meen je! Ik wist niet dat hij nog zoveel in Nederland optrad. Shoot, moet ik even beter gaan opletten. Ik was met mijn 12 jarige zoon en die was helemaal in de ban van Damian omdat hij een praatje met hem maakte, samen foto's maken ect 😅 zoiets had hij nog nooit meegemaakt. Ja top weekend, hoop snel weer. ✌️
It seems Arjen suffers from acute anxiety attacks plus stage fright and struggles to perform live. I believe he was hospitalized after these shows because of that. It is a testament to him that he even appears on stage at all.
@@mrwomby5007 Didn't he say in the extras on one of the DVDs (Universe I think) that he (or Lori) has to start working the diary about 2 years ahead so he can get as many artists as he wants pencilled in? It's insane logistically, it's insane technically, and it's insane artistically.. Exhausts me just thinking about how hard everyone must have worked behind the scenes to pull this off AGAIN.
It's so sad to hear that Arjen wasn't feeling well after these shows...he seemed to be doing fairly well on stage. On the other hand it's incredibly inspirational to see someone overcome their anxiety so well! The love and dedication to his craft is truely a gift for us all
The singers. Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) Simone Simons (Epica) Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) Tom Englund (Evergrey, Redemption) Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation) Damian Wilson (Threshold, Arena) Mike Mills (Toehider) Phideaux Xavier Marjan Welman (Autumn) John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis) Liselotte Hegt (Dial) Maggy Luyten (The Prize) Marcela Bovio (MaYan) Irene Jansen
Nice reaction guys. Next reaction ....... watch a whole different Arjen with a song called *_"Before The Morning Comes"_* : th-cam.com/video/2l0-yHau5QY/w-d-xo.html This one is a preview single from an album Arjen Lucassen & Robert Soeterboek's PLAN NINE - The Long Lost Tapes (out on May 17th). As Robert and Arjen sifted through their 30-year-old cassette tapes containing theirr demos, they stumbled upon a bluesy, unfinished piece featuring just Arjen's guitar and Robert's voice. Arjen had completely forgotten about it, but felt it had the potential to be something special. He's glad they pursued it, because it turned out to be one of the album's highlights!
18:40 holy shit Simone Simons just levels up in beauty every year, at some point she will be so beautiful she collapses in on herself and becomes an actual star.
I was there at one of these shows. It was the most epic concert I ever witnessed. Goosebumps and tears. Arjen is pure magic. Nightwish and Ayreon...do you need more?
@@user-Rockmagix I mean, in general, the music of Nightwish and Ayreon makes my life more beautiful. By the way, Floor is a regular participant in Ayreon. Not so last year because she was having a baby. And Marko Hietala can be found singing in Ayreon as well. It is a small world.
In the show they played the entire '01011001' album from start to end, so every artist got on the stage to sing their part(s) of the story. This song was the last song of the album. They also played some encore songs as well. I have seen all the shows, but I am still eagerly awaiting my copy of the bluray/cd's
Ever since Arjen was in the band Vengeance, he was suffering from stage fright. That's why he doesn't like to perform live anymore. However, he does occasionally appear in songs on stage. That, and the fact that Ayreon is a multi-artist project, inintiated by Arjen, is the reason why Ayreon doesn't tour but only performs once every 2 years or so in 5-6 shows in Tilburg, Netherlands.
I know this is an old video, but regarding what you mentioned about not everyone who was in the show having a part in this song: correct! Ayreon albums are basically a play, with each singer being a character and it all telling a story. The Sixth Extinction was the finale of the album they were performing, but there were a few “encore” performances with favorites from previous albums (like “The Day That the World Breaks Down”) and highlights for singers who didn’t have very big parts-Simone had a solo feature called This Human Equation, which is from the Transitus album where she plays the Angel of Death. Another great live show from Ayreon is Electric Castle Live and Other Tales. Anneke van Giersbergen has two amazing solos-Valley of the Queens and Shores of India-and Simone also participates, taking over a role that was played by Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation on the album version. Last fun facts: the part Brittney Slayes covered in this show was sung by Floor Jansen on the album! And the crazy guy on the keyboards is the producer for Epica, Blind Guardian, Powerwolf, and many more bands whose members participate in Ayreon projects with him. It’s all one huge family!
Glad to see that you are back with Ayreon and that you liked it. I was at that concert, and as you read, it was an experience. At the Live beneath the Waves show the album 01011001 was performed. Arjen managed to get all but 4 of the original 16 singers on stage (the ones missing were Bob Catley (Magnum), Steve Lee (Gotthard, RIP), Floor Jansen and Jorn Lande), and he also sang two songs. They all absolutely nailed their performances. The binary code translates to the letter Y, which is the name of the planet that became the new home for the refugees from planet Alpha. You heard a part of that story in The Day that the World breaks down from The Source, your very first reaction to Ayreon. For your next reaction I recommend: Into the Black Hole (off. lyric vid.) feat. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden Amazing Flight live from Into the Electric Castle (with Arjen singing and playing) or just pick whatever you fancy, all the songs are amazing.
"a-NUK-keh'..? lol Eh, nope, the emphasis goes on the first part of her name: "AH-neh-keh". Don't feel bad, most English speakers are quite rubbish with Dutch names. 🤪
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell is a totally appropriate comparison when talking about the rock opera aspect. In fact, im pretty sure that Arjen himself dubbed his genre of composition as metal opera.
i recommend you guys check out Daniel's (the guy in glasses) band next, it is personaly my favorite from all of them, listen to Pain of salvation - martius nauticus II live, you will be amazed
You nailed it on Rock Opera. Your next song from Ayreon should be from live Electric Castle. Electric Castle has a unique narrator that isn't a singer.
I’ve read the Silmarillion! It was painful for the first part where Christopher Tolkien tried to piece together his dads notes - once you hit JRR’s actual writing, it was incredible!
I read it and enjoyed it but I was pretty young so wouldn't have noticed the style change. I wonder how it would read now. The last Tolkien I read was some of the Hobbit to my daughter when she was younger.
@@dragluian It was not easy to read the beginning, at all! But it explained so much pre-history to the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings that it was worth it - for me.
@@TheVeryRisky His son’s writing was very dry and factual, not easy to get through. I really noticed the change once that classic JRR storyteller style kicked in!
Most of these singers are not in power metal bands. They are more Prog/Gothic/Doom/Alt Metal/Rock. Katatonia, The Gathering, Pain of Salvation, Evergrey, and Threshold are all great and well-known bands BTW. I would recommend all of them.
How dare you compare Ayreon to Meat Loaf! Nah, just kidding. 😛 ice to see you back covering some Ayreon! You were right on spot with Rock Opera for Ayreon. Every album tells one story in a bigger SciFi universe. And I can only agree with the comments you read. The five days in Tilburg were an experience. It's still weird to see familiar faces in every crowd shot of the video. 😀 If you like the live performances, I suggest you go through the Ayreon Universe show song by song. There is a great playlist on TH-cam for the whole thing:th-cam.com/play/PLJGn3wi7b7b606GfoKAdOgm6rtX9OliRc.html&si=vJ0VCpHAtcOoMKi3 And as others suggested, have a look at the new Plan Nine single. Very different style bit really good nonetheless.
I tend to hate concept albums. I really dislike a certain British band that are very famous for it which is just an excuse for their guitarist to masturbate his fretboard for the entire album. The two kings of the genre right now are undoubtedly Arjen and Tobias Sammet - Both of these guys can weave a story from amazing songs that take you everywhere aurally and make me enjoy their concepts, and then on top of providing the killer music, they have the pull within the industry to get almost anyone they want for the recordings - which makes me think they are both genuinely decent people, or they wouldn't be able to do it time and again.
RElease the Archers?? Really?? You guys don't even know the proper band names!! It's UNleash the Archers! I can understand that you guys may not know all the separate singers' names, but at least get your band names right!!
My brother and I travelled from Chile to Tilburg just to experience Ayreon's magic. And it was amazing!🤘
That's amazing, hope you enjoyed our little country :)
Yup I traveled all the way from LA, and I concur!
This was one of the most amazing concerts weekends of the last years. All artists were in the Netherlands for that week and played 5 sold out shows in the weekend. So a lot of artists gave free solo concerts during the weekend. The whole city center was turned into an ayreon heaven. It was amazing!
This was the last song (before the encore)
Beste concert ever! Vrijdags Damian Wilson, meteen naar de camping voor Marcela Bovio, daarna naar de bioscoop voor groot scherm concert én daarna op de foto met een aantal zangers die rondliepen. Memories for ever❤
@@erwinamesz7642 ik had Damian nog nooit eerder meegemaakt. Wat een ontzettend leuke vent zeg! Mike Mills was ook epic solo!
@@ikkeschopkont ik had Damian in mei of juni acoustisch gezien in Heerlen waarbij hij voor, tijdens én na het concert met iedereen in het publiek een praatje kwam maken….. toen Tilburg, daarna het One Knight concert in Weert, toen de Progproms met Edward Reekers en ik heb al kaartjes voor Damian in de Joriskerk in Venlo eind van dit jaar. Max 250 publiek en hij speelt dan samen met zijn twee broers. Ik ben echt mega fan geworden van deze fantastische zanger (en mens). En Micheal Mills? Die is ook echt helemaal top!
Oh meen je! Ik wist niet dat hij nog zoveel in Nederland optrad. Shoot, moet ik even beter gaan opletten. Ik was met mijn 12 jarige zoon en die was helemaal in de ban van Damian omdat hij een praatje met hem maakte, samen foto's maken ect 😅 zoiets had hij nog nooit meegemaakt. Ja top weekend, hoop snel weer. ✌️
Nov in Utrecht
Goosebumps once again, that was a awesome show.
I was there and can't wait for the signed DVD box
I really cried at the last part of this song when attending the concert on Sunday! This was pure magic❤
This is a whole album trip, guys. You need to get the album and follow along the lyrics with each song. Concept is fascinating
It seems Arjen suffers from acute anxiety attacks plus stage fright and struggles to perform live. I believe he was hospitalized after these shows because of that. It is a testament to him that he even appears on stage at all.
Another reason for the rarity of Arjen’s shows is the logistics of getting all these talented musicians and singers together at the same time!
Ayreon whas busy with supersonic revolution project off him.
@@mrwomby5007 Didn't he say in the extras on one of the DVDs (Universe I think) that he (or Lori) has to start working the diary about 2 years ahead so he can get as many artists as he wants pencilled in? It's insane logistically, it's insane technically, and it's insane artistically.. Exhausts me just thinking about how hard everyone must have worked behind the scenes to pull this off AGAIN.
It's so sad to hear that Arjen wasn't feeling well after these shows...he seemed to be doing fairly well on stage. On the other hand it's incredibly inspirational to see someone overcome their anxiety so well! The love and dedication to his craft is truely a gift for us all
@@merileopardisaksassa7030 there wasn,t anything wrong with him.
The singers.
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia)
Simone Simons (Epica)
Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering)
Tom Englund (Evergrey, Redemption)
Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation)
Damian Wilson (Threshold, Arena)
Mike Mills (Toehider)
Phideaux Xavier
Marjan Welman (Autumn)
John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis)
Liselotte Hegt (Dial)
Maggy Luyten (The Prize)
Marcela Bovio (MaYan)
Irene Jansen
You forget Britney Slayes from Unleash the Archers
I was about to say that. She was awesome. I was there it was an awesome show
You forget Wudstik (DAC) and Jan Willem Ketelaers (ex -Knight Area). Irene is part of the band Plan Nine...
Hansi! 😎
I was able to witness a live show featuring Arjen Lucassen and Anneke van Giersbergen together on a small acoustic tour in 2015
Nice reaction guys.
Next reaction ....... watch a whole different Arjen with a song called *_"Before The Morning Comes"_* : th-cam.com/video/2l0-yHau5QY/w-d-xo.html
This one is a preview single from an album Arjen Lucassen & Robert Soeterboek's PLAN NINE - The Long Lost Tapes (out on May 17th).
As Robert and Arjen sifted through their 30-year-old cassette tapes containing theirr demos, they stumbled upon a bluesy, unfinished piece featuring just Arjen's guitar and Robert's voice. Arjen had completely forgotten about it, but felt it had the potential to be something special. He's glad they pursued it, because it turned out to be one of the album's highlights!
18:40 holy shit Simone Simons just levels up in beauty every year, at some point she will be so beautiful she collapses in on herself and becomes an actual star.
I was there at one of these shows. It was the most epic concert I ever witnessed. Goosebumps and tears. Arjen is pure magic. Nightwish and Ayreon...do you need more?
Yes, Epica 😉
I wonder where you see Nightwish here?
@@user-Rockmagix I mean, in general, the music of Nightwish and Ayreon makes my life more beautiful. By the way, Floor is a regular participant in Ayreon. Not so last year because she was having a baby. And Marko Hietala can be found singing in Ayreon as well. It is a small world.
@@justmark6534 of course. Or that new solo album from her with Arjen.....mindboggling
@@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726 All good, I agree on that. Just a misunderstanding.
In the show they played the entire '01011001' album from start to end, so every artist got on the stage to sing their part(s) of the story. This song was the last song of the album. They also played some encore songs as well. I have seen all the shows, but I am still eagerly awaiting my copy of the bluray/cd's
Same here!!!
Ever since Arjen was in the band Vengeance, he was suffering from stage fright. That's why he doesn't like to perform live anymore. However, he does occasionally appear in songs on stage. That, and the fact that Ayreon is a multi-artist project, inintiated by Arjen, is the reason why Ayreon doesn't tour but only performs once every 2 years or so in 5-6 shows in Tilburg, Netherlands.
I know this is an old video, but regarding what you mentioned about not everyone who was in the show having a part in this song: correct! Ayreon albums are basically a play, with each singer being a character and it all telling a story. The Sixth Extinction was the finale of the album they were performing, but there were a few “encore” performances with favorites from previous albums (like “The Day That the World Breaks Down”) and highlights for singers who didn’t have very big parts-Simone had a solo feature called This Human Equation, which is from the Transitus album where she plays the Angel of Death.
Another great live show from Ayreon is Electric Castle Live and Other Tales. Anneke van Giersbergen has two amazing solos-Valley of the Queens and Shores of India-and Simone also participates, taking over a role that was played by Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation on the album version.
Last fun facts: the part Brittney Slayes covered in this show was sung by Floor Jansen on the album! And the crazy guy on the keyboards is the producer for Epica, Blind Guardian, Powerwolf, and many more bands whose members participate in Ayreon projects with him. It’s all one huge family!
Glad to see that you are back with Ayreon and that you liked it. I was at that concert, and as you read, it was an experience.
At the Live beneath the Waves show the album 01011001 was performed. Arjen managed to get all but 4 of the original 16 singers on stage (the ones missing were Bob Catley (Magnum), Steve Lee (Gotthard, RIP), Floor Jansen and Jorn Lande), and he also sang two songs. They all absolutely nailed their performances.
The binary code translates to the letter Y, which is the name of the planet that became the new home for the refugees from planet Alpha. You heard a part of that story in The Day that the World breaks down from The Source, your very first reaction to Ayreon.
For your next reaction I recommend:
Into the Black Hole (off. lyric vid.) feat. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden
Amazing Flight live from Into the Electric Castle (with Arjen singing and playing)
or just pick whatever you fancy, all the songs are amazing.
Muchas gracias por reaccionar a este video. The sixth extinction es mi canción favorita del álbum 01011001. Thanks for reacting 🤘🤘
"a-NUK-keh'..? lol Eh, nope, the emphasis goes on the first part of her name: "AH-neh-keh".
Don't feel bad, most English speakers are quite rubbish with Dutch names. 🤪
the song simply concludes almost all ayreon albums! And I like all of it!
Next Amazing Flight live with Thijs van Leer or Age of Shadows with Hanzi
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell is a totally appropriate comparison when talking about the rock opera aspect. In fact, im pretty sure that Arjen himself dubbed his genre of composition as metal opera.
Tilburg is the only place in the world where all that talent at once is legal!🤘🎸
Hey guys, it's verry hard to get tickets for Ayreon concerts, Guilty Machine life next please. Greetings from the Netherlands.
3:25 his name is pronounced Ar-Yun.
5:13 01011001 = Y
He name is Pronouced A Re on (Project name) and in life Ar jun.
@@blackwellstrains4445 dat zeg ik !!
i recommend you guys check out Daniel's (the guy in glasses) band next, it is personaly my favorite from all of them, listen to Pain of salvation - martius nauticus II live, you will be amazed
You nailed it on Rock Opera. Your next song from Ayreon should be from live Electric Castle. Electric Castle has a unique narrator that isn't a singer.
i love this
I’ve read the Silmarillion! It was painful for the first part where Christopher Tolkien tried to piece together his dads notes - once you hit JRR’s actual writing, it was incredible!
I read it and enjoyed it but I was pretty young so wouldn't have noticed the style change.
I wonder how it would read now. The last Tolkien I read was some of the Hobbit to my daughter when she was younger.
I love the book but it took several attempts to get into it.
@@dragluian It was not easy to read the beginning, at all! But it explained so much pre-history to the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings that it was worth it - for me.
@@TheVeryRisky His son’s writing was very dry and factual, not easy to get through. I really noticed the change once that classic JRR storyteller style kicked in!
Most of these singers are not in power metal bands. They are more Prog/Gothic/Doom/Alt Metal/Rock. Katatonia, The Gathering, Pain of Salvation, Evergrey, and Threshold are all great and well-known bands BTW. I would recommend all of them.
I loved it travelled from England
As Sam likes Helloween please check out Tommy Johansson's cover of 'Future World'
Anneke for the win❤
Ayreon !!!
How dare you compare Ayreon to Meat Loaf! Nah, just kidding. 😛
ice to see you back covering some Ayreon!
You were right on spot with Rock Opera for Ayreon. Every album tells one story in a bigger SciFi universe.
And I can only agree with the comments you read. The five days in Tilburg were an experience. It's still weird to see familiar faces in every crowd shot of the video. 😀
If you like the live performances, I suggest you go through the Ayreon Universe show song by song. There is a great playlist on TH-cam for the whole thing:th-cam.com/play/PLJGn3wi7b7b606GfoKAdOgm6rtX9OliRc.html&si=vJ0VCpHAtcOoMKi3
And as others suggested, have a look at the new Plan Nine single. Very different style bit really good nonetheless.
Absolute insanity.
I tend to hate concept albums. I really dislike a certain British band that are very famous for it which is just an excuse for their guitarist to masturbate his fretboard for the entire album.
The two kings of the genre right now are undoubtedly Arjen and Tobias Sammet - Both of these guys can weave a story from amazing songs that take you everywhere aurally and make me enjoy their concepts, and then on top of providing the killer music, they have the pull within the industry to get almost anyone they want for the recordings - which makes me think they are both genuinely decent people, or they wouldn't be able to do it time and again.
Didn't really care for most of this. Great when all the group came to the front for that last section. And then the almost 'a capella' ending - great!
Arjen comments a lot on reactions!
One of the Ayreon Angles needs a shave…..
I suggest you dive into Ayreon (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) much more, before you do your next review. Then you will known waht you ar talking about.
Ahn-ehh-kah
If you want to try a rock opera,
You compare MeatLoaf, a very talented solo artist, with this production !!!! You really don't get it do you.
Meatloaf was just a singer, the talent was jim steinman who wrote the music.
Anneke = pronounced Anika.
🎉🎉🎉
Ужасный концерт, в сравнении с Юниверсал полная лажа, ужасно подобраны солисты на партии, даже вообщем ничего хорошего.
RElease the Archers?? Really?? You guys don't even know the proper band names!! It's UNleash the Archers!
I can understand that you guys may not know all the separate singers' names, but at least get your band names right!!