THE GATHERING Announce 20th Anniversary European Tour

The Gathering drummer Hans Rutten has issued the following update about the band's 20th Anniversary plans:

“I am proud to announce the first dates for our upcoming The West Pole/20th Anniversary European Tour (Jan/Febr. 2010). Please note there will be more gigs added this tour. We are still working on a couple of Greek dates too, as well as a South American tour and some more club gigs in The Netherlands.

As you might know Marjolein will not be able to play with us the first week. Old bandmember Hugo Prinsen Geerligs will join us on stage, after 6 years! So these gigs will me memorable for sure! Hugo will join us from Krefeld untill Bratislava, Marjolein will be on stage again in Budapest untill the end.We are thrilled and excited and we hope the same goes for you!”

22.01.2010 – GER, Krefeld – Kulturfabrik
23.01.2010 – GER, Erfurt – TBA
24.01.2010 – GER, Berlin – Columbia Club
26.01.2010 – GER, Karlsruhe – Substage
27.01.2010 – GER, Nurnburg – Hirsch
28.01.2010 – CZE, Prague – Abaton
29.01.2010 – POL, TBA
30.01.2010 – SVK, Bratislava – Randal
31.01.2010 – HUN, Budapest – Diesel
01.02.2010 – CRO, Zagreb – Mochvara
02.02.2010 – ITA, Milan – Zoe
04.02.2010 – ESP, Barcelona – Salamandra 1
05.02.2010 – ESP, Alicante – Nave 8
06.02.2010 – ESP, Granada – El Tren
07.02.2010 – ESP, Madrid – Heineken
09.02.2010 – FRA, Lyon – Ninkasi Kao
10.02.2010 – SUI, Pratteln – Z7
11.02.2010 – GER, Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
13.02.2010 – FRA, Lille – Le Splendid
14.02.2010 – FRA, Paris – TBA