ARYEON Universe, the best of ARYEON live in Tilburg September 2017

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AYREON UNIVERSE SHOWS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 WITH MEMBERS OF NIGHTWISH, SYMPHONY X, BLIND GUARDIAN, KAMELOT AND MORE; VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT

"...Ayreonauts take notice and mark September 15th and 16th of 2017 in your calendars. These are the days that you can experience Ayreon live for the first time ever!

Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen has chosen the best songs from the Ayreon albums and Star One to create an exclusive live Ayreon show: Ayreon Universe. The show will be performed at the 013 venue in Tilburg by the very best original Ayreon vocalists and instrumentalists. You can expect Floor Jansen and Marco Hietala from Nightwish, Russell Allen (Symphony X), Damian Wilson (Treshold), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm), and many other original Ayreon singers on stage, as well as an appearance by Arjen Lucassen himself.

... Regular ticket sales start on Thursday, November 24th at 10 AM, CET via Ayreon.com/universe. All subscribers to the Arjen Lucassen newsletter will get the chance to buy tickets 24 hours before the regular ticket sales start....

...The Ayreon Universe live shows will feature songs from all Ayreon albums (incl. from the upcoming release on Mascot Label Group), as well as a selection of fan favorites from Star One...."

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For anyone interested in going to this, it seems there is a huge flight sale right now, with many carriers, from a lot of cities in the US to many cities in Europe. It looks like round trip from Atlanta on Delta is in the $400 range to Amsterdam for the week of this show. The fares are legit (I bought one to Bergen and to Rome last night) but no telling how long they'll last.
 
Adding to dcowboys' comment about the international airfare sale (I've seen some amazing deals too, but alas I'm not ready to make plans to go anywhere right now) - make sure you also check places like Düsseldorf, Brussels, and even Eindhoven, because they're all fairly close to Tilburg as well - no more than two hours by train.
 
Anyone know if the gig was recorded? I've only seen a little bit of fan footage so far and it wasn't that great.
 
AYREON CONFIRMED TO PERFORM AT GRASPOP METAL MEETING 2018

Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen has checked in with an update:

"Sorry for the long silence here (I’m so boring, nothing to report), but finally I’ve got some big news! Ayreon will be headlining the Marquee tent (capacity 14500) at Graspop, Friday, June 22nd! This will be an exclusive show for Ayreon, the only one in 2018. Hope to see you there."