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Evanescence And Within Temptation Add Extra Dates To Their Worlds Collide Tour

Evanescence and Within Temptation's huge Worlds Collide tour is getting even bigger.

Following the overwhelming demand that came with the announcement of Evanescence and Within Temptation's epic Worlds Collide tour, the bands have now added extra dates for 2020.

This now means that fans in Glasgow, Leeds and Birmingham will be treated to gigs by the pair of rock legends, while two additional dates in Europe have also been confirmed. Tickets go on sale via the Kerrang! Ticket Store at 9am on November 1.

"It is beyond our greatest expectations that a lot of our shows with Evanescence would sell out so quickly!" enthuses Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel. "We are super grateful for this. Surprise! We’ve got a surprise for Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK: we are adding some extra shows end of April and beginning of May. Check out the extra dates!"

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“We are very excited to announce that due to the overwhelming response to our upcoming tour with Within Temptation," adds Evanescence's Amy Lee. "We are adding five more dates!”

Catch the Worlds Collide tour at the following dates:

April 2020

4 Belgium, Brussels Palais 12
5 France, Paris Accor Hotel Arena
7 UK, London The O2
9 Germany, Berlin Velodrome
11 Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle
12 Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion
14 Italy, Milan Mediolanum Forum
15 Germany, Munich Zenith
17 Germany, Hamburg Sporthalle
18 Germany, Leipzig Arena
20 Germany, Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Hall
21 Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome
22 Netherlands, Amsterdam Ziggodome
24 Belgium, Brussels Palais 12 *^
26 Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Rockhall Mainhall *^
28 UK, Glasgow The SSE Hydro *
30 UK, Leeds First Direct Arena *

May 2020

1 UK, Birmingham Arena *

*= New dates
^= New dates on sale Thursday, October 31 at 10am CEST

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Chatting to Kerrang! recently, Amy and Sharon excitedly revealed all about the Worlds Collide tour, agreeing that both bands complement each other extremely well.

"We feel like we have our two separate worlds, separate lives across the ocean, but in a lot of ways there are some major similarities," considered Amy. "And to be able to bring these two worlds together for the first time just seems like a perfect match for both of us. Obviously there are differences, but you want that. You want contrast in the show but it’s cool to be able to see the similarities and embrace those, too.”

Sharon added that fans have been requesting both bands to tour together for quite some time.

“Of course, but that often happens with bands who have that overlap in fans," she said. "They always ask to do something together but maybe they don’t think it would ever come true. It’s a special one. In the past I remember a lot of my friends getting very excited when Megadeth and Metallica did that tour together many years ago. I remember everyone was very hyped up to see two of their favourite bands together, and it’s a similar sort of thing.”