The Gathering - Mandylion & Nighttime Birds Live

Name: The Gathering - Mandylion & Nighttime Birds Live
Start: 2027-01-16T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-16T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Amsterdam

Sat, 16 Jan 2027 · 20:00

Amsterdam

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The Gathering plays Amsterdam on 16 January 2027, performing their albums Mandylion and Nighttime Birds in full. Both records are presented live on the same night by the Dutch metal band.

About: The Gathering

For over three decades, Oss-based atmospheric rock band The Gathering have built a reputation on their distinctive blend of post-rock, shoegaze and trip-hop. Using the 30th anniversary of Mandylion as a springboard, the reunited classic line-up - with singer Anneke van Giersbergen - is touring Europe and beyond throughout 2026.

most played city ever (Amsterdam, 31 performances) according to Songkick

studio albums released

30+

shows on the Mandylion Anniversary Tour 2026

What's new

2026-04
The Gathering announces a closing show at AFAS Live in Amsterdam on January 16, 2027, as the final performance with Anneke van Giersbergen in the Mandylion lineup.
2026-04
The band confirms that the reunited Mandylion lineup will play approximately 30 shows in Europe, North America and South America in 2026, with no plans for afterwards.
dec 2025
Singer Silje Wergeland leaves The Gathering after 16 years to, as she states herself, 'pursue new paths'.

Tour

SchijndelLondonParisPrattelnMilanLyonEsch-sur-AlzetteSölvesborgGdańskLeeuwardenClissonDesselIstanbulBudapestCartagenaAmsterdam

Tracks

Mandylionthird studio album (1995), first with Anneke van Giersbergen and first album to chart in the Netherlands

Nighttime Birdsfourth studio album (1997), considered one of the highlights of their career

How to Measure a Planet?fifth studio album (1998), marked the style shift towards shoegaze, post-rock and trip-hop

Beautiful Distortionmost recent studio album, released on 29 April 2022

Sleepericonic song from the Mandylion period, permanent part of the anniversary setlist

The Gathering - Mandylion & Nighttime Birds Live

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