The Dutch rockers kicked off their spring/summer 2026 European tour on Tuesday, May 19 at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London, United Kingdom.
Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below.
According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the show was as follows: 01.
Mandylion (intro) 02.
Eléanor 03.
Fear The Sea 04.
In Motion #1 05.
On Most Surfaces (InuĂŻt) 06.
Broken Glass 07.
Waking Hour 08.
Probably Built In The Fifties 09.
Analog Park 10.
In Motion #2 11.
Leaves 12.
Sand And Mercury 13.
Strange Machines THE GATHERING's "Mandylion" lineup played half a dozen shows last year to celebrate the classic album's 30th anniversary.
The band will continue the celebrations in 2026 with around 30 more shows in Europe, North America and South America, concluding with a headlining appearance on October 17 at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.
THE GATHERING's third studio album, "Mandylion" was released in August 1995 via Century Media Records.
It was the band's first LP to feature vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen.
In an April 2026 interview with Chile's iRock.cl, guitarist René Rutten discussed what it's like to play with Van Giersbergen again after such a long time.
"At the beginning, we just started with only the musicians, because it's a bit more difficult to figure out how the music works.
And then Anneke came by, and then she was so impressed with hearing the old classic songs, but now with two guitars and really full force, amps on 11.
So, yeah, that's absolutely fantastic to do again.
And also on stage, the same kind of feeling, like how we did it exactly also 30 years ago." Regarding how the idea of the reunion and the celebration tour came about, Rutten stated: "We got the ['Mandylion'] gold album two years ago in the Netherlands.
And we had a meeting, and we had a lunch.
And during the lunch I asked Anneke, like, 'Let's do something special with being this album 30 years old.
And so it happened.
Yeah.
And that's why I'm now here giving this interview to you.
So, yeah." Asked if there are any plans for THE GATHERING's "Mandylion" lineup beyond the 2026 tour, Rutten replied: "No, we don't have any plans for the future.
No.
The last show will be in Chile, from this kind of 'Mandylion' 30th-anniversary shows.
And after that I stay, of course, a little bit longer here in Chile, because I have my family here.
And after that we will see — we will see what the future will bring.
Anneke, of course, has her solo career and shows, and that's happening in '27.
And we will see later what it'll bring and what it'll do." The lineup for the concerts consisted of vocalist Anneke Van Giersbergen, bassist Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, keyboardist Frank Boeijen, drummer Hans Rutten, guitarist René Rutten, and guitarist Jelmer Wiersma.
In November 2014, THE GATHERING celebrated its 25th anniversary with a one-time special show at Doornroosje in Nijmegen.
All past and present members of THE GATHERING — from 1989 until 2014 — appeared on stage and performed in this unique show together.
Van Giersbergen announced her departure from THE GATHERING in 2007.
She has since released several albums on her own and with her AGUA DE ANNIQUE solo project.
In a 2007 interview with PopMatters, Van Giersbergen discussed her decision to leave THE GATHERING and launch AGUA DE ANNIQUE: "I had been in THE GATHERING for 13 years, and I had never done anything for 13 years in my life.
It's been my whole adult life, so to leave that, on one hand, was a very clear decision and a very strong feeling, and I was ready." Prior to joining THE GATHERING, Van Giersbergen sang for the Norwegian band OCTAVIA SPERATI.