Anneke van Giersbergen
Live in Chicago at Reggies Rock Club
March 23, 2013

It’s relatively easy to see the gap between American music and the rest of the world, just go catch a top name European act and the gap between the two becomes obvious in a big hurry. I was looking to research that gap in Chicago this weekend, wondering if AvG would reinforce that idea and wondering if she would impress me to the level that other European acts had in previous live performances. She did, and I was.

Eindhoven, the Netherlands, March 23, 2013

There is really only one word to describe Epica’s 10th anniversary concert: epic. The band imported an entire symphony orchestra all the way from Hungary to the Netherlands for the occasion; they sold out Eindhoven’s 4500-capacity Klokgebouw and also streamed the concert live around the world, performing for fans from over 50 countries; they played for three hours and included almost all of their best songs; and then they partied with fans until 3 a.m.!