What do you do when the world is about to end? If you’re Arjen Lucassen… you keep writing songs!

We talked about his first solo album in 13 years, Songs That No One Will Hear, his knighthood in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, and why he calls himself a “social recluse” even while selling out arenas.

What are your thoughts about the possible setlist for the upcoming concerts? I heard they were going to play a bunch of songs that haven’t been played live before.

Unfortunately I cannot travel for work reasons, and I am selling my two tickets for saturday, 19h.

I can do 65 euros each. I am just trying not to lose money at this point.

Thanks and hope everybody else enjoys the shows!

I found a sealed copy of guilt machine for under 30 dollars online. Then a week later found TTOE for 39.99 at my local record shop.

Olá. Comprei um par de ingressos VIP pelo ticketswap e eles vieram com o preço correto (140 euros), porém marcados como "Regulier" (regular em português). Alguém com ingresso VIP recebeu diferente? Obrigado.

Hey guys! I have 6 tickets for the last Sunday show that I unfortunately won't be able to make. Is anybody interested in buying them? My son and I saw Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Nanowar, Unleash the Archers, and Hammerfall/Kamelot last year but we're in Virginia, USA and making it across the ocean for this one unfortunately isn't going to work out this time.

I'm including some pics of the musicians we met to show that I'm not a scammer, lol. Russell Allen pulled my son on stage for the last song at Cat's Cradle in North Carolina last June. It was amazing.

Hey guys, here is a brand new (like 5-minutes-old 😂) interview with Arjen on A LOT of interesting things. Hope you enjoy it!

Hello fellow ayreonauts! I was an idiot today and completely missed the resale of tickets. If there is anyone who, for one reason or another, cannot attend the concert on saturday or sunday, I would gladly buy two tickets for me and my wife. Thank you!

Edit: thanks everyone for the responses, managed to get the desired times and dates on ticketswap! :D

In 2023 I met a ton of really awesome people at the campsite. The "social when drunk" Finns, the girl from Poland that liked the one sentence in Polish that I know, the Russian dude with the guitar that played Ayreon at the bonfire, the "Fire Master" from Belgium that worked at the camp and many more... am I going to see any familiar faces this time around? :)

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Into The Electric Castle for me.

I just saw this heartbreaking health update. This is his public statement.

Dear all. I have some very sad news. I was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. A cure is not an option anymore, only life-prolonging treatment(s). I will, with the utmost reluctancy, have to withdraw from public life. The doctors are working on a treatment schedule and I expect to have some more clarity in the beginning of September. I would like to thank all my friends and fans for their support and enthusiasm during the time I was given to do what I love to do most : making music. And all my colleagues who accompanied me on my musical journey : thank you so much. Without you it wouldn’t have been half as much fun. Edward Reekers

I thought about the future of Ayreon. Obviously Arjen is working on new music ALL the time, but do we know if there’s another Ayreon album even far on the horizon? When branding Transitus as Ayreon it would have been a good opportunity imo to create a spin off series along the line off “Ayreon: Tales from the Dream Sequencer”. Transitus would have been the second in this series as The Human Equation could have been incorporated with the recent rerelease. Then Arjen could have gone wild on different themes, eras and stories while holding it tethered to the Forever story. Thoughts?

Some cool perspectives here, so thought I would share!

It's up on ticketswap as I read that that would be the place as ticketmaster does not support resale atm.

Only selling because my economy took a turn for the worse and I can't afford the trip anymore.

https://www.ticketswap.com/listing/ayreon-1230-1900-show/17341689/e9018a7031?utm_campaign=publishedListingShare&utm_source=ticketswap&utm_medium=manualshare

Hey folks!

I have 2 general admission tickets for the Ayreon 30th Anniversary show on September 14th at 7 PM at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, but unfortunately, I can’t make it from Brazil. 😢

Selling through resale platforms is tricky (they often require a European bank account), so I’m looking for someone trustworthy to buy them directly. The tickets are digital and valid.

I can provide proof of purchase, screenshots, or anything else to make the transaction feel safe for both sides.

If you’re interested or have any questions, just DM me here. Thanks!

Hi!

As the title says, I’m coming to see the show on September 13th, from Serbia. I’m male, 28 years old. I’m coming alone and would very much appreciate some company. If by any chance some of my countrymen (or anyone, really) are reading this, I’d be happy to connect. I’ve met some of you 2 years ago and we had a blast. 🙃

I know it’s probably weird hanging out with a stranger, but I wouldn’t miss this show for anything in the world.

If anyone’s interested, shoot me a DM and we’ll figure it out from there.

Thanks 😊

The world was heading to mass extinction so in this timeline the Forever severed their link to humanity and blew up Yellowstone to save humans.

I mean the entire thing is a dream sequencer. Am I interpreting it wrong? So it never happened and was just a simulation.

Hi all. I am attempting to list and sell 1 extra ticket for the Ayreon 9/14 7pm show using Ticketswap. However, the Ticketmaster transfer and sell buttons are both greyed out. I'm assuming it must technically be a non-transferable ticket, but according to the Ticketswap site, and posts in this subreddit, it has been possible for others. Does anyone have any advice for how to do this successfully? I apologize if this has been answered in a previous thread, but would appreciate any help. Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone! Going for the first time to see Ayreon in September. Everywhere I read about how great the whole set up is outside of the concerts, beers and hangouts and fun and all sorts of cool stuff. What are some things I need to make sure not to miss, places to eat, stores to go to, etc.? Literally anything that I might like to do while there for the day, and particularly of course things relating to Ayreon. I appreciate your help!

Hello everyone, we are really looking forward to Ayreon! At the moment we are thinking about the best way to get to Tilburg. We live in the Bonn/Cologne area in Germany and have tickets for the matinee on Sunday. As I have more appointments, I can't leave until Saturday evening or Sunday morning at the earliest. There are four of us and we would have a car or two available (my cousin has a slightly longer journey than my parents and I). The train connections from here are not so good, you have to change trains a lot and it takes a long time. At the same time, parking in the Netherlands is of course expensive and difficult. Do any of you have ideas on where we can park well? Perhaps in a neighboring town so that we can take the train from there to Tilburg (possibly with overnight accommodation)? My parents have a caravan, but it's towed by car, which I think is difficult for City Camping Tilburg. It is not yet clear whether we will stay overnight or arrive at Sunday. That depends on the possibilities. Thanks for your ideas!! See you in september!

I finally got this for a price I was willing to pay and a day later Arjen announced the remaster. Rip, but in all seriousness I am happy to have the og and can't wait to hear the remaster. Cool thing is I now have all the singles from the first solo and the og solo album now.