On February 05 2021 it became clear George Kooymans and Golden Earring couldn't perform anymore due to diagnosed ALS illness of George Kooymans! All scheduled concerts were canceled and Golden Earring stopped performing as a band!
Since then Golden Earring members Barry Hay, Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk each have different projects they participate in and their activities can be found below. Sadly George Kooymans passed away on July 22 or 23 2025, he will be missed. In February 2026 Barry Hay announced he would retire from the music scene and stay mainly at home on his tropical island.
Golden Earring 
Tourdates 2027
LAST UPDATE: October 10 2026 
| Concerts 2026 |
City |
Venue |
Info |
Source\Status |
February 28, 2027 
|
Uden |
De Pul |
The Clarks featuring Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk Golden Earring tribute show, ticket 32 euro, almost sold out.
The Clarks ft. Rinus Gerritsen & Cesar Zuiderwijk (NL) spelen de grootste hits van Golden Earring. The Clarks eren de muziek van Golden Earring met niemand minder dan Rinus Gerritsen en Cesar Zuiderwijk zelf! Deze originele Earring-leden staan deze middag samen met de Haagse rockband op het podium om klassiekers als Radar Love en Twilight Zone nieuw leven in te blazen.
The Clarks is een classic rockband uit Den Haag, bekend om hun energieke vertolkingen van iconische hits uit de jaren '70 en '80. Ze weten zowel nostalgie op te roepen als nieuwe generaties kennis te laten maken met de tijdloze klanken van de beste classic rock. De samenwerking met Rinus Gerritsen en Cesar Zuiderwijk is een uniek eerbetoon waarin de iconische nummers van Golden Earring klinken zoals toen, met de originele energie en bezieling. Je ervaart de kracht van de band die wereldwijd miljoenen fans heeft geïnspireerd, uitgevoerd door muzikanten die de muziek van dichtbij hebben meegemaakt. |
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
March 05, 2027
|
Dordrecht |
Bibelot |
The Clarks featuring Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk Golden Earring tribute show, ticket 35,84 euro.
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Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
March 06, 2027
|
Hengelo |
Metropool |
The Clarks featuring Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk Golden Earring tribute show, ticket 32 euro.
|
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
March 12, 2027
|
Venlo |
Poppodium Grenswerk |
The Clarks featuring Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk Golden Earring tribute show, ticket 33 euro.
|
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
March 17, 2027
|
Groningen |
Spot/ De Oosterpoort |
The Clarks featuring Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk Golden Earring tribute show, ticket 35 euro.
|
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
August 15, 2027
|
Den Haag |
Openluchttheater Zuiderpark |
Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk will be amongst the performing artists. |
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
Unknown, 2027
|
City |
Venue |
New events to be published |
Sources: Casper's Golden Earring Research, fan info, confirmed date |
No more Golden Earring shows to be announced! Due to the fact George Kooymans was diagnosed with ALS disease Golden Earring no longer performed on stage and called it's quits on February 05 2021! Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans passed away on July 22 or 23 2025. He will be missed!
Official Golden Earring website.
All additional info gathered by Golden Earring Digital Archive website\Casper's Golden Earring Research.
Thanks to all Golden Earring fans around the world who sent in their updates and corrections.
Please note that many more shows have been performed all over the years. However this information is not known to me and also hard to get. If you have any updates and\or corrections for past or upcoming shows, please email webmaster Casper Roos. Your help is much appreciated in order to get this tour information as accurate as possible! So please check your concert tickets, scrapbooks, magazines and clippings. If you find a date that you believe to be incorrect, please let me know. I am at the mercy of those that provide me with dates and additional information.
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It's intention is to act like a library that covers and references the history of the band for fan enjoyment.
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