Golden Earring Forever!

LAST UPDATE: January 27 2023

"Dig It Now You Still Can" (Save Your Skin - Golden Earring)

(Naar story 10 - 2019)

October 2019 Say When vinyl 2track cdsingle release Say When \2. Back Home (Remastered 2020 Version) check (Catalogue number Red Bullet x check) Vier jaar na hun laatste EP 'The Hague'; De Golden Earring zijn terug met een nieuwe track; 'Say When'. Deze opname herdenkt het feit dat de band meer dan 50 jaar samen is.

Ahoy show final show Golden Earrings career in retrospect Say When performed. Video wall with live views and projections. Probably these images are now being reviewed for future release.

December 2019 Cesar Zuiderwijk starts project Sloper with Triggerfinger drummer and performed a try-out in Zoetermeer - Boerderij.

2020 - This Golden Earring story part needs to be build up from scratch. This will be done in the near future but please give me some time. Down below here are already some facts but layout and info need to be updated. In the meantime it's a work of progress and the work on editing other files on this Golden Earring Digital Archive website is also a time consuming and labour of love effort!

Januari 2020 Rinus Gerritsen behind the Music Paard Den Haag video's Barry, RJ, Cesar

January 2020 Say When vinyl single release Tracklist 1. Say When \2. Back Home (Remastered 2020 Version)

PIC Say When Vinyl single

Januari 2020 Rinus Gerritsen behind the Music Paard Den Haag video's Barry, RJ, Cesar

January 2020 Say When vinyl single release Tracklist 1. Say When \2. Back Home (Remastered 2020 Version)

PIC Say When Vinyl single

February 2020 George Kooymans started to perform a few shows with Vreemde Kostgangers from their third tour "Vreemde Kostgangers Denderen door" (VKG: Vrienten Kooymans De Groot) Then Corona virus Covid19 caused a pandemic situation worldwide and The Netherlands went into lockdown in March 2020. This meant all public appearances and shows were limited to only a few persons, keep at least 1,5 meter distance which meant theatre shows and large venue performances had to be postponed or even cancelled.

VKG Feb 2020 Rijswijkse Schouwburg ticket scan

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Record Store Day 2020 Radar Love single release.

PIC Radar Love \ Radar Love Vinyl single

Corona Covid19 virus pandemic March 2020 lasted into 2021. No Golden Earring shows could be performed and most Sloper Gigs were postponed into 2021 as well.

2021 -

Barry Hay JB Meijers Paradiso shows were cancelled after being postponed from 2020.

George Kooymans shows with Vreemde Kostgangers were postponed to 2021 and new dates are planned.

All planned Golden Earring shows had to be postponed to 2021 due to ongoing Corona regulations. The Covid19 pandemic situation made it impossible to perform at festivals or in larger venues as infection rates were still to high and because of visitor limitations shows and festivals couldn't go on.

Cesar Zuiderwijk had the same problem and several planned Sloper shows were postponed due to corona regulations as well.

On February 05 2021 the news came out George Kooymans being ill as he was diagnosed with ALS disease.

On February 06 2021 the news came out Golden Earring as a band called it's quits due to the ALS illness of George Kooymans not able to perform in public anymore. Any suggestion of replacing George Kooymans were strongly rejected and the decision stands: No more Golden Earring shows and the end of the band after almost 60 years of existence.

On February 13 2021 writer Bart Chabot brings an ode to Golden Earring in de Matthijs Gaat Door TV show and a Hammond organ version ofn Radar Love is performed by Sven Hammond x edit. (This version was released on the streaming platforms on March 11 2021 in honour of the 73rd birthday of George Kooymans and the proceeds will be donated to the ALS foundation.

On March 11 2021 George Kooymans celebrated his 73rd birthday and there was a national tribute at 17 hour nationwide. Fans, Radio stations and churchbells played Radar Love all over Holland.

In April 2021 the news came out George Kooymans and the other Vreemde Kostgangers ha intentions to finish their third album recordings.

Music on Vinyl album re-releases on coloured vinyl. To The Hilt (July 30 2021), Contraband (July 16 2021), Cut (September 10 2021) and more.

2021 RSD Twilight Zone\When The Lady Smiles single release June 2021 (RSD 2021 drop).

July 25 2021 - Added several 2021 Supersister Project tourdates (With Rinus Gerritsen on bass and keyboards) to the 2021 Tourdates file on this website.

July 16 2021 Today the Music on Vinyl label released a limited edition Contraband coloured vinyl lp re-release. It's a limited pressing of 1500 individually numbered copies on orange and black mixed 180 gram audiophile vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet

July 30 2021 Today the Music on Vinyl label releases a limited edition To The Hilt coloured vinyl lp re-release. It's a limited pressing of 1500 individually numbered copies on x colour 180 gram audiophile vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet

August 02 2021 Cesar Zuiderwijks Sloper band News: Their new single 'I'm Gonna Getcha' is catch of the day on Studio Brussel Radio today! Go to the StuBru website or tune in on your radio to listen. They are also playing @alcatrazfestival on 15th of August in Kortrijk. See ya there. #stubru #catchoftheday #newmusic #rockandroll #tarantino #sloper #suburbanrecords

August 05 Cesar Zuiderwijk was seen in the EenVandaag tv show. EenVandaag TV show NPO1 today had large item about Golden Earring with nice live footage and Cesar Zuiderwijk drumming.

August 06 2021 Cesar Zuiderwijk was one of the guests at the Humberto TV show on RTL4 today. At the end of his item he performed a drum solo together with drummer Koen Herfst. Telegraaf newspaper has a two page article about Sloper today called Twee drummers, een gedachte.

August 08 2021 - New Sloper (featuring Cesar Zuiderwijk) Fall Tourdates overview published (including 2 Belgium shows now)! Note they do several festival shows at the end of August 2021, these tourdates are not on this overview.

The Sloper debut record "Pulverise" will be released in less than two weeks on August 20 2021! They cannot be happier seeing that all streaming the tracks The Thin Line, Drive It In and the latest single I'm Gonna Getcha. They are all on the new record and it's ready for pre-orders! Get your copy on vinyl and CD via the Pulverise Sloper CD and LP at Suburban Records website. The artwork is made by the wonderfull Hannelore Celen. She shares a lot of her work on her Facebook page so you should check it out! #sloper #pulverise #vinyl #CD #thinline #driveitin #imgonnagetcha #suburbanrecords

Sloper cannot be happier seeing that all streaming the tracks The Thin Line, Drive It In and the latest single I'm Gonna Getcha. They are all on the new record and it's ready for pre-orders! Get your copy on vinyl and CD via the Pulverise Sloper CD and LP at Suburban Records website.

Rinus Gerritsen on tour with Robert Jans Stips and his Supersister Club project.

August 08 2021 - Rinus Gerritsen should have performed on August 28 2021 in concert with Nico's Wizard's in Oosterbeek - Park Hartenstein, Het Park vertelt festival. The concert was planned but postponed to August 27 2022 due to Corona regulations.

October: promotional gigs at radio stations lke Radio Veronica and instore gig at Bergen op Zoom.

Cesar Zuiderwijk was seen at Humberto TV show, a few weeks later Cesar Zuiderwijk and Sloper attended the same talkshow and performed Struck by Lightning at the end of the Humberto TV show. On YouTube a video is found where Humberto drums with both Sloper Drummers in an aftershow item.

October start Sloper tour . Support act for all the Fall 2021 Sloper shows was Splinter.

Rinus Gerritsen was special guest during several of the Jimi Hendrix RE-Experience shows from guitarist Erwin van Ligten.

October November 2021 Supersister Clubtour. Sadly the last three planned 2021 shows in Den Haag, x and x had to be cancelled at the very last minute due to illness Robert Jan Stips. The Paard Den Haag show is now re-scheduled to June 06 2022

On December 16 2021 Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk were guest at the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 Award show. They received the award award as a hommage to Golden Earring's legendary oeuvre and history.

Dutch info: Top 2000 Nieuws. NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 Award voor Golden Earring. De NPO Radio 2 Top 2000 Award gaat dit jaar naar Golden Earring. Stemmers hebben de lijst der lijsten aangegrepen om een eerbetoon te brengen aan de legendarische Haagse band die dit jaar is gestopt. NPO Radio 2 bekroont deze hommage met de Top 2000 Award, waarmee de zender jaarlijks een Nederlandse artiest of band extra in de schijnwerpers zet. Eerdere winnaars zijn DI-RECT, Danny Vera en Davina Michelle.

On January 15 2022 a new tv program started. It's called The Tribute a battle of the bands. Amongst the jury members Cesar Zuiderwijk and Spike van Zoest (di-rect guitarist)

Later that week Cesar Zuiderwijk was seen in several tv programs talking about the Tribute - Battle of the bands tv show.

For August 2022 a new DrumDrieDaagse is announced. This is the 3day event where 72 drummers can experience workshops, lessons and performing together at the Musicon music centre in The Hague.

On April 25 2022 the news came out Henny Vrienten passed away at the age of 73. He was ill as was announced late 2021 (and a planned Doe Maar reunion tour was cancelled) Henny was part of the Vreemde Kostgangers band along with George Kooymans and Boudewijn de Groot. It is rumoured their third still to be released album will be released soon as George Kooymans was still working on re-doing some vocals.

January 27 2023 - The third Vreemde Kostgangers cd release titled Mist is planned for March 17 2023! It will be released on cd, limited edition transparant vinyl and limited edition black vinyl!

Cesar Zuiderwijk is now doing the 2023 leg of his 6th theatre show De Naakte Waarheid. 2 planned shows had to be re-scheduled due to logistic reasons. (Rijswijk to March 12 2023 and Voorburg to May 06 2023 shows)

Soon a limited edition 7" vinyl single of the Kooymans Carillo Seasons track will be released. The single b-side will contain a non-album track!