The Essence formed in 1984 and hail from Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The band signed to Midnight Music after a year of live shows in their native Holland, and in 1985 released their debut 12" single "Endless Lakes" and their first full-length album, "Purity".
After the release of "Nothing Lasts Forever" in 1991, the band went through a period of transition until the release of "Glow" in 1995. Hans Diener remains the only founding member of the band still active.
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Grounds
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands1. Shiva
2. Out of Grace
3. Crack
4. How You Make Me Hate
5. Everything
6. A Mirage
7. Only for You
8. The Cat
9. Endless Lakes
October 18, 2025
Petit Bain
Paris, Île-de-France, FranceAugust 28, 2025
Poppodium Nieuwe Nor
Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands1. Intro
2. Shiva
3. Out of Grace
4. Crack
5. Everything
6. U 4 Life
7. A Mirage
8. Only for You
9. The Cat
10. Endless Lakes / Surrender
August 27, 2025
De Helling
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands1. Intro
2. Kashmir
3. Out of Grace
4. Crack
5. Mary My Prayer
6. How You Make Me Hate
7. Everything
8. U 4 Life
9. A Mirage
10. Only for You
11. The Cat
12. Endless Lakes / Surrender
July 11, 2025
Prins Hendrikplein
The Hague, South Holland, NetherlandsApril 12, 2025
Bibelot Power Stage
Dordrecht, South Holland, NetherlandsApril 4, 2025
Podium Victorie Kleine Zaal
Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands1. Grab It
2. Out of Grace
3. Bleed
4. How You Make Me Hate
5. Everything
6. Only for You
7. A Mirage
8. The Death Cell
9. Shiva
10. The Cat
11. Endless Lakes / Surrender
September 15, 2024
Sala Zero
Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSetlist incomplete
1. Intro
2. Out of Grace
3. Taking on the World
4. Bleed
5. How You Make Me Hate
6. Everything
7. The Death Cell
8. U 4 Life
9. Mary My Prayer
10. The Cat
11. Kashmir
12. A Mirage
13. Un espejismo
14. Endless Lakes / Surrender(Cheap Trick cover)
1. Shiva
2. Rebel Rebel(David Bowie cover)
3. Only for You
September 14, 2024
16 Toneladas
Valencia, Valencia, SpainSeptember 13, 2024
Wolf Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainSeptember 7, 2024
Supersonic
Paris, Île-de-France, FranceNovember 4, 2023
SoundVille
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands1. Out of Grace
2. The Death Cell
3. Like Christ
4. All Is Empty
5. The Cat
6. Endless Lakes / Surrender
7. A Mirage
1. Only for You
September 23, 2023
Centre Culturel
Engis, Liège, BelgiumOctober 22, 2022
L'international
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. U2 II
2. Out of Grace
3. Taking on the World
4. Bleed
5. How You Make Me Hate
6. Everything
7. Mary My Prayer
8. Like Christ
9. U 4 Life
10. A Mirage
11. The Death Cell
12. Kashmir
13. All Is Empty
1. The Cat
2. Endless Lakes
3. Only for You
September 10, 2022
Zuiderpark
Rotterdam, South Holland, NetherlandsOctober 5, 2019
Sala Nazca
Madrid, Autonomous Region of Madrid, SpainFebruary 9, 2019
Sala Zero
Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainFebruary 8, 2019
16 Toneladas
Valencia, Valencia, SpainDecember 8, 2018
Baroeg
Rotterdam, South Holland, NetherlandsOctober 20, 2018
Noels Ballroom
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1.
2. Grab It (U2II)
3. Out of Grace
4. Taking on the World
5. Bleed
6. How You Make Me Hate
7. Everything
8. A Mirage
9. Only for You
10. Like Christ
11. All Is Empty
12. The Cat
13. Endless Lakes
14. Surrender(Cheap Trick cover)
15. Shiva
1. A Night Like This(The Cure cover)
2. A Forest(The Cure cover)
THE CURE's Werchter '81 vrs3. One Hundred Years(The Cure cover)
4. The Figurehead(The Cure cover)
1. 10:15 Saturday Night(The Cure cover)
2. Boys Don't Cry(The Cure cover)
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