On 16 December, Within Temptation announced that their 2012 acoustic Dutch theatre shows would form part of The Unforgiving Tour, featuring electric renditions of the album's songs.

[1] On the first of March 2012, the band announced that the acoustic performances will be called the Sanctuary Tour, and will have a concept.

Den Adel stated in the band official website that "When selecting and listening to our songs we noticed how well they fit together and how much they have in common, both stylistically and lyrically.

Sometimes in forms and shapes that fit his dream world -his mother, the doctor, the local priest… they all try to help him but seem powerless to do so.

A price has to be paid... Encore – "Iron" (from The Unforgiving, 2011) was played on 25 March to 15 April.