to perform. On 21 September 2012, it was exactly 40 years ago that the band's name was chosen. To celebrate this, Kayak went on a tour titled Journey Through Time after one of their songs. They played at least one song from each studio album. Also included was an excerpt from their forthcoming album Cleopatra – The Crown of Isis. That excerpt was also released on an EP, backed by a newly recorded version of Symmetry, a song that Scherpenzeel and Koopman originally wrote in 1971. The album Cleopatra – The Crown of Isis was released in November 2014. In October 2014, both Edward Reekers and Cindy Oudshoorn announced that they would not take part in the live performances of the Cleopatra album in 2015. At the end of 2014, both announced their departure from Kayak, leaving the band without lead vocalists. At a one-off live performance of Cleopatra in March 2015 on the Dutch isle of Texel, Oudshoorn was replaced by Marjolein Teepen, who had worked with Kayak before. Male vocalists were Martin van der Starre, Alexander van Breemen—both of whom also sang on the album—and Rolf Koster. In the summer of 2017, Kayak announced: "The band that will go on tour features keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Marcel Singor and vocalist Bart Schwertmann, as well as bass player Kristoffer Gildenlöw (who can be heard on the new album 'Seventeen') and- recently added to the band- drummer Collin Leijenaar." However, during their European tour of 2018, Kayak and Leijenaar decided to discontinue their collaboration. Hans Eijkenaar returned for the remaining part of the tour. In November 2021, Kayak announced that their next tour - scheduled for April/May 2022 - would be their last. Personnel Current members Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards, backing vocals, bass (1972-1982, 1999–present) Bart Schwertmann - vocals (2017–present) Marcel Singor - guitars, vocals (2017–present) Kristoffer Gildenlöw - bass (2017–present) Hans Eijkenaar - drums (2009-2016, 2018–present) Former members Max Werner - vocals (1972-1978, 1999-2000), drums (1978-1982) Johan Slager - guitars, backing vocals (1972-1982) Pim Koopman - drums, vocals (1972-1976, 1999–2009; died 2009) Cees van Leeuwen - bass (1972-1975) Bert Veldkamp - bass, backing vocals (1975-1976, 1999-2005) Theo de Jong - bass (1976-1978) Edward Reekers - vocals (1978-1982, 2003, 2005-2014) Charles Schouten - drums (1976-1978) Peter Scherpenzeel - bass (1978-1982) Irene Linders - backing vocals, lyrics (1978-1981) Katherine Lapthorn - backing vocals (1978-1981) Rob Winter - guitars (1999-2003) Bert Heerink