Haken v. new single Nightingale (April 26)

[axeman90210]

Anyone in the US check out the merch stand? Wondering how much cash I should bring.

Shirts are $25 or $35 depending on the shirt. I think the album vinyls they were selling were $40, could be wrong though. Drum and guitar books for Affinity were $20 and $30 respectively. The light up Haken glasses for 1985 were only $5. I know they had coffee and some other stuff, forget how much that was. Definitely bring cash though, it may or may not be cash only depending on the wifi situation at the venue.

[Nick]

Or you can just get the cash from Axeman, but, like wifi, availability at your venue may vary.

[lonestar]

So, of course Haken absolutely killed it last night, so fucking good. Scored a setlist Diego handed to my bro, needless to say, from being unaware of Haken, in one night they managed to make him a fan...




(yes, they had it on a paper plate lol)

On a downer note, seems some asshole ripped off some of their merch, say Ray post about it on FB this morning with a few 'fucking cunt' thrown in there. So lame, they laid it all out there for the crowd, and some dick has to be like that.

[Mladen]

Atlas Stove

[cramx3]

WTF, who does something like that to a band like Haken?  That must feel like a kick to the balls to the band.  I hate people sometimes.

Also, you went to the show without knowing the songs?  Glad to see you had a good time, and that setlist 

[Mosh]

Anyone in the US check out the merch stand? Wondering how much cash I should bring.

Shirts are $25 or $35 depending on the shirt. I think the album vinyls they were selling were $40, could be wrong though. Drum and guitar books for Affinity were $20 and $30 respectively. The light up Haken glasses for 1985 were only $5. I know they had coffee and some other stuff, forget how much that was. Definitely bring cash though, it may or may not be cash only depending on the wifi situation at the venue.

awesome, that's exactly what I wanted to know. Also I had no idea there's an Affinity guitar book. Going to be spending a lot more than I planned.

Can anyone confirm the records were being sold for $40? That seems really steep, especially since there's no import/shipping involved. I'm still missing Restoration and The Mountain and wouldn't mind buying directly from them if it's a reasonable price.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

From their FB

URGENT: Anyone in San Francisco Bay Area able to help out HAKEN by transporting some very important gear we left in SF last night down to Las Vegas for tomorrow's show? Endless rewards available.

PLEASE SHARE

[JayOctavarium]

Oh snap

[cramx3]

Wow, San Fran to Vegas?  That's tough and wtf happened.   

[lonestar]

From their FB

URGENT: Anyone in San Francisco Bay Area able to help out HAKEN by transporting some very important gear we left in SF last night down to Las Vegas for tomorrow's show? Endless rewards available.

PLEASE SHARE

Yeah, I don't love any band (except IQ) enough to drive round trip to Vegas.

WTF, who does something like that to a band like Haken?  That must feel like a kick to the balls to the band.  I hate people sometimes.

Also, you went to the show without knowing the songs?  Glad to see you had a good time, and that setlist 

My brother didn't know them, I told him he had to go. He's very thankful today for that lol

[KevShmev]

One week till I see them!

[gmillerdrake]

One week till I see them!

Yep. Cant wait!

[KevShmev]

5 days to the concert and this crap happened last night:

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/protests-turn-violent-in-delmar-loop-late-saturday-second-night/article_d93c9b0b-3958-5bba-a00b-bc971b2e9f4a.html

For those unaware, the Delmar Loop is where the Haken concert is next Friday.

 

[gmillerdrake]

5 days to the concert and this crap happened last night:

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/protests-turn-violent-in-delmar-loop-late-saturday-second-night/article_d93c9b0b-3958-5bba-a00b-bc971b2e9f4a.html

For those unaware, the Delmar Loop is where the Haken concert is next Friday.

 

Yeah. This sucks. I still plan on going at this point. I can't imagine that these 'protestors' will have the stamina to make it all week. All the out of Towners who were paid to travel to St Louis would surely be gone by this Friday, right?

What ticks me off is that Delmar Hall wands people so my right to protect myself by Conceal Carrying my weapon is being taken from me. When in reality that scenario is the Exact scenario on why I'd need protection. Anyaway....

[Mosh]

Holy crap that was good. Top 5 concerts

[Dublagent66]

Still haven't had the opportunity to see Haken live...yet.   

[nattmorker]

I saw Haken last week in Mexico city, it was awesome. Me and my wife have been fans for the past 4 years but this was the first time we could catch them on tour. I enjoyed the Haken's set much more than Shattered Fortress' (they played awesome but I had the feeling of watching a cover band).

I just wished their set would be longer (beside they didn't play our favorite song, Celestial Elixir).

Again, awesome show!

[cramx3]

Yea, that Mexico show got a short set list.  I guess given they were essentially playing two shows in one night, that's what they needed to do.

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

They were phenomenal in Hollywood. My god... I've never heard a singer sound that good live before. NEVER.

[PepeLePew]

They were phenomenal in Hollywood. My god... I've never heard a singer sound that good live before. NEVER.

I haven't seen Haken live yet, but I have been at the MPs Shattered Fortress show in Luxembourg - and I have to agree he sounded awesome live.
Hope Haken come to Germany again soon!

[cramx3]

They were phenomenal in Hollywood. My god... I've never heard a singer sound that good live before. NEVER.

I haven't seen Haken live yet, but I have been at the MPs Shattered Fortress show in Luxembourg - and I have to agree he sounded awesome live.
Hope Haken come to Germany again soon!

I mentioned in my review of the NYC show that I was most impressed by Ross which is pretty impressive when you are surrounded by so much talent.  He just sounded great live and was able to pull off all the vocal parts, didn't struggle, had good stage presence.  He's not my favorite vocalist, but he sure was a good performer.

[Implode]

How does the band feel about people taking photos during performances? Obviously not flash, not a huge camera, and not a big bright cell phone held above the crowd. Is this acceptable?

[Mosh]

I'm guessing they're fine with it cause they would pose if they saw a camera pointed at them in Denver.

[King Postwhore]

They are okay with it. Hell, I even saw a video on a Facebook fan page where Ross grabbed the camera phone from the guy in the front row, turned it around to the fans while I was singing the song.

[cramx3]

I got plenty of video and pictures at the NYC show.  They don't care, they are better one social media than lots of bands and probably realize that fans getting pictures and videos and sharing them is big for getting exposure.

[gmillerdrake]

tomorrow night!!!! Cannot wait 


for as pumped as I am to see HAKEN I'm also stoked to see Sythe Aye, and they have a band named Mammoth opening for them as well. I checked out Mammoth and they seem like they're in the same vein as Sythe Aye....instrumental prog rock.

Mammoth plays from 8:00-8:45, Sythe from 8:45-10:00....then HAKEN.

There is a statement on Delmar Halls info page for the concert that says "Small Cameras (NO detachable lens) OK. NO Audio. NO Video." So it looks like phones are alright.

[mikeyd23]

tomorrow night!!!! Cannot wait 


for as pumped as I am to see HAKEN I'm also stoked to see Sythe Aye, and they have a band named Mammoth opening for them as well. I checked out Mammoth and they seem like they're in the same vein as Sythe Aye....instrumental prog rock.

Mammoth plays from 8:00-8:45, Sythe from 8:45-10:00....then HAKEN.

There is a statement on Delmar Halls info page for the concert that says "Small Cameras (NO detachable lens) OK. NO Audio. NO Video." So it looks like phones are alright.

Wow the headliner doesn't go on till 10:00? When's the sound curfew there?

[gmillerdrake]

tomorrow night!!!! Cannot wait 


for as pumped as I am to see HAKEN I'm also stoked to see Sythe Aye, and they have a band named Mammoth opening for them as well. I checked out Mammoth and they seem like they're in the same vein as Sythe Aye....instrumental prog rock.

Mammoth plays from 8:00-8:45, Sythe from 8:45-10:00....then HAKEN.

There is a statement on Delmar Halls info page for the concert that says "Small Cameras (NO detachable lens) OK. NO Audio. NO Video." So it looks like phones are alright.

Wow the headliner doesn't go on till 10:00? When's the sound curfew there?

I'd have to let KevShemv answer that if he knows. I don't go to near enough concerts to know. All I know is that Delmar Hall is right next to the Pagent (a very popular venue in St. Louis) and they are located in a very 'trendy' area of town where concerts etc. are common place.

[cramx3]

Wow, Haken went on at 8:30pm sharp in NYC.  That's one late show.

[mikeyd23]

I'd have to let KevShemv answer that if he knows. I don't go to near enough concerts to know. All I know is that Delmar Hall is right next to the Pagent (a very popular venue in St. Louis) and they are located in a very 'trendy' area of town where concerts etc. are common place.

Gotcha, well have fun! That just caught my eye because a lot of venues around me have to wrap the shows by 11:00 due to sound curfew.

[gmillerdrake]

Wow, Haken went on at 8:30pm sharp in NYC.  That's one late show.

did they have the same opening acts?

[axeman90210]

Wow, Haken went on at 8:30pm sharp in NYC.  That's one late show.

did they have the same opening acts?

It was just Sithu Aye with them for the East Coast dates.

[Nick]

Wow, Haken went on at 8:30pm sharp in NYC.  That's one late show.

did they have the same opening acts?

It was just Sithu Aye with them for the East Coast dates.

I would be surprised if Sithu Aye plays for 1.25 hours, that seems wrong. There was only one opener for our shows and they only played 45 minutes I think, but it definitely wasn't over an hour.

[KevShmev]

I thought concerts in the Loop always end at 11pm.  I'll have to look on Twitter later and see if there's any word on when the bands all go on.

[gmillerdrake]

I thought concerts in the Loop always end at 11pm.  I'll have to look on Twitter later and see if there's any word on when the bands all go on.

Their website says doors open at 7:00, first band starts at 8:00