Steven Wilson v. To. The. Bone.

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Radio broadcast of the first set of the Essen gig from March: https://srv.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.3265.de.html?mdm:audio_id=652715

[Schurftkut]

thanks!

soundboard recording? it sure doesn't have the impact from when i saw this show live, but still very cool document.

[cramx3]

oooo coming local to me in NJ on a Saturday.  I will be there.

[nobloodyname]

Wonder if this will have any ramifications for the upcoming blu-ray? Hope not.

[The Walrus]

I'm in Illinois. Got so excited to hear he was coming back this year only to find not a single date anywhere close to me. 

[romdrums]

I'm in Illinois. Got so excited to hear he was coming back this year only to find not a single date anywhere close to me. 

Maybe there will be more to come in 2019?  Fingers are crossed.

[ReaperKK]

December 8th is a Saturday, I might make the drive to Asheville to see him

[axeman90210]

I was so excited to see the news, but the NJ date is the same day as I was planning on flying out to Chicago to see the end of the Haken tour. I bought the concert ticket but not the plane ticket. Much conflicted.

[Elite]

I was so excited to see the news, but the NJ date is the same day as I was planning on flying out to Chicago to see the end of the Haken tour. I bought the concert ticket but not the plane ticket. Much conflicted.

I saw Haken and Steven Wilson at the same festival last weekend; much more convenient!

[DTA]

I was so excited to see the news, but the NJ date is the same day as I was planning on flying out to Chicago to see the end of the Haken tour. I bought the concert ticket but not the plane ticket. Much conflicted.

You can see SW in Philly the night before. The Fillmore is an awesome venue and real close to I-95.

[axeman90210]

I was so excited to see the news, but the NJ date is the same day as I was planning on flying out to Chicago to see the end of the Haken tour. I bought the concert ticket but not the plane ticket. Much conflicted.

You can see SW in Philly the night before. The Fillmore is an awesome venue and real close to I-95.

Possible, and I'm looking into it. My problem is that I don't drive, so would either need to figure out a way to get back home after the show Friday night and then fly out of Newark Saturday morning, or potentially book two separate one way tickets and fly out of Philly and then then home to Newark.

[KevShmev]

Nowhere close to St. Louis, except Nashville, and on a Monday.

[Adami]

Nowhere close to St. Louis, except Nashville, and on a Monday.

Yea.

And I'm shocked....SHOCKED I say that they're not coming to North Dakota.

[faizoff]

Awesome that he's coming to Tampa again. I'm very surprised he's going to Pensacola. Didn't think there'd be that big a crowd.

[mike099]

Nowhere close to St. Louis, except Nashville, and on a Monday.

I will be going to the Nashville show.  I looked up the venue and no seating.

[KevShmev]

Nowhere close to St. Louis, except Nashville, and on a Monday.

I will be going to the Nashville show.  I looked up the venue and no seating.

Not surprised. I read that he booked a lot of venues for this little tour that have no seating, in light of his comments over the tour earlier this year about how he is tired of playing seated venues.

[cramx3]

The NJ venue is all GA as well

[rumborak]

Radio broadcast of the first set of the Essen gig from March: https://srv.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.3265.de.html?mdm:audio_id=652715

Oh man, that guy's pronunciation of Steven's last name. "Steven Vilzen".

[King Postwhore]

Radio broadcast of the first set of the Essen gig from March: https://srv.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.3265.de.html?mdm:audio_id=652715

Oh man, that guy's pronunciation of Steven's last name. "Steven Vilzen".

*Goose steps*

[KevShmev]

I wonder if he will debut any new songs on this tour. I know he said he already has written three songs for his next studio album, and with plenty of time before now and then, he could easily write more stuff and then prep it to play.  Or maybe he will wanna stick with what he played so far on the To the Bone tour.

[DTA]

I’m hoping the setlist is pretty different from last time. I don’t mind some repeat songs, but I’d like to see more solo/PT material that is different than what he’s played the last few times around.

[Nick]

I think with him making this big leap to standing venues he's gotta switch things around just to make the most out of the atmosphere.

[cramx3]

For our European pals:

[axeman90210]

My thinking is that since he's hitting different venues/markets than last time we're less likely to see much of a change in the set.

[King Postwhore]

I think with him making this big leap to standing venues he's gotta switch things around just to make the most out of the atmosphere.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Elite]

I think with him making this big leap to standing venues he's gotta switch things around just to make the most out of the atmosphere.

I was thinking the same thing.

I saw him in March in AFAS Live (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), which is a standing venue of over 5000 capacity. It was sold out.

[King Postwhore]

I think with him making this big leap to standing venues he's gotta switch things around just to make the most out of the atmosphere.

I was thinking the same thing.

I saw him in March in AFAS Live (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), which is a standing venue of over 5000 capacity. It was sold out.

It's not that it's sold out but arranging his show for the energy.  A show standing up brings more energy then a seated venue. 

I think he picked these venues with a purpose.

[Elite]

Oh, the sold out part was just an addendum. What I just meant to say was that he played the same setlist in Europe as he did in the States and in Europe there were definitely a lot of standing venues (although Steven himself ranted about not really liking to play seated venues during the show as well )

[Nekov]

I remember that rant when he was here in May. I did feel that the setlist was appropriate for a standing venue though, with his new material being more upbeat and him bringing some good headbanging songs from PT.

[King Postwhore]

Oh he ranted about that in Boston as well.  The venue he is playing in Boston in November is the same venue I say Porcupine Tree on The Incident tour.

[Nick]

I think with him making this big leap to standing venues he's gotta switch things around just to make the most out of the atmosphere.

I was thinking the same thing.

I saw him in March in AFAS Live (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), which is a standing venue of over 5000 capacity. It was sold out.

For the most part, in America, his solo shows have been seated, and through multiple shows he talked about how he wants to do standing in the future. So yeah, not saying he hasn't done it, but it certainly wasn't the norm, this run seems to intentionally take to his wish to play to standing crowds.

[cramx3]

The show I went to in denver was a GA show, so I guess that's why I didn't hear the rant, although there were seats on the balcony.  I always felt those venues are the best, GA floor pit with balcony stadium style seating for those who prefer that.  Best of both worlds.  His shows on this next tour at the Paramount and Capital theater have that same style and the show in NJ is all GA.  Love the Starland ballroom, there's a spot where you can wait and often times talk to the band right before they hit the stage since there isn't a true back entrance to get on stage.  That's how I got to speak to Devin Townsend last year and got a pic with Less Than Jake earlier this year and also got high 5s with everyone in Kamelot a couple years ago.

[KevShmev]

Seeing the extension of this tour through the end of February is gonna bum me out if it means we have to wait even longer for the next studio album.

[SwedishGoose]

Nice.... another date in Stockholm. I can live with that.

Haven't been to The Waterfront yet but am told it's a great venue.

[Elite]

My gf and I were planned to go to Copenhagen in october, but we're considering postponing that to february now, to catch Steven Wilson there