I saw the gig in Valkenburg. Great to have them back!
A few remarks:
- Jon wasn't audible for the first 4 songs, so it kinda ruined my fav song "Bright Ambassadors...".
After that, the sound was fine.
- Chloe was very relaxed and smiled a lot. She loved every minute of it, it seemed. Can't remember having seen her so relaxed. And she looked great.
- They were told to cut the last song due to time limits, but they did it anyway. And they tore down the place. Full of energy. Most people loved it!
- PRR always used samples, but even more during this set. Personally, I don't like that. If you can't play it live, then leave it... They had 2 keyboards on stage that they only used for the last song.
All in all, a very nice gig. For me the best of the festival (followed closely by Focus - never seen them live before, but it was a joy watching Thijs van Leer - very charismatic).
The Intersphere was a surprisingly good opener. Jolly were very entertaining, as usual. The Flower Kings were better opening for Spock's Beard last year. I left after 1 hour of IQ. After PRR, they were too mellow for me to stay awake. Their song "Road of Bones" is fantastic - couldn't leave before that one.