Yeah, when I was able to make my way through the inside of the Beacon, a lot of people were lined up already and I decided to get in line before the show cause I had a hunch that if I waited after the show or during intermission, there wouldn't be shirts in my size (I wear size M tees) left. I went to go get beer during intermission and I was surprised that everything sold out. I consider myself super lucky to get the tee with the American dates on back.
That said though, last night was probably the best Opeth show I've ever seen of the three I've been to and not just because of Ghost Reveries live but the other songs as well.
It didn't matter to me if they didn't play any full songs pre-Blackwater Park cause most of the songs I haven't heard live yet until last night. I'm usually somewhat of a laid back guy at shows (at least most of them) apart from moderate headbanging, I really went wild with my headbanging throughout the show (except for the less brutal songs of course) that I feel bad in hindsight if it was distracting and ruined the show to those around me
. And of course, it's always great to hear Mikael's "stand-up comedy" (if you can call it that) again.