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[Zydar]

Devin Townsend Surprise Releases New 50-Minute Track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6bwgL_Fw8

[KevShmev]

Devin Townsend Surprise Releases New 50-Minute Track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6bwgL_Fw8

I got about 10 minutes into it and that was enough.  Nice ambient piece of music, but I can't see that being something I'd ever go out of my way to hear.  Sounds like the music that ought to be playing when I get my monthly full body massage. 

[Ben_Jamin]

My Puzzle Boxset is finally shipping.

[Buddyhunter1]

I just want to finally see the movie part of this damn thing...

[Ben_Jamin]

I just want to finally see the movie part of this damn thing...

Same...

And also see how soft and squishy the plushy toy is.

[The Curious Orange]

Anyone know how that Lightwork album is coming along? That's all I'm really interested in.

[Metro]

He was pretty much done with it, and was close to the deadline, but was unhappy with how it sounded so he’s working on it a bit more. ETA is September, last I heard.


It’s also Dev’s 50th Birthday today!!

[Ben_Jamin]

I just received my Box Set and it is a big box...You open it up and the video screen is in the lid, there's a tape over the sensor you have to take off to let it play, it plays when you open the box, no volume control either but it's still neat. I don't have time to watch the video. The booklet is really cool, it's comic book like and has some pretty neat artwork. Snuggles and Puzzle are on USB. The plushy is a nice size and the figures are pretty neat too...

I would say money well spent, and it's up there with my Casualties of Cool boxset.

















Also...I put in the USB's and there is a web-link on the files that gives you access to a website with all the stuff that is on the USB. The websites are actually pretty neat. The USB's also have all the other goodies, such as his Sisters e-book in PDF.

[abydos]

Saw Devin last night, as support for DT, but he was solo and did an acoustic set. Mentioned something about the band leaving and financial stuff (the latter on Instagram). As per usual, he did an outstanding job with his act - lots of jokes, etc. His voice, even after 2 months on tour so far, was killer and the lack of other instrumentation just made it stand out even more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9XdKhhzFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfJ5gQV829k

[Kram]

Saw Devin last night, as support for DT, but he was solo and did an acoustic set. Mentioned something about the band leaving and financial stuff (the latter on Instagram). As per usual, he did an outstanding job with his act - lots of jokes, etc. His voice, even after 2 months on tour so far, was killer and the lack of other instrumentation just made it stand out even more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9XdKhhzFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfJ5gQV829k

He had to let his band go in the middle of a tour due to financial reasons?  I think that's the first I've ever heard of anything like that.

[Adami]

Yea, what happened?

[goo-goo]

Yea, what happened?

This is what Devin posted on his IG

"Due to cancellations early in the tour, it has made it necessary for us to make some difficult decisions for the last two shows. It was either I cancelled the shows entirely, or catch a ride with Dream Theater and play acoustic. I hope you enjoy it… it’s the best solution in a crummy financial scenario. Thanks Sofia, Bulgaria, thank you all "

I thought DT only cancelled one show but I haven't followed the European run this time around. Were there any more shows cancelled? Was it more than 1?

[Kram]

Yea, what happened?

This is what Devin posted on his IG

"Due to cancellations early in the tour, it has made it necessary for us to make some difficult decisions for the last two shows. It was either I cancelled the shows entirely, or catch a ride with Dream Theater and play acoustic. I hope you enjoy it… it’s the best solution in a crummy financial scenario. Thanks Sofia, Bulgaria, thank you all "

I thought DT only cancelled one show but I haven't followed the European run this time around. Were there any more shows cancelled? Was it more than 1?

I thought it was just the one show in Spain?

[abydos]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

[Kram]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

Hmmm - the whole thing sounds strange to me. But what do I know..

[cramx3]

Yeah the situation is very odd and shitty, that qoute doesn't mentioning letting the band go though.  Sounds more like logistical issues getting place to place.  But I honestly don't know.  If he had to let his band go due to finances, that's really terrible.  But I admire him pushing through.  I saw a tweet where he mentioned he didn't even have his gear so was asking someone if he could borrow an acoustic guitar. 

[goo-goo]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

This would be weird as Arch Echo had merch in the US tour. I don't think I've ever seen a DT support acts NOT selling merch...

[Elite]

He definitely had merch with him when I saw DT&DT in Amsterdam just two weeks ago.

[MoraWintersoul]

He had merch on the Euro tour. Probably just didn't have room for it!

I hope this isn't some kind of situation where Dream Theater could have been more flexible with their touring capacities and saved the day for the whole band but didn't.

[Ben_Jamin]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

This would be weird as Arch Echo had merch in the US tour. I don't think I've ever seen a DT support acts NOT selling merch...

I am pretty sure it costs to ship out Merch over seas.

This is very revealing. It's showing that musicians do not make as much money as people assume. And also, how much difficult it is financially to play across seas. A lot of stuff has raised in price and this has an effect on a lot of things people do not realize are integral to making such an event happen.

[goo-goo]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

This would be weird as Arch Echo had merch in the US tour. I don't think I've ever seen a DT support acts NOT selling merch...

I am pretty sure it costs to ship out Merch over seas.

This is very revealing. It's showing that musicians do not make as much money as people assume. And also, how much difficult it is financially to play across seas. A lot of stuff has raised in price and this has an effect on a lot of things people do not realize are integral to making such an event happen.

His bio reveals a lot of the finances he went through when the had the Devin Townsend Project band going on. He said he was always stressed about money since he felt it was his responsability to take care of the other band members and managers and paying storage for equipment, etc. For Devin, unfortunately, it's nothing new. He has been through this so he knew it was better to pull the plug a bit sooner and not end up in red.

I think he has always done better financially better as a headliner than support (as this case shows it). Hopefully he can get back into a headlining tour soon.

[cramx3]

He had merch on the Euro tour. Probably just didn't have room for it!

I hope this isn't some kind of situation where Dream Theater could have been more flexible with their touring capacities and saved the day for the whole band but didn't.

It really seems like logistics issues.  Not sure how DT could save them, there's only so much room in the bus.

[Stadler]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

When I saw Fish last, on the 13th Star tour, he did I think like 20 shows, and he would schedule off-property "meet and greets", meaning he would show up at a local bar and sign shit; he had Yatta bring all the merch they could because the venues were taking a cut and he didn't want to pay it.  I remember in Philly he showed up and he was in a foul mood because he got the place wrong and then he didn't have his full march offering; it was I think a box of t-shirts or something. 

[Deathless]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

When I saw Fish last, on the 13th Star tour, he did I think like 20 shows, and he would schedule off-property "meet and greets", meaning he would show up at a local bar and sign shit; he had Yatta bring all the merch they could because the venues were taking a cut and he didn't want to pay it.  I remember in Philly he showed up and he was in a foul mood because he got the place wrong and then he didn't have his full march offering; it was I think a box of t-shirts or something.

I follow Fish on Facebook and occasionally watch his videos/read his posts. He's talked about this quite a bit, especially in Europe where the venues are taking a larger and larger cut of the merch revenues. I'm not sure if this is related but between that and other issues (Visas?) I can see why bands and artists could be running into major issues touring.

[Kram]

He had merch on the Euro tour. Probably just didn't have room for it!

I hope this isn't some kind of situation where Dream Theater could have been more flexible with their touring capacities and saved the day for the whole band but didn't.

It really seems like logistics issues.  Not sure how DT could save them, there's only so much room in the bus.

Yes, let's not start pointing fingers when we have no idea what really is going on here.  It does seem odd to me though, that by canceling one show, he would not be able to bring his band with him for the final two show's of the tour.  I mean, you would think they have already rented the buses/trucks etc for the full tour ahead of time.  And I would of thought the promoter of the cancelled show would be the one taking it in the ass on that. But none of us know what's really going on, and we're all just speculating for the sake of it. Lol

[goo-goo]

He mentioned they couldn't even bring merch, "so buy more DT merch!" he said.

When I saw Fish last, on the 13th Star tour, he did I think like 20 shows, and he would schedule off-property "meet and greets", meaning he would show up at a local bar and sign shit; he had Yatta bring all the merch they could because the venues were taking a cut and he didn't want to pay it.  I remember in Philly he showed up and he was in a foul mood because he got the place wrong and then he didn't have his full march offering; it was I think a box of t-shirts or something.

I have read/heard the same things about venues taking higher cuts on merch. The Neal Morse Band in this European tour will NOT be accepting credit cards at all. Not sure why but that is what Neal posted on FB. Maybe CC processing fees, exchange rate, and cuts for venues just take a lot of the profit.

[TAC]

Reading this last page and this is really interesting. Would love to hear the reasons for all of this.

[DoctorAction]

This sounds sucky for all. Be interested to hear more.

[abydos]

I don't think DT limited him in any way, if anything they went out of their way to help him out. In one of his comedic rants he thanked them and the crew for taking care of him, cooking, etc. so it does seem like he was kind of like hitch-hiking and just having 2 acoustic guitars with him. As for the band, he said they left but "they didn't piss each other or anything" but that's as far as he went into it. I guess he couldn't afford to bring merch or there was not enough room.

[goo-goo]

I think he ran out of merch just basing it off on people saying he was selling some during this European run. I guess he couldn't get enough stock in time for the last few shows and decided to cut the losses.

By the way, he just announced the Lightwork European Tour for 2023. Guessing new album announcement is coming soon.

[cramx3]

If the guy can't bring his band, I'd imagine it's the same reason he couldn't bring the merch.

[Buddyhunter1]

By the way, he just announced the Lightwork European Tour for 2023. Guessing new album announcement is coming soon.

If you look in the bottom-right corner of the tour dates image it says it's releasing late October.

[goo-goo]

By the way, he just announced the Lightwork European Tour for 2023. Guessing new album announcement is coming soon.

If you look in the bottom-right corner of the tour dates image it says it's releasing late October.

Nice catch. Loving the artwork!

[MinistroRaven]

Devin Townsend and InsideOut Music are very pleased to announce that the new studio album ‘Lightwork’, produced by Devin and Gggarth Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Rage Against The Machine), will be released on October 28th, 2022. The front cover artwork was designed by long-time friend and designer Travis Smith.

The album will be accompanied by a companion record called ‘Nightwork’, available as part of the limited edition versions of the release. More details on the formats will follow in the coming months, along with pre-order details.

[Metro]

https://youtu.be/GTFIfWemBak

2023 European Tour Promo has some new music in it.
Sounds like something off of Transcendence.